Town Meeting: 57 Articles and 3 Questions

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            The Marion Select Board met on Monday for a special meeting to continue discussions on the FY26 Draft Budget and the Draft Town Meeting Warrant. The Select Board and town administrator seek to have the Draft Town Meeting Warrant finalized as soon as possible, so they began with discussions on the contained articles.

            As the warrant is still a draft, the articles and dollar amounts are still subject to change. Article 1, dealing with various boards year over year, was approved with no further comment. Article 2 is the FY26 budget itself, and the General Fund Operating Budget. Finance Director Heather O’Brien stated, “we’re still working on closing that to zero, but we’re getting very close.” She added there is nothing to vote on for this article yet. Articles 3 and 4, which deal with Water and Sewer respectively, were approved without question.

            Addressing Article 5, the Board of Accessors overlay and was also agreed upon without question. Article 6 is in reference to the allocation of $50,000 of Free Cash for the funding of accrued benefits for retiring employees, which is to be amended to add the current grand total of available funds. Article 7, covering Free Cash allotment to maintenance, will also be amended to include this. Article 8 is the proposed update to the town’s finance system and time-keeping software. The cost needs to be added to the article, as it currently contains a placeholder. Article 9 is the transfer of Free Cash to the Building Commissioner for emergency demolition services.

            Article 10 deals with tax foreclosure procedures on delinquent real estate parcels in town. Articles 11 and 12 were both added recently from requests from the Marion School Committee. Article 11 covers out-of-district placement costs, with Article 12 written for the purchase of new math curriculum. Article 13 is for the transfer of $300,000 in Free Cash to DPW for road and sidewalk maintenance. Article 14 proposes the allocation of $150,000 in Free Cash for funding and salary adjustments for non-union personnel.

            Article 15 proposes $100,000 for the funding of student officers’ training for the Police Department. Article 16 is for the large-scale monetary transfer for the town’s Capital Improvement Plan. Article 17 covers renovations to the Marion Town House for ADA compliance, fire suppression, building-code compliance, and HVAC additions. Article 18 is for the payment of $12,000,000 in debt for Old Rochester Regional School District capital improvements. Article 19 sees $100,000 transferred to the Other Post-Employment Benefit Liability Trust Fund (OPEB).

            Article 20 is an annual article to spend $2,000 of the Chester A. Vose Fund for the reduction of taxes. Article 21 is a Town Bylaw change, altering Section 7-16 (Duties) of Article IV (Community Preservation Committee) of Chapter 7 (Boards, Commission and Committees) of the Code Of Marion for the slight modification of text and grammar in the bylaw. Article 22 uses a placeholder dollar amount and is for the return of unobligated Community Preservation Act (CPA) project-allocated funds back to the town’s Community Preservation Act fund. Article 23 is an annual article that covers some administrative costs for the Community Preservation Committee. Article 24, as Town Administrator Geoffrey Gormansaid, “is an administrative article to move monies around.”

            Article 25 is for the restoration of the Marion Congressional Church’s historic clock. Article 26 sees the standardization of signage for various open spaces and recreational areas. Article 27 sees $536,547 of previously approved CPA funds reallocated for Townhouse sprinklers and ADA compliance. Article 28 is for $33,000 of CPA funds to be allocated to the assessment and preservation of Native American artifacts at the Marion Natural History Museum. Article 29 sees the funding for the Marion Shared Use Path Easement Appraisals, originally approved in May 2022, be automatically moved back to the Community Preservation Fund after June 30, 2026.

            Article 30 extends the deadline for the Marion Shared Use Path Easements approved in May 2024, to be automatically moved back to the Community Preservation Fund after June 30, 2027. Article 31 extends the funding period for the Boatyard Park Survey and Signage Project. Article 32 deletes Chapter 120 (Stretch Energy Code) from the Code of Marion. Article 33 amends Article VII (Oaths) of Chapter 7 (Boards, Commissions and Committees) of the Code of Marion by changing grammar, the article’s title, and its layout. Article 34 amends Article II (Water Use Restrictions) of Chapter 218 (Water) of the Code of Marion by altering grammar and bolding/underlining text.

