Cameron J. Goulart, 18, of Marion, died Sunday January 20, 2013. Born in Fall River on March 2, 1994, he was the beloved son of Jeffrey and Debbie (Cardoso) Goulart and the loving brother of Kaleigh and Chandler Goulart. Cameron had cerebral palsy from birth and although he had many medical challenges, his amazing strength […] Read more »
Mites 1: The Mites 1 team stunned the previously undefeated Lower Cape 2 team on Saturday by beating them 4-1 in Orleans. The Gateway team jumped out to an early lead with three quick goals in the first period. Both teams then scored in the second period. The Mites 1 skating speed paid off well in […] Read more »
Virginia (Durocher) Blais passed away peacefully at her son’s home January 20, 2013 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Alphonse and Florida Durocher (Desorcy), and the widow of Wilfred Blais. She is survived by son Thomas Blais and his wife Diane of Rochester and grandsons Dennis and Douglas Blais. She […] Read more »
For those of us lucky enough to experience all four seasons, winter tends to bring about the starkest of changes to our environment. While we humans fight the colder months with thicker jackets and hotter soup, nature has its own way of dealing with the bitter conditions that envelop New England a few months a […] Read more »
The National Weather Service has issued a couple of warnings for the Tri-Town area. The first warning is for high winds this evening. Residents should expect winds of 30mph with gusts up to 40mph. The second advisory is for Monday evening into Tuesday as a winter storm moves into the area. Although the exact track […] Read more »
There few things in this world better than eating and helping the community, especially when one can help the community by eating. For almost a decade that has been the formula at the Marion Fire Fighters Association spaghetti supper, which was held this year on Saturday, January 19. “They’re coming in droves,” said Marion fire […] Read more »
One of the Mattapoisett Land Trust’s greatest and most appreciated assets is its band of enthusiastic volunteers. Members of our community help out in many ways, from staffing our booth at Harbor Days, to assisting in clean-ups and general maintenance. It is this background activity, probably invisible to many, that keeps protected lands open and […] Read more »
Two of the Tabor Academy faculty members will be taking the second semester off. Mr. Howland and Mr. Arnfield are going their separate ways during the second semester, with Howland being awarded a sabbatical and Arnfield taking advantage of the Braitmayer Fellowship. Howland completed the sabbatical eligibility requirement of being a teacher at Tabor Academy […] Read more »
Anita T. (Desrochers) Belanger, 84, of Mattapoisett died January 17, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Leo J. Belanger. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late Leo and Marie A. (Guilmette) Desrochers, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett in 1989. She wintered in […] Read more »
Louise M. (Rose) Tucker, 92, of Marion, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 in the Kindred Transitional Care at Forestview, Wareham. She was the widow of the late Charles Tucker and the daughter of the late Harry and Caroline (Rennie) Rose. She was born in Wareham and lived in Marion for many years. Mrs. Tucker worked […] Read more »