Richard J. “Rick” Guerzoni, (Ret. Chief, Marion FD), 61, of Marion, died Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the husband of Leslie F. Guerzoni. Born in Wareham, he was the son of the late John H. & Madeline P. (Coggeshall) Guerzoni. A graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School in […] Read more »
Frances P. (Rogers) Walton, 83, of Fairhaven died Saturday February 6, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a long illness. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Donald A. Walton. Born in Fairhaven, the daughter of the late John and Lucinda (Pimental) Rogers, she lived in Fairhaven for most of her life. She […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club, a member of Lions International consisting of 45,000 clubs and more than 1.3 million members worldwide making this the world’s largest service club organization, is pleased to announce two $2,500 scholarships to be awarded this year to graduating high school or home-schooled students residing in Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester. The funds […] Read more »
In an extremely rare occurrence, Old Rochester Regional Boys’ Basketball lost a game this week, falling 63-60 to a tough Apponequet team. However, the team remains 12-1 and in the driver’s seat for another SCC Championship. Other highlights this week include a Girls’ Swimming win over Pope John Paul aided by a fantastic performance from […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board was taken slightly aback on February 1 by a non-conforming structure addition submitted by Garrett Bradley of 8 Park Street, and they conversed candidly as they tried to figure out how to handle it. “I have no idea how these plans conform to the actual lot,” board member Norm Hills observed. […] Read more »
Should a disaster or emergency ever fall upon Marion, you’d be in good hands with the Marion/Rochester Regional Health District and community volunteers who would be ready and waiting to assist you at Sippican School, Marion’s designated emergency shelter. Local health officials, in conjunction with the Medical Reserve Corps, have spent the last year mobilizing […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s monthly Book Sale is Saturday, February 13 from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm at the library, 7 Barstow Street. This month, the Friends offer nearly all new fiction in nearly-new condition. Popular authors like Jodi Picoult and Stephen King are well represented. There is also a good selection of […] Read more »
Applications for Community Preservation Act funding are now available in the Marion Town House located at 2 Spring Street, Marion, MA 02738. The Community Preservation Act is a Massachusetts Law that allows participating cities and towns to adopt a real estate tax surcharge, supplemented by State matching funds in order to fund community preservation. Eligible […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Planning Board has seen several requests from subdivisions and cluster housing developments for changes to their covenants – changes that would allow those residents to participate in municipal trash collection. To date, the board has approved covenant modifications that would allow the Bay Club, Villages of Mattapoisett, and Brandt Point Village to petition […] Read more »
At the age of 55, Hank Phillippi Ryan, well known investigative reporter and now award-winning author, decided she could – and therefore would – write mystery novels. That was 11 years ago, she told a packed room at the Mattapoisett Public Library on January 31. And how right she was to follow her dream, one […] Read more »