            Article 35 is for the adoption of a historic district and the addition of Chapter XXX (Marion Village Historic District) to the Code of Marion. Article 36 is for the addition of Chapter 193 (Stormwater management) to the Code of Marion. Article 36 was struck from the Warrant and removed by a vote from Select Board members Toby Burr and Randy Parker until more discussion takes place. Article 37 amends Section 230-8.14 (Reserved) of Chapter 230 (Zoning) of the Code of Marion with the addition of a section on “Protected Use Accessory Dwelling Units.” Article 38 updates zoning definitions and floor-area information in the Code of Marion. Article 39 removes Section 8.6 (Accessory Apartments) of Article VIII (Special Provisions) from the Code of Marion.

            Article 40 adds Section 8.15 (Short-Term Rentals) of Chapter 203 (Zoning) to the Code of Marion. Article 41 changes the principle-use table to reflect the previously discussed, proposed bylaw additions. Article 42 is the acceptation of a local, short-term-rental occupancy tax. Article 43 refers to the Heroes Act and increases the amount of veterans’ exemption allowed. Article 44 authorizes the Select Board to accept to convey grants of easement for streets, water, drainage, sewer, and utility.

            Articles 45 and 46 are for revolving funds, 45 Recreation and 46 Public Health. The next few are annual, with Articles 47-51 authorizing the Select Board to carry out its usual duties.

            Article 52 sees if the town will consider reports from town officers and committees. Article 53 approves the ballot for all necessary town officials for the Town Election on May 16.

            The final articles are citizens petitions. Article 54 withdraws from the Green Communities program. Article 56 removes the Harbormaster and the office of from within the Police Department. Article 57 regards the maintenance of roads and sidewalks.

            The three questions on the ballot cover authorization of debt exclusion for Town House renovations, debt exclusion for ORR School District, and debt exclusion for the citizens petition regarding road/sidewalks maintenance. A final, special article, Article S1, transfers $25,000 for supplement snow and ice.

            Changes to the Town Meeting Warrant will conclude on Tuesday, April 1, with the warrant being posted April 2. The Annual Town Meeting is to be held on Monday, May 12.

            The next regular meeting of the Marion Select Board will take place Tuesday, April 1, at 6:00 pm in the Marion Town House’s conference room.

Marion Select Board

By Sam Bishop

White House Easter Egg Roll

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Easter is approaching and if you haven’t yet got your tickets for the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn, sorry, you’re too late. The tickets were free and were available through an online lottery which, alas, closed in early March. All you had to do was to go to recreation.gov and create an account, choose a password, and hope you were one of the lucky ones.

            By the way recreation.gov is the official government agency and reservation system for all your trip planning needs. If you are planning a vacation to a national park or other cultural venues across the country, it is your go-to source for reservations, ticket permits, etc. As far as I know, the President’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has not yet… well let’s not go there.

            Speaking of the White House Easter Egg Roll (which is officially, in typical government jargon, referred to as WHEER) you may have heard that the White House is, for the first time, soliciting sponsors for the event. The WHEER has been around since President (POTUS) Rutherford B. Hayes let a bunch of kids enter the White House grounds after President Ulysses S. Grant had previously signed a bill banning the “rolling of eggs” on Capitol grounds. It has been an annual tradition ever since.

            It is the intention of the current administration to make this Egg Roll the “greatest ever.” It is soliciting corporate sponsors to help fund the event. Maybe, for just $75,000, Eggland’s Best Eggs can have their logo on the little plastic eggs (They haven’t used real eggs in years. Which is a good thing because real eggs are very expensive these days).

            For $200,000, sponsors can have a booth set up around the South Lawn along with other companies. Hershey Corporation could hawk chocolate bunnies, beverages, and other snacks. Families could even win a tour of the White House and have brunch with the First Lady (FLOTUS) sponsored by Tripadvisor or Expedia. The solicitation guidebook suggests that sponsors could be “a part of history” and gain “valuable brand visibility and national recognition.”

