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Mattapoisett woman confidently leads next generation

Kim Gioioso leads a session of her confidence class in the First Congregational Church of Marion’s community center on Friday, Sept. 4. Photos by Grace Roche

MARION — A group of about 10 girls giggle and chat together inside the First Congregational Church of Marion’s community center, waiting for the beginning of a Friday…

Marion man isn’t on the fence about sharing kindness

Stan Bradford holds his dog Goodness in front of his Kindness Wall at his property at 468 Wareham Road. Photos by Grace Roche

MARION — Stan Bradford knows that good fences make good neighbors. That’s why the Marion resident is looking to decorate the fence of his property, at 468 Wareham Road…

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Eagle Scout project helps Sippican Lands Trust track environmental changes

Iain McManus stands next to one of his photo posts at Brainard Marsh. Photos by Grace Roche

MARION — At three Sippican Lands Trust properties stand a wooden post with an orange octagon affixed to the top. These “photo posts” are the culmination of Iain McManus’s Eagle Scout project, and were designed to encourage people to take a series...

Speed puzzling event helps competitors find the perfect fit

Competitors raced to complete a 300-piece puzzle at the Marion Music Hall on Saturday, Aug. 8. Photos by Grace Roche

MARION — Amid the bustle of the Elizabeth Taber Library’s book sale, people gathered on the Music Hall stage to piece together a competition. Marion resident Emma Williamson led groups of puzzlers in a speed-puzzling challenge Saturday, Aug. 8 to...

Marion town clerk brings new tune to Town House

Town Clerk Madie-Lynn Bourgeois poses on her first day of work on Monday, Aug. 3. Photo by Grace Roche

MARION — New Town Clerk Madie-Lynn Bourgeois splits her time behind a desk by day and a microphone by night. Joining the town this week, the former administrative clerk for the Bristol County Registry of Deeds and part-time wedding singer brings...

Record number of Rochester troop members become Eagle Scouts

From left: Bryan Correia, Casey Cash, Cole Gretton, Iain McManus, Josh Van Inwegen and Eddie Brown recite the Eagle Charge during the court of honor July 18 at Rochester Grange Hall. Photo by Grace Roche

ROCHESTER — When six boy scouts from Rochester’s Troop 31 became Eagle Scouts this year, they joined the mere 2% of scouts who achieve the highest level of the program. An Eagle Court of Honor was held July 18 at Rochester Grange Hall to celebrate...

Mattapoisett resident named to Providence College Dean's List

MATTAPOISETT — Benjamin Giumetti of Mattapoisett has been named to the Dean's List at Providence College for the spring 2026 semester. Giumetti is majoring in honors finance in the college's Ryan School of Business. This is the second time he has...

High school teacher, Rochester resident rescues woman from burning car

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WAREHAM — A Rochester man climbed onto a burning SUV and pulled a woman to safety after the car crashed in the woods and flipped on its side late afternoon on Wednesday, June 23 on Great Neck Road in Wareham. Craig Berriault, a science teacher at...

Mobile food pantry shifts into gear in Rochester

Maureen Vieira, left, and Nora DuPont stand beside the mobile food pantry at the Rochester Council on Aging. Photos by Grace Roche

ROCHESTER — After about a year of paperwork and preparation, Nora DuPont’s community nutrition project is ready to hit the road. She’s the founder of From Georgia, With Love, a nonprofit organization that operates a mobile food pantry in Rochester....

Peer tutoring program fights childhood illiteracy

Sara Duane helps Emmerson with a worksheet during a peer tutoring session at the Learning Loft. Photos by Grace Roche

ROCHESTER — Early Saturday morning, a pair of Old Rochester Regional High School students sit with their elementary school counterparts. Pencils scratch at printed-out worksheets, blue and red plastic letters are scattered within arms reach, and...

Afterschool group gets outside to continue learning

Marianne Piche talks to members of the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group during a walk in Holmes Woods on Wednesday, April 8. Photo source: Elizabeth Leidhold

MARION — Learning doesn't stop when the last school bell rings for members of the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group. Kids learned about polinators and young forests during the group's two most recent meetings, joined by volunteer...

“Cocktail Guru” shakes up zero proof fun

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MATTAPOISETT — After working in bars and restaurants for years, Jonathan Pogash, the “Cocktail Guru” teaches people how to make zero proof cocktails also known as mocktails. On Tuesday, March 31 Pogash of Dartmouth held a non-alcoholic mocktail...

Mattapoisett family foundation honors son’s memory through kindness

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MATTAPOISETT — When 26-year-old Noah Curtis Greany was struck by a car and died in January 2025, his family channeled their grief into a foundation in his memory. The Noah Greany Foundation fundraises for causes that were close to his heart and...

Marion native to run Boston Marathon in remembrance his father

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MARION — By the time he was 5 years old, Geoffrey Noonan had entered the world of running as he competed in the Marion Mile, a short series of races where kids ran a timed mile or half mile. When he got older, Noonan joined his high school’s cross...

Vivian Jones’s memory lives on through community fundraising

Classmates and friends surround Vivian Jones, center, at the June 2025 Kids Pan-Mass Challenge, a bike-a-thon that raises money for cancer research and treatment. Photos source: Jennifer Jones.

ROCHESTER — After Vivian Jones was diagnosed with cancer in May 2024, she spent 219 nights at the Boston Children’s Hospital with her mother Jennifer Jones by her side. Jones said the hospital and Hole In the Wall Gang Camp — an organization that...