“We have enough signs already,” commented Conservation Commission Chairman Rosemary Smith from the back of the room when it came time for the Board of Selectmen on July 11 to approve the hanging of two Tree City USA signs given by the Arbor Day Foundation. Selectmen must have heard her because, when Smith suggested only […] Read more »
Emma Nizzari, an English major from Mattapoisett, has been named to the spring 2016 Dean’s List at Mount Ida College in Newton, MA for achieving a GPA of 3.33 or higher. Meghan Pachico of Marion was named to the Emmanuel College Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean’s […] Read more »
To All Marion Residents: The Marion Cemetery Commission recently met to review our policies and procedures, as well as review each cemetery for any issues that may have arisen. Maintenance has definitely become an issue and many shrubs are now overgrown and obscure the headstones. When this happens, the Commission reserves the right to prune […] Read more »
“I beg to differ,” stated James Spader, Marion resident and well-known Hollywood actor when the public comment phase of the hearing of Shea Doonan’s application for an aquaculture license off Meadow Island was opened. Doonan said that he had searched throughout the coastline of Marion for the right location to place an aquaculture operation and […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum, located at 8 Spring Street, will be open on Saturdays from July 9 to July 30 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Along with an impressive Lego collection and puppet theater, we will have a fun project scheduled for each Saturday. Stop in on July 9 to see “who can […] Read more »
Taryn MacGregor – 18, athletic, and on her Christmas break from college – never thought anything could derail her happy-go-lucky life. That notion was all but snuffed out the moment her car collided with a concrete flower pot along Route 18 in downtown New Bedford. In an instant, she learned a profound lesson: life comes […] Read more »
Three years ago, the Marion Board of Selectmen appointed Shaun Cormier as the town’s director of facilities with the intention of eventually consolidating the management of the various town-owned buildings and structures. On June 29 during a special morning meeting of the selectmen, they decided it was time to do just that. “At that time, […] Read more »
Christopher Rogers of Marion, Delaney Gosse of Marion, and Jackson St. Don, also of Marion received High Honors for the fourth quarter honor roll at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School. Read more »
Residents of Mattapoisett, Marion, and Fairhaven may not be thinking about forests and wetlands when they fill a glass of water from their kitchen tap. However, most of the work to keep their drinking water clean and healthy is done by the natural forests and wetlands of the Mattapoisett River Valley. To protect that valuable […] Read more »
The 2016 summer season is upon us and with that comes the opening of the Mattapoisett Historical Society Museum. This year’s opening theme features all manner of warm weather sports-related memorabilia from their extensive collection. In this tiny town, one would not imagine such a variety of activities, yet inside the historic museum’s walls you’ll […] Read more »