Friends of the Library coffee hour Thursday, March 2 at 9:30 am. Learn more about the brand new Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library at our recruitment coffee hour. Serve the community of Marion by supporting the library. New Banned Book Club, first meeting Tuesday, March 21 at 6:30 pm – Learn about the […] Read more »
The new towns of colonial Massachusetts started as theocracies with church and town businesses intertwined. In fact, one of the requirements for the Rochester grant was that “worship should be established within 4 years”. This was clear in Rochester with the 1699 meeting house serving as a place to conduct both church and town business […] Read more »
The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce that applications are now available for the 2023 Lillian B. Lamoureux Music Scholarship. The scholarship competition is open to all South Coast music students ages 14–21. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded, one high school student and one college student. The deadline for application (including two […] Read more »
In her February 16 Chairperson’s Report to the Rochester School Committee, Sharon Hartley told the members she has been preparing her report to the town for budget season. Part of that preparation has included the reading of the minutes from every School Committee meeting. “It’s impossible … to read the pages and pages […] Read more »
To the Editor, We have an election coming up on May 16th to elect Mattapoisett residents to important town positions. (Rochester and Marion also have elections coming up) Unfortunately, not many people vote in the municipal elections and so I say to everyone, mark your calendars! Vote on May 16th! In part, because […] Read more »
Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library during March 21 to April 14 and see the Let the River Run photography exhibit by Mattapoisett resident David Walega. The exhibit will feature approximately 20 photographs of the Mattapoisett River Valley, captured through a uniquely traditional photographic process. Walega documents the 11-mile journey of the Mattapoisett River […] Read more »
March 4, 7:00 pm showing of the 1923 silent film, Down to the Sea in Ships, by Elmer Clifton. The film’s premiere was September 25, 1922, at the Olympia Theater in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and went into general distribution on March 4, 1923. Though Patience Morgan is sought by many suitors, her father, Charles, […] Read more »
The Rochester Finance Committee Monday night continued reviewing the proposed FY24 town budget as it wrestled with whether to add new positions despite a $155,000 shortfall between revenue and money requests. Highway Surveyor Jeff Eldridge made the case for a new, full-time mechanic that several departments, including his will share, costing his budget […] Read more »
Word that the Rochester Country Fair is ending after a 21-year run in the town is true, but only to a certain extent. “After 21 years, there’s a lot to figure out,” fair organizer Kelly Morgado explained. She said the Fair Committee has decided to put the event “on hiatus” for the next […] Read more »
Marion Council on Aging will host an opening on March 9 from 5 -7 for Canal Side Artists. It is one of our largest exhibits to date. Art has been created by local students of Kate Furler. Kate is offering a watercolor technique class on Fridays at 9:00 am here in Marion at the […] Read more »