            As you may have guessed, I have a couple of ideas to enhance the Egg Roll and make it an even greater experience. First, they could expand the event to include an easter egg hunt. Any kid who finds an egg with the presidential seal printed on it gets a ride in the presidential limousine. Better yet, a corporate executive of a sponsor could, say for $1,000,000 donation, drive the “Beast” around the White House driveway, but only once. Disney could sponsor golf cart rides for the kiddies. Tesla could raffle off a used one of their cool stainless-steel trucks. So many ideas, so little time.

            Imagine a giant electronic score board over the South Lawn with high-definition screens to catch every detail of the exciting roll to the finish line. It is a good bet Ceasars Palace would agree to cough up tons of money to get that sponsorship. Netflix could, for a tidy sum, stream the event live across the world.

            Some people don’t agree with this sponsorship idea. One former White House big whig (who has requested anonymity for fear of retribution) suggested that the White House is not a sports arena “with logos plastered all over the place for a price.”

            Come on man, lighten up. This could be the greatest egg roll ever.

            Mattapoisett resident Dick Morgado is an artist and happily retired writer. His newspaper columns appeared for many years in daily newspapers around Boston.

Thoughts on…

By Dick Morgado

History of the Sippican Woman’s Club

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On Friday, April 11 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm The Sippican Woman’s Club’s dedicated Historian, Jeanne Bruen, will give an oral and visual overview of the club’s history. Jeanne has been a member of the club since 2007. A nurse by profession, Jeanne has dedicated much of her artistic talents and enthusiasm by sharing her own abundance of holiday décor and leading members in decorating our clubhouse for our annual fundraiser the Holiday House Tour. Many new members have found by participating in the annual Tavern Holiday decorating they have enjoyed the opportunity to bond with new friends. She has led a table scape design submission for the holidays sponsored by the Rotch Jones Duff House in New Bedford and recently decorated our club’s holiday tree for the Friends of Marion COA’s Holiday fundraiser. Her talents have included designing and marketing a Handy’s Tavern plate as a fundraiser. Never idle, Jeanne has throughout her years as a Club member has culled our numerous scrap books, organized piles of photos, clippings, etc. The program will be culmination of Jeannie’s interest in sharing her efforts to catalogue and organize much of the club’s history.

            The club has a long history:

            -SWC was established in 1904 when 2 Marion ladies groups combined efforts.

            -One, a discussion group founded in the late 1890’s by Mrs. John Allen; The other organized in 1904 by Mrs. E.O. Rundell for “social and intellectual improvement”.

            -By 1914, the Club was holding fairs and rummage sales to benefit public health and a nursing association. The Tavern housed a clinic & living quarters for the town nurse.

            -On June 24 and 25, 1915 the Sippican Woman’s Club hosted the State Federation of Women’s Clubs for their annual meeting and to vote on women’s suffrage. Over 400 women, from around the state gathered in Marion for two days staying at the Sippican Hotel. This annual meeting added their voice to the suffrage movement. It took 5 more years for Women’s Right to Vote to pass in 1920.

            -In 1923 the women purchased Handy’s Tavern. Apartments were then rented to the town nurse and schoolteachers. During WWII, the Red Cross utilized the Tavern to support the war effort. Today there are 2 small residential units above the meeting room and an adjacent commercial unit.

            -In 1947 the Club began and continue to award scholarships to deserving high school graduating Marion residents. The Club also supports other community needs.

            -Scholarship funds are raised through annual Club events i.e. the annual Holiday

            -House Tour. During COVID, in 2020 Dollars for Scholars was supported by our membership and community and in 2021 and 2022 Illuminate to Educate were very successful fundraisers supported by the community.

            Our April 11 meeting will start with finger-food luncheon at 12:30 pm followed by a business meeting and Club’s History Program from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm.

            Our meetings are open to guests. Membership is open to any woman whose primary interests are in the Town of Marion. We traditionally meet on the second Friday of the month during the months of September through April at 12:30 pm for social time, accompanied by finger foods, followed by a business meeting at 1:00 pm. The speaker/program generally starts at 1:30/1:45pm. Parking is available in parking lot in front of the bandstand off Island Wharf Road across from the Music Hall. For club information: see our website: www.sippicanwomansclub.org.

