Two more new solar energy facility projects came before the Rochester Planning Board on the long night of November 9, when the meeting went roughly three hours into the night. Rochester is becoming familiar with the nature of the solar project proposal process, and residents, one by one, are becoming more knowledgeable on the subject, […] Read more »
Donald Braman Wing of Marion, MA, passed away on November 14, 2015 from cancer after a short hospital stay. He was 72. Born on September 24, 1943 in Greenfield MA, to Henry C. Wing, Jr. and his wife Janice (Knapp) Wing, he attended Greenfield schools and graduated from Deerfield Academy, class of 1962. He majored […] Read more »
The topic for many residents in Marion has been what to do and how much to spend on bringing the town house into the 21st century and beyond. The need has been demonstrated, a committee has done research and held months of study and public meetings, and numerous options have been explored – but in […] Read more »
Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for October 2015. Green Team: Jacqueline Barrett & Stephen Marsten Orange Team: Emma Gabriel & Benjamin Ritchie Blue Team: Abigail Forcier & Steven Carvalho Red Team: Lindsy Durgin & Andrew Coucci Purple Team: Claire Barry & Cole […] Read more »
The Regis College women’s soccer team had four players named to the New England Collegiate Conference All-Conference team and one player named to the Sportsmanship Team on Monday afternoon by the league offices. Junior Hannah Bouvette of Mattapoisett was selected to the All-Conference Second Team as a defender while seniors Joana Rosa (Boston, MA), and […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will hold their November meeting on November 19 at noon in Reynard Hall of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church Street. Our program will include a talk by Lee Blake, Program Administrator UMD and President, New Bedford Historical Society. What do you remember from your school days and American History? The […] Read more »
With an agenda full of promising energy economies and alternative energy opportunities, Marion Energy Management Committee member Jennifer Francis presented another intriguing idea: electric cars for municipal use. What Francis had discovered was a state program that provides incentives for eligible public and private entities to acquire electric vehicles, as well as the installation of […] Read more »
Martha A. (Coates) Burbank, 80, of Mattapoisett died November 13, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Robert G. Burbank, with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Carlton and Mary Jane (Hilton) Coates, she lived in New Bedford […] Read more »
In response to some parental concern over how sixth grade novels are chosen, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum Dr. Elise Frangos on November 4 presented information on the reasoning and judgment of appropriateness behind selecting assigned literature, giving Marion School Committee members reassurance of the process. In the past, said Frangos, “Teachers selected books they loved […] Read more »
Holiday Hours: The Library will be closed on Wednesday, November 11 in observance of Veteran’s Day. Programs for the town ceremonies at Old Hammondtown School are available at the Circulation Desk. The Mattapoisett Library will close at noon on Wednesday, November 25, and it will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27 to […] Read more »