On Monday, February 5, the Marion Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing in the Town House conference room, 2 Spring Street, at 7:10 pm for an informational presentation concerning “An Act to Ensure Safe Access to Marijuana” and the necessity for a Temporary Moratorium. On November 8, 2016, Massachusetts voters approved Question 4 legalizing […] Read more »
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued an advisory last Friday cautioning municipal health agents about a rise in hepatitis B outbreaks in our region. The DPH says the increased transmission is associated with injection drug use in Southeastern Massachusetts and is related to the ongoing substance abuse epidemic. “The MDPH has observed an increase […] Read more »
The first meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission in 2018 was held on January 8, and the first order of business undertaken by commissioners Chapman Dickerson, Chris Nicolosi, and Jon Jacobson was to reorganize the commission and reinstate Michael King as chairman. “I appreciate the vote of confidence,” King told the group. The conservation commissioners […] Read more »
This oversized monarch of the owl kingdom is the most dominant by observation and reputation in this country, although it is slightly smaller than the Eurasian eagle owl far across the pond. Nevertheless, the great horned owl is big enough to challenge our national bald eagle when they clash over territorial domain. According to actual […] Read more »
Come in from the cold and explore the natural world through art. This four-week session will meet on Saturday afternoons at the Marion Natural History Museum from 2:00 – 4:00 pm in February (February 3, 10, 17 and 24). The first two Saturdays we will be learning how to sketch and observe specimens from the […] Read more »
Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for December 2017: Green Team: Kinsley Trout & Brendan Burke Orange Team: McKenna Maloney & Steven Cabral Purple Team: Kayle Friedlaender & Owen Bates Blue Team: Kira Sarkarati & Alexander Marsden Red Team: Paige Fuller & Storm […] Read more »
Ann Severance of 20 Front Street has begun the process of rectifying a list of violations of the Order of Conditions the Marion Conservation Commission issued in 2002. Severance has hired wetlands scientist Brandon Faneuf to devise a wetlands restoration plan, and Faneuf spoke before the commission on January 10 looking for direction before undertaking […] Read more »
Attention, aspiring astronomers! Did you know that the Mattapoisett Free Public Library has a telescope you can ‘check out’ to ‘check out’ the night sky from your own backyard? Library Director Susan Pizzolato learned about the Adopt-a-Library telescope program, which provides compact yet powerful Orion telescopes to libraries at an affordable price, at last year’s […] Read more »
To the Editor: In September, the barge company that I work for was hired to do some test borings for an environmental company at a location in the Acushnet River situated off of the old Aerovox factory, which at one point was one of the most polluted spots on the planet, but after years of […] Read more »
Everyone is welcome to a free two-part photographer presentation at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sundays, January 29 and February 4. Think before shooting. Often the difference between a snapshot and a photograph is the amount of pre-thought that goes into shooting. This will be a short basic photography course to discuss how pre-shot […] Read more »