Hannah Guard of Marion, Massachusetts, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Guard is pursuing degrees in Biochemistry and Psychology at University of Massachusetts. Lillian McIntire of Mattapoisett, Elise Parker of Mattapoisett, and Emily Josephson, Rochester were named to the 2018 […] Read more »
After months of deliberation and numerous public hearings, the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals issued a special permit Thursday night to Mark Ross and Margot Mims for their project at 195c Converse Road. The applicants proposed to elevate an existing house to make it FEMA compliant, using the same footprint of the prior house, except […] Read more »
In May of 2018 during a Bulldog Block in Señora Carreira’s Spanish classroom, Lily Govoni, Class of 2019 at Old Rochester Regional High School, expressed her desire to create a knitting club to teach other students how to knit. Lily is a very kind and talented student, and Señora Carreira did not hesitate to say, […] Read more »
The Rochester Women’s Club will be sponsoring the Annual Town-wide clean up again this year. This year we will be located at the First Congregational Church of Rochester (FCCR). The Rochester Women’s Club will have a booth at the FCCR’s Easter Carnival. The Easter Carnival at the Congregational Church is taking the place of the […] Read more »
Streets will be cleaned and closets cleared as the Marion Cub Scouts Pack 32 and Marion Boy Scouts Troop 32 join forces with GiftstoGive, the Marion Recreation Department, and Marion Department of Public Works for a spring cleaning! Please join us when we rally at Washburn Park on Saturday, April 27 from 8:00 am – […] 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. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »
To the Editor: It’s Time for Marion To Deal with The Elephant in the Room “You can deal with this!” This is what my children tell me when I am faced with unpleasant tasks and expenses. Marion, we need to deal with neglect and mismanagement of our Town assets. These costs have come home for […] Read more »
Mike Huguenin of the Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT) on April 8 gave the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission an informal presentation on the 128-acre site the MLT is in the process of purchasing from members of the Hiller family. Known as the Pine Island Watershed Land Project, the property has three important aspects worthy of conservatorship, Huguenin […] Read more »
Richard William Marx of Marion, known to friends as “Rich,” passed away unexpectedly at the age of 68 on April 1, 2019, while on a family vacation in Turks and Caicos. Rich is survived by his wife of 43 years, Kathleen (Dougherty) Marx; daughter Lauren M. Fleming and her husband Bill; son Richard J. Marx […] Read more »
The organ recital series at the First Congregational Church of Marion will continue on Sunday, May 12at 4:00 pm with a program of music chosen by soloist Daniel Ficarri to show off the church’s historic 1883 George S. Hutchings mechanical-action organ. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Daniel Ficarri currently works as Organ Scholar at the Church […] Read more »