The bike path project team is anticipating hitting another milestone next month: review of our proposed boardwalks should be complete leading almost directly to 75% construction and the beginning of permitting phase. The project is on schedule for construction to begin in 2016, and all construction funding is in place. Please come to our Harbor […] Read more »
Thanks to the Marion voters for supporting construction of the pathway connecting the South Coast Bikeway. Show your continuing support and enthusiasm by making miles count! Join the Bikeway Challenge at www.nationalbikechallenge.org: – Register with your zip code – Edit your profile and be added to the South Coast Bikeway team – Log any miles […] Read more »
Applications are now available to help qualified Marion residents with their 2015-2016 property taxes through the Marion Community Fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts (CFSEMA). All applications must be received in the Community Foundation’s offices by 3:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2015. Applications are available at the Town Hall in Marion, the […] Read more »
On Wednesday, July 8, Tabor Academy will bring their flagship 92’ schooner, SSV Tabor Boy to Tisbury Wharf in Vineyard Haven. Tabor invites the public for an Open Ship, including tours of the 100-year old sail-training vessel from 5:00 – 6:00 pm at Tisbury Wharf in Vineyard Haven. Tabor’s Dean of Multicultural Education will be […] Read more »
Come visit the Mattapoisett Historical Society’s Museum and Carriage House this summer and enjoy our exhibit “From Scrimshaw to Survival: Sophia Means’ Descendants and the Town of Mattapoisett.” This exhibit takes a look into how one family has contributed to the cultural fabric of our town over a century of time. The exhibit also features […] Read more »
Marion Recreation is offering Yoga at Silvershell Beach beginning July 1 and running through August; join us Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 – 9:00 am. Class is suitable for all ages and levels. Registration is not required. Bring your yoga mat or a towel or blanket. Drop-in fee is $10 and is paid at the […] Read more »
Marion Recreation is offering several Basketball Clinics at Silvershell Beach, for both boys and girls, this summer. Coach Kyle Erha (Varsity Coach Sturgis West High School Boys, coach of the Marion Recreation Boys Travel Team) will be running drills, competitions and games to get players ready for next season. After an incredibly positive reception in […] Read more »
On June 4, the Marion Police Department received state Accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. Accreditation is a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession, by the profession. These carefully selected standards reflect critical areas of police management, operations, and technical […] Read more »
The 76th annual Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant is Friday, June 26 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, June 28 at 3:00 pm at the beautifully restored Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester. This is the seventh year that the pageant has taken place in Worcester, having previously been held in Fall River and New […] Read more »
Dublin has its doors; Newport has its mansions. And next month, Mattapoisett will have a “Road Race Shirt” poster. Through the generosity of Spherion of North Dartmouth, the Road Race Committee will be selling a limited number of posters featuring various Road Race shirts from 1991-Present. The poster includes three anniversary shirts and the infamous […] Read more »