It’s no small task to keep the roadways of a community in good working order and to do so with an eye on the bottom line. Any highway surveyor can attest to that reality. But couple that with a population willing to invest in their roads and you’ve got a winning combination. So said Town […] Read more »
Monday, March 12, we will have AARP Refresher Driver Training Classes from 9:45 am – 3:00 pm. The cost is $15 for AARP members; $20 for nonmembers. Space is limited, so please register early by calling 508-763-8723. Tuesday, March 13, the Happy Hookers meet at 10:00 am. Wednesday, March 14, the FRIENDS Board Meeting is […] Read more »
At the end of the season at Tabor Academy, Hockey Unlimited presented three special recognition awards. Max Ohrenberger of Rochester received the Most Improved Player award. Tim Dyer, Managing Director & Head Coach of Hockey Unlimited, stated while presenting the award, “Max has shown that hard work and dedication can pay handsome dividends.” Dyer went […] Read more »
Ellen Christian Keogh, 73, of Marion passed away on Tuesday, March 6 of a cardiac event in Coral Bay, St. John, USVI. Ellen was born in Falmouth, MA in 1945. She married her husband, Joseph Patrick Keogh, in 1974 and moved to Marion, MA in 1979 where they raised two boys, Sean and Timothy. Ellen […] Read more »
On March 5 with a light agenda, the Marion Planning Board dispensed with two hearings, giving the green light to the Taber Library Improvement Project and approving a residential pier off Delano Road. Library Trustee Bob Raymond, accompanied by Board of Trustees President Jay Pateakos, began the presentation of the pre-submission conference Site Plan Review […] Read more »
Call it the largest turnout for the Marion Board of Selectmen in years. Hundreds gathered at Sippican School on Thursday for the first glimpse of a proposed plan to construct a town administrative office building on the grounds of the Benjamin D. Cushing Community/Senior Center – a project with a price tag of about $1.8 […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library will be holding their Second Saturday Monthly Book Sale on March 10 from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm, downstairs at the library, 7 Barstow Street. Stop in to browse our great selection and buy a “Bag of Books” for $15. The Friends wish to thank the many donors who […] Read more »
To the Editor: I have noticed many flags this week and weeks past being flown in a worn or ripped state. The U.S. Flag Code states that “the flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.” […] Read more »
Learn how to save life. Restaurant crews, retail workers, school teachers and staff, spouses, parents, babysitters, everyone should get trained. Most people who experience cardiac arrest or choking at home, work, or in a public location need immediate help from someone on the scene. Be ready. Sign up for the Heartsaver CPR AED and Choke […] Read more »
Eunice C. (Mullen) ‘Rosie the Riveter’ Manduca: January 22, 1924 – March 4, 2018. The following is an excerpt from a piece Eunice wrote on her 80th birthday for the ‘Rosie the Riveter’ exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. “As a graduate of Boston Girl’s High in 1942, I planned to enter Nursing School […] Read more »