The Marion Energy Management Committee met on Monday and unanimously voted to approve a new mission statement meant to both encompass the traditional actions of the committee as a research-and-development department for the town’s cost cutters and identify with its more-recent focus as a think tank for a coastal community addressing the long-term ramifications […] Read more »
The members of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will enjoy the Club’s Annual Holiday Luncheon this week. The event will be held on Thursday, December 15, at the Wamsutta Club in New Bedford. Members will socialize, dine on one of four main courses, enjoy apple crisp with ice cream for dessert and partake in some fine […] Read more »
Tri-Town Against Racism (TTAR) is excited to announce they have received official 501c3 nonprofit status. TTAR began in April of 2020 as a grassroots organization formed in response to racist incidents happening in the Tri-Town. The group gained a large following after the murder of George Floyd one month later. Ongoing Initiatives: Community Conversations […] Read more »
The Marion Affordable Housing Trust Tuesday night reviewed and approved its final draft of the town’s 2020 Housing Production Plan. The document’s goal is to update Marion’s 2015 Housing Production Plan. Its intent is to detail a proactive strategy for the town to plan and develop affordable housing, starting with summarizing, “the main housing […] Read more »
The holidays are upon us. We’ve cooked and eaten the Thanksgiving feast and now we plunge head-first into the gift-giving mania that is shopping. When the grandchildren were little, I’d shop year-round, hiding things away in July with great anticipation of smiles in December. However, there are other more delicate matters, family matters […] Read more »
There will be a holiday organ concert at the Rochester Historical Society Museum at 355 County Road on December 11 at 2:00 pm. The organ will be played by Bruce Gardzina who is in his 50th year of organ playing. Bruce is a big fan of our rare “vocalion” organ whose reeds mimic the action […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Museum will host various events during the month of December to celebrate the holiday season. The Museum is holding a Holiday Market every Saturday and Sunday until December 18 from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Different vendors will attend each day. All vendor fees will go towards the Museum’s fundraising efforts. The […] Read more »
The Marion Historical Commission would like to share information with the Tri-Town communities about the next round of Massachusetts State Preservation Grants. It is anticipated that funding will be in the range of $1,000,000. The Massachusetts Historical Commission has just announced Round 29 of the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund grant program (MPPF.) The […] Read more »
There is a partnership that has grown between two groups whose goals, while not the same, blend the very best in volunteerism for the beautification of their town: Marion Tree Committee and the Marion Garden Group. For several years now, the MGG has striven to place oases of flowers in previously neglected locations such […] Read more »
Pat DeCosta represented the Marion Board of Assessors for a continued public hearing before the Select Board on November 22, the hearing for tax classification. “Based on the town being 93% residential, it would be a big burden on the businesses to split the tax rate and (have) very little impact on the […] Read more »