Ruth M. (Weber) Donovan

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Ruth M. (Weber) Donovan died April 9, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Mattapoisett. She was born on August 4, 1929 to Ernest and Anastasia Weber in Roslindale, MA. The fourth of seven children she spent her summers in Marion MA, sailing and swimming in Buzzards Bay. Ruth graduated from Roslindale High School and went to work for the George A Fuller Company where she met her future husband, Joseph Donovan. They married on June 4, 1949 and set up their home initially in Walpole and then in Watertown. Ruth leaves her three children, Kevin J and his wife Dominique, Essex, MA, David L., and his wife Patricia, Hull, MA and Kathleen M and her significant other, Joel Rosperich, Mattapoisett, MA. Ruth worked for over 60 years, starting at the George A Fuller Company, George BH Macomber Company, Barkan Construction and Barkan Management. At the age of 70 she was recruited to be a property manager at the Community at Pond Meadow in Wrentham, where she remained for the next ten years. She was predeceased by five of her siblings; Joseph, Ernest, Robert, Carl, and her beloved sister Helen who passed away 10 weeks ago. Thank you aunt Helen for calling Ruth home and for always taking care of your sister. Ruth will be lovingly remembered and missed by her children, her grandchildren, who she adored, and her great-grandchildren. Ruth also leaves her brother David Weber from Palm Bay, Florida, many nieces and nephews and extended family and friends with whom she shared good times and fond memories. 
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, April 15th at 11 AM in St. Rita’s Church in Marion. Her family will receive guests on Monday morning from 9:30 – 10:30 AM at the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd., Route 6, Mattapoisett. Burial will follow in the Massachusetts National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to The Alzheimer’s Association or a charity of your choice. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

Marion Fireworks Update

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The Marion Fireworks Fundraising Gala and Auction, recently held on March 23, was a huge success! Thank you to all the people who attended as well as the many businesses and private donors who contributed to the auction!! The auction raised over $5,000!!

            The afternoon activities allowed anyone to view the auction items for free and the children to participate in face painting and enjoying an ice cream sundae with ice cream and toppings donated by Kool Kone! The cake walk, a musical chairs game where the winner gets a cake, was wonderful. Many seniors and bakeries provided the cakes to be used as prizes!!

            The evening Beach Themed Gala was a lot of fun! Hawaiian shirts and life guard gear could be seen throughout the crowd. Food was prepared and hosted by the students of Old Colony Culinary Department! The students prepared antipasto skewers, fruit sticks, goat-filled truffles and oodles of more culinary delights. Dessert was prepared by Artisan Bakery in Rochester. Many of the donated auction items were bid on over the dollar values! A great time was had by all.

            To date, we have raised $42,000.00 toward the goal of $50,000. The bid for the fireworks is out for review and we are busy planning food truck afternoon for the July 5 event. We are so close! If you haven’t contributed and wish to see the fireworks occur on the 5th, please send in your donations to Marion Fireworks, 2 Spring Street, Marion. 

April is Poetry Month

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It’s Open Mic for Poetry Month at the Mattapoisett Library on Saturday, April 13from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to bring an original poem or share one of their favorites by another poet. Readers of all ages are welcome to read for no more than five minutes each. Sign up to read by emailing mfpl@sailsinc.org or call the library at 508-758-4171. Light refreshments will be served.

            Poet Dzvinia Orlowsky to Read – Everyone is invited to hear award-winning poet Dzvinia Orlowsky on Saturday, April 27 at 3:00 pm. She will have copies of her new book “Bad Harvest” available for purchase and signing.

            Orlowsky is a Pushcard Prize winner and founding editor of Four Way Books. She has published six collections of poetry. She serves as Contributing Poetry Editor for Solstice Literary Magazine and teaches at the Low Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing at Pine Manor College and at Providence College.

Town Reviews Budgets as Town Meeting Approaches

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            It’s no small task to prepare financial documents, warrant articles, bylaw language, and numerous departmental budgets in advance of the Annual Town Meeting. Mattapoisett Town Hall has been buzzing with action as department heads and committees get ready for the big night on May 3 at 6:30 pm in the ORRHS auditorium.

