The first impression we got upon entering the Marion Art Center on May 24 was all the color pouring out of paintings done by Robert Abele and Mary Moquin, whose works now grace the gallery walls through the month of June. These works, nearly all of dwellings, cottages and tenements, are given over to […] Read more »
Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll stopped by Island Wharf on May 22 to view the development of Marion’s new Maritime Center. During her tour, she got an inside look at the construction that will serve as the new headquarters for the town’s Harbormaster Department. Marion Harbormaster Adam Murphy and Secretary of Economic Development Yvonne […] Read more »
Editor’s note: Vietnam veteran and longtime Marion resident Charlie Brown enlisted in the Army in 1966, was selected for Officer Candidate School and upon completion was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. He was transferred to Vietnam and assigned to the First Cavalry Division Airmobile, with 430 helicopters – their rides into battle. He was combat […] Read more »
Neighbors across the street from an inspiring display of teamwork involving the Rochester Fire Department and support from neighboring Wareham, Marion, Mattapoisett and Acushnet departments described the High Street house that caught fire on Monday morning in Rochester as “cursed.” A fire at the address had occurred two years ago, but what had […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Florence Eastman American Legion Post 280 hosted the annual Memorial Day Observances with participation from not only the post in the form of Post Commander Rachel Perron guiding the event that included performances from the Old Hammandtown Elementary School Band and the Showstoppers. With the passing of Chaplain Richard Langhoff, Tri-Town Veterans Agent […] Read more »
Protein is everywhere on the grocery and pharmacy shelves these days. There are protein shakes, protein bars, high protein cereals – you name it. One reason for this emphasis on protein is that in the 1980s and 90s we were taught to fear fat, and in the 2000s we were told carbohydrates were bad […] Read more »
After a short hiatus from my weekly attempt to give you a respite from the important news of the world, I am back. I find it difficult to understand how an election is more important than stories about pickleball, porches, phones that make bird calls and cherry trees (alas, Stumpy the cherry tree […] Read more »
Unbelievably packed into one late afternoon on May 16, Rochester Memorial School for the second consecutive year celebrated its students’ achievements in various expressions via an event dubbed STEAM-a-palooza. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math, and some of the things produced by RMS students encompass multiple facets within the STEAM theme. […] Read more »
On May 19, the treasure chest better known as the Mattapoisett Museum, opened its doors, welcoming George Lowery and his family to the permanent home of his gift – a scale model of the last whaling ship built in Mattapoisett, the Wanderer. Though the delivery occurred on January 30, the story of Lowery’s interest […] Read more »
The main event at Rochester’s Candidates Night on May 15 was the race for two open seats on the Rochester School Committee. The May 22 Town Election sets incumbents Jason Chisholm and Robin Rounseville against two challengers, Matthew Bache and Joshua Trombly, for three-year terms. Old Rochester Regional School Committee incumbent Matthew Monteiro is […] Read more »