The Woodside Cemetery on County Road abuts the East Rochester Church and Museum, so it would be easy to assume that it is the church’s property. However, the cemetery, which belongs to the town, was here before the church was erected. The oldest known burial date is 1828 and the church was built in 1857. […] Read more »
Lawrence Otto “Larry” Bidstrup, Jr., age 86 of Marion, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Wendy (Todd) Bidstrup with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Cambridge, MA, Larry was the son of the late Lawrence Otto Bidstrup […] Read more »
The glossy ibis is not well-known, because it is rarely seen in this part of the world. It is a distinctly different-looking stork-like bird with dark, iridescent plumage and a long, curved bill to probe shallow waters for insects and shellfish along the shoreline. In addition to consuming animal matter along coastal Buzzards Bay, […] Read more »
July 19 is the last day to register for “Tails and Tales,” the 2021 Summer Library Program at Plumb Library. If you have already signed up, please remember to pick up the activity bag, which includes your reading logs and stickers at the library. Bring them in weekly to receive prizes and to add to […] Read more »
“Necessity is the mother of invention,” the popular paraphrasing of Plato, came to light in more ways than one over the Independence Day holiday weekend in Marion where red, white, and blue luminaria adorned residents’ fences, steps, and stone walls along Front Street and in public places such as the Music Hall and Old […] Read more »
Coming before the Rochester Conservation Commission on July 6 was Tess Paganelli of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority with a Request for Determination of Applicability for the installation of two tracks with bumping posts located in the back of an existing building to the edge of a fenced area located at 45 Kings Highway. […] Read more »
William E. Sherman, 88, of Mattapoisett died July 4, 2021 at home. He was the husband of the late Dorothy C. (Gonsalves) Sherman. Born in Mattapoisett, son of the late Charles and Mary (Costa) Sherman, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. He was a proud and kind man who served […] Read more »
The Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series on July 9 with a program of music inspired by the sea. The program is as follows: Hands Across the Sea – J. P. Sousa, Seagate Overture – J. Swearingen, Fantasy on American Sailing Songs – C. Grundman, Sea Songs – R. Vaughan Williams, Montego […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board is unanimous in two beliefs – one belief that the board says does matter, and one that its members admit does not. The belief that mattered in a July 6 decision to grant applicant Shawn Lynch, 428 Wareham Road, a special permit to operate a food truck in a […] Read more »
In response to the Marion Planning Board’s request for comment on the case of Steve Lynch, 428 Wareham Street, who seeks a special permit to place a food truck on the location where a barber shop sits at the intersection of Spring Street and Route 6, the Zoning Board of Appeals gave a thumbs up […] Read more »