            On April 3, the Finance Committee sat down with Administrator of Assessing Kathleen Costello, whose duties also include managing the information technology systems utilized by town departments.

            One major software package was discussed – Geographic Information System Mapping Technology, known as GIS.

            Costello said the program was being successfully used by the Building Department and the Accessor’s Office. GIS integrates data allowing real-time information exchanges. She said that while staff members are out in the field performing various functions, GIS gives them timely critical data via handheld tablets. Also using the system with great success is the harbormaster’s office, she added.

            The GIS costs around $24,500 Costello said. With the addition of the Board of Health and other upgrades, costs would rise to approximately $54,000. In-house technical expertise has been instrumental in keeping costs reasonable, she added, and Costello envisions a point in the future when the Police and Fire Departments might also be tied into the program.

            Also meeting with the Finance Committee on this night was Highway Superintendent Barry Denham. While a wide range of needs, projects, and projections were discussed, things got a bit bogged down when Denham brought up the maintenance needs of the Town Barn located on Mendell Road.

            Previous town meetings had appropriated funds for some items like new windows and wash down drainage, and some of the appropriations have been used while about $217,000 has not.    According to Denham, a complete building improvement program that includes pending upgrades and other needed renovations were estimated at $600,000 by Cape Building Systems; however, FinCom didn’t understand why the unspent money wasn’t subtracted from that sum.

            “It important to cost the balance of the work,” versus including work previously identified and appropriated, Town Administrator Michael Gagne said.

            Of road improvement projects for which the town had anticipated receiving Massachusetts Department of Transportation funding, Gagne said, “Most projects have been kicked into 2023.” That included the village streets improvements proposed for Main, Water, and Beacon Streets.

            On April 5, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen talked numbers holding a working meeting to discuss the ORR School Committee’s proposal for a $2 million bonding request for improvements to outdoor athletic fields and the auditorium lighting, with Marion picking up 28 percent of the costs, Mattapoisett 34 percent, and Rochester 36 percent, figures based on student enrollment, according to Gagne.

            Gagne said it was necessary to have that request processed through Capital Planning and ranked with other needs presented on the 10-year investment plan. Selectman Jordan Collyer also questioned if the project had been cycled through the ORR capital needs process.

            There are still questions that need answering, said Gagne, and those questions will be sent to the ORR School Committee via letter. He plans on asking them to meet with the Capital Planning Committee to ascertain where this proposal ranks in the ORR Capital Plan.

            The Selectmen expressed concern that a project of this size would have a negative financial impact in spite of the shared costs.

            “It’s a borrowing that will require a two-thirds vote,” Gagne explained, saying that all three towns would have to agree. “My feeling is it is going to be a debt service,” he stated, adding, “you do not have the capital in the levy to fund this.”

            Mattapoisett Library Director Susan Pizzolato brought forward some library personnel needs, and she explained that the library and the community would benefit from the hiring of a paraprofessional, a position that had formally been part of the library structure, but was split into two part-time positions. She expressed the importance of service continuity, especially with needed computer upgrades and ongoing management of consumer accounts.

            “We have two floors and are open 43 hours a week,” she said of the demands on her staff. “I’m not proposing to keep all my part-time positions,” she explained, but she said needed to plan on how to best to serve a community with increasing needs. Part-time positions are currently paid $17.30 per hour. The full-time paraprofessional was estimated at $20.25.

            Pizzolato also said that she wished to have the library open on Monday evenings to better serve the needs of the community. This would also allow the library to receive intra-library deliveries with greater expedience.

            Another department coming before the selectmen with personnel needs was Jacki Coucci, director of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging (COA).

            Coucci said the position of full-time Administrative Coordinator is still vacant, but that several strong resumes had been received. She also said that she wished to upgrade the front desk staffing from senior volunteers to a part-time staff member. Although the work performed by the seniors had been appreciated and well done, she expressed concerns that the discrepancies in skill levels made it difficult to provide adequate customer service. And while she wished to have at least one senior helping to staff the front desk, a professional part-time clerk was warranted, said Coucci. Hourly wages were estimated at $14,231.

