An important historical portrait of President Grover Cleveland is being exhibited at the Sippican Historical Society until the end of May. It is on loan from the Wareham Historical Society. For the past year, it has been on view at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in its exhibit, “Marion in the Golden Age,” co-curated by […] Read more »
A small group of Marionites wants to bring Elizabeth Taber back home to Marion. Tinker Saltonstall, Al Winters, and Judith Rosby and Frank McNamee from the Sippican Historical Society have formed a committee committed to commissioning a life-size statue of Elizabeth Taber so her likeness can be seen every day by her beneficiaries – the […] Read more »
After his next-door neighbor decided to file for approval for a new pier, William Mansulla took a look at his old dilapidated ‘pier’ and thought, “Maybe I should see what I need to do in order to have a nice pier, too.” On February 28, the Marion Conservation Commission gave Mansulla some guidance on the […] Read more »
In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-half by the Sippican Historical Society and one-half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Because of the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »
The Town of Mattapoisett on February 26 received a citizens’ petition containing 47 verified signatures proposing an all-out ban on registered marijuana dispensaries in Mattapoisett. When a citizens’ petition is filed with the Town Clerk’s Office and at least ten of the signatures of registered voters are verified, an article can be placed on the […] Read more »
When Tabor Academy graduate Matt Valles of Mattapoisett joined the Gordon College men’s basketball team, the Fighting Scots had been in a bit of a playoff drought, struggling to earn a win in the first round of the Commonwealth Coast Conference. But this year, with the help of Valles, No. 2 Gordon won its first-round […] Read more »
Northeastern University is pleased to recognize those students who distinguish themselves academically during the course of the school year. The following local students were recently named to the University’s dean’s list for the fall semester, which ended in December 2017. The list includes: Marion resident Terence Lee, majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience. In addition to achieving […] Read more »
Have you heard of Memory Cafés? Do you know there are more than 63 Cafés in Massachusetts? Do you know there is one in our local community? So what is a Memory Café? Christine Voss, a Mattapoisett Woman’s Club member as well as a volunteer at the Waterfront Memory Café in Marion, will answer that […] Read more »
Fletcher Clark III died on March 6, 2018, at UMSMC at Dorchester, in Cambridge, Maryland. He was born in Middleboro, MA on July 5,1923 and was the son of the late Marguerite and Fletcher Clark,Jr. He was the valedictorian from Middleboro High School class of 1941 and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College, Hanover, […] Read more »
Come to a free lecture by textile conservator Kathryn Tarleton, co-founder of ConText Inc. Ms. Tarleton will explain what textile conservators do and share the fascinating “behind-the-scenes” work conservators do in order to preserve historic objects and prepare them for exhibition. This lecture will be held at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, March […] Read more »