It is still well within the original budget for the project, but on November 18 the Marion Board of Selectmen approved an amendment to the Great Hill water tower construction agreement, increasing the cost by $11,500 to pay for unforeseen engineering costs. The project total increased from $93,000 to $104,500. Citing complications with easements, land […] Read more »
A city rich in American history, New Bedford is also a city with its own performing arts treasures. This holiday season New Bedford Ballet will take you on a journey back in time to the 1850s, a time when The Whaling City prospered as its whale oil lit up the world. A New England Nutcracker […] Read more »
It’s Complicated (R, 120 min.) is being shown at the Mattapoisett Council on Aging, COA Senior Center, Center School, 17 Barstow St., on Tuesday, November 25 at 12:00 noon. The free movie is sponsored by the Friends of the Mattapoisett COA (formerly known as the Friends of the Elderly). It’s Complicated: The complication is the […] Read more »
A limited edition of a new book is being printed and will be available for sale at the Marion Art Center on November 21. Cecil Clark Davis: A Self Portrait (1877-1955) was conceived by Wendy Todd Bidstrup with design consultation by Barbara Gee. It is an inspiring, insightful, amusing portrait of a gracious time and […] Read more »
There came a time when living with the looping internal dialog so full of pain could not, and would not, be tolerated any longer. With that line drawn, I’d spend the next ten years sorting out those inherited belief systems that could be dispensed with forever. That done, I slowly moved forward – but not […] Read more »
The majority of the Marion Conservation Commission, with just a bit of contention amongst its members, took a no tolerance stance on building within a velocity zone on November 12, with Chairman Norman Hills refusing to budge on allowing four large storage containers to be temporarily placed in the V zone of the proposed location […] Read more »
During its November 18 meeting, Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon reported to the Rochester Conservation Commission that volunteers are urgently needed to assist in crafting the 2016 open space plan. The current plan is set to expire in October 2015, but with a lack of citizen participation, creating such a critical plan will prove difficult. Open […] Read more »
The following Tri-Town students have been recognized on the Bishop Stang Q1 Honor Roll: Samuel Appleton, grade 12, First Honors, Mattapoisett Sandra Decas, grade 12, First Honors, Mattapoisett Meghan Domagala, grade 12, Second Honors, Rochester Emma Downes, grade 12, First Honors, Mattapoisett Aidan Downey, grade 9, Second Honors, Mattapoisett Caroline Downey, grade 12, First Honors, […] Read more »
An Open Letter to the Woman in the Powder-Buff Blue VW Convertible Leaving the Parking Lot of the Marion General Store around 11:00 am Thursday, November 13 Dear Madam: Perhaps, as you were pulling out of the parking lot of the Marion General Store, you were too distracted talking on your cellphone (held in your […] Read more »
The Tri-County Music Association will present its annual Scholarship Showcase on Friday, November 28 at 7:00 pm in Lyndon South Auditorium on the campus of Tabor Academy, 85 Spring St., Marion, MA. This benefit concert is a special fundraiser for the Tri-County Music Association Scholarship Fund. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at […] Read more »