With a decisive vote, Stephen Gonsalves was elected to the Marion Board of Selectmen on May 13, beating opponent and fellow Planning Board and Conservation Commission member Norman Hills 686-413. “It’s very humbling. Wow,” said Gonsalves. “When I sat down and heard the numbers, I nearly fell off my chair.” Gonsalves said he was speechless […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum’s after school program recently visited Bird Island. Many thanks to Isaac Perry and the Marion Harbormaster crew for a wonderful trip to view the changes taking place at Bird Island. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Liedhold Read more »
It wasn’t that long ago when Breton of Mattapoisett was just another well-mannered young man, or should I say dog. But during a visit to the vet last year, the 7-year old Shih Tzu and his owner/handler Lenore Everett would find their lives forever changed. Everett retold the events leading up to Breton’s new life-changing […] Read more »
The MCTA hopes that everyone is ready to play some fun, outdoor tennis. Although this winter was not as hard as last year, it seemed to many of us that, somehow, warmer weather was going to pass us by. Well, it has arrived and our season started on Tuesday, May 17. Drop-ins will be held […] Read more »
To the Editor: Kudos to the Mattapoisett Highway Department and their contractors for the outstanding job they did constructing new sidewalks and planting grass along North Street in the village. Perhaps the gentleman I see from time to time struggling to roll his wheelchair along the street will now have a flat, smooth, clear, safe […] Read more »
Have old clothes to donate? Want to give to a good cause? Come to a clothing drive and bake sale on May 22 at Old Hammondtown School from 9:00 am to noon. Dropped-off bags of old clothes will be purchased by the nonprofit company Bags 2 School, and those proceeds will be donated to Gifts […] Read more »
M. Clare Doyle passed away peacefully in Meredith, NH on Monday, May 16, 2016. She lived life to the fullest during her incredible 103 years. Clare was born in Woonsocket, RI on August 16, 1912. She graduated from the Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing. Clare entered the US Army Nurse Corps in 1944 and […] Read more »
Ralph Wilde, 79, of Marion passed away on Tuesday, May 17th at Tobey Hospital. He was the companion of 25 years to Sally Tomasik also of Marion. He was born in Taunton, MA the son of the late Howard D. and Carrie A. (Coombs) Wilde Sr. Mr. Wilde attended Fresno State School of Agriculture and […] Read more »
Barbara Edna DeTerra, 84 of Rochester, MA passed away peacefully at her home on May 18, 2016 after a long illness. She leaves behind her husband of 49 years Raymond DeTerra of Rochester, MA; her daughter, Cynthia Eugenio of Leesburg, FL; her son, Raymond F. DeTerra and his wife Jennifer DeTerra of New Bedford, MA; […] Read more »
A multi-alarm fire broke out just after 6:00 pm on Friday night, May 13, at the Zero Waste Solutions facility located at 48 Cranberry Highway in Rochester. The $27 million, 100,000 square-foot trash, debris, and recycling sorting facility fire was called in at 6:12 pm, according to Rochester Fire Chief Scott Weigel during a follow-up […] Read more »