There was an hour of debate. Those for and those against the passage of local bylaws that would ban retail business activities related to recreational marijuana sales and cultivation in Mattapoisett spoke their minds, pleaded their cases. There was passion. There was opinion. There was data. But when the smoke cleared and the votes carefully […] Read more »
Save the date of Saturday, July 28for the First Congregational Church of Marion Annual Super Duper Summer Fair. This is the Fair that everyone looks forward to each year! It happens from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the street and on the church grounds at 28 Main Street, Marion. Donations are being sought for […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Coalition invites its members and supporters to celebrate the organization’s past year of accomplishments to improve and protect the health of Buzzards Bay during its 30th Annual Meeting on Saturday, May 19from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The Annual Meeting will take place in Acushnet at The Sawmill (32 Mill Road), a public […] Read more »
The 2018 Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 21, at 7:00 pm at the Rochester Memorial School. Please visit our website at https://www.townofrochestermass.com for the 2018 Annual Town Meeting Warrant. Read more »
Rochester Historical Society is sponsoring a photo contest for Rochester youth 16 years and under. The theme for the contest is “Businesses/Occupations in Rochester – Past and Present”. Photos should be 5×7 or larger, matted not framed, B&W or color and one (1) entry per person. Please put your name, age, address and phone number […] Read more »
Christian Loranger’s 324 Front Street condominium project was issued a Cease and Desist Order on May 10 as the building permit undergoes the appeal process with the Zoning Board of Appeals. The Wanderer obtained a copy of the order in which Marion Building Commissioner Scott Shippey wrote that on May 4 he received additional information […] Read more »
The fate of the Marion Town House is as unclear as ever after two-thirds of the voters at the May 14 Marion Annual Town meeting rejected via secret ballot the appropriation of nearly $7.9 million to renovate the historic building. Once Article 14 was introduced, the chatter began amongst the people packed into the Sippican […] Read more »
There was widespread support on Monday night for the so-called Demolition Delay Bylaw at the May 7 Marion Planning Board public hearing. The bylaw is derived from a citizen petition to place the article before Town Meeting in the fall. Formally known as “The Preservation of Historically Significant Buildings” Bylaw, the regulation would provide owners […] Read more »
On May 6, Mattapoisett Public Library’s Purrington Lecture Series hosted a lecture that opened a door into Bronze Age culture and sites. Holding the door open as we slipped through was archeologist Dr. Stuart Swiny. On the other side were magnificent works of art, many of which have been under continuous threat of annihilation or […] Read more »
They may only be at the halfway point on their schedule, but Old Colony boys’ lacrosse has to worry not only about making the postseason, but adjusting on the fly with the hopes of making a run. It seems like the Cougars took a step in the right direction in their most recent 17-1 win […] Read more »