On April 9, the Town of Marion was notified that The Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project organization would be conducting aerial pesticide application throughout the following week through April 18. The county-wide effort comes just as temperatures begin to rise and is done primarily to destroy mosquito larvae before they can hatch. Per […] Read more »
When it comes to sensory stimulation, spring has the motherlode. It’s spilling out of every corner now, giving the senses a big boost. Ears are tilted now for the trickling brook, birds and the things that go peep in the night; gradually, arms are bared to receive the warmed air; eyes smile appreciatively […] Read more »
On Tuesday, every chair in the downstairs meeting room of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library was full. Not of spectators, but of active participants in a painting lesson. The Step-by-Step painting lesson was performed by a canvas and ceramic painting studio in Fairhaven. The event in the library was free for entry, though […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional High School is pleased to share that Olivia Thompson, a junior and member of the Class of 2027, recently participated in the statewide Student Government Day. On April 10, Olivia and ORRHS Spanish teacher Kelly Ochoa traveled to the State House to participate in the annual Student Government Day. Student […] Read more »
The National Cherry Blossom Festival along the Potomac River is back. The magnificent cherry trees are in bloom to announce the arrival of spring. They are early this year, perhaps in anticipation of an influx of tourists eager to see Congress in action, or maybe it is global warming. Who knows? Once many […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in New England and the northern Thirteen Colonies. Last week, Washington set off with many of his troops on the 200-mile journey to New York. Conversely, the British are regrouping in Halifax, taking stock of men and […] Read more »
A workmate asked me recently about landscaping. She wants to change out overgrown shrubs and install a new landscape, and she is intent on doing it her way. Ahh, that speaks to me loudly! She admitted that she doesn’t know lots about horticulture, but she knows what she likes. Wildlife and scent for […] Read more »
Earlier this year, on January 17, William Dale Jones passed at the age of 85. At the time, he had been a member of the Marion Planning Board and had committed numerous years to it, and the town as a whole as a dedicated public servant. A lifelong resident of the South Coast and […] Read more »
On March 7, it was announced on their Facebook page that the Marion General Store would be closed beginning April 1. Though it said the closure was temporary, there were questions as to how long the beloved and famed market would remain closed. That fated day came, and the store has been closed for […] Read more »
The annual Mattapoisett Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt was at Ned’s Point last weekend after having been delayed a week from its originally scheduling due to inclement weather. The hunt brought out several hundred people under light-blue skies. The bit of sunshine had little tykes of all ages come out as they enjoyed scampering […] Read more »