Justine R. (DiLorenzo) Bondi, of Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away at home on October 10, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Federico DiLorenzo and Iola Peroti. Beloved wife of 60 years to the late Pasquale Bondi. Loving mother to Joseph and his wife Sheryl Bondi of South Berwick ME, Diane Bondi-Pickles […] Read more »
The majority of the Marion Planning Board voted in favor of supporting the Residence E zoning bylaw on the floor at Fall Special Town Meeting on October 22. No one from the public attended the public hearing for the zoning amendment proposed by town resident Sherman Briggs. The article, which will be on the warrant […] Read more »
Halloween time in the Tri-Town is full of fun, festive events, but few are as enjoyable and endearing as Octopurr Fest at It’s All About the Animals in Rochester. Now in its fourth year, Octopurr Fest is the non-profit cat shelter’s largest fundraiser of the year, raising over $10,000 last year and likely more this […] Read more »
Maggie Shipstead will be visiting classes during a week-long residency at Tabor Academy the week of October 15 – 19 in an effort to expose Tabor students to professional American writers. The author will meet with faculty groups and students in their English classes, as well as the staff of the student newspaper or those […] Read more »
It’s the perfect time of year to warm up under a blanket or next to the fire with a new book. The Friends Book Sale is the perfect opportunity to stock up on some reading material. The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library will be holding their Second Saturday Monthly Book Sale, November 10, from 10:00 […] Read more »
Remember when you were a little kid and going to the playground was so much fun? Where I grew up, the only playground was on the grounds of the Catholic orphanage. We weren’t supposed to go there, but we did. Then came the day I fell off the monkey bars and landed on my face. […] Read more »
On Saturday, October 20at 5:30 pm on the Dunseith Property, Route 6 and North Street, the Mattapoisett Land Trust offers a unique story teller, Danny Dullea, for their annual “Salty Silvery Moon Soiree” celebration with a fire to make s’mores. Danny Dullea’s stories, he said “are about Environmental Justice to honor the beauty and integrity […] Read more »
Yasmina Reza’s “ART” will open at the Marion Art Center (MAC) on Friday, November 9with subsequent performances on Saturday, November 10; Sunday, November 11; Friday,November 16, and Saturday, November 17. All Friday and Saturday performances will begin at 7:30 pm, while the Sunday matinee performance on November 11 will begin at 2:00 pm. How much […] Read more »
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today the first confirmed human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Plymouth County. In addition to the case just identified, there have been 41 other human WNV cases identified in Massachusetts this year – the highest number of cases Massachusetts has ever recorded in a single […] Read more »
The Marion Fire Department hosted its annual Open House on October 12 during National Fire Safety Week. There was fun, food, fire demos, and a whole lot more that brought scores of families out Friday night. Photos by Glenn C. Silva Read more »