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To the Editor:

            Please allow me to clarify and illuminate several “misrepresentations” concerning the “See You at The Library” event held on Saturday, August 5th at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library:

            -Disturbingly, several residents reported that they felt threatened attending the event after they received messages from “friends” warning them of plans to ostracize them, boycott their businesses, and impact their family members lives. Several businesses were “negatively” approached to remove our posters. I loved the protester’s sign claiming their support of free speech. It’s only support of their speech.

            -The Mattapoisett GOP never met on this topic. Members of the Event team misunderstood the library’s instructions and thought that only an “authorized Mattapoisett organization” could request and receive approval. (They later discovered that any Mattapoisett citizen can request space for events.) They had asked me if the GOP would lend them their name, and I was happy to help with that. This was explained to library officials as soon as this misunderstanding was discovered.

            -The group was never deceptive by implying that this was a “library-sponsored” event. The poster and social media flyer never stated that the library was sponsoring it.

            -The claim that the book “As You Grow” is prejudicial to people of color is just preposterous. Dark colors have always been used to set the tone for evil. Using this logic, I should not be viewing Star Wars since Darth Vader is armored in Black and using the “dark side of the Force.” Or would I read of the adventures of Harry Potter overcoming the “Dark powers.” I can go on and cite many more examples. C’mon.

            -We received many emails from people who praised our efforts. We never received any negative correspondence.

            -Did any protesters ask the kids what they thought? We did. Guess what? They loved the books and applauded spontaneously after each was finished. They had fun. We asked the parents, too. Same response. Both children and parents had fun, enjoyed the song, pledge, prayer, books, and activities. Some remained to complete their coloring while we were resetting the room. And, of course, they loved the Hoodsie ice cream cups.

            We plan to do this again. When we hold our next event, we hope you will volunteer to join us and bring the children. We will bring plenty of Hoodsie cups.

            Please watch the event’s recording that we requested on ORR CCTV, and you may also wonder as a member of the media stated, “What were they protesting about?”

Paul Criscuolo, Mattapoisett

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Restoration Plan in Place

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            Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday approved the long-awaited buffer-zone restoration plan for 89 Box Turtle Drive, a year-and-a-half old after the dispute started over property owner Doug Rose clearing land there too close to wetlands without a permit.

            The restoration plan that the petitioner’s representative, Brad Holmes, presented to the commission proposes the area to within 35 feet of the wetlands to include a 10-foot buffer strip of wood chips and native plantings that will include at least three sapling trees 6-to 8-feet tall.

            The latter detail was a result of Commissioner Ben Bailey insisting that the trees removed originally be replaced with similar “large caliber” ones. Holmes said it will be hard to fit large trees in that area but added he was willing to abide by the commission’s wishes. He said he hopes to start the restoration plantings after September 15 and be finished by the end of October.

            Over a year ago, the commission voted to begin delivering “noncriminal enforcement tickets,” fining the property owner on a climbing scale of $50, then $100, then $300 per day for clearing without a permit. Chairman Chris Gerrior said Rose will still owe those fines.

            The commission also approved an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation for a proposed solar project at 0 Old Tuck Bog Road. The applicant’s representative, Andrew Gorman of Beals and Thomas, Inc., of Southborough, sought to confirm the limit and regulatory status of its wetlands resource area by describing the topography of the 73-acre central parcel.

            The only complication came from abutters Diane and Rodney Fielding, who said some of the wetlands flags on the parcel were actually on their land and that the petitioner had gone on their property without permission. Gorman said he and his client will gladly exchange information with them to take down the incorrectly set flags.

            In other business, the commission approved a Certificate of Compliance for completed Order of Conditions work at the Old Middleboro Road solar project and another for completed Order of Conditions work at 119 Dexter Lane that involved allowing the thinning of under and overgrowth on the nonwetlands area of the property.

            The board then responded with a Negative Determination of Applicability to wetlands protection regulations for residential septic system work at 1087 Walnut Plain Road. The plan to abandon an old septic system there by filling it with sand and building a new system at a safe buffer zone will not affect wetlands, the commission concluded.