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

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As has certainly been mentioned in previous articles, the town of Rochester, incorporated in 1789, included both Sippican (now Marion) and Mattapoisett until the mid 1800’s. Some newspaper clippings found in the Museum tell about the desire of certain sections of town to separate into two new towns.

            Mattapoisett led the charge by pressing for separation as early as 1837. Because of their prosperous shipbuilding industry and the fact that their section had the largest population, they felt that the 8-10 miles to Rochester Center was too long a distance to travel to conduct town business or attend church.

            According to historians, this created a period of “agitation” amongst the various sections of town. Sippican sided with Rochester which created jealously between Sippican and Mattapoisett with Mattapoisett boasting that it had the best harbor with some claiming that Sippican Harbor was so shallow you ” could almost wade across”. A piece of doggerel making the rounds at this time was started in Mattapoisett:

“Agawam and Sippican

Are neither fit for dog or man

In Agawam the cattle die

In Sippican the people lie.”

            Mattapoisett’s first attempt to separate was reported in the Barnstable Gazette. A petition was put before the Massachusetts legislature to allow Mattapoisett to separate from Rochester and incorporate as the town of “Fenelon”. At about the same time the residents of North Rochester threatened to separate and create their own town called “Clarion”. Neither movement succeeded.

            However, in the end, it was Sippican that first received legislative approval in 1852 to incorporate as Marion. Mattapoisett received its approval in 1857. By the 1860’s census, there were 1,483 residents in Mattapoisett, 1,232 in Rochester and 918 in Marion. With the advent of a railroad line from West Wareham to Fairhaven that served both Marion and Mattapoisett, but excluded Rochester, the two coastal towns experienced rapid growth. Eventually, Marion had the highest population of the three towns.

By Connie Eshbach

Bulldogs Showed Character in Run to Second Straight State Final

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The Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ basketball team played Norwell in the MIAA Division 3 state championship on March 14 and lost, 64-61, in overtime at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell. Norwell guard Ronan Coffey hit a game-tying 3-pointer to send the game into overtime, where Norwell ended up winning.

            However, only the ending was negative for ORR.

            Coming into the 2024-25 season, the Bulldogs were without three of their starters from last year’s team that had also reached the state final. Senior guard Zack Mourao and junior center Brendan Spenard were injured and were ruled out. In order for Old Rochester to match last year’s accomplishments, the Bulldogs needed some players to step up, and that most certainly happened.

            “I think a lot of different kids stepped up. I knew Gavin Martin was going to do what he did, but Noah Thorell, Brody Hiles, Hunter Horsey, and certainly Grady Oliveira. Grady really had a tremendous year. Senior Finn Kavanagh was probably our most electric shooter out there, so it was really a great thing. They all stepped up,” said ORR Head Coach Steve Carvalho.

            Through injuries and a 3-3 start, the Bulldogs rallied to finish 11-9, heading into the MIAA Division 3 state tournament as the 20th seed.

            “I felt we were playing our best basketball in February, but we were going to have a very tough schedule coming up, including the first game out in central Massachusetts, beating (13th seeded) Tantasqua,” said Carvalho.

            Through it all, the Bulldogs ended up making it all the way to the finals, nearly winning the championship.

            “We had just knocked off the number-one seed St. Mary’s, which was one of the most tremendous victories in this program’s history, and took the number-two seed within a second (of victory in regulation time). So, I just thank them again for their tremendous efforts and for shaking up the Massachusetts basketball world. As much as (falling short) hurt in that locker room up in Lowell, down the road they’re really going to see what they accomplished, which is awesome,” said Carvalho.

            The Bulldogs have four seniors whose 2025 graduations will end their high school basketball careers, including Gavin Martin, Zack Mourao, Finn Kavanagh, and Ayden Monteiro.

            “I want to thank Ayden Monteiro and Finn Kavanagh, and certainly my two captains. Especially what Zack went through. But how much love of the game they have, how they show a lot of enthusiasm, they are hard working. I can’t wish enough for their bright futures,” said Carvalho. “They were a resilient, hard-working, and some may say an overachieving group. We were 8-9 a few weeks back before the tournament. What a resilient group who believed, ‘why not us?’ I cannot thank them again for wearing that Bulldog jersey with a lot of pride and effort.”

