Last week the Marion Natural History Museum’s afterschool crew explored a variety of ways to identify trees without their leaves. By looking at bark, leaf scar arrangement and even using their sense of smell, the students had a chance to explore trees and woody shrubs without their usual foliage. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold Read more »
On Saturday, March 7, The Trustees of Reservations will offer a training session for volunteers interested in helping to monitor bluebird nest boxes this coming spring. The Trustees protect many properties with open fields that provide an ideal breeding habitat for rare species including Eastern Bluebirds. There are dozens of volunteer-built bluebird boxes on several […] Read more »
The Tri-County Symphonic Band will present “Viva Portugal!” a concert of both traditional and modern Portuguese music. Special guest conductor Fausto Moreira and guest fadista Cláudia Madeira will be joining the band. The concert will be at the Fireman Center on the campus of Tabor Academy, 235 Front St., Marion at 3:00 pm on Sunday, […] Read more »
To the Editor, I want to thank Barry Denham in his plow for personally escorting the funeral director to my home on a Sunday during a snow storm. I love the caring of a small town. Gail Lockwood, Mattapoisett Read more »
Even though there was still no word from the Environmental Protection Agency since the Town responded to the EPA’s draft NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit, anticipated engineering costs estimated at around $450,000 topped the priority list for the Capital Improvement Planning Committee’s fiscal year 2016 report presented to the Marion Board of Selectmen […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum provided an opportunity on February 27 to get up close and personal with critters from the insect world, including praying mantises and jumbo-sized grasshoppers. Above: Tapper Crete, 7, was the first one brave enough to ask to touch a praying mantis. The event was hosted by Maire Anne Diamond, owner […] Read more »
The next teen dance is on March 6 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm; admission is $8 at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Route 6, Mattapoisett. This is a safe place for 6th, 7th and 8th graders to have a good time socializing, dancing and listening to their favorite music on a Friday night. Knights […] Read more »
To the Editor, We wish to thank the first responders from the Tri-Town area and Fairhaven who responded to a house fire at our home and business on February 18. Their quick response and professionalism despite the bitter cold conditions and frozen hydrants allowed us to salvage at least a portion of our personal belongings […] Read more »
What’s in a collection? A whole lot if you are looking at Nate Bekemeier’s eclectic compilation of curious objects he has encountered and saved throughout his entire life. Each little figurine, a memory. Every tiny trinket, a tale. Each of the odds and ends, an experience, a time, a place. Bekemeier was one of several […] Read more »
Due to poor weather conditions the Department of Environmental Protection hearing scheduled for Thursday evening in Mattapoisett has been postponed. At this time a new date for the meeting has not been scheduled. Read more »