The Master Plan process in Marion has shifted into ‘open space mode’ and how to manage open space properties in the future. Currently, a number of different entities acquire and oversee open space parcels, evidenced by a recent map of Marion that resembles a patchwork blanket of sorts showing which entities are responsible for which […] Read more »
The following students have achieved honors at Bishop Stang High School for the second quarter: Henry Ucci of Marion, grade 9, First Honors Olivia Ucci of Marion, grade 11, First Honors Christian Paim of Marion, grade 12, First Honors Noah Gowell of Marion, grade 9, President’s List Julia Winters of Marion, grade 9, Second Honors […] Read more »
Dear Tri-Town Families: Soccer has been a part of our lives for many years here in the Tri-Town. For 10 years, Oceaneer’s Youth Soccer ran a terrific alternative program for our area families who did not wish to leave the Tri-Town and go to Fairhaven for soccer. Last year, the founding family of the Oceaneer’s […] Read more »
The Annual Meeting of the Marion Art Center will be held on Tuesday, April 13 at 7:00 pm in the Patsy Francis Gallery at 80 Pleasant Street (corner of Main and Pleasant Streets), Marion, Massachusetts. All members are invited to attend. Annual reports will be presented, and officers and new members of the Board of […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will hold their March meeting on Thursday, March 17 at noon in Reynard Hall at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church Street. Our program will feature a talk about coastal waterbirds, including the roseate tern, by Kathy Parsons, Ph.D., Director, Coastal Waterbird Program, Mass Audubon. Mass Audubon’s Coastal Waterbird Program is […] Read more »
Joan (LeClair) McQuillan, 89, passed away on March 6 2016 in Sarasota, Fl. She was born April 17, 1926 in New Bedford, Ma., daughter of Albert P LeClair and Emma (Finnegan) LeClair. Joan attended Green Mountain College and married the love of her life, Daniel L McQuillan, in 1948. She was a very talented artist […] Read more »
The Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School’s Robotics Club has been working diligently for months in preparation for the Southern New England VEX Robotics Competition. The event was hosted at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester on March 5 and 6. OCRVTHS students John Barns, Ben Jenson, Jesse Goodwin, Jasper Tan, Tanner Safford, Nickolaus Smith, […] Read more »
Squirts: Gateway Gladiator Squirts started the playoffs off on the wrong skate on Sunday against the Walpole Express, but will be back and ready next weekend for Game 2 of the playoffs. Late in the first period, Thomas Clavell skated through Walpole’s lines strong and shot the puck right past the goalie’s blocker, with an […] Read more »
The First Congregational Church of Marion held its inaugural Saturday Service at 5:00 pm on March 5. Lee Dougall welcomed all who came to worship at this family-friendly, contemporary, casual service. She drew attention to a banner of Minister’s Rock portraying the very beginning of this church, which said, “From These Roots Our Church Grows, […] Read more »
On Friday, March 11 at 12:30 pm, The Sippican Woman’s Club invites members and guests to welcome and hear Professor Vincent J. Cannato, author of American Passage: The History of Ellis Island, speak. A book signing will follow the program. Please join us for a finger-food luncheon, tea/coffee and a sweet, followed by a brief […] Read more »