            Lastly, the commission signed the much-debated Conservation Restriction on 13 acres at Red Brick Farm East.

            When the commissioners first heard of the CR plan approximately two months ago, they complained that Rochester has lost the right to use its own water resources too many times over the decades. The regional agreement would give Mattapoisett the water rights to the Rochester parcel, including possibly digging up to four new wells under a coownership agreement with the Mattapoisett Water and Sewer Authority. The commissioners were united in their refusal to sign the Red Brick Farms CR without more information, especially as to whether the CR can be rewritten to give Rochester rights to some of that water.

            The commission agreed to the plan, only it was emphasized that the $1 purchase offer needed to be part of the letter’s language. The Conservation Restriction that the board signed Tuesday puts in writing that the Mattapoisett water authority “will make every attempt to transfer the land to the town of Rochester for $1.”

            Bailey added, however, that now it will be up to the town’s attorneys to make sure the Conservation Restriction treats the town and its water rights fairly.

            The Rochester Conservation Commission set its next meeting for Tuesday, September 5, at 7:00 pm at Town Hall, 1 Constitution Way.

Rochester’s Conservation Commission

By Michael J. DeCicco

Shute Sees Crown as Tool for Impact

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            Some argue Rochester was the birthplace of the American revolt against the British – at least locally. If all goes well, it could be the hometown of the next Mrs. America.

            Rochester native Amanda (Suprenant) Shute, 36, moved to Maine six years ago and this year was crowned Mrs. Maine after competing in a pageant last April. The pageant was only the second one she had ever competed in.

            A 2004 graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School and a graduate of UMass Dartmouth, Shute received her Master’s Degree in Informatics from Northeastern University. She launched a career in finance, working 11 years at First Citizens Federal Credit Union in Fairhaven before moving to Maine. She now resides in Auburn, Maine, with her husband Andrew, whom she married three years ago.

            The two work together on community-service endeavors in their community, according to a written release.

            She now works at TD Bank as a chief product owner of cyber-fraud management. She says that her love of helping the community has played a major role in her platform and her success in claiming the Maine pageant crown. She wants to use her expertise to teach families the importance of online safety.

            Shute received top placement for the Maine crown in all three categories – swimsuit, evening gown and interview.

            Shute launched a nonprofit called Get Cyber Fit, which helps parents open a dialogue with their children about safer online experiences. According to a written release, Shute has provided more than $60,000 in services to the community by “creating original educational content, making appearances and engaging in community events where she speaks with families and creates digital footprint activities for kids and started a little library tour where she fills libraries with kids’ online safety books.”

            Shute says that when she returns from the national pageant competition, she wants to continue to advocate for online education and safety. The competition starts on Friday, August 18, and runs through Saturday, August 26, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

            Shute attributes her success to some local women who were mentors in her life.

            “My greatest influences are a collection of women I have been surrounded by – from my childhood friend, Samantha (Grainger) Lawrence, who has always encouraged me in my pursuit of being in the field of technology, to my former coworkers and supervisors (Dawn Camille and Doreen Renaud) at First Citizens’ who helped shape my career trajectory,” Shute recently told The Wanderer.

            Her mother, Laurie Suprenant, also has had a major impact.

            “It is because of them I have the courage to be a leader by always being the first one to enter a room and roll up my sleeves to drive change and create solutions; this has allowed me to launch a nonprofit, study abroad, transform a school in an underdeveloped country, win Presidential awards for transformative international fraud-policy changes at work and be recognized in the state pageant as a catalyst for community service, which I received a special recognition for,” Shute said. “When others thought my ideas were outlandish, these women believed in me, it is to them I owe my sincerest gratitude.”

            Growing up in the south coast also has had an impact. The area’s diversity inspired Shute to live abroad, where she lived with another family for six weeks before traveling solo in Europe. “Being surrounded by other cultures helped shape my values, beliefs and be an advocate for underrepresented groups – for this I’ve had the opportunity to be a co-op advisor to several international students,” she said.

            In sum, Shute wants to use her current crown and perhaps the national one, to pay it forward and motivate others to do the same.

            “I hope to inspire other people who have talent or skills to help those around them,” she said. “The way people can support the communities around them looks a little different for everyone, so it’s about stepping in when and where you can to make a difference.”

