The winner of this year’s Groundhog Cover Contest is Logan Bradshaw of Rochester, who captured a scene evoking memories of the one made famous by actor Bill Murray, the cynical meteorologist who couldn’t find a way out of Punxsatawney, Pennsylvania, in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. Congratulations, Logan, and thank you to everyone who entered. […] Read more »
Town Administrator James McGrail and Rep. William Straus (10th Bristol) are pleased to share that the Town of Marion will receive $250,000 in state capital project funds [2] through the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to assist in funding the town’s ongoing lagoon lining project. The town was notified of the funding by Rep. […] Read more »
John Waterman gathered local press on January 21 to announce he will not run for reelection to the Marion Select Board, but in disseminating that news, he distributed a one-page outline of critical matters that his successor will try to help the town address. Waterman also used the occasion to endorse Dr. Edward […] Read more »
The old church building that has been home to the Mattapoisett Museum has been a well-known landmark in the community since the 1950s. At that time, as the story goes, Lemuel LeBaron Dexter was one of several people who founded the Mattapoisett Historical Society in 1958. Dexter would ultimately give his collection of logbooks, wills […] Read more »
The seasonal report of the appearance of snowy owls in early Winter gets our undivided attention with all the environmental concern about global warming and the effect on annual wild bird scheduled migration. The population has already declined to about 200,000 in the northern hemisphere with only 40,000 left to migrate down here in […] Read more »
On January 17, Tabor Academy celebrated the themes of diversity and inclusion with daylong virtual programming that featured various aspects of climate change either directly or obliquely. Speakers included Marion’s own Dr. Jennifer Francis as well as graphic designer and illustrator Michael LaRiccia, hip hop poet and musician Tem Blessed, and keynote speaker […] Read more »
In addressing Tuesday night’s Tri-Town Against Racism virtual Town Hall Meeting, Jason Chisholm told Zoom attendees, “We’re very aware of those individuals who are against what we’re trying to do. We’re also aware of those who stand beside us. … I want to focus energy on the group in the middle, not with us and […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Library Director Jennifer Jones has found a way to not only give local residents a platform to discuss climate-change issues but useful, easy-to-understand information on various aspects of the topic. As Jones recently shared, “In January 2021, I applied for a grant from the Richard & Ann J. Prouty Foundation, Bank of America, […] Read more »
The magnificent, 3,000-gallon tanker truck soon to be shipped from the Rochester Fire Department to the tornado-ravaged community of Cayce, Kentucky, has been a gem of a piece of equipment for many years already. Acquired from Kent Island, the largest in the Chesapeake Bay, approximately 12 years after the 1988 tanker was built for […] Read more »
Rose Bowman, principal of Center and Old Hammondtown schools, has been helping children achieve their full potential for a very long time. For decades Bowman has either directly worked with children or assisted classroom teachers, and it has never gotten old, it has felt fresh and thoroughly rewarding. Just ask her and the first […] Read more »