Marion Conservation Commission Chairman Jeff Doubrava explained the public hearing process on October 9 to several residents gathered with concerns over the potential impacts of a home construction and boulder embankment plan proposed at 68 West Avenue. Laura and Frank Utano’s Notice of Intent calls for the demolition a single-family house to construct a new […] Read more »
The pied-billed grebe is a small brown waterfowl about the size of a chicken that is common to most North American wetlands. Yet it is so reclusive, rarely seen even by avid birdwatchers. The grebe is habitually evasive. When observed, it rarely flies, usually ducking under the water in a shallow dive with only the […] Read more »
As Old Colony volleyball continues its 2019 campaign, the Cougars have locked up a major honor along the way. With Old Colony’s win over Bristol Aggie on Thursday, the Cougars regained the title of Mayflower Athletic Conference Small Vocational Division champs, having last won it in 2017. “We are all excited for the win – […] Read more »
In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded half by the Sippican Historical Society and 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 »
Ornithologist Charles Clarkson, coordinator for the Rhode Island Bird Atlas will speak at the October 24meeting of the Nasketucket Bird Club at 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Public Library. His topic and “true passion” is Tropical Ornithology. Mr. Clarkson is based at URI and has spent the last four years mapping the distribution and abundance of […] Read more »
Andrew Daniel isn’t a suit-wearing kind of guy, and he’s not the type who is comfortable speaking before an audience of 400. As manager of the one-man facilities department, Daniel is more of a work boots, flannel, and baseball cap guy more accustomed to a workday mostly spent interacting with familiar co-workers or on his […] Read more »
The Town House meeting room was packed for the Marion Planning Board meeting on October 7 with residents opposed to a plan for a two-lot subdivision at 213 Converse Road off Beach Street, with some insisting the engineer’s stormwater management design will result in flooding that would impact public safety. When it was their turn, […] Read more »
David Mello’s Family Program, “Tales Best told in the Dark” will be presented at the Mattapoisett Library. Let storyteller David Mello chill, thrill and thoroughly entertain you with a diverse collection of stories, poems, and songs from around the world using masks and shadow puppetry. On Wednesday, October 23at 6:30 pm at the Mattapoisett Public Library. Recommended […] Read more »
The organizers of Octopurr Fest 2019 want to thank the many local businesses, vendors, individuals, artists, media, volunteers, Board members and attendees who contributed to the success of this year’s October 6 event. There were over 115 donations from local area individuals and businesses, and 100% of those donations directly support the ‘It’s All About […] Read more »
Morgan Browning, of Mattapoisett, was recently awarded a Love of Learning Award worth $500 from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Browning is one of 200 recipients to receive the award. Love of Learning Awards are designed to help fund post-baccalaureate […] Read more »