SunRaise, LLC, developer of large-scale solar arrays, was again before the Mattapoisett Planning Board on November 2 to discuss hiring a peer-review consultant. Before getting into those specifics, the board members continued to ask questions about the scope of the project itself. Board member Karen Field asked what happens to the property after […] Read more »
Monday night’s pre-submission conference with Distributed Solar Development only yielded a formal meeting scheduled with the Marion Planning Board for November 16, but a lengthy discussion during the board’s November 2 Zoom meeting indicates that the potential for a solar array atop the Benson Brook landfill is stronger than it was five years ago […] Read more »
Elizabeth (Fossa) St. Pierre, 93, of Mattapoisett died Wednesday, November 4, 2020. She was the wife of Robert J. St. Pierre. Born in Beverly, daughter of the late Ernest and Bertha (Johanson) Fossa, she was raised in Danvers and moved to Mattapoisett in 1983. She was formerly employed as a teacher in […] Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club of Marion (SWC) would like to thank its members for their generous donations to our “Dollars for Scholars” fundraising campaign. The pandemic has affected all of us and, regretfully, SWC has canceled the 2020 Holiday House Tour fundraiser. The Holiday House Tour, held annually for over 30 years, has become for […] Read more »
Anticipating that Mattapoisett would bounce back to ‘yellow’ on the state’s COVID-19 map, Public Health Nurse Emily Field emphasized in her comments to the Mattapoisett Board of Health during their October 28 meeting at Center School that, even when it’s not making noise, the coronavirus is silently present. “We need to realize there’s […] Read more »
The new scouting year is underway for Mattapoisett Boy Scout Troop 53! Are your favorite sports and clubs canceled? Then why not check out scouting? We are able to offer all our usual activities in-person including biking, kayaking, climbing, fun monthly campouts, and more. We are looking for boys ages 11–17 to join us for […] Read more »
To the Editor; The Marion Open Spaces Acquisition Committee’s (MOSAC) $250,000 charitable contribution to the Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) is problematic. MOSAC’s Town Meeting Warrant Article requests up to $250,000 for the purchase of a conservation easement on a 33.7-acre property to be owned by the SLT. MOSAC’s recently disclosed target purchase price is now […] Read more »
Inside the Travis Roy Rink on Tabor Academy’s Marion campus, a black curtain was draped over a hockey net; on it, Travis Roy’s No. 14 along with a copy of the book “11 Seconds: A Story of Tragedy, Courage & Triumph” that Roy had written in 1998 with co-author E.M. Swift of Sports Illustrated. […] Read more »
Town Administrator James McGrail and the Marion Board of Health wish to share with the community information about the new measures announced by the Baker-Polito Administration to address the recent steady increase of COVID-19 cases in the state. On Monday, November 2, Governor Charlie Baker announced a series of targeted measures to disrupt the increasing […] Read more »
Superintendent of Schools Michael S. Nelson, Marion Town Administrator Jay McGrail, and Marion Board of Health Chair Dr. Edward P. Hoffer report that the Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55 was informed of a positive case of COVID-19 on November 3. An individual at Sippican School has tested positive for the […] Read more »