The February 2017 blizzard that buckled and closed Bowlmor Lanes in Mattapoisett will find another level of closure when the 22 County Road structure is leveled this winter. A conference call was held on November 21, during which public- and private-sector stakeholders articulated concerns with the logistics of the building’s impending demolition. Assured […] Read more »
Join Sippican Lands Trust for our annual Post-Thanksgiving Dog Walk on Sunday, November 29 at 1:00 pm at our White Eagle property (part of Aucoot Woods). This year’s Post-Thanksgiving Dog Walk will be limited to 10 participants and their canine companions to accommodate social distancing requirements. Registration is required for this year’s Post-Thanksgiving Dog […] Read more »
Lift your holiday spirits as you walk along the tables outdoors filled with decorated wreaths, table designs in three sizes, bundled holiday greens, outdoor decorated containers, lighted tabletop boxwood trees, and a craft table with homemade items. The Wareham Garden Club will hold its annual Christmas Holly Faire this year on December 5 from […] Read more »
Fresh from a major victory when the November 5 Marion Town Meeting approved its purchase of the Hoff Property and accepted the donated connected lands, the Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission met on November 12 via Zoom. The focus turned to plans for a multi-use path along Point Road that would run from […] Read more »
Kaitlyn Martin of Mattapoisett was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Martin was initiated at MCPHS University. Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club has held a Holiday House Tour since 1984. However, there will be no tour this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. We thought we would celebrate Christmas and past club members by sharing their Christmas cookie recipes every week until Christmas. Ruth Robinson was President of the Sippican Woman’s Club […] Read more »
Matthew Morganelli came before the Rochester Conservation Commission on November 17 representing the Town of Marion’s proposed upgrade of Water Treatment Chemical feed buildings. The proposed work would see the demolition of two existing buildings that have previously treated water from three surrounding wells. In their place, a single facility will be constructed to […] Read more »
The Marion Energy Management Committee met on November 16 with the goal of expanding on possible expenditures for grant funding provided by the Green Communities Act. The EMC has been working to effectively allocate these funds before the grant reopens in the early months of next year. Committee Chair Christian Ingerslev provided updates […] Read more »
Thelma “Cissy” Vanstone, 80, has died, November 2, 2020, in Boca Raton, FL from complications of Covid 19 which she contracted while in rehabilitation following surgery to repair a broken left hip. She was born and raised in Marion, MA, and graduated from Fisher Junior College in Boston, MA where she spent several years, followed […] Read more »
Mary S. (Machnicki) Scott, 93, of Mattapoisett passed away Sunday November 15, 2020 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Earle W. Scott for 54 years. Born in Dartmouth, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Katherine (Grzyb) Machnicki. She was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church in Mattapoisett. […] Read more »