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Marion Community Preservation Committee applications available

MARION — Applications for the Community Preservation Act funding will be available in the Town Clerk’s office at the Marion Town House Annex located at 14 Barnabas Rd.  The Community Preservation Act is a Massachusetts Law that allows participating...

Elizabeth Taber Library closures and events

MATTAPOISETT — The Elizabeth Taber Library will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Cozy Cup Book Club will be discussing “Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)” on Jan. 14 and Jan. 28. Coffee and tea are...

“Winter Fire”: South Coast Chamber Music Series returns

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MARION — The South Coast Chamber music series returns with a new show titled “Winter Fire”. The concert will be on Saturday, Jan. 31 starting at 3 p.m at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church. The church is located at 124 Front St.  The concert includes...

Youth theater, dance classes and more coming to the Marion Art Center

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MARION — The Marion Art Center has more classes and clubs for all this winter. The Center is located at 80 Pleasant St. Registration is required for these activities. Youth Theater. The Marion Art Center is hosting an after school theater program...

Winter classes at the Marion Art Center for adults

MARION — The Marion Art Center is beginning their winter rotation of classes. The Center is located at 80 Pleasant St. For more information and registration visit www.marionartcenter.org/adult-classes. Six Stories, Six Weeks. Instructor Sarah Banse...

Marion Art Center will show Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator”

MARION — The Marion Art Center is hosting a movie night featuring “The Great Dictator.”  This 1940 classic is an American political-satire, black-comedy film written, directed, produced by and starring Charlie Chaplin.  The showing is on Wednesday,...

Town of Marion Mural competition requirements

MARION — The Town of Marion is hosting a community mural contest for the newly upgraded Town House.  This initiative celebrates Marion’s maritime heritage, history and civic spirit through public art that reflects the town’s identity and...

Rochester opens applications for Rochester Memorial School Committee position

ROCHESTER — The Town of Rochester is seeking applications from interested residents to fill a vacancy on the Rochester Memorial School Committee.  The appointed individual will serve the remainder of the term, which expires at the Town’s May Annual...

Youth basketball tryouts come to Mattapoisett

David Arancio, far right, and members of the Lady Cannons — the program's girls team — pose together at a game. Photo source: David Arancio
MATTAPOISETT — Youth basketball tryouts are coming to Old Hammondtown School at 20 Shaw St. this spring. The SNE Cannons will hold the first round of tryouts for area athletes free of charge, with no membership fees required to participate. The...

Permits and tags for the new year

ROCHESTER — The Town Hall in Rochester is open for residents to pick-up tags for 2026.  Residents can renew dog licenses, transfer station stickers and beach permit stickers during regular business hours at Town Hall.

Guardians and Little Angels Dance at Old Rochester Regional High School

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MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School Ambassadors Club is hosting a kid friendly dance for little ones and their families.  The dance will be on Jan. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Old Rochester High School cafeteria located at 135 Marion...

Learn about beavers at the Marion Natural History Museum

MARION — Beavers are more than soft fur and flat tails! Join the Marion Natural History Museum on Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. to learn more about these creatures.  The Marion Natural History Museum will host Wildlife Biologist Steven Wright of Massachusetts...

Lamb of God Christian Church to hold January events

MATTAPOISETT — The Lamb of God Christian Church will hold several events throughout January. Each Sunday the church will hold an Adult Bible Study at the American Legion Hall, at 3 Depot St., beginning at 6:30 p.m. On Sunday, Jan. 18 the church...

Mattapoisett Disability Commission seeking new members

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Disability Commission is seeking new members interested in improving accessibility for town facilities. The commission’s next monthly meeting will be held at Town Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. The group is...

Hue can learn all about colors with the Marion Natural History Museum

MARION — A colorful class is coming to the Marion Natural History Museum on Saturday, Jan. 10.  The class, which will run from 10 a.m. to noon, will explore color theory, including primary, secondary, tertiary and complementary colors. It will also...

New Year, New Books and New Clubs at the Plumb Library in January

ROCHESTER — New events and clubs are starting again this January at the Plumb Library. The Library is located at 17 Constitution Way.  Teen Advisory Board. All teens and pre-teens are welcome to join the Teen Advisory Board at the Plumb Library....

This week’s events at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library

Used book sale. The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library will hold its monthly used book sale Saturday, Jan. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Books can be donated from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 8-9 in the library’s meeting room.  Silent Book Club. Tea and...

Upcoming Presentation with the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club, Public Welcome!

MATTAPOISETT — Join the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club for a presentation by Jenny Martin, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s new director, to learn how to live a creative life.  Her presentation, “The Magic is You: Finding Your Creative Voice,” will...

Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee to host first meeting of the year

MATTAPOISETT – The Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee will discuss community concerns and issues at its next public meeting.  The event will be held Thursday, Jan. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Neimad Facility located at 57 Fairhaven Road. The...

Come Sing with Sippican Choral Society!

MARION — Preparation is underway for the Sippican Choral Society's spring concert, with rehearsals beginning next week. Singers are asked to come early to the Jan. 12 meeting to register and pick up materials. The doors to Wickenden Chapel at 86...

Marion town government closures and Christmas tree disposal

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MARION — The Marion Town House Annex will be closed at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 31, and Thursday, Jan. 1.  The Water, Sewer and Highway Departments, including the Administrative Office, will close at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31 and Thursday, Jan....

Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee to hold running for office forum

MATTAPOISETT — Anyone looking to become an elected official is invited to the Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee’s annual “So you want to run for public office” speaker forum. The event will take place Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the...

This week’s events at the Mattapoisett Library

MATTAPOISETT —All events and programs at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, located at  7 Barstow St., are free and open to everyone. For more information, visit mattapoisettlibrary.org or call 508-758-4171.  Game lounge. Teens aged 14-17 are...

Governor candidate to speak at Rochester Republican Town Committee

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Republican Town Committee will welcome a gubernatorial candidate at its next meeting.  Michael Minogue, a West Point graduate, veteran and former CEO, will speak at the Monday, Jan. 12 meeting. It will be held at 6:30 p.m....

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