What for several months seemed to be a stagnant situation with the prospects of a solar array at the Benson Brook Landfill took an energized turn at Monday night’s Marion Energy Management Committee meeting. EMC member Alanna Nelson came away from an Eversource presentation at a recent CVEC meeting, calling what she learned […] Read more »
It is the winter of 2015-16, and I have convinced myself and an acquaintance that we can complete the Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon that summer. My partner in crime enjoys swimming and upon surveying the course from the beach declares that she can do the swim portion. I’m so psyched up that we […] Read more »
Summer Reading is here. Student summer reading kits include reading logs, badge, stickers and a reading buddy. Return your reading logs to win prizes and help us raise money for Heifer International. Teens and Adults: Summer Reading is for everyone. Pick up your reading log bookmarks. Return completed bookmarks to be entered into our […] Read more »
The Heron Cove Estates, LLC 40B housing project proposed for Wareham Road took a significant step forward during a continued public hearing with the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals on July 14 at the Marion Police station. A Local Initiative Program (LIP) 670CMR negotiated with and approved by the Select Board, the proposal has […] Read more »
When Tri-Town Against Racism started in April 2020, there were only three members. When asked about the most significant change they had seen since then, Executive Director Jason Chisholm answered simply, “growth.” TTAR has been busy in the two-and-a-half years since its founding and certainly growing. The grassroots organization’s projects, past, present and […] Read more »
Summer events are still happening at the library as we head into August. Check out some of the great programming we have for all ages. On Tuesday, August 2, stop in to craft a Llama from a paper plate for Craft Tuesday. Later on, join us at 6:30 pm for Pajama Story Time. Get […] Read more »
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »
Rochester Institute of Technology conferred more than 4,300 degrees at all of its campuses in the 2021-2022 academic year. Daniel Bailey of Rochester received a BS in business administration-finance. Bendrix Bailey of Rochester received a BS in software engineering. In recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College in Boston has named nearly 800 […] Read more »
The July 21 meeting of the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals zipped right along on this night, metering out approvals and other requests in quick succession. David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Inc. represented John Penta of Watertown with his Variance request to convey an 807-square-foot triangular piece to an abutting neighbor. Davignon […] Read more »
Just being out on the course for Sunday morning’s Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon was a victory for Emily Tato, and the 32-year-old from Somerville via northern New Jersey was openly grateful to 17-year-old Spanish exchange student Aner Larreategi for staying with her and pushing her on route to a first-place finish among women and second […] Read more »