The Mattapoisett Planning Board had an extremely light agenda on October 3 as Chairman Tom Tucker welcomed its two newest members, Gail Carlson and Janice Robbins, to their chairs at the conference table. As Tucker introduced them, he added with a wry smile, “I hope you don’t regret this.” Before them was a Form-A Approval […] Read more »
Weather Ready Mattapoisett, an organization of local officials and citizens concerned about future flooding in town, invites townspeople interested in learning how the community is preparing for climate change to join town officials, local residents, and EPA on Thursday, October 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Old Hammondtown School at 20 Shaw Street. […] Read more »
Alexander Hamilton will speak at the Marion Music Hall on Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 pm. The setting is December 23, 1800 and the political atmosphere is charged with a dead-locked ballot for the Presidency: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Charles Stockbridge has been lecturing on the founding of the first United States currency and […] Read more »
As part of the Tomlinson Visiting Artist Series at Tabor Academy, the duo Leslie Stroud (flute) and Matthew Odell (piano) will perform a program entitled “Chamber Music of France” at 7:00 pm on Friday, October 14, in the Lyndon South Auditorium on the campus of Tabor Academy, 85 Spring Street, Marion. The concert is free […] Read more »
It flew in two days ago and taunts me for hours. I am a young dog. I find this very amusing, high entertainment and a reason to dash across the hardwood floors snapping at its buzzing form. It is a fly. My humans are not so pleased and are blaming me for this intrusion into […] Read more »
On September 29, nearly 300 people, primarily supporters of the Inn at Shipyard Park, attended the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals hearing petitioned by abutters seeking to stop the music at the historic inn. George and Maureen Butler have lodged complaints against the inn, claiming that amplified music is akin to living next to “speeding […] Read more »
The Town House Building Committee and their architects, Turowski Architecture, are moving forward with planning for the Historic Renovation of the Marion Town House. The Marion Town House, built in 1876 and 1890 in the Italianate style of the time, is the most significant architectural treasure in Marion. It is also a powerful symbol of […] Read more »
There will be a Rabies Clinic on October 23 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at the Mattapoisett Fire Station. All dogs must be leashed and all cats in carriers. The cost per animal is $15. Thank you from all the unvaccinated critters in town and the surrounding towns. You do not have to live […] Read more »
Throughout the remainder of the year, Tabor Academy will again host “Science at Work” lectures, a series built on the goal of exposing both the Tabor and local communities to scientific leaders from the region and beyond. The series will commence on Monday, October 17, at 6:30 pm at Tabor Academy’s Lyndon South Auditorium with […] Read more »
The Grassi Bog project will move forward with a couple of revisions to the plan, which the Marion Conservation Commission accepted and approved with an amended Order of Conditions on September 28. Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission Chairman John Rockwell presented the changes to the plan that is designed to update water control structures at […] Read more »