Marion Town Administrator Jay McGrail addressed a joint session of the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee on February 12 to hear the Fiscal Year 2021 budget requests from the Town’s Fire and Police departments and the Department of Public Works. After a 90-minute meeting with the school department early last week, McGrail told […] Read more »
Thor’s Hammer Opens Friday – Thor’s Hammer, a socio-political exhibit inspired by and based on Marvel Comics imagery, features works by sculptor John Magnan and opens at the Marion Art Center on Friday, February 21 with an evening reception from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Magnan will give an artist’s presentation at the MAC on Thursday, February 27 beginning at 6:00 […] Read more »
Silas D. Coellner, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for January 2020: Green Team: Allison Winters and Theo Jacobsen Orange Team: Bree Killion and Joshua Sousa Blue Team: Emily Wyman and Zach Mourao Red Team: Makayla Maiato and Noah Bellefeuille Special Areas: Aidan Costa and Jack Langlais Read more »
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School District (Old Colony) recently experienced a data security incident that is partially affecting its internal operations. On February 10, Old Colony became aware of a data security incident that rendered certain data on its network inaccessible. While Old Colony continues to operate without issue, access to certain systems […] Read more »
On February 6 the Mattapoisett Finance Committee continued their discussions with department heads on the current state of their respective areas of responsibility, including current spending levels against the 2020 budget. Keeping the process forward moving towards the building of the 2021 budget, one last time before retiring, was Town Administrator Mike Gagne. Fire Chief […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum Wednesday morning programs for adults and seniors will host a session on Wildflowers of Southeastern Massachusetts with plant enthusiast Martha “Mike” Schroeder on March 4 from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Mike will be sharing a slideshow of locally taken photos of wildflowers thought to have existed in Southeastern Massachusetts since before the […] Read more »
Elaine Correia, 94, of Mattapoisett, formerly of New Bedford, died peacefully on Saturday, February 15, 2020 with her family surrounding her. She was the loving wife of the late John Correia, Sr. and the caring mother of Ken Correia of Mattapoisett and the late John Correia, Jr. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter […] Read more »
On February 11, Freemin and Jodi Bauer came before the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen to inquire as to the status of town-owned land that could be developed for a dog park. The Bauers have sought public and municipal support for a dog park on public lands as well as some funding. They said that fundraising […] Read more »
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »
Mark Parisi, the creator of “Off the Mark” and the Marty Pants books, will be coming to the library on Friday, February 21 at 1:00 pm, to teach Character Design! Mark will be sharing all he has learned as a cartoon artist through fun, laughter, and sketching. Recommended for ages 9 and up. Please register before February […] Read more »