I received four books this past Christmas. They are sitting on the table next to my recliner, next to the two unfinished ones I received the previous Christmas. Okay, so, I’m a slow reader. I like to read but after 20 minutes, I am sound asleep. Zonked. Out like a light. I […] Read more »
Ken Steen’s request earlier this year that the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals officially consider his plan to install meters for all 60 units at Marion Village Estates to be unsubstantial was met with advice from Marion Town Counsel Jon Witten that the ZBA consider the additions a substantial change, to which attorney Mark Bobrowski […] Read more »
A talk on the history of Marion’s Portuguese, Azorean and Cape Verdean Communities will be presented on Wednesday, February 1, at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall. This is the second of two presentations DaSilva is giving to the Marion community. The first one, held in October, 2022 was met with wide attendance and […] Read more »
George Pierce “Porgie” Randall, 93, of Mattapoisett died December 31, 2022 at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of the late Joan N. (Lewis) Randall. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Jeremiah L. and Lillian I. (Ingalls) Randall, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. Through the years, Porgie […] Read more »
Eugenia “Jenny” Pina, 99, of Marion passed away peacefully December 23, 2022 at Our Lady’s Haven. Eugenia grew up in Marion, a town she loved and never left. She graduated from Wareham High School and worked for many families in Marion. She was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and attended many conventions around the […] Read more »
An existing, bottom-anchored float section measuring 31 feet by 12.2 feet that was added to an existing, northern float system at the Beverly Yacht Club was voted a Negative Box 2 Determination of Applicability by the Marion Conservation Commission during its December 14 public meeting. In a new public hearing, the BYC filed […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club, a member of Lions International, the world’s largest service club organization consisting of 45,000 clubs and more than 1.3 million members worldwide, is pleased to announce that two (2) $ 2,500 scholarships will be awarded this year to a graduating high school senior or home-schooled student residing in Mattapoisett, Marion or […] Read more »
Between Christmas and New Year’s Day is a week I once eagerly awaited. More than December 25, more than January 1, the days in the middle were gifts onto themselves. When I look at the photographs from that period of time, I can remember whole days spent in the pursuit of nothing more than […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Free Public Library is starting the New Year with the return and continuation of patron favorite programs. Starting on Tuesday, January 3 at 3 pm, Craft Tuesday returns. Craft Tuesday is a passive program that provides teens an opportunity to express themselves through a different simple craft each week. No registration required; […] Read more »
The old saying goes that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, but George Mendes has taken the concept far beyond the potential usefulness of another person’s discarded item. Scheduled to retire on January 6 from his full-time job as a trash collector in Mattapoisett, Mendes has turned his life’s work into a […] Read more »