            Senior guard Gavin Martin has been named a South Coast Conference All-Star, and Grady Oliveira and Finn Kavanagh earned SCC Honorable Mention status.

Old Rochester Boys Basketball

By Aiden Comorosky

65-Car Pinewood Derby

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For 72 years, the Pinewood Derby has challenged cub scouts to compete in races with their own miniature, hand-crafted wooden race cars. For six years, the Narragansett Council of Scouting America, which represents all the scout packs in Southern New England, has held its Southeastern regional competition for these races at Rochester Memorial School.

            The March 22, 2025 Pinewood Derby attracted a record crowd there. Rochester Pack 30 Cub Scoutmaster Kevin Thompson noted as the ceremonies began that the largest crowd ever was attending, prompting scout leaders to set up more tables in the RMS cafetorium and order more food (hot dogs, pizzas, donuts). He thanked the “almost 200 strangers” for filling the room that day.

            His pack, which includes Cub Pack 31, served as the event’s hosts. A total of 65 cars were registered to race, all winners of local competitions within the Narraganset Council’s Southeastern Massachusetts and Southern Rhode Island District (New Bedford, Acushnet, Fairhaven, Dartmouth, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Wareham, Fall River, Somerset, Westport, Swansea, Seekonk, Portsmouth, Middletown, Newport, Tiverton, Little Compton, East Providence, Bristol, Warren, and Barrington). Their builder/owners ranged in age from kindergarten to fifth grade and included both boys and girls. All cars had to be hand-constructed of (guess what?) pinewood and had to weigh in at five ounces or less. Four race lanes were set up sloping down from the cafetorium stage to a mini-‘Finish Line’ sign. Each car raced eight times, getting that number of chances to clock in as first, second, third, or fourth place finishers. The 20 tops scorers at the end of the day earned the chance to compete at the Council Championship later this spring (date and place yet to be determined), for council member packs stretching as far as Connecticut.

            The young contestants and their parents who were participating revealed that while all the scouts designed the cars themselves many had the help of their scoutmasters in the construction phase during workshops at scout meetings. An example of this help comes from Brian, age 10 of Pack 30, Rochester, who has attended the competitions for four years. His father Brandon said his den leader is a shop teacher at Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School who took the scouts as a group to his shop classes. “They used the tools there, the band saws, the drills, the sanding, and would go over the safety stuff,” Brandon said.

            Dan Jr., age eight, and Liam, age nine, are members of pack 51, Acushnet. Dan Jr. is attending the competition for a second year. Both their fathers, Dan Sr. and Joseph, said they helped their sons by cutting the wood with their workshop saw. Then Dan Jr. did the rest, Dan Sr, said, sanding his vehicle and applying enamel paint and the decorative pieces that turned it into his own creation, a Sponge Bob race car.

            Asked why he likes competing in the derby, Dan Jr. said simply, “I like racing. It’s fun.”

            Dan Sr. added, “And the dad likes to win.” He noted he too participated in the Derby when he himself was a cub scout years ago.

By Michael J. DeCicco

Eversource and Bio-Hydrological Fluids

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The Rochester Planning Board met briefly Tuesday to approve the Groundwater Protection District Special Permit and Site Plan Review Permit for the proposed Eversource Substation at 214 Rounsville Road.

            The final endorsement of the large project, upgrades necessary to interconnect distributed generation facilities in town, came with the addition of a waiver important to Eversource officials. Company Representative Heather Sykes had asked for a change in the draft language. She had said the company will have to use heavy lift crane equipment for a portion of the work and that it would be difficult to find such machinery that uses bio-hydrological fluids. These are fluids that don’t contaminate soil and groundwater. That is why their use is a Planning Board requirement for machinery at such work sites.

            On Tuesday, Board Chair Arnold Johnson said an exemption allowing the use of crane equipment not containing bio-hydrological fluids will be included in the two Eversource permits after all. Specifically, he said, this equipment will be allowed on-site because it will only be used briefly to move heavy materials. The exemption decrees that this equipment will be at the site for no more than a week. The resulting approval vote for both permits was unanimous.

