Marion Police Chief John Garcia is working more closely with Sippican School Principal Lyn Rivet and school staff on reinforcing security at the school, which Rivet detailed for the Marion School Committee on Wednesday, February 28. The school has already implemented a stricter policy for visitors to the school, requiring them to present identification before […] Read more »
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a little early at Open Table on Friday, March 9 at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church! The menu is a surprise but it will be something delicious, likely something green, as in vegetables, since it is also the Lenten season. There is no charge, although donations are gratefully accepted. At Open Table, […] Read more »
Michael Jolliffe died peacefully March 1. He was 81. Born in Scotland, June 19, 1936, he grew up in England and graduated with honors in engineering from Imperial College, London. Early in his career when he worked for Ove Arup on the engineering design for the Sydney Opera House, he invented the single span pre-stressed […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Census/Dog Licensing: The Town of Mattapoisett mailed out their 2018 Census forms in January. If you have not returned your form yet, please do so as soon as possible. According to Massachusetts General Laws, if you fail to return your census form your voter status may be changed to inactive. On the bottom of […] Read more »
The Elks of Wareham and New Bedford, Lodge No. 1548 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and Student of the Year Awards for students enrolled in local area high schools. The criteria used in nominating a student includes a student who excels in scholarship, citizenship, performing arts, fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school and […] Read more »
As the Carver, Marion, Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District Committee studies the impact of the last five or so years of mismanagement of the district’s finances and facilities, members are finding that the former district executive director left them with a lot more to ‘dill’ with than just a financial pickle. During the CMWRRDD Committee’s […] Read more »
Safety in schools is an important topic currently being discussed all over the country, and it is also something that is being taken seriously at Old Rochester Regional High School. Last week, the entire high school staff was called down for a pair of meetings that highlighted the current state of security at ORR and […] Read more »
The Marion Institute, a nonprofit organization that has worked to foster positive social change since 1993, has announced the selection of Robyn Branco as its new Executive Director. Effective immediately, Branco will fill the vacancy created by Janet Milkman’s departure in December 2016. The selection was made after Branco stepped in to fill many aspects […] Read more »
Ask around and people in our area will likely say they’ve never seen anything like it around here – branches lying in piles across the roads, trees barricading streets, telephone poles snapped in half and dangling from above, flaccid wires drooping along the majority of roadsides, and indoor basement swimming pools in just about every […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center announces that it will host an exhibition entitled “Found Objects” from Friday, March 2 through Saturday, April 14. The exhibition, which will showcase repurposed and upcycled materials made into art, features seven artists including Bo Burbank, John deMelim, David Allen Edgar, Angela Fiori, Teale Haley, Joan Hausrath, and John Nadeau. Both […] Read more »