Flashback to July 2008: Blueberries conjure a lovely memory of being with my girlfriends in a field on a summer’s day. A lifelong dear friend lives in Potter’s Place, New Hampshire, a mere curve in a road that transports one back to a time when the land held the riches that a good life could […] Read more »
It’s back to school time, only at night and only for adults. Classes start next week for those adults who want to learn new skills, change careers or who are just looking to pick up a new hobby. The classes are offered only twenty-five minutes away in Bourne, just over the Bourne Bridge at the […] Read more »
Police departments around the globe are now armed with a new tool to help them and the communities they serve stay informed and stay safer in a world that seems ever more dangerous. Mattapoisett’s Police Department recently announced the introduction of a mobile application with features to help our residents, as well as an updated […] Read more »
There were smiles all around during the ribbon cutting for the brand-new van for the Marion Council on Aging on Friday afternoon. The 8-passenger Type E Ford van was awarded to the town by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Coastline Elderly Services, which assisted in the paperwork in qualifying and securing the new vehicle. […] Read more »
This September marks the 75th anniversary of the hurricane of 1938, a terrible disaster that devastated much of the Tri-Town community. In remembrance of those affected, the Mattapoisett Historical Society Museum and Carriage House will be displaying a new exhibit throughout the month. Curator Elizabeth Hutchison says the exhibit will include old photographs, newspapers and […] Read more »
Under a perfect late summer sky, temperatures in the low 70’s and the air free of mist which had plagued the previous day, the Mattapoisett’s Lions Club hosted the first in a series of outdoor movie nights at Shipyard Park. A good sized crowd comprised of people of all ages, the young and the young […] Read more »
Dear Reader, I was going to write to you about blueberries. I will get you that soon; however, not just yet because something has sent me down a detour bordered by … poison ivy! All the years that I lived near cranberry bogs and wooded areas, taking my son and our dogs through piney forests […] Read more »
Sue Maxwell, a dog lover and Marion resident, is proposing that the town consider a dog park in or near the village area. “Dogs need to run and exercise, and there is no place for that to happen,” Maxwell said. Although Washburn Park has an area for dogs to run, play and exercise, there is […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center was packed with members and their families and friends who came to see the “Members Show” on Friday night. The biennial event allows members of the Art Center to submit two pieces of art to be displayed in the galleries both upstairs and downstairs. The theme this year was “Art on […] Read more »
There was dancing in the streets on Saturday evening, as hundreds of residents came out for the Marion Town Party. Great weather, fantastic food, and lots of music and activities kept people busy as they socialized, danced, and ate their way through the afternoon and evening. The day ended with a fantastic bonfire held on […] Read more »