The Marion Music Hall will celebrate its 125th birthday and Elizabeth Taber on October 2, 3, and 4 with an Our Fair Lady gala performance. The entire Tri-Town area is invited to celebrate the rich history of the Marion Music Hall and its benefactress. Throughout the weekend of October 2, the Marion Music Hall Advisory […] Read more »
There will be a Community Blood Drive sponsored by the Bay Club of Mattapoisett on Thursday, September 10 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Bay Club Training Room located at 63 County Road in Mattapoisett. Bay Club employees and members can schedule an appointment to donate at the Members Service Desk inside the […] Read more »
To the Editor: The Elizabeth Taber Library wrapped up this summer’s program for children, “Book an Adventure,” with an End-of-the-Summer-Program Ice Cream Sundae Social. Over the course of six weeks, many children ages 2 to 12 enjoyed story times, reading games, a bubble show, as well as crafts such as: bicycle decorating for the 4th […] Read more »
Since last year, the Marion Conservation Commission has been granting proposed CVS developers’ representatives one continuation after another for the project’s Request for Determination of Applicability public hearing. The last time the ConCom met with LEC Environmental Consultants, reps for developer Mark Investment, was back in October 2014. Since then, the commission has continued the […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission on August 24 once again met with Brandon Faneuf of Ecosystem Solutions regarding encroachment issues at properties located on Seabreeze Lane. On this evening, he was specifically representing John and Cheryl Anzaldi, 3 Seabreeze Lane, in their request for an amended order of conditions. Anzaldi also requested permission to remove invasive […] Read more »
When the school day ends, children need opportunities to learn and engage in meaningful activities. Their success out of school can have a positive effect on their success in school. Unfortunately, one in four U.S. children is left unsupervised after 3:00 pm, according to Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit public awareness advocacy organization. To help youth […] Read more »
This summer, Tabor Academy collaborated with NOAA’s Tim Anderson in studying ocean currents in our area. Utilizing the SSV Tabor Boy, Tim Anderson oversaw the deployment of two NOAA drifters and a drifter built by Tabor students last fall. Oceanographic drifters are simple free-floating instruments that transmit their own positions via satellite. The drifters are […] Read more »
Robert A. Smith, 65, of Rochester passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the New Bedford Health Care Center after a brief illness. He was the fiancé of Linda Lapre of Rochester. Born in Utica, NY, the son of the late Thomas and Vendela (Phillips) Smith, he grew up in Yorkville, NY and had lived […] Read more »