Albert C. “Al” Muren, of Marion, MA and Port St. Lucie, FL, died peacefully of natural causes at age 86, on August 18, 2020. Albert is survived by his wife, Frances Sajewicz; three children by his wife of 47 years, the late Irene (Rosselot) Muren – Andrea Shanahan of Medford, MA, Clifford Muren of Natick, […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center’s Summer Members’ Show opens Friday, August 21. There will be no reception for the exhibit, but gallery hours can be found online at marionartcenter.org/on-exhibit. Please contact the MAC to arrange a viewing appointment outside of regular gallery hours. The MAC will also make the show available on the website by early September. […] Read more »
Building Commissioner Scott Shippey is pleased to announce that Marion residents are now able to obtain building permit applications online. Residents can now complete building permit applications online by visiting the Building Department website at marionma.gov and clicking the “Online Permitting” tab in the left menu. A kiosk is also available for residents to complete […] Read more »
Nolan Fergus Gibbons, 15, of Marion, Massachusetts passed away in his sleep early Tuesday morning, August 18, 2020. He had attended Sippican Elementary School and Old Rochester Junior High and High School. Born on July 12, 2005 in Boston, MA, Nolan came into the world making musical cries. By the age of 5, he was in […] Read more »
Rochester Selectmen Woody Hartley and Brad Morse were in fundamental disagreement during Monday’s public meeting whether negotiations with the First Congregational Church of Rochester over two acres of land between the church building and Town Hall should be kept under the wraps of executive session or be brought out into the open. “This isn’t the […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester has a new website. The new site has pages for each of the town departments. The Rochester Council on Aging will manage their own page on the town’s new site, and make changes instantly. The page contains current information, scheduled events, and a calendar. It will also contain newsletters and forms […] Read more »
Mattapoisett will be offering in-person Early Voting at the Mattapoisett Town Hall, 16 Main Street. The hours are Saturday, August 22from 12:00 to 8:00 pm and Sunday, August 23 from 8:00 am until noon. We will also be offering in-person voting Monday, August 24through Friday, August 28, 2020 from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm. On Tuesday, August 25, we will be […] Read more »
To the Editor; I am writing to express my concern about the one size fits all approach to reopening schools. The current plan grants all student age groups the same access to in-person instruction, specifically discounting a tiered approach by age. Why are we treating our 5 & 6-year old students the same as our […] Read more »
Young athletes consistently face jumps in the level of competition throughout their careers. Whether it’s a jump in divisions in town league or making the transition to a travel team, be it club or AAU, they’re constantly forced to adjust on the fly. But there may not be a bigger jump in competition than the […] Read more »
Barbara E. (Berndt) Urquhart, 76, of Mattapoisett passed away Saturday August 15, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife and best friend of Edward M. Urquhart; they had been married for 56 years. Born in Rhode Island, the daughter of the late Allen Berndt and Natalie (Harvey) Bebeau, she lived […] Read more »