On May 1, after years of appeals and one last review of relevant documents, the owners of the planned Kings Highway bituminous plant received an extension to an expired Order of Conditions from the Rochester Conservation Commission. The proposed project is planned for a five-acre site on Kings Highway with the regulated area being construction […] Read more »
To the Editor: Valuing and Voting the Gift Not long ago at our Centennial, Marion held a celebration honoring the generosity of Elizabeth Taber. A two-night musical tribute at the Music Hall was sold out. It appears our town’s residents value the gifts and commitment of this wise, forward-thinking citizen. At another centennial event, as […] Read more »
The Marion Tree and Parks Committee will once again celebrate Arbor Day by giving away seedlings at the polls on May 18. This year’s tree is a Rose of Sharon. Please plan to vote and pick up your seedling. This will be Marion’s 20th year as a Tree City USA. We are proud to take […] Read more »
The public is welcome to a lecture by Dr. Stuart Swiny entitled “History Matters: Investigations in Cyprus and the Middle East” at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, May 6at 2:00 pm. This program is offered as part of The Purrington Lecture Series by the Mattapoisett Library Trust. Imagine the often irreparable damage suffered […] Read more »
Robert E. Black, 81, died May 2, 2018 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Joan N. (Edwards) Louden-Black. The son of the late F. Robert and Eileen (Fitzgerald) Black, Robert was born and raised in Wakefield, traveled the world, and lived in Mattapoisett since the 1970’s. Robert was an alumnus of Boston College […] Read more »
Three men, three awards. The Marion Board of Selectmen on May 1 honored three men in Town and presented them with awards, as Selectmen Chairman Jody Dickerson acknowledged that this was his final meeting as a selectman. Dickerson started by presenting longtime Council on Aging employee Paul Garib with the board’s first ever Chairman Award. […] Read more »
Tabor Academy has had its share of impressive left-handed pitchers go on to play Division I college baseball this decade. A few years ago, it was P.J. Poulin (Marion) who’s coming out of the bullpen for UConn and posted a 3.39 ERA since he joined the Huskies program in 2015. Then there was Jared Shuster, […] 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 »
Raymond L. Gamache, III, 41, of Rochester passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 30, 2018. He was the born in New Bedford, son of Raymond Gamache, Jr. of Dartmouth and Patricia A. (King) Cullen and her husband Thomas of Rochester, Ray lived most of his life, in Wareham, where he graduated from high school. He had […] Read more »
Join the Astronomical Society of Southern New England and the Buzzards Bay Coalition for an evening stargazing walk at The Bogs, 138 Acushnet Road, Mattapoisett on Friday, May 4at 8:00 pm. Far away from the city lights, the 500-acre Mattapoisett River Reserve offers visitors a dark, expansive sky to view the stars. As you gaze […] Read more »