            In other areas of the department, Coucci pointed out the increasing demand of COA services, especially for rides to medical appointments.

            Earlier in the evening, Carlos DaSousa, chairman of the Marine Advisory Board (MAB), presented a committee report intended to demonstrate how the Waterfront Enterprise Fund could support the hiring of a full-time harbormaster.

            The MAB drafted the FY20 budget that included a full-time harbormaster, four part-time assistant harbormasters, one wharfinger, and expanded hours of service at approximately $183,450, an increase of $98,650 from FY19, which DaSousa assured the selectmen could be funded by the enterprise fund.       DaSousa explained that revenue for FY19 will come in at $223,517 and FY20 projections should land at approximately $271,317.

            Selectman Paul Silva expressed concern that 50 percent of the budget is salaries, “And that goes up every year, but fees don’t go up every year,” Silva said.

            The selectmen agreed that some staffing adjustments could bring down personnel costs.

            On the matter of staffing the new pump-out boat with costs for that operation being covered up to 75 percent by the state, DaSousa said the town’s share would be about $16,688. The issue of hiring additional staff was debated with Collyer, who said the new full-time harbormaster and their staff will be expected to perform those duties.

            “Part of the point was to get staff out on the water,” Collyer said, adding that at the end of the first year, the MAB and Harbormaster could review staffing needs.

            Gagne said tracking expenses through the boating season would help to establish manpower needs. 

             “Once we have a full-time harbormaster, we’ll be eligible for grants,” said Collyer.

            While wrapping up his comments, Gagne said a meeting had been held with the Finance Committee and the Conservation Commission on the topic of adding new fees for services, and he confirmed that the town could do so without a local wetlands bylaw.

            According to Gagne, a 1997 state law allows cities and towns to set fees for specific services that benefited individuals. He said he would work with town counsel to develop a warrant article asking the voters to allow the Conservation Commission to develop a fee schedule for requests for determinations of applicability and certificates of compliance, as well as other in-field services. He said the department currently cannot cover its own $62,000 annual operating costs.

            The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Finance Committee will be meeting on April 10 at 5:00 pm in the Town Hall conference room.

Mattapoisett Finance Committee

Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen

By Marilou Newell

OC Baseball’s Ace Picks Up Where He Left Off

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Old Colony baseball’s Jacob Wordencould make the case to run the state penitentiary with the way he handles opposing hitters. The Warden takes no guff from anyone.

            Puns aside, the senior right-handed pitcher was lights out for the Cougars in 2018. He threw a complete game in each of his final four starts and did not allow an earned run over those 29 innings.

            Worden is back to keeping hitters off balance to start 2019, earning a win in his first outing. He went the full seven innings in his first start for the Cougars and struck out 10. He scattered three hits and three walks, which only manifested into two Upper Cape runs.

            “He has good command of all his pitches and keeps hitters off stride,” Old Colony coach Craig Lincoln said. “And he has the ability to reach back when he needs to.”

            Through two games, Worden is also 2 for 4 with a double, two walks, and an RBI.

            But the story offensively for Old Colony has been Matt Bumpus. The junior infielder already has five hits through seven at-bats. He’s scored four runs, knocked in one, and hit a double.

            Junior outfielder Liam Stuartleads the Cougars in the early going with three RBI.

            The Cougars opened the season with back-to-back wins. They will play at Cape Cod Tech on Friday at 3:30 pm after Wednesday’s matchup with Bristol Aggie at Pope Park.

            Old Colony softball found itself in quite the afternoon affair against Upper Cape.

            Down seven runs heading into the top of the seventh inning, Old Colony charged back to score 12 runs and finish with a 20-15 win.

            FreshmanTaylor Haskelllaced her first varsity hit of her career, and later drove in Old Colony’s go-ahead run as part of her 4 for 6 day.

            Hannah L’Heureuxcontinues to terrorize opposing pitchers, as well. She went 5 for 5 against the Rams. She knocked in three runs, scored four, and laced both a double and triple.Like Haskell, Tori Santoshad four hits. She drove in three runs. Allyson Pompeoknocked in four of her teammates.

