Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for May 2018: Green Team: Sawichaya Phimolmas & Hailey Cohen Orange Team: Meredith Davignon & Jaelyn Allen Purple Team: Chase Taylor & Holyn Turner Blue Team: Emily Cavanaugh-Fauteux & Mason Hanks Red Team: Isabella Vanderpol & Summer […] 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 »
Since the committee for the Carver, Marion, Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District fired its Executive Director Ray Pickles in January, the dumpster fire that Pickles left behind from years of mismanagement burns on, and the future of trash disposal in Marion is suffused in the smoky uncertainty of pending transfer station closures and pricey stickers […] Read more »
On June 5, the Marion Police Department received state accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. Accreditation is a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession, by the profession. These carefully selected standards reflect critical areas of police management, operations, and technical […] Read more »
On Saturday, June 16, there will be a yard sale on the Quaker meeting grounds at 103 Marion Road in Mattapoisett. It will run from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Read more »
Speeding on Route 6. For years it has been a major issue in Marion, and during those years, aside from what speed enforcement the Police Department could manage, progress remained in neutral at the state level. But lately the gear has been shifted and progress is accelerating. The Marion Board of Selectmen and Police Chief […] Read more »
Registration is open for this summer’s Summer Library Program “Libraries Rock!” There is a separate registration for children ages 2-12, plus one for Teens and Adults, ages 12 and up. This year, everyone participating will cooperate in a community goal: Stick Together for the RMS Music Mosaic Project. Completing activities adds to the mosaic. When […] Read more »
To the Editor: I want to thank not only the kind and helpful neighbors and friends that came to my aid Sunday, May 27, but also the wonderful, awesome, and caring EMTs that transported me. They made me comfortable, safe, and most importantly, they made me laugh. I will be forever grateful to everyone. Sincerely, […] Read more »
Hilda B. (Braz) Harrop, 87, of Mattapoisett passed away Monday June 11, 2018 after a brief illness. She was the wife of William M. Harrop, the love of her life. They had been married for 51 years. Born in Dartmouth, the daughter of the late John and Emilia (Dias) Braz, she lived in Glastonbury, CT […] Read more »
Maurice “Mudgie” Tavares passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Care One healthcare facility in New Bedford. Mudgie was the son of the late Alfred Tavares and the late Minnie Fermino, and the step-son of the late Charles A. Fermino, Sr. Born in Mattapoisett on April 13, 1931, Mudgie was given his […] Read more »