The Marion Town House is once again opened to the public. Hours of operation are 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday –Thursday, and 8:00 am – 3:30pm on Friday. Masks are required to enter the building, and contact tracing information will be collected. Masks will be available in each department if a member of the […] Read more »
Calling all grade 3-7 young scientists! Do you like to do science experiments? Make up potions? Watch a solution change colors? Launch rockets? If so, please join the scientists at SEED, Inc. for a virtual program with the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. You can register to pick up a full science kit that will have […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester will lose two key employees at the end of Fiscal Year 2021, Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon and Town Planner Steven Starrett. Both employees’ resignation letters were officially accepted by the Board of Selectmen during its April 5 meeting. Farinon was recognized for her 27 years of service to the […] Read more »
The Town of Marion hopes it is turning a fiscal corner after Representative William Straus presented its delegates with a $250,000 check on April 2, part of a $2 million commitment from the state to assist on debt payment associated with the rehabilitation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant lagoon off Benson Brook Road. […] Read more »
Beginning April 8, the Elizabeth Taber Library will be open by appointment every Thursday. Book your timeslot for in-person browsing or computer use between 11:00 am –3:45 pm. Curbside pick-up is still available through the library, with new extended pick up hours on Tuesdays. Curbside pick-up is available Tuesday, 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm; Wednesday, 12:00 pm […] Read more »
Evidence was unearthed supporting the belief that Cross Neck Road is at least partly a public way, but arguments and data presented at the April 6 meeting of the Marion Board of Selectmen fell short of concluding that the entire road is public. Marion resident David Gulley appeared before the selectmen seeking an […] Read more »
Just before 1:30 pm on April 6, the Mattapoisett Fire Department was called out to 18 Ned’s Point Road for a reported fire in the attic. Before even arriving on scene, the police dispatchers reported multiple calls about the fire. Chief Andrew Murray was the first on the scene and reported heavy fire […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride provides one of the most scenic coastal cycling courses in all of New England, and it returns for its 15th year on Sunday, October 3. Cyclists of all ages and abilities can sign up now to bike 35, 75, or 100 miles at the Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride by visiting www.savebuzzardsbay.org/ride. […] Read more »
Captain Judah Hathaway, born in 1832, began his maritime career in 1849 at the age of 17. He shipped aboard the whaler Hickley under Captain Alan Besse. They sailed around Cape Horn and were at sea for four years. Having worked his way up to first mate, he sailed from Marion on the schooner Admiral Blake. During the […] Read more »
The Marion Affordable Housing Trust voted on March 30 to recommend Barrett Planning Group, LLC to assist the town with a feasibility study on options for older adult housing. Members of the Affordable Housing Trust enthusiastically accepted Barrett’s bid, the lone response to Marion’s request for quotes. “I attended [a webinar] and […] Read more »