Greetings from Plumb Library and welcome to BookRemarks, our new monthly feature focusing on all things library related. Let’s be honest, March is a hard month. It’s long. There are no holidays. The weather is still unsettled, and everyone is feeling a bit twitchy. And then you hear it, “I’m bored.” Plumb Library to […] Read more »
Betsy C. (Dorr) Grassi, 85, of Marion, passed away on March 8, 2023, in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Arego A. Grassi and the daughter of the late Harold and Marion (Peterson) Dorr. She was born in New Bedford and lived in Marion for most of her […] Read more »
Scott Machos will have his new shed but not without some lengthy deliberation on the part of the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals, which approved a variance during a March 9 public hearing. Machos sought a variance under Chapter 20.40, Section E2 of the Rochester Zoning Bylaws for approval of the construction of a […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum has been educating the public for decades on the wonders of the natural world. The small space occupied on the second floor of the Elizabeth Taber Library is its home base. In this case, size doesn’t matter. The museum is a mighty powerhouse for learning. Currently in transition […] Read more »
The First Congregational Church of Marion is pleased to invite the community to a special Easter Week event. The Patrick Henry College Chorale, a 42 member mixed voice ensemble, will be performing at The First Congregational Church of Marion, 28 Main Street, Marion on Wednesday, April 5, at 7:00 pm. This will be a wonderful […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center welcomes art historian Jill Sanford to present Art for Your Mind: The Fascinating Georgia O’Keeffe on Thursday, March 23 from 2:00-3:00pm in the MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater. Art for Your Mind is an engaging, educational, art observation experience designed to broaden the minds of its participants. Presentations are for people […] Read more »
We hope you all enjoyed the season. Finals night was a huge success. For those of you that were unable to attend, here is a recap of the three games. The Boys Grade 3/4 Division championship was decided between Tide and Gators. Luke Bienz, playing point guard for the Tide, had 4 points in […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Select Board Member Jordan Collyer, in talking Tuesday night about the opening of the Mattapoisett Bike Path Phase 1b, made his feelings very clear. “The MOU is going to be the problem,” said Collyer, referring to a “memorandum of understanding” between the town and the state, in which areas of responsibility for […] Read more »
On Saturday, March 18, Boys Scouts Troop 32 Scoutmaster Paul St. Don will help take Troop 32 and Pack 32 (Cub Scouts) over to Camp Hadley to do some cleanup of the March 8 brush fire that destroyed buildings and belongings at the scouts’ Marion headquarters. “And talk about what happened,” he said. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Bike Path has been a work in process for decades, involving numerous town officials, department heads and an equal or greater number of volunteers. So when the construction of the heralded Phase 1b featuring a lengthy, raised boardwalk traversing scenic wetlands and coastal beaches at last began, a collective “hurray” rang out […] Read more »