The First Congregational Church of Marion is excited to bring back their Annual Holiday Luncheon to coincide with the Sippican Women’s Club Holiday House Tour. The luncheon takes place on Saturday, December 9 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. With a price of $15 per ticket, this event promises to be a delightful stop during […] Read more »
The 2023 Veterans Day ceremonies in the Tri-Town area will be a time to remember those who gave all in service to our country as well as all former and present military personnel. Some towns will place flowers at monuments, while others will offer special veterans meals and social engagement. Here are the planned […] Read more »
As far as town meetings go, the Mattapoisett Special Fall Town Meeting held on Monday night saw little resistance to the 11 articles brought to the voters for consideration. That is, except for Article 7. Article 7 asked the voters to grant authority to the town for the taking of some easements and […] Read more »
The Children’s room of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library has all sorts of fun planned for you and your family for the month of November. For the whole month of November we will be celebrating Dinovember. Come and find all of our dinosaurs hidden throughout the children’s room. All you need to do is ask […] Read more »
The MAC Readers’ Theater Group will present a series of poems, skits, short stories and excerpts on Monday, November 20 at 1:00 pm at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center. This free event is open to all, with no registration required to attend the reading. For a small fee, guests can also enjoy lunch beforehand […] Read more »
Virginia Cornelia de Ronde Becher, of Hamden, Connecticut and formerly of Marion, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home in the early hours of Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at the age of 82 after a long illness. Virginia was born in Manhattan, New York on February 17, 1941 to Marguerite Tansey de […] Read more »
It is always fascinating to me how far an article I’ve written for our local news magazines can travel. In October of 2021, I wrote about two navy planes that crashed while doing practice maneuvers over Mary’s Pond. Recently, I received an email from Eric Wiberg who is involved with an organization that looks for […] Read more »
Sippican Woman’s Club members and guests are headed to New Bedford. Join us for lunch, meeting and tour of the New Bedford Glass Museum at The Wamsutta Club, 427 County Street, New Bedford on Friday, November 10. Lunch served at 11:30 am. During dessert, a business meeting will be held, followed by tour at 1:00 […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health didn’t disagree during its October 19 public meeting about the definition of a bedroom as much as whether the town should be increasing its involvement beyond the application of state regulations that already exist. For Board of Health purposes, a bedroom is defined to help establish what is […] Read more »
Captain Lawrence J. O’Pezio, 89, of Melbourne, Florida passed away on November 1, 2023. He was born February 21, 1934 to the late Victor and Mary O’Pezio of Bay Shore, N.Y. He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Janice (Jan) Heintzelman O’Pezio. Larry attended Bay Shore High School and then went on to […] Read more »