The Council on Aging is changing, as it always has, so when COA Chair Harry Norweb, COA Director Karen Gregory, and COA strategic planning leader Paul Naiman came before the Town of Marion with their two-part petition, Select Board Chair Norm Hills readily acknowledged that nowhere does it say a board is forever. Norweb […] Read more »
With the Baker administration set to lift all manner of pandemic-related restrictions, the brief May 26 meeting of Public Health Nurse Emily Field and the Board of Health was a classic case of no news is good news. Regarding the upcoming Lions Club fundraiser known as Harbor Days, Field said that while information […] Read more »
Both Old Rochester Regional High School boys and girls lacrosse teams have played five games so far this season, and neither team has had a hiccup yet. Most recently, the Bulldogs lacrosse programs put their respective 4-0 records to the test against Fairhaven on May 31. Both won by double-digit scores. ORR boys […] Read more »
The Sippican Lands Trust has been offering a series of virtual presentations that not only have helped to keep us engaged as a community but have informed us on a myriad of topics from cooking with mushrooms to exploring the severity of climate change. In July, the SLT will host Dr. Greg Skomal who […] Read more »
On May 27, the Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board invited Kristin Uiterwyk of UMass Boston’s Urban Harbors Institute to present an outline of the process and the benefits of having a harbor management plan. First championed by Mattapoisett Harbormaster Jamie McIntosh to map out immediate and long-range planning for the harbor and its various […] Read more »
Lenore Everett, Candace “Lee” Heald, and Cindy Johnson, members of the Memorials & Celebrations Committee of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, had the pleasure of introducing this year’s scholarship recipients during worship on Sunday, May 16 in an outdoor service on a beautiful, warm sunny day. The recipients are Margaret Berry, Ellijah Burlinson, Margaret Carroll, Ella […] Read more »
Several generations participated in Marion’s Memorial Day ceremonies on May 31 at Old Landing, where those who gave the ultimate sacrifice were honored by young and old. Major Andrew Bonney of the United States Air Force acted as master of ceremonies and chaired Marion’s Memorial Day Committee including Jody Dickerson, Donna Hemphill, and Hannah Moore, […] Read more »
In its May 26 special, remote-access meeting, the Marion Select Board passed new water and sewer rates for Fiscal Year 2022, and the new rates will include higher cost for larger consumers. According to Town Administrator Jay McGrail, the town took on new debt last year due to the drought and the global […] Read more »
Mattapoisett will be holding a Special Election on Tuesday, July 27. This election is to fill a vacancy on the Select Board until the Annual Town Election in May 2023. Nomination papers are available until Friday, June 4, at 5:00 pm at the Town Clerk’s Office. Please call 508-758-4100 x 2 or email the Town […] Read more »
On June 1, the members of the Mattapoisett Select Board, seasoned veteran and Chairman Jordan Collyer and newly elected member Jodi Bauer met to discuss various aspects of reopening the town for business both commercial and public. With the board members seated in the conference room at Town Hall alongside Town Administrator Mike […] Read more »