The Town of Mattapoisett and Mattapoisett Land Trust, Inc. (MLT) are working together to reopen Old Slough Road as an emergency route for vehicles traveling to and from the Point Connett and Angelica Point communities in Mattapoisett. These communities presently are accessed by Angelica Avenue. Due to coastal location and low elevation, this road is […] Read more »
Registration for ArtStart 2023 at the Marion Art Center opens to MAC members on Friday, January 27 at marionartcenter.org/artstart. Registration for nonmembers will open on Friday, February 17. MAC members have access to early registration and receive a significant discount on ArtStart tuition. Membership at the Family level ($75 annually) or above is required for […] Read more »
The scarlet-colored male Cardinal with a flaming crest on its head is now a familiar backyard species because it is classified as nonmigratory and spends all winter here. It makes a beautiful Christmas card to send your friends, posing with bright, red plumage against a backdrop of white snow drifts. It got its proper […] Read more »
Don and Barbara Easterday’s January 12 proposal for a two-car garage on their pie-shaped lot at 52 Cove Circle was found lacking by the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals, which voted to continue the case to February 9. The Easterdays sought a variance from Section 230-5.1 of the Marion Zoning Bylaws for the […] Read more »
This is the perfect time to think about and prepare for emergencies and disasters as Massachusetts faces a variety of hazards – weather related or others throughout the year. If you feel that you would require assistance in an emergency, we would like to have a discussion with you so we can prepare a […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center presents Paul Bielatowicz’s Nosferatu Live on the MAC Stage, Saturday, February 25 at 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale now to MAC members ($20) and go on sale to nonmembers ($25) on Jan. 21 at marionartcenter.org/events. Paul Bielatowicz has recorded and toured with some of the biggest names in progressive rock, […] Read more »
On January 13, the Sippican Woman’s Club held its monthly meeting, which included a rather timely presentation on a familiar topic: clutter at home. As we begin a new year, many of us will have this to-do at the top of our resolution lists. But how does one begin, just where is the […] Read more »
Rochester Health Director Karen Walega urges residents to register to attend one of the two remaining public hearings on the state Department of Environmental Protection’s proposed changes to Title 5 septic regulations and to contact Representative William Straus and Senator Michael Rodrigues. “The deadline for letters to DEP has been pushed back to […] Read more »
The Library will be closed the following Saturdays in January due to a staffing shortage: January 21 & 28. Tables of Content Fund-raising event is coming May 2023. Join your neighbors in Marion for great books, dinner and conversation. Tables of Content is a fund-raising event to benefit the Elizabeth Taber Library. Check out […] Read more »
Connie has been after me for a while to write about the Grange. Having recently received a plaque from the Historical Commission, I thought now was the time. The organization known as the Grange has its roots following the Civil War. In 1865, Oliver Hudson Kelley, a Boston born Minnesota farmer was called to […] Read more »