As weather warms and snow melts, our museum will be reopening and our current exhibit, “The Tools and Industries that Made Rochester” will be up for at least another month. It can be viewed before our April 15 meeting at 6:00 pm and by calling Connie at 617-750-2818 or emailing eshbach2aol.com. Some of the […] Read more »
Four Bridges, a New England-based bluegrass band, will be returning to the Mattapoisett Museum on Saturday, April 11 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Tickets are $18.00 for Museum Members and $20 for the general public. They can be ordered from the Museum’s website www.mattapoisettmuseum.org/events or will be available at the door if available. […] Read more »
July 4 will be here before we know it and so will the 54th running of the Mattapoisett Road Race, “4 on the 4th”! Begun in 1971 by Bob and Doris Gardner, 15 runners raced from Point Connett to Shipyard Park. Since then, the route has changed a few times, and now, over 1000 runners […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board met on Tuesday for three action items, though the most notable was the closing of the Town Meeting Warrant. First, the board moved to approve the appointment of an Election Warden. As recommended by Town Clerk Katrina Desroches, Elisabeth Horan received a unanimous vote of approval by the board. […] Read more »
This is the continuing monthly column for the astronomer in all of us, or the aspiring astro-physicist. Compared to areas near Boston or New Bedford, generally speaking, the Tri-Town has pretty good dark skies and thus are very fortunate in that regard. This year has already brought with it some great stellar sights as […] Read more »
Southeastern Massachusetts creatives are invited to bring prose, poetry, and visual art centered on the theme of “Lucky” to the community literary magazine Sippizine. Open to poetry, prose (under 1,000 words), visual art and video, submissions are accepted through April 4. Sippizine provides a welcoming platform for both established and emerging voices to share […] Read more »
On Saturday, April 4 at 10:00 am, the Mattapoisett Land Trust is excited to bring you a dog hiking Adventure. This is the first in a year-long series every other first Saturday of the month (next walk in June!). We can’t think of a better way to spend a couple of hours on a […] Read more »
Rose (Converse) Morgan of Wenham, formerly of Ipswich and Marion, died peacefully on March 22nd, two weeks before her 90th birthday. Born in Boston on April 6th , 1936, she was the daughter of the late Rose Bullock Converse and Roger Wolcott Converse. She was raised in Brookline and spent her summers in Marion, […] Read more »
The Marion Finance Committee remotely met on March 26 with the purpose of discussion the Board of Assessors’ budget, as well as offing recommendations for or against articles on the draft Town Meeting Warrant. Assessor George T.J. Walker of the Board of Assessors spoke first, as he and the FinCom quickly discussed the […] Read more »
When you go out nowadays, you are entering a world where the barkeeper is so much more than the guy pouring you a beer – they are most likely a mixologist. A mixologist is an artisan much like today’s chefs are considered “curators” of food. A mixologist most likely has taken classes to learn […] Read more »