Elizabeth Croll Atkinson, of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully early Friday, August 25, 2023 at the age of 93. Born in Sayre, PA, she was the youngest daughter of LaRue and Charlotte Croll of Waverly, NY. Mrs. Atkinson was predeceased by her loving husband of 63 years, Robert, and her sister Roberta Paden. She is […] Read more »
Grace Suzanne was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Florence and Lester Crancer on 2/17/43. “Your mother has more grace wearing a potato sack than most women have in an evening gown” Dad used to say. She was still Grace when she graduated from Principia in ’60, but by graduation from Wellesley College in ’64, […] Read more »
In preparing to write this story, we found that Dr. David Wiley’s August 15 presentation, hosted by the Marion Institute, covered a wide range of interconnecting topics. From the types of climate events he dubbed as “chaos” to migration habits of Right Whales to feeding and hunting strategies of the whales and of the […] Read more »
On Sunday, September 10 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library to hear Mattapoisett resident and author Shirley Haley talk about her new biography Angel in Mink: The Story of Mary Lasker’s Crusade for Research and the National Institutes of Health. Mary Lasker is one of those amazing women […] Read more »
Douglas “Doug” W Menard of Marion, Massachusetts peacefully passed away August 25 at his home in Marion, Douglas “Doug” W Menard of Marion, Massachusetts peacefully passed away August 25 at his home in Marion, Massachusetts. Doug was born on October 3rd, 1946 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. After high school he was in the Air Force, […] Read more »
John (“Jack”) Watson Braitmayer, of Marion, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Friday, July 14, 2023. A service to celebrate Jack’s life will be held at 1pm on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 at Wickenden Chapel at Tabor Academy in Marion, MA. A reception will follow. Arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett […] Read more »
Look up in the sky, it’s the hawk that fishes! One can almost hear the opening bars of Superman, the television series, as we gaze up into the sky and watch our local osprey as they glide above, searching for food. The handle “the hawk that fishes” is extremely apropos according to osprey […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center’s Unplugged in the MAC Gallery returns this fall w,ith two new programs scheduled in the MAC’s Patsy Francis Gallery (upstairs.) The first event is scheduled on Friday, September 15, featuring jazz duo Donn Legge (guitar) and Mike Lavoie (bass.) The second program is scheduled on Friday, November 17 and features […] Read more »
Since its founding in 1965, Sippican Choral Society has been committed to bringing quality choral music to audiences in Plymouth County and the broader southeastern MA region. Membership in our nonaudition chorus is open to singers of all ages, abilities, backgrounds and communities. Under the spirited direction of conductor Darry Dolezal and accompanied by […] Read more »
The childlike wonder on the faces of old men was unmistakable and, at the same time, a serious outlet of stress management in the form of a fun science experiment. Those men, mostly senior citizens, gathered with families and friends on Saturday on Decas Cranberry property at the edge of Mary’s Pond in […] Read more »