The Elks of Wareham/New Bedford Lodge No. 1548 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and Student of the Year Awards for students enrolled in local area high schools. The criteria used in nominating a student includes a student who excels in scholarship, citizenship, performing arts, fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school and community service, […] Read more »
“It is our intention to move forward with the proposed site at 413 Wareham Road by seeking a slight rezone/overlay of the freestanding parcel,” began Ericca Kennedy, the Massachusetts Economic Empowerment partner of Lighthouse Recreational Cannabis Dispensary, a business that is attempting to open its doors to customers from the former Cumberland Farms property. “The […] Read more »
In November 2019 and January 2020, volunteers from the Mattapoisett Lions Club used a Spot Vision Camera to screen vision in over 500 children at Center Elementary School and ORR Junior and Senior High Schools this school year. The spot camera scans children’s eyes in just seconds identifying potential nearsightedness, farsightedness, gaze deviation, astigmatism, and […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Nasketucket Bird Club will be on Thursday, January 23 at 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Public Library. We will be viewing the movie Crimson Tide in which the mysterious lives of flamingos are captured on film with a birds-eye view of the animals living in Africa. The meetings, open to the public and handicapped […] Read more »
Alan “Al” Montgomery Danse, 75, of Marion, Massachusetts passed away peacefully at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts on January 10, 2020 following a brief illness. Al is survived by his wife of 56 years Margaret “Lynn” Danse, his daughter, Shelly Danse Richins, her husband Todd Richins and their two sons, Max and Henry, […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission on January 8 approved and conditioned the Notice of Intent for Judith and Henry DeJesus to construct a detached garage in the wetlands in exchange for a wetlands replication area on the 25 Holly Road property. The original plan had a footprint for the garage that would alter 476 square feet […] Read more »
Make your New Year’s resolution to have a great time for a good cause at the 27th anniversary Buzzards Bay Swim on Saturday,June 27 in New Bedford and Fairhaven. Registration is open at savebuzzardsbay.org/swim, with 40 percent off sign-ups through Friday, January 31. The Buzzards Bay Swim is an exciting outdoor experience that welcomes swimmers of […] Read more »
Lois Marion (Cobbett) Buckley, 92, of Rochester, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on the very windy evening of January 16, 2020. She was staying at the Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion, recovering from a recent illness. Lois was the widow of the late Edward F. Buckley, Sr. and the daughter of […] Read more »
A select few of Marion’s Zoning Board of Appeals members ran through a brief meeting on January 9, continuing both of the items on the agenda until the next meeting. Only three ZBA members were in attendance at the meeting, where Stephanie and Richard Harding presented a request for a variance in order to construct […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum will hold the program; Rock-Hound 101 on Wednesday, January 29 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. Cost is $6 for members, $8 for non-members. Jim Pierson will be in to talk about his favorite topic, rocks, minerals, and fossils. A geology enthusiast, Jim continues to be passionate about collecting these artifacts. He will […] Read more »