By Jeffrey D. Wagner

In Praise of All Artists

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There is a finite number of superlatives available in the English language, words to describe something outstanding, something that radiates beauty, something that is wonderful. But there is an infinite number of words that describe emotions like the universe of emotions evoked by the 2023 Summer Members Show at the Marion Art Center now on view through September 22.

            The show opened on August 11 with a stunning 117 works of art to feed your art-loving soul.

            To give you a sense of what’s in store when you take the show in for yourself, consider this: There are 25 acrylics, 20 oils, 10 pastels and 21 watercolors. Add in a textile, two charcoals on newsprint, three-dimensional collages, wooden sculptures and a host of other delicious offerings and, well, it’s an art banquet. We appreciated it all fully aware of the mental and physical effort it takes to produce art in any form.

            Don’t pass anything by as you marvel at John Magnan’s sculptures inspired by man’s inhumanity to man in the 1600s to the trap of continuous data in 2022 (oak, maple, white oak.) While his social commentary is reflected in his sculptures, the masterful manner in which the artist turns wood into a feather or a META symbol into a flowing, seamless piece demonstrates his command of the material and the process.

            You’ll want to stand in front of Sarah Brown-Miquelle’s pastels and be bathed in her color choices. Brown-Miquelle is the winner of the 2023 Annual National Juried Exhibition for Pastels Only held in July on Cape Cod.

             Tucked into a corner of the second-floor gallery are two faces that touch any animal lover’s heart. These, too, are pastels done by Jane Egan, whose animal faces engage the viewer and seem to lock eyes with you in a tender, endearing manner.

            Janet Smith-Flaherty controls her watercolors while producing delicate works; Kate Frazer Rego’s mixed-media collages are in a word brilliant; and Alice Shire’s brush work yields precision and imagination.

            And there are several adult students showing their works for the first time, who were thrilled to be counted among those who are classically trained.

            “I have taken classes here … they are very good and encouraging to the beginner,” said Janet Cromer, explaining that her watercolor was inspired by objects she has collected over the years, pieces that mean something to the fabric of her life experiences. “Painting them as a still life I think immortalizes them.”

            Cromer’s piece has deep, saturated colors not normally associated with watercolors. “The great thing about the Members Show is any member can enter,” she stated with a smile.

            Don’t take my word for just how splendid this show is. Take advantage of the wealth of talent on display now at a neighborhood gallery, the Marion Art Center, whose petite frame belies its power to bring us outstanding art in all its forms.

            Here is the full list of artists: Sage Lamade, Veronique Bale, Linda Olsen, Lynette Torres, Peggy Totten, Peggy Cal-Conley, Susannah Davis, Carole Constant, Jill Law, Butch McCarthy, Barbara Healy, John Magnan, Russell Saunders, Tianxu Zhou, Meg Hartley, Darlene Sassmann, Freddie Popitz, Barbara Geagan, Elizabeth Antonell, Kate Butler, Iria DeValles Vieira, Jayne Degnan Tirimacco, Michelle Lapointe, Tom Geagan, Nini Evans, Susan Gilmore, Nat Simkins, Donna Gagnon, Nataliia Noble, Robert Dunn, Judith Klein, Mary Cosme, Elwin Williamson, Andriy Noble, David Danis, Heide Hallemeier, Sarah Brown-Miquelle, Susan Costa, June Strunk, Alice Shire, Michael Matherson, Zelia Kenyon, Nicole St. Pierre, Virginia Price, Miriam Towle Lopes, Emma Rose Zhou, Susan Lawrence, Ben Bassham, Michael Pietragalla, Kate Frazer Rego, Kyle Riseley, Janet Smith-Flaherty, Helen Johnson, Lenora Pennington, Heather Long-Roise, Christy Gunnels, Jane Egan, Ellyn Gaspardi, Diana Parsons, Susan Meadows, Donna Paulding, Anthony Days, Maeve Bradley, Helena Oliveira, David Maloney and Janet Cromer.

