Join The Elizabeth Taber Library and author and garden expert Kerry Mendez, Saturday May 11 at 11am, upstairs at the Marion Natural History Museum, for “Remarkable Natives for Beautiful Gardens,” an introduction to dazzling native specimens that attract accolades as well as pollinators. The presentation includes mail-order sources for natives in addition to your local […] Read more »
The Town of Marion has partnered with St. Pauly Textile, Inc., to provide a wood-frame clothing drop-off shed for community use. The collection shed is located behind the Elizabeth Taber Library at 8 Spring Street and was installed during the first week of April. This shed is designed to give community members a clean, […] Read more »
The agenda for the April 18 Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals meeting listed two hearings for special permits, but only one was heard. An application filed by Robert and Lisa Barboza, 5 and 7 Shoreview Avenue, for the construction of a three-story, single-family dwelling and represented by David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & […] Read more »
Richard R. Langhoff, 88, of Mattapoisett died April 25, 2024 unexpectedly at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of Ilona B. (Gorun) Langhoff. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, son of the late Florence V. (Smiechowski) Krauterbluth, step-son of the late Paul J. Krauterbluth and son of the late Rudolph Langhoff, he lived briefly in […] Read more »
They say it takes a village to help a child in need. Rajesh “Raj” Shahi, in the early 1990s was destined for a life of poverty as a beggar with a hunchback – until a special village in Massachusetts came to the rescue. He had a spinal curvature issue – kyphoscoliosis – […] Read more »
We have two really super events coming for May and June. On May 15, we will have an evening of song and stories with the Woodchopper Tribute Band at 7:00 pm. This musical trip down memory lane will be provided by some of the children of the original Woodchopper musical group. In June on […] Read more »
The picture with this article is a little hard to see, but it is a picture of Bob Hiller, owner of East Over and his 3 yr. old grandson, Jacob. They are riding in a wagon pulled by the farm’s iconic Clydesdales at the Rochester Women’s Club 3rd Annual Earth Day Expo in 1992. […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Machacam Club is scheduled for Wednesday, May 1. We meet at the American Legion Hall on Depot Street in Mattapoisett. Social time begins at 5 pm followed by dinner at 6 pm. Our speaker will be introduced at 6:40 pm. Chef Colby is planning another satisfying meal. Callers, please transmit […] Read more »
To the Editor, I encourage Marion residents to attend the Select Board meeting on May 7 to support the town’s participation in the Green Communities program. The Select Board should always seek ways to reduce property owner tax burden. Since Marion joined in 2018, Green Communities grants funded many projects – saving taxpayers […] Read more »
The Marion Finance Committee voted on April 10 to rescind a prior recommendation that taxpayers vote at the May 13 Annual Town Meeting to split the financing of the town’s new patrol boat between $400,000 from debt and $400,000 from free cash. The committee then voted to recommend that the $800,000 boat be purchased […] Read more »