Marion Planning Board members Norm Hills, Eileen Marum, Jonathan Henry, Alanna Nelson, Tucker Burr and Andrew Daniel and administrative assistant Terri Santos gathered on Tuesday night at the Police Station and were joined remotely by Planning Board member Christopher Collings and Town Planner Doug Guey-Lee for a brief public meeting. On an unofficial […] Read more »
Town Administrator James McGrail and Public Health Director Lori Desmarais report that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Marion. The current WNV risk level for Marion is low. Mosquitoes are most prevalent from May to August, but remain […] Read more »
As September 15 marks the beginning of the new 2022-23 calendar year for the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club – as well as the 81st anniversary of the Club’s formation — we are having a special luncheon meeting on Thursday, September 15 to mark the occasion at 11:00 a.m. at Reynaud Hall at the United Congregational Church […] Read more »
The series racing wrapped up for the year with very tight scores for the Ensign Fleet and Class B Cruising. No Quarter Given, left no question as to who was tops in Class A of the PHRF Wednesday series. There are still more races in September. The Hurricane Cup and Fall Round the Bay […] Read more »
Melba (Costa) Gordon, 90, of Fairhaven, died September 1, 2022, at The Residence at Cedar Dell. She was the wife of the late Henry E. “Skippy” Gordon. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Manuel and Belmira “Mabel” (Mello) Costa, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life. She and her […] Read more »
The Sippican Rod and Gun Club is hosting its 8th annual Women on Target event on September 24, from 8 am to 5 pm. The cost of the course is $100 per participant. The event includes coffee and morning refreshments, classroom instruction, lunch and live fire range instruction. Upon completion of the course, all participants […] Read more »
The recent disclosure that cost estimates for repairs to Long Wharf are nearly double the original figures was discussed at the August 25 public meeting of the Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board. A week earlier, the Select Board reviewed the latest estimate provided by engineering consultants Childs Engineering Corporation expressing concern costs have soared […] Read more »
She was sitting in her kitchen removing stones from cherries with the aid of an antique extractor she’d found on a dusty shelf in the back of a secondhand shop. It was a red, runny mess of a job, but she was smiling, happy, enjoying herself. Her kitchen was a wonderland of old-fashioned […] Read more »
On Sunday, September 11 at 10 am, the Mattapoisett Congregational Church will once again host its “Welcome Home” event at Ned’s Point. Everyone in the Tri-Town area is invited to celebrate with us in worship followed by a BYO picnic lunch. Traditionally, representatives from the police and fire departments are recognized for their caring service […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional Athletic Hall of Fame is happy to announce that we are finally moving our ORR Athletic Hall of Fame Induction agenda forward again with two “fall kick-off” alumni events after a two-year idle time during the COVID-19 epidemic. We are excited to announce aPeter Trow Memorial/Scholarship Golf Tournament to be held […] Read more »