By Marilou Newell

Shellfish with the MNHM

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Shellfish with the Marion Natural History Museum will be presented on August 18, from 9 to 12 for Grades 2 – 6. Can you tell a bivalve from a mollusk? We’ll be taking a look at the upwellers on Island Wharf, learning about oysters and other shellfish with Marion’s Shellfish Warden and hearing about the important role they play in the bay. We will also take a tour of some of the local aquaculture farms and visit Meadow Island with the Marion Harbormaster.

            We’ll also be making fish print T-shirts. Please bring a clean cotton T-shirt or cloth the day of the program. To register for this program please visit our website: www.marionmuseum.org.

The Best of Broadway

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On Friday, August 18, the Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series with a program of music from the Broadway stage. The program, which features a guest vocalist and includes highlights from some of Broadway’s most memorable shows, is as follows:

The Showman – H. Akers

Variations on a Korean Folk Song – J. B. Chance

Broadway Show-Stoppers Overture – arr. W. Barker

Blue Moon – L. Hart; El Larabee, vocalist

Selections from Into the Woods – S. Sondheim

Opening Night on Broadway – arr. M. Brown

Make Our Garden Grow (from Candide) – L. Bernstein

West Side Story Selections – L. Bernstein

They Can’t Take That Away from Me – G. Gershwin; El Larabee, vocalist

Selections from My Fair Lady – F. Loewe

The Invincible Eagle – J. P. Sousa

            El Larabee is a rising sophomore at UMass Dartmouth, studying jazz voice in their music program. El has performed in over sixty musicals from the local to professional level with highlights including performing the title role of Pippin in Bristol Community College’s 2021-2022 season, portraying Teen Princess Fiona in Stadium Theatre’s 2018 production of Shrek, musical directing 20 Cent Fiction’s 2023 production of Zombies From The Beyond and currently performing with the Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant.

            The concert will begin at 7:00 at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand, Island Wharf off Front Street in Marion. All concerts are free and open to the public. “Like” us on Facebook at “Marion Town Band” for up-to-date announcements and rain cancellation notices.

No Solution in Sight for Bylaws

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            The Codification Committee remains in suspension since being taken from the purview of the Planning Board per a 1955 Town Meeting vote discovered only weeks ago.

            The plan to reconstitute the committee to report directly to the Select Board has brought about recurring debate, mainly between board members Randy Parker and Norm Hills, the latter the former chairman of the Codification Committee when it operated as a subcommittee to the Planning Board.

            During Tuesday’s public meeting of the Marion Select Board, Parker insisted that the committee needs some oversight, and he likes the idea of the Select Board voting to approve its decisions.

            Hills thinks voting is too strong an action to be serviceable, considering the machinations of the committee’s activities and how it merely works to identify conflicts and problems with bylaws and recommend fixes or resolutions that require approvals beyond its own authority.

            Like Parker, Select Board Chairman Toby Burr would like to see adjudicatory boards like the Planning Board to have the option of resolving bylaws pertaining to its own activities, passing them on to  the Codification Committee or not make any change.

            Hills said the committee has systematically been working off 280 comments to the general code.

            “We’ve been whittling that down so 21 of those are left,” he said, qualifying that summary with the fact that more conflicts are discovered during the tedious process. All the work is done “so the building commissioner understands what he’s enforcing, and that’s not the case with a lot of bylaws.

            “Whatever we do has to go to the Planning Board, and the Planning Board has to have a public hearing, so there’s no smoke and mirrors.”

            Burr said, based on his conversations, that Planning Board members don’t always know what’s going on. Hills replied, “None of them have even volunteered to show up (at a Codification Committee meeting.) We’re not trying to hide anything. … We’ve been doing this work because nobody else wanted to do it. … I don’t think they understand how much work is involved. … If they want to do it, that’s fine with me.”

            At the outset of the reconstitution of the committee, Parker said he is not a fan of it and felt that the committee had overstepped its mission.

            Town Administrator Geoff Gorman suggested a dual approach. “We can do it both ways too,” he said, sharing a hypothetical in which the committee and an adjudicatory board would discuss ideas.

            Sensing a lack of consensus on the subject, Gorman told the board he would “consult with Town Counsel and see if we’re going in the right direction.”

