Theresa M. (McCarthy) Barrett, 61, of Buzzards Bay passed peacefully March 18, 2023 unexpectedly at home. Born in Brockton, daughter of Patricia A. (Fay) McCarthy of Mattapoisett and the late Walter F. McCarthy, Jr., she lived in North Easton for many years before moving to Buzzards Bay 5 years ago. She was formerly […] Read more »
Last week, I wrote about pizza in all its varieties and about the proliferation of pizza purveyors. Today I will be musing about another passion … the popular pickle. What you have just read is, in writing parlance, called a hook. It is designed to perk the reader’s curiosity to continue reading what comes […] Read more »
Matt Armando, director of Public Health for the Town of Westport, appeared before the Marion Board of Health during its March 2 public meeting to seek the town’s participation in a Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment and Maintenance of the South Coast Public Health Collaborative. The grant, according to Armando, is $300,000 […] Read more »
The Marion Garden Group’s April meeting will be held at St. Gabriel’s Parish Hall (Corner South & Front Streets, Marion) on Tuesday, April 4 at 9:00 am. This event is open to the public. It deals with an important issue that affects all of us living along the Southcoast and inland: “Rain Gardens: Solutions for […] Read more »
ORCTV will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 27 at the ORCTV studio. The meeting will begin at 5:30 pm and will include the election of officers to the Old Rochester Community Television Board of Directors. All current ORCTV station members are invited and encouraged to attend. The nominees for 2023 are: […] Read more »
During the March 14 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, on this night chaired by commissioner Barry Lima, a longstanding Enforcement Order issued to Kenneth Wood, 1 Pinebrook Lane, was discussed. Brandon Faneuf, the commission’s environmental agent, said that he recently made a site visit to the Woods property where he not only found […] Read more »
Norm Hills is running to maintain his seat on the Marion Select Board, but he is retiring from the Planning Board, where he currently serves as chairman. Chris Collings’ and Eileen Marum’s Planning Board terms are also expiring. The last day to file papers with the town clerk to run for elected office […] Read more »
There is much we can learn from rocks. They are steadfast, solid, eternal. Jesus said to Peter, “I will build my church on a rock,” and Peter was that rock. They are dependable, reassuringly strong. They carry their history in their strata, telling their story to all who can decipher it. There are towering mountains […] Read more »
Naomi Slipp explores the nuances of American landscapes at the Marion Music Hall on March 22 at 7 pm. Ms. Slipp, Chief Curator at the New Bedford Whaling Museum will focus on the current exhibit Re/Framing the View: Nineteenth-Century American Landscapes as part of the Sippican Historical Society Speaker Series. Whether or not you’ve […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center will present a yoga new series on Tuesday mornings beginning in April in the MAC’s Patsy Francis Gallery (upstairs.) Enjoy an hour of yoga while viewing beautiful artwork in the gallery. Instructor Jo Norton will lead four weeks of yoga classes on Tuesday mornings, 11:00 am-12:00 pm, April 4, 11, 18 […] Read more »