Old Rochester Regional

            In pursuit of retaining its title as South Coast Conference champions, Old Rochester Regional’s girls lacrosse continues to prepare by taking on challenging difficult opponents outside of their league.

            The Bulldogs were able to knock off an always challenging Dartmouth team in a 14-6 finish after ORR suffered a 14-7 loss at the hands of Cohasset.The common denominator in both of those games: Megan Shay.

            On her own, Shay outscored the high-powered Dartmouth offense 7-6. Against Cohasset, she scored five goals. The senior midfielder scored 35 goals as a junior and 31 as a sophomore. She already has over one-third of the number of goals she scored in 2019. Suffice to say, she’ll once again be one of the area’s top players, maybe the best in the South Coast Conference.

            Defensively, ORR is more-than-capable with goalie Gates Tenerowiczback between the pipes. She also has two unrelenting defenders, Mary Butlerand Caroline Thomas, playing in front of her, as they did in 2018.

High School Sports Update

By Nick Friar

Michael B. Moreau, Sr.

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Michael B. Moreau, Sr., 72, of Mattapoisett passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness.  He was the husband of 52 years to Jane M. (Davidson) Moreau.

Born in Newport, RI, son of the late Oliver E. Moreau, Sr. and the late Elsie (Costa) Dawson, he was a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett and graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School.  Mike served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and later was a salesman for Davidson’s Meat for many years.  After Davidson’s he worked with Luzo and then Sysco until his retirement.

Mike loved the water and time spent on his boat.  He had served as an assistant Shellfish Warden and assistant Harbor Master in Mattapoisett.  He was a member of the Quittacus Masonic Lodge AF & AM the Aleppo Temple Order of the Shrine and an avid model train collector.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, Michael B. Moreau, Jr. and his wife Erin and their children, Hunter, Derek and Blake of Mattapoisett and Brett D. Moreau and his wife Kellie and his children, Rebecca and Gabrielle of Mattapoisett;  his step mother, Natalie Moreau of New Bedford;  two brothers, Oliver E. Moreau, Jr. and his wife Sandy of Mt. Wolf, PA and Jeffrey Moreau and several nieces and nephews.  Mr. Moreau was the brother of the late Merle McCra.

Calling hours are Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 10AM-1PM in the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Fairhaven.  Cremation will follow.  For facility directions or memorial register go to, www.hathawayfunerals.comor call (508)994-9471.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114 or a charity of your choice.

Trash and Recycling Costs Still Climbing

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The cost of removing our solid waste – trash and recycling, with its problematic greasy pizza boxes and the plastic windows in envelopes, is going to cost more. As the number of companies – and countries – willing to buy “clean recyclables” decreases globally, the pressure on cities and towns is increasing.

            One of Mattapoisett’s solutions is attempting to educate residents on best practices for producing clean, saleable recyclable items. No easy task, indeed.

            The issue of the growing mountains of recyclables being shifted from the U.S. to ports-of-call in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Pakistan is becoming more problematic and expensive. The question of how to get residents to clean up their recyclables so they can be sold is now a very real and everyday issue. Changing household habits was discussed on March 27 when the Mattapoisett Finance Committee met with Senior Board of Health Agent Dale Barrows and Health Agent Kathryn Tapper to review the department’s proposed fiscal year 2020 budget.

            The agents are planning a town-wide recyclable education program to help residents better understand the importance of placing only clean, recycle-ready materials in the orange topped containers.

            “But what will happen is that people will just put it in the trash bin,” Barrows said, rather than taking the time or steps to wash out jars and cans or make sure that pizza box is, in fact, grease-free.

            Barrows said he anticipates a noticeable uptick in solid waste tonnage and a drop in recyclables as a direct result of more stringent patroling of what residents are tossing into the recycle containers.

            “Massachusetts can’t handle our own waste,” Barrows said. “A third is shipped out of state and the further it has to go, the more it costs.” He cautioned the committee that costs associated with trash and recyclables were only going to skyrocket until such time as a solution, nationally and globally, could be achieved.

            As things stand now, the FY19 budget allocated $169,176 for the negotiated recycling contract. Barrows estimates that to rise to $178,509 in FY20. Solid waste curbside pick-up will also rise by some $7,000, he noted. On the Town’s website, residents may view a presentation aimed at beginning the recycling education process at www.mattapoisett.net.