            River Road has a new parking restriction, but it comes with a wrinkle that left residents watching out what they wish for when Select Board member Norm Hills abstained from the vote because his research on the matter led him to conclude that the street dimensions dictate that state regulations would prohibit parking on River Road altogether.

            The matter pursued by residents ever since the old Gilda’s gave way to the newly reconstructed establishment at the corner of Route 6 almost took a turn that would become problematic to the same residents who felt unsafe under the former lack of regulations.

            Burr and Parker thought it reasonable to enforce only a partial restriction from the corner to the first property line. Four signs will be placed warning violators that illegal parking at the mouth of River Road will result in towing.

            “I don’t think we can allow parking where the state doesn’t allow it,” said Hills before the vote.

            Parker recommended approving the recommended measure and “see how it goes, monitor it.” He was concerned that a complete ban on parking on River Road would not only be unfair to the residents hosting occasional family events but could also lead to many other Marion roads meeting the same criteria and requiring the same signage.

            Gorman will meet with River Road resident Marc Sylvia to determine an exact spot for the sign.

Finance Director Judy Mooney is retiring after more than 20 years with the town and according to Gorman, “leaving very large shoes to fill.” As a result, Marion is forming a Hiring Committee for her replacement.

            Parker suggested that former Select Board member John Waterman would make a good candidate for the job. Gorman reported that 12 applicants have produced approximately half through an initial screening process. Three of those candidates are already working for municipalities.

            “I would like someone to shadow Judy for as long as we can afford,” said Gorman. “It’s moving as quickly as we can make it move.”

            In his Town Administrator’s Report, Gorman also reported that front-end documents for the new Marine Center are complete with procurement the next step. The project’s $1,200,000 shortfall will be brought before voters at the October 23 Special Fall Town Meeting.

            The meeting, to be held at 6:45 pm at Sippican Elementary School, will feature the funding for the harbormaster’s new headquarters, seawall engineering (a shovel-ready project), a cost-of-living adjustment for nonunion town employees, shortfall in funding from collective bargaining, an employee policy manual review and the transfer of a $36,000 opioid settlement from the General Fund to free cash. This will presumably position the town to direct those funds toward addiction-associated programs.

            The Warrant deadline is September 11, closes October 3, goes to the printer on October 5 and is mailed out to residents on October 13. The previously scheduled Special Town Election, said Gorman, is most likely no longer needed.

            Gorman announced that the Marion Fire Department is the recipient of two grants: $190,000 (federal) to replace all breathing apparatus and $285,000 to replace an inoperable bus truck.

            “The chief (Brian Jackvony) does an amazing job going after these grants,” said Gorman, noting that the town’s on-call cadre of firefighters are funded by grant money.

            The plans for the new Department of Public Works building are going well by all accounts.

            Gorman reported a FY24 tax assessment of $35,289.06 with Plymouth County; the item has been budgeted.

            Volunteers are still needed to serve, set up and take down at the Marion Town Party scheduled for Saturday, August 26, from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm at Silvershell Beach.

            Taylor Souza was approved for appointment as a full-time officer with the Marion Police Department effective August 20 for a one-year probationary period, per Chief Richard Nighelli’s recommendation. Souza comes to the Marion Police from the New Bedford PD where he has worked since January 2022. He has earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from UMass Dartmouth and has taught in New Bedford schools and at Dartmouth High.

            While Hills recused himself, Burr and Parker voted to ratify the Open Space Recreation Plan (OSRP) Implementation Contract between the Town of Marion and the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD.)

            The board approved Water/Sewer commitments of: $400 (new water service July 17; $581.82 final readings July 26; $595 back-flow tests July 26; $1,600 new water services July 27; $315 back-flow tests August 8 and $950 new water service August 10.

            The board approved a two-week extension of Sarah Gardner’s mobile-home/trailer permit from August 11 to August 25.

            The board approved the following election officials: Paul Naiman as warden, Linda Schuessler as deputy warden, and Cynthia Callow as election worker.

            The board approved a minor change to the Red Brick Farm/Mattapoisett River Valley Land Conservation Restriction as prompted by state review.

