The Old Rochester Regional High School Music Department will be hosting a fundraiser concert by The Southcoast Jazz Orchestra, a 17-piece big band made up of musicians from Southeastern Massachusetts. The concert will be in support of the ORRHS Music Department trip to Nashville, TN this April. The Southcoast Jazz Orchestra is led by Bob Williamson, […] Read more »
After a brief holiday hiatus, the Marion Conservation Commission tackled a full agenda on January 9, including the sticky issue of a conservation restriction (CR) violation at The Cove. Vice Chairman Shaun Walsh summarized the prior meeting’s discussion during which the commission gave residents of The Cove time to think about the violation of the […] Read more »
The developer of a proposed solar farm has filed a lawsuit against the Marion Planning Board for what it considers an “improper denial.” Solar developer ZPT Energy Solutions LLC filed a complaint with the Land Court on December 28 after the Planning Board denied the special permit request to construct a 21+-acre solar farm at […] Read more »
To the Editor: Can anyone explain to me why mail is not delivered by person or vehicle in Mattapoisett village? I have heard two different stories why it isn’t and neither seems logical. 2doors from the post office mail is delivered to mail boxes on the street, but not to the village near the water […] Read more »
The Marion Fireworks Committee announces its fundraiser, Sunday January 20, 12 to 1:45 at the Tabor Academy ice rink. Cost is $5.00 per person. Mittens or gloves and a hat must be worn. Skate rentals available for additional $5.00. Proceeds help to reach goal needed to have fireworks on July 5. The goal of $50,000 […] Read more »
Mary Adelaide Roller, age 90, wife of Stanton S. Roller for 66 years, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2019 in Marshfield, MA of Alzheimer’s Disease. Mary was born on February 21, 1928 to the late John H. and Adelaide Muller in East Orange, New Jersey. She met her husband, Stan, at Columbia High School […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen on January 15 endured the grunt work of preparing the numbers for a slew of proposed large-scale capital improvement projects to bring before the Capital Improvement Planning Committee on Thursday night ahead of Town Meeting. Representatives from CDM Smith, the Town’s engineering firm that holds the contract for designing and […] Read more »
When you’re in the business of trash, there are certain things you can expect to encounter on a daily basis – a steady, almost constant stream of incoming rubbish, the ubiquitous stench of garbage, rats, an ample supply of earplugs, and the formidable ambience of millions of mechanical parts enclosed in metal that are designed […] Read more »
Ava Ciffolillo, Class of 2022, from Mattapoisett, was named to the dean’s list at Bucknell University during the fall semester of the 2018-19 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition. Gabrielle Poitras, of Marion, has been named to […] Read more »
Join the Sippican Lands Trust and the Nasketucket Bird Club for a trip around Marion to view winter ducks and other avian visitors on Sunday, January 20at 1 pm starting at the Silvershell Beach parking area. This trip will be led by Justin Barrett, President of the Nasketucket Bird Club, and Carol Molander, a Nasketucket […] Read more »