The Sippican Lands Trust is seeking applicants for its “Helen A. Arthur Scholarship.” A monetary award of up to $1000 is available to a Marion resident who is a graduating senior from any secondary school by June 2016 and is preferably pursing an education in environmental studies or a related field. Please postmark a completed […] Read more »
The two Old Rochester Regional school nurses and school doctor Dr. Jason Reynolds asked the Old Rochester School Committee on April 13 to allow the school to keep a supply of Naloxone, known as Narcan, in the nurses’ offices in the case of a drug overdose at the school. “We can’t go a day without […] Read more »
In a 2-1 vote, the Rochester Board of Selectmen took the advice of the Finance Committee and approved acquiring $224,000 in debt to fund the Old Rochester Regional five-year capital plan instead of holding a special town meeting to allow voters to approve the bond. The board held a special meeting on Thursday, April 14, […] Read more »
William J. Purtell, 51, of Marion passed away Wednesday April 20, 2016 due to complications from a spinal cord injury. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, he lived in Mattapoisett and Marion for most of his life. Bill was a fishing boat captain and boat owner in the New Bedford commercial fishing fleet, and the owner […] Read more »
By Thursday, all sports teams had started their season, but bad weather continued to haunt the 2016 season. All games on Tuesday were postponed to rain, though most were made up on Thursday. So far, the baseball team has outscored opponents 22-3 and Girls’ Lacrosse is off to a 3-0 start, making both teams the […] Read more »
On Thursday, April 21, Tabor Academy’s Gay Straight Alliance hosts the annual Day of Silence. The Day of Silence is a national event started by GLSEN (the Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network) that is designed to show support for members of the LGBT community who feel they need to keep part of their identity […] Read more »
Tabor Academy will host a Science at Work Lecture Series Event entitled “Oceanic Eddies and the Monsoon” on April 28 at 6:30 pm at the Tabor Academy Stroud Academic Center, 232 Front Street, Marion. Dr. Amit Tandon is the next Science at Work Lecturer at Tabor Academy. Dr. Tandon, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the […] Read more »
Enthusiasm is building for the Tour de Crème. Riders from six states and 35 Massachusetts towns will join Mattapoisett residents on Sunday, May 22 to ride bikes, sample ice cream and fundraise for Friends of the Bike Path and Mattapoisett Land Trust. While the two shorter rides have already sold out, slots are still available […] Read more »
When I watch my boy walk away down the path to school, it feels like my heart is outside of my body and wandering off into the world, away from my ability to protect, vulnerable to pain, potential suffering, and to annihilation. I imagine every mother feels that way as she watches her heart walk […] Read more »
A special permit request to build a two-story house on an Old Indian Trail property, which abutters claim is the source of problematic neighborhood flooding, appeared further in jeopardy after a letter from the Board of Health asked the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals to table the application until a recently noted alleged BOH matter […] Read more »