The audience may have been small, but the live holiday music of the Quahog Brass Quintet brought many smiles to those who attended their concert on Friday, December 9 at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion. The musical group – which played instruments including two trumpets, a French horn, a trombone and a tuba – […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Community Preservation Committee reviewed several applications for Community Preservation Act funds and voted to approve four community projects for funding. Under the Community Preservation Act, communities elect to use a portion of their property taxes to fund open space, recreational, historical and housing initiatives. Applications that were approved to be placed for recommendation […] Read more »
The Cub and Boy Scouts of Marion Troop 32 held a raffle over the weekend, with winners walking off with a brand new girls’ bike and boys’ bike, junior size set of new golf clubs and six generous gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses. “We will use the money raised to support the operations […] Read more »
A sense of old fashioned holiday merriment was in the air on Sunday, December 11 in the Marion Village. The colder, brisk temperatures that afternoon chilled visitors, who thawed themselves out with hot cider, warm cookies, chowder soup and holiday spirit. Like every year, the holiday revelers welcomed Santa Claus, who arrived by boat on […] Read more »
A rash of storm drain cover thefts overnight on December 10 in Mattapoisett and Fairhaven had police searching for suspects who stole the metal to scrap for money. Witnesses in the areas of North Street, Winter Hill and Summer Street in Mattapoisett reported seeing a truck leaving the scene of the thefts. Police checked with […] Read more »
The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals took up the question of whether 479 Snipatuit Road is a three-family dwelling, or a single-family residence, at its December 8 meeting. Owner Roger Deneault insists that his property is indeed a three-family dwelling and purchased it for that purpose. However, Building Commissioner James Buckles disagreed and recently placed […] Read more »
23 students, representing the Sippican School Safety Patrol, and ten chaperones will head to Washington DC to explore our nation’s capital during April school vacation in 2012. The trip was brought before the Marion School Committee at their meeting on December 7, 2011. The safety patrol consists of 30 students in grades 5 and 6 […] Read more »
The town of Marion will have a Fall Special Town Meeting every year, the Marion Board of Selectmen ruled at its Tuesday, December 6 meeting. The vote stemmed from a request by Community Preservation Committee Chairman Lori Schaefer – who asked the board to guarantee a fall meeting to help plan for its dispersion of […] Read more »
In true community fashion, the Marion Planning Board and the local Buzzard’s Bay Area Habitat for Humanity (BBAHH) worked together to try to make a project happen at the meeting on Monday at the Town House. At a prior November meeting, which addressed the original proposal, several board members, including a vocal Steve Gonsalves, said […] Read more »
After a long and contentious hearing at their December 5 meeting, the Board of Selectmen tabled Bob’s Tire’s Class III license hearing for 45 days so the company can resolve a number of longstanding issues. Town Counsel Blair Bailey had required Bob’s Tire – which operates on the same property as Murphy’s Auto Salvage on […] Read more »