ConCom Wants Quarantine of Invasives at Dump

Marion Conservation Commission member Jeffrey Doubrava proposed a quarantine of a section of the Benson Brook Road leaf disposal dump at the transfer station to prevent the spread of invasive species in Marion. On March 22, the commission as a whole approved a motion to allow Doubrava to draft a letter to Carver/Marion/Wareham Refuse Disposal […] Read more »

Tabor to Host Accepted Students for Revisit Day

Just as students arrive back from Spring Break and seniors count down their last nine weeks until graduation, Tabor Academy is preparing to welcome the newest class of incoming Seawolves in the upcoming week. On April 4, 6, and 7, accepted students from all over the world will come to Tabor to get a second […] Read more »

Memory Loss Support Group Facilitators Needed

Are you caring, compassionate, creative and looking for a meaningful volunteer experience in your community? Community Nurse Home Care and the Marion Council on Aging are starting a new memory loss support group for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. This new group will meet on Thursday afternoons beginning in June. Join us for […] Read more »

Elizabeth Taber Library Spring Children’s Programs

Spring Story Time for children between the ages of three and five begins April 3 and runs through May 22. Children are invited to enjoy stories, finger-plays and crafts on Monday mornings at 10:30 am. Spring Tales for Twos, for children 24-35 months, begins April 5 and runs through May 31. Children must be 2 […] Read more »

Tame Night For Conservation Commission

There have been numerous conservation commission meetings where the commissioners worked through long difficult agendas, sparred with consulting engineers over environmental impact, or tried to find a balance between Wetland Protection Act regulations and personal property rights. But not on March 27; it was a very tame night indeed. Coming before the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission […] Read more »

Autism Awareness, Autism Acceptance

The Marion Town House, Rochester Town Hall, Plumb Library, the Mattapoisett Town Hall, the Sydney Opera House, the Pyramids of Giza, Niagara Falls, The Citadel, the Panama Canal, Shanghai Tower, the Empire State Building, Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, the International Space Station, and my house. What do these places, and about 7,000 […] Read more »