            In other areas of the department, Tapper said the Board of Health wants to implement GIS mapping system capability for a cost of $1,400. Finance Committee Chairman Pat Donoghue wondered how the computer program would benefit the department.

            Tapper said that other departments were currently utilizing the system to track and have immediate access to permits and other information while working in the field. Barrows added that it would be especially useful when working with property owners regarding septic systems.

            Mattapoisett’s town manager, Michael Gagne, questioned a jump from $1,500 to $15,000 in the category of part-time agent leave coverage, saying to Barrows, “This is supposed to be an enterprise fund.”

            Barrows said, while fees at the transfer station were in line with other towns, “Trash doesn’t pay. … We are not the Water & Sewer Department.” He continued, “We can’t just up the rates. If I get three rainy days in a row, I don’t make money.”

            Tapper added that, with more homes being added to collection services, costs would rise.

            Also coming before the Finance Committee were Conservation Agent Elizabeth Leidhold and Conservation Commission Chairman Mike King to discuss options for adding new fees for services provided by this department.

            A study of surrounding towns demonstrated that nearly all were charging for services currently not being reimbursed in Mattapoisett. Leidhold said that request for determination of applicability applications, a review service that evaluates projects to determine the need for various permits and conditions, is currently not fee-based. Other towns are charging anywhere from $50 to $250, depending on the square-footage of the property in question.

            Other fees that the Town may wish to impose would include applications for certificates of compliance, extensions of orders of conditions, site visits, wetlands delineations, permit extensions, and requests for amended orders of conditions. Currently, the only fee collected is done so in accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act.

            King said that, because the Town does not have its own wetlands bylaws, it is bound by state regulations to charge only for notice of intent filings, a fee of $100 that is split 50/50 with the state.

            Gagne thought differently, believing that all the town had to do was institute a bylaw for the new fees themselves, not a wetlands bylaw for which he admitted voters have not had not found palatable in the past. To that end, he said he was awaiting confirmation from town counsel that such a bylaw could be enacted. If that were the case, Gagne said there would be an article on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant asking voters to approve it in May.

            The goal of collecting new fees is an effort on the part of the Town to have those Town Hall departments that provide particular services to property owners carry the cost burden associated with those services versus having the entire taxpaying base cover the costs.

            According to Gagne, the Board of Selectmen favors establishing a new fee structure for Conservation Department services.

            The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Finance Committee is scheduled for April 3 at 5:00 pm in the Town Hall conference room.

Mattapoisett Finance Committee

By Marilou Newell

Rochester Council on Aging

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Join us for breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Sunday, April 7 from 8:00 am – 11:00 am. All are welcome! Breakfast is made to order from our reasonably priced breakfast menu. Menu items include eggs any style, French toast, pancakes, and sausages! Photos with the Bunny are available for $5.00. 

            Election Day is Wednesday, April 10. Scrabble & Line Dancing are canceled, and the Fitness Room will be unavailable on Tuesday, April 9 as we will be busy setting up for voting on April 10th! The following are canceled on April 10 to accommodate voting: Fitness Room, Ballroom Dancing, BINGO, and Zumba! Come down and vote!!!!

            Our next day trip is Friday, April 12th! We will be heading to the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster. This is a very special museum with exhibits on birds, bees, the marshlands, and many other natural things! There is an “Osprey Camera”, which is focused on an osprey nest in the marsh. You can get a close up view from a comfy arm chair in the museum! The museum visit will be followed by lunch at The Marshside Restaurant, which is nestled in an expansive marsh and has large windows that give you a fabulous view! The lunch menu has many delicious options from soups, salads, sandwiches, small bites, and entrees! After lunch we will make a stop at The Christmas Tree Shop in Sandwich. The fee for this trip is $10.00. The bus leaves Rochester at 9:00 am and will return around 4:00 pm. Call us to reserve your spot! This trip is a great way to welcome spring … finally!