            In other action, the board signed the permit for the Definitive Subdivision plan at 386 Snipatuit Road after an update from the applicant’s engineering consultant Rick Charron. He said he has finally heard from the Natural Heritage Foundation regarding endangered species. He reported that the property owners will do a turtle assessment of the property and then do whatever that assessment concludes needs to be done. The plan here is to divide 24 acres into one lot containing an existing home and outhouse on two acres and two other lots with frontage on a new roadway to be named Peter Crapo Cartway.

            The Rochester Planning Board’s next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 8 at 7:00 pm at Town Hall, 1 Constitution Way.

Rochester Planning Board

By Michael J. DeCicco

Mattapoisett Select Board

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To the Editor

            I would like to express my opinion on expanding the Mattapoisett Select Board from 3 to 5 persons. I have lived in Mattapoisett full time for 27 years. I have seen many changes in those 27 years. However, having a select board that consists of only 3 people makes the select person’s position very difficult.

            If a select person is absent from a meeting or must recuse themselves from participation in a specific matter or meeting due to a potential conflict of interest or bias. It narrows the input of the decision. A 5-member board allows for a broader input of information and aids in the decision-making process. It also eases the possible violation of open meeting law and improve better decision making.

            A 5-member board allows for 2 Select Board members to discuss issues and views to help in the decision process. I am in support of the Citizen’s Petition proposing a Warrant Article at Town Meeting on May 12, 2025, voting to expand our Select Board from 3 to 5 members.

            It will improve the decision-making process for the Town of Mattapoisett and help Mattapoisett to stay as beautiful as it is and grow into the future.

Diana Harlfinger, Mattapoisett

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St. Anthony-St. Rita Mother’s Day Garden Party

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Join us on Saturday May 10, 10:00 am until 1:00 pm outside at the front of St. Anthony’s Parish in Mattapoisett, 22 Barstow Street. Come and find a gift for a special Mom. We will offer an array of baked goods to enjoy with coffee and tea, floral arrangements, and vendors selling jewelry, hand-poured candles, pottery, Nantucket basket bags, musicians playing live music, and more. We hope to see you there.

Richard I. and Helen A. Arthur Scholarship

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The Sippican Lands Trust seeks applicants for its Richard I. and Helen A. Arthur Scholarship. The applicant for this $2,000 award must be a Marion resident in their last year of high school or enrolled as a freshman or sophomore in college elsewhere. This award may be given to the same recipient at a maximum of two (2) times. The following schools will be notified: Bishop Stang High School, Old Rochester Regional High School, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Bristol County Agricultural High School, and Tabor Academy. A preference will be given to applicants who are majoring in or plan to major in environmental studies or a related field.

            The scholarship is made available through the Sippican Lands Trust Scholarship Fund. This award was created and named after Richard I. “Dick” (1933-2018) and Helen Adams Arthur (1940-2008), who were beloved residents of Marion and long-time volunteers for the organization. Dick and Helen held a deep interest in the preservation of the beautiful open spaces in Marion.

            SLT’s Scholarship Committee will review all completed applications and will award the scholarship to the student(s) whose pursuits most closely reflect Dick and Helen’s wishes, as mirrored by the mission of Sippican Lands Trust: to acquire, preserve, and provide access to open space throughout Marion for the benefit of the public today and for future generations.

            Requirements for the application include:

            -A completed Richard I. and Helen A. Arthur Scholarship information sheet

            -A personal statement highlighting the applicant’s educational goals and interests. Please include information about environmental course(s) taken, community service completed, volunteer involvement, or jobs held, as applicable.

            -Two letters of reference with contact information (examples: teacher, guidance counselor, coach, employer, Scout leader, community leader, etc.).

            All forms will be available in guidance offices and on the SLT website at www.sippicanlandstrust.org/scholarship.

            Completed applications should be postmarked by May 1 to be considered. Please mail to: Sippican Lands Trust, Attn: Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 848, Marion, MA 02738

            All applicants will be notified of their status by email by June 1, 2025.

            For more information, contact the Sippican Lands Trust at 508-748-3080 or info@sippicanlandstrust.org. Please note that volunteer opportunities are available at the Sippican Lands Trust.