            The Recreation Department will be the recipient of a $3,000 donation from the DaSilva family.

            A Special, One-Day Liquor License was approved for the Kennedy wedding on September 2 from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the Music Hall.

            Burr was voted to represent the Select Board member to the Finance Director Hiring Committee.

            Several will travel on Thursday, August 17, to see Hingham’s swap shed and bring back ideas for Marion’s.

            The Marion Select Board has scheduled to meet in executive session on Wednesday, August 16, at 4:00 pm to discuss Marion Village Estates. The next public session has not been announced.

Marion Select Board

By Mick Colageo

Tornado Leaves Work for Homeowners, Mattapoisett

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            The good news is that no one was hurt. That sentiment is what we heard as we followed up with Mattapoisett Town Administrator Mike Lorenco, Water and Sewer Superintendent Henri Renauld and homeowner Sue Linhares regarding the August 8 tornado.

            That is not to say that the damage created by the EF-1 tornado wasn’t costly in terms of cleanup and small-structure damage. A quick glance down Eldorado Drive off of North Street confirmed that tree damage was significant, including damage to a Mattapoisett Highway Department truck. But “no significant harm” was sustained by residents or municipal employees.

            Lorenco shared that he has been in conversations during an August 11 roundtable meeting with Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. Storm damage to Mattapoisett and other communities was the topic. He said some towns experienced flood damage. Storm damage funding is being sought. Lorenco said a very rough estimate of the financial impact is $160,000, but it might be slightly higher.

            “We are waiting to see what insurance will cover,” said Lorenco, who could not speculate on costs associated with tree removal but said that overtime costs from the Highway, Police and Fire Departments would not be sizeable.

            Renauld estimates Water Department damage at about $100,000 to the Tinkham freshwater station. He confirmed that a Water Department employee sought cover inside the treatment building as the tornado approached. Downed trees caused a bit of a challenge in freeing him from the building but, again, “no one was seriously injured.”

            As cleanup continues, Lorenco put out a statement on Monday: “After hearing from several concerned residents, the Town will be doing pickups of tree trimmings, branches and logs … from those residents affected by the tornado.” He went on to say that roads included are Tinkham Lane, Hereford Hill, Stoney Hill Road, North Street and Eldorado Drive. All cuttings should be brought to the edge of the roadway so equipment can pick it up. Questions should be directed to the Highway Department at 508-758-4100.

            Board of Health Director Gail Joseph stated that there is no charge to residents if the Highway Department removes storm debris as noted in Lorenco’s message to the public. “We charge private contractors working for residents; it’s part of their contract with their customer. The town has to pay to remove storm debris from the Transfer Station; it’s only fair that contractors pay for what they dump. That’s our policy.”

            One impacted resident noted that her family will have firewood for many decades to come. “We are slowly reclaiming our property,” said Sue Linhares, whose home was miraculously spared any damage. “It came within 100 feet of my house. … The blessing is no one was hurt.”

By Marilou Newell

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

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            On Sunday, August 20, The Rev. Benjamin Straley, St. Stephen’s Church, Providence, RI, will conduct services at 8 and 10 am at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 34 Water St., Mattapoisett, next to the Town Beach. During its 139th summer season St. Philip’s invites clergy from near and far to conduct services each week using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. All are welcome.

Ospreys: The Revival of a Global Raptor

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            The Marion Natural History Museum and Sippican Lands Trust welcome Alan Poole for a talk on OSPREY on August 17 at 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the 150 year old Marion Natural History Museum upstairs at 8 Spring Street (upstairs from the Elizabeth Taber Library, elevator available.)

            Poole is an Associate of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and was editor of the Birds of North America life history series (18 volumes, 18,000 pages) for 22 years. He lives along the coast of southeastern Massachusetts, winters in the highlands of Costa Rica, and has been studying Ospreys for over 35 years.

            Osprey are characteristic visitors to Buzzards Bay and will be heading down to southern bays and Caribbean and South American shores soon.

            $10 entrance and you can sign up at Sippican Lands Trust events page. Scholarships available, please contact info@sippicanlandstrust.org. Register at: givebutter.com/j9IizS.