            The Rochester Senior Center is currently accepting applications for potential new board members. Each year at this time we solicit new board members to replace any outgoing board members. Board members must be Rochester residents, Rochester Senior Center participants, and interested in advocating for and serving the needs of Rochester’s older adult residents. Please send a letter of interest to 67 Dexter Lane, Rochester, MA 02770, attention of the Board of Directors. This is a worthwhile time commitment of a few hours each month.

            Please note that the Senior Center will be closed on Monday, April 15th for Patriot’s Day and Friday, April 19th closing at 2:00 pm for Good Friday. 

            RIDES: We provide free transportation for Rochester residents. Please call for a ride with one of our friendly drivers at least 24 hours in advance so we can schedule a driver!

Rides to medical appointments in Boston and Providence: Medical transportation to Boston or Providence is available for $5.00 via a grant program made available by Coastline Services. Call 508-992-5978 at least 2 weeks in advance!

            Please contact us at the Senior Center at 508-763-8723 for more information or to make reservations for rides and/or events. 

Greatest Hits of the Greatest Generation

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Sippican Choral Society presents its spring concert entitled “Greatest Hits of the Greatest Generation” on Sunday, April 28at 4:00 pm at St. Gabriel’s Church, 124 Front Street, Marion.

            Music from the 1940s will be presented, including selections from The Great American Songbook – classics by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, and others; jazz standards such as ‘How High The Moon’, ‘But Beautiful’ and ‘Take The A Train’; and hits from popular Broadway musicals, such as State Fair and South Pacific.

            Music Director: Darry Dolezal, Accompanist: Michelle Gordon, Guest Percussionist: Neil Sylvia. Tickets are available at Euro in Fairhaven, Isabelle’s in Mattapoisett, Serendipity in Marion, The Symphony Music Shop in Dartmouth, and from any chorus member. Ticket prices are $15 for general admission, $5 for students, and free to anyone under six years of age. For more information, please refer to our website: www.sippicanchoralsociety.org.

Four Vie for Two Seats on Planning Board

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Some annual elections are exciting, others not so much; but the democratic process at the local level is, in essence, our nation’s purest form of democracy – one person, one vote – and not one to forfeit simply because the only two contested races are for Planning Board and Board of Assessors.

            Marion is a town well aware of the vital role of a planning board and the impact that board’s decisions have on a community. Incumbent and current chairman of the board, Will Saltonstall, is the only Planning Board member running for reelection, as Steve Kokkins has decided not to vie for his seat for another term. Four candidates will appear on the ballot for the two three-year terms – Saltonstall, Barry Gaffey, William do Carmo, and Joseph Rocha.

            There are two candidates hoping for a seat on the Board of Assessors – Barry Gaffey and Catherine Gibbs. Current board member Brad Eames did not pull papers for another term as an assessor. Finance Committee member Alan Minard did pull papers to run for the board, but did not return them to the Clerk’s Office by the March 26 deadline. 

            Board of Selectmen member John Waterman is running unopposed for a full three-year seat on the board. Waterman was elected last year for a one-year term to occupy the seat of former Board of Selectmen member Steve Gonsalves, who served two of his three-year term and resigned in February 2018.

            For the Board of Health, Edward Hoffer is running unopposed for a three-year term currently held by Jason Reynolds who has decided not to run for a second term.

            Current chairman of the Marion School Committee, Christine Marcolini, decided not to run for another term, leaving Nichole Daniel to run unopposed for her first three-year term on the committee.

            Old Rochester Regional School Committee incumbent Heather Burke will serve a second term on that school committee, also running unopposed.

            Open Space Acquisition Commission incumbent John Rockwell will serve another term running unopposed for one of the two open seats, while appointed incumbent Casey Gunschel will run unopposed for another term on the commission.

            The current appointed tree warden, Jon Henry, will relinquish his position to unopposed candidate Russell Gunschel, and incumbent Town Moderator Brad Gordon, also running unopposed, will serve another year at the Town Meeting podium.

            Marion’s 2019 Annual Election is Friday, May 17. Polls are located at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center at 465 Mill Street, open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.

            The League of Women Voters will host a “Meet the Candidates” event at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, on Thursday, May 2, at 4:45 pm.

By Jean Perry