Scott L. Almeida, age 51 of Acushnet, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017, after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of Leonard and Joyce (Barcroft) Almeida. Scott spent 22 years employed by D. W. White as a machine operator. He adored his family and dog Rusty. He got a rush […] Read more »
Edward R. Nick, 81, of Marion died January 9, 2017 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Barbara (Detmer) Nick, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Bridgeport, CT, the son of the late Louis J. and Jeanne (Beaudin) Nick, he lived in Connecticut before retiring to […] Read more »
The Marion Fire Fighters Association will hold their Annual Spaghetti Dinner on January 14 at the Marion Social Club from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. This is a benefit fund for the Annual Scholarship Award. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door or call Ronnie at 774-263-2589 or Arnold at 508-317-7726. Read more »
The year 2017 has gotten off to a rocky start for the Old Colony Robotics team. In the final weeks leading up to their qualifying competition, tensions are high. Students and advisers have both been working long hours to make final preparations. Every Tuesday for the past five months, the team has met after school […] Read more »
On January 9, Brandon Faneuf of Ecosystem Solutions, representing Daniel and Lisa Craig, 4 Seabreeze Lane, once again sat down with the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission trying to reach a compromise – a little give and a little take on jurisdictional lands that had been encroached by the Craigs. For months, the Craigs have been seeking […] Read more »
The tables are re-stocked for the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s Second Saturday Book Sale on January 14 from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm, downstairs at the library, 7 Barstow Street. This month, there is a new selection of cookbooks and a collection of books on quilting. As always, there is fiction and non-fiction for […] Read more »
The next Knights Teen Dance is on Friday, January 13, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm for $8. Teen dances provide a safe place for 6th, 7th and 8th graders to have a good time socializing, dancing and listening to their favorite music on a Friday night. Knights of Columbus chaperones and a uniformed police officer […] Read more »
If there’s anything I’ve learned as an imperfect person living an imperfect life, and as an imperfect mother raising my imperfect son in an imperfect world full of other imperfect people, is to try not to judge others. Perfection in this physical dimension of linear time and space pretty much exists only as a concept. […] Read more »
Member Pre-sale Event for The Occasion Singers Love Songs Concert. Following a sold-out holiday concert in December, the Marion Art Center is pleased to once again host The Occasion Singers, who will help celebrate Valentine’s Day with a concert of love songs on Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11 at 7:30 pm. From Tuesday, […] Read more »
Squirts: On Saturday, December 24, the Squirts defeated Plymouth 7-0 in an early morning game in Bourne. Brayden Cannon opened the scoring on a feed from Patrick Tripp midway through the first period. Josh Gifford, Ben Hebbel, Liz Kilpatrick (2), Patrick Duggan and Tommy Clavell all had goals in the win. The defense set up […] Read more »