An article to appropriate $20,000 towards a feasibility study for the construction of a new Town Hall Annex failed after a majority voted against Article 5– and against all three selectmen. Questions arose despite Town Administrator Michael McCue’s explanation of how the Town needs an annex of its own in order to circumvent an imminent […] Read more »
The public is invited to the Marion Music Hall on Thursday, October 23 at 7:00 pm for a special lecture, Alexander Hamilton and the Art of Democratic Politics, with featured speaker David M. Prentiss. Co-sponsored by the Sippican Historical Society and Elizabeth Taber Library, the lecture will explore some of the fundamental challenges of democratic […] Read more »
Under the direction of Dr. Rex T. McGraw, the Marion Art Center Players will present “Drinking Habits” a laugh out loud farce in two acts by Tom Smith on November 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 7:30 pm and a matinee at 2:00 pm on Sunday, November 9. Accusations, mistaken identities, and romances run wild […] Read more »
The Machacam Club will hold its November meeting on November 5 at the Legion Hall, 3 Depot Street. Social time is 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:00 pm. Our special guest will be Rick Charon, owner of Charon Associates, Inc. founded in 1979. His company specialized in typical engineering for the residential market. With the advent […] Read more »
Colleen P. (Gauvin) Calise, 51, of Mattapoisett died October 19, 2014 peacefully at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of Stephen W. Calise. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Bernard and Nancy (Hawes) Gauvin, she lived in Mattapoisett all of her life. Colleen was a communicant and former CCD teacher at St. Anthony’s Church […] Read more »
Donald Duane Barber, 81, of Mattapoisett died October 17, 2014 peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital after complications following cancer surgery surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Barbara M. (MacLennan) Barber. Born in Haywood, WI, the son of the late Daniel and Lena (Horne) Barber, he lived in Mattapoisett. Mr. Barber was […] Read more »
Ann S. (Farley) Rezendes, 74, of Mattapoisett died October 19, 2014 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of Francis A. Rezendes. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Edna Farley, she lived in Franklin, MA and Mattapoisett most of her life. Mrs. Rezendes was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church. […] Read more »
St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion will be holding a Yard Sale on Saturday, October 25 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. The sale is being sponsored by the Adult Choir of St. Gabriel’s, and proceeds will benefit both the music program and St. Gabriel’s outreach and relief efforts. The sale takes place in the […] Read more »
One of my favorite things to do is read the Sunday morning newspaper. Recently, while leafing through the pages, I found the following, “The Working Grandma,” written by Kevin Harnett of South Carolina. Now, the fact that a man was writing this piece about women didn’t surprise me at all. What I did find surprising […] Read more »
The landscape outside Sippican School in Marion changed on Friday, October 10 when ten native Atlantic White Cedars were planted by the fifth graders as part of a hands-on educational program in partnership with the Trustees of Reservations and Sippican School. On Thursday, October 9, sixth graders from Sippican School traveled to Copicut Woods in […] Read more »