A West Coast cannabis dispensary company is considering opening a recreational adult-use marijuana dispensary in Marion, the town’s Board of Selectmen heard on December 17. Marion Town Administrator Jay McGrail made it clear before the appointment that the meeting with Lighthouse Dispensary was simply informational and an exchange of ideas rather than anything solid. To […] Read more »
In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded half by the Sippican Historical Society and half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were cataloged and photographed. The […] Read more »
To the Editor, Residents, business owners and public officials should learn about and comment on the SRPEDD Route 6 study (Fairhaven to Wareham) currently in the public hearing phase. On Dec 11, 2019, SRPEDD presented four alternative strategies for developing this important, historic and scenic road so it meets the region’s needs decades into the […] Read more »
Marguerite “Peggy” Kent Repass gently passed from this life on December 7, 2019 at her home in Vero Beach, Florida. Born in Newton, Ma. Peggy was the daughter of Robert Willard Kent and Dorothy Elkins Kent. Peggy attended Newton High School and the University of Rhode Island where she was captain of the rifle team. Active throughout her […] Read more »
Sippican School staff, administrators, and School Committee members honored the retiring “Queen of Kindergarten” during the meeting of the Marion School Committee on December 4. Karen Santos has been a kindergarten paraprofessional at Sippican School for 25 years. She will be stepping down at the end of December. To commemorate her years at Sippican School, […] Read more »
Please join us for a fun family tradition that helps those in need. Helping Hands and Hooves will host the 16th annual Christmas Day Swim at 11:00 am at the Mattapoisett Town Beach. Each swimmer is asked to give a donation of $15 (payable on the day of the swim) and the first 75 swimmers […] Read more »
While she takes no credit for pulling together a committed group of women who enjoy breaking bread together as well as bringing joy to others, Wendy Russo is without a doubt a natural organizer. Russo has been the prime mover behind the Bay Club lunch group, a group of women, friends, and neighbors who meet each […] Read more »
Thirty years ago, friends and business partners Steve Napolitano and Ralph Cotellesso purchased lots along Brandt Island Road. After developing one of the three lots with a single-family home now listed as 126 Brandt Island Road, Napolitano said soon after “the economy tanked.” Time passed and the partners tried again in the early 1990s to […] Read more »
On December 4, the Mattapoisett Council on Aging Board of Directors met with Grant King, director of Comprehensive Planning at the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) to learn of SRPEDD’s plan to prepare a study on affordable housing in the town. King explained that the town had applied for and received a grant […] Read more »
Janice I. (Bigos) Estes, 78, of Mattapoisett died December 15, 2019 peacefully at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Lee Edward Estes. Born and raised in Fall River, daughter of the late Walter and Stella (Mendrick) Bigos, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. She was the proprietor of Estes […] Read more »