Dear Citizens of Marion, A small group of our residents is once again attempting to extricate Marion from the Green Communities Program, which since 2018 has provided over $750,000 in grant funding to make town buildings and infrastructure more energy-efficient. Those improvements are saving the town thousands of dollars each year through reduced energy costs. […] Read more »
ArtWeek SouthCoast
ArtWeek SouthCoast returns to the Marion Art Center (the MAC) with seven events during the regional festival scheduled May 8 to May 18. ArtWeek SouthCoast is a 10-day event celebrating the arts in our communities by connecting innovative, creative, and affordable art and cultural events in communities across the region, from Fall River to Wareham. […] Read more »
Unpermitted Work Reviewed
Coming before the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission on April 14 was Robert Rogers of GAF Engineering representing Robert Beauregard, 2 Jowik Street. Beauregard had filed a Request For Determination of Applicability seeking a negative decision from the commission to install a concrete slab for a prefabricated storage building, a storage shed, and paved driveway. However, some […] Read more »
Bulldogs Conquer All Challenges
Boys Lacrosse The Bulldogs played Greater New Bedford Voc/Tech (1-5) on April 11 and won 16-0. Jake Proffit and Jack Leconte were named the players of the game. Their record is now 2-2, and their next game will be on April 16, at Seekonk (3-2). Boys Tennis Old Rochester hosted Dighton-Rehoboth (1-2) on April 9 […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee
The Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee welcomes members, guests and the community to join us on Thursday, April 17 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm to attend our monthly meeting. Find out what is going on in the community and get involved. The location is at the Niemad Building, 57 Fairhaven Rd., Mattapoisett at 7:00 pm […] Read more »
MNHM Annual Meeting
Marion Natural History Museum’s Annual Meeting featuring Chris German of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will give a talk on “From Submarine Vents to Life on other Ocean Worlds” on May 16 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The first Alvin dives to submarine vents, together with the discovery that they hosted new species of animals […] Read more »
The Filming of The Weekend on Cape Cod When Everything Changed
On the nights of April 9 and April 10, the temperature floated in the 30s and 40s. That did not halt the filming of The Weekend on Cape Cod When Everything Changed. A beach wedding scene was to be filmed on those nights. Local extras were asked to park at Mattapoisett’s Park and Ride to […] Read more »
Summer Rodeo in Rochester
Get ready for some ropin’ and ridin’ on Pine Street. Rochester’s Select Board Monday reviewed a proposal to allow a rodeo this summer at the former Country Fair campgrounds at 65 Pine St. Kelly Pina of New England Rodeo, an officer with the group offering the plan, said it would like to put on a […] Read more »
Sippican School’s Norman Award
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Police Chief Richard Nighelli are pleased to share that 14 students at the Sippican Elementary School so far this year have received the Norman Award, named after the police comfort-dog that’s been serving the school community since June 2024. The Norman Award was established this school year to honor students […] Read more »
The Misconceptions of Science Fiction
The Mattapoisett Free Library will host a local author talk on Saturday, May 10 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. Local resident Richard Cutler is the author of what has been described as “speculative fiction.” This is a subgenre of science fiction of which there are many genres including horror and space cowboy adventures. Those […] Read more »