Party of the Sun will be live at the Mattapoisett Museum on Thursday, August 8at 7:00 pm. Party of the Sun is an indie folk band from New Hampshire led by songwriter Ethan McBrien and producer/multi-instrumentalist Rory Hurley. Since 2006, both McBrien and Hurley have recorded and performed with funk/rock fusion outfit The Youngest Sun. Tickets […] Read more »
No one ever said it was easy to find ways to secure state or federal grant monies, but no one is probably better suited to try and understand the process and then explain them in terms the average taxpayer could understand than Bonne DeSousa of Mattapoisett. Well known around the Southcoast for her efforts to […] Read more »
Pastural scenes, roaring ocean waves, birds on the wing, seaside visions, agrarian activities, moments in time, color and light – those and many more adjectives can be used to express what can be found at the Marion Art Center (MAC)’s current exhibit. On July 12, the MAC opened its members exhibit to a packed audience […] Read more »
The following Tri-Town residents were among 1,598 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) named to the university’s dean’s list for academic excellence for the spring 2019 semester. Edward Krawczyk of Rochester is a member of the class of 2020 majoring in electrical and computer engineering. Drew Robert of Mattapoisett is a member of the class […] Read more »
Saturday, July 27, is the date for The First Congregational Church of Marion Annual Summer Fair! This is the fair everyone looks forward to each year! It happens from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Main Street and throughout the whole church campus. Come early to the Community Center, 144 Front Street (rear of the parking […] Read more »
Mark your calendar for an evening of celebration and launch of a fundraising campaign for the installation of floor-to-ceiling walls in Marion’s existing COA/Recreation Department’s office space (currently divided by cubicle walls). The to-be-built floor-to-ceiling walls will provide the necessary privacy required to conduct HIPAA-sensitive business and accommodate extended program offerings. The date to celebrate […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission on July 10 closed the public hearings for two tandem applications, one for beach nourishment and both for the application of herbicide to eradicate everyone’s least favorite invasive species, phragmites. Meadow Island Realty Trust, 34 Fraser Way, received an Order of Conditions to add 12 cubic yards, approximately nine inches deep, […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board is in the middle of the permitting process for what will soon be the town’s largest-scale solar farm, an 8.81-acre, 4-megawatt solar energy field on Rochester Farms, LLC’s agricultural land on Marion Road, Route 105. On July 9, the board reviewed plan details as they continue to develop and issued a […] Read more »
On Monday,July 22, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, the US Coast Guard Auxiliary New Bedford Flotilla 65 is hosting a free two hour safe boating class called Suddenly in Command at the Acushnet River Safe Boating Club, 80 Middle Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719. Consider these potential scenarios: the captain becomes incapacitated or falls overboard; […] Read more »
Summer Fun continues at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. Our Summer Reading Program is winding down, but there is still plenty to do at the library. On Saturday,July 20drop by the library between 10:00 am and noon for a Moon Landing Celebration. Mattapoisett Free Public Library will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon […] Read more »