Old Rochester Regional High School recently announced Undergraduate Awards. ORR honored the following students who performed at the highest level within their remote learning plan during the 2020-21 academic year. These students are recipients of the 2021-22 Principal’s Achievement Award: Grade 9 – Ethan Furtado, Camryn Maniatis, and Hanna Whalley; Grade 10 – […] Read more »
A continued public hearing of the Marion Planning Board on June 21 provided abutters an opportunity to respond to My Generation Solar’s application for a special permit subject to minor site plan review for the construction of a ground-mounted solar system at 8 Quails Crossing. Representing applicant Jed Hoffer, Josh Buck summarized the […] Read more »
Tabor Academy’s new Head of School, Anthony “Tony” Jaccaci, starts on Thursday, July 1, and one of the first pieces of community correspondence on his desk will be a letter from Marion Historical Commission Chair Meg Steinberg about the Percy Browne House. Weighing in on the decaying icon of shingle-style architecture that was […] Read more »
On Sunday, July 4, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church by the Town Beach in Mattapoisett will be visited by the Rev. Robert Malm, Retired Rector, Grace Church, Alexandria, Virgina. Services using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer will be held at 8:00 am and 10:00 am. Masks are required at this time and all are welcome. Read more »
Reading through many of the East Rochester Church papers and the minutes of the early Rochester Historical Society that are housed in the Museum, it becomes clear that while memberships in both groups would ebb and flow over the years, there was always a core group that kept things going. During the 2020-2021 pandemic, […] Read more »
Laura M. (LaBree) Badger, 79, of Marion, died peacefully Monday, June 28, 2021 at her home. She was the wife of Floyd H. Badger. Born in Old Town, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Doris M. (Michaud) and Leon L. LaBree. She was a previous resident of Hanover, Hanson and West Wareham […] Read more »
Patricia McKiernan Walter, longtime resident of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully in her home on February 20, 2021. She was the loving wife of 56 years to the late Robert Walter and wonderful mother of Brad and Laura Walter and grandson, Christopher of Dover, Chris Walter of Foxboro and Dale and Tracy Walter of Jaffrey NH. […] Read more »
Marion’s dubious distinction as the only area town lacking a conservation agent is scheduled for demolition after Conservation Commission Chair Shaun Walsh told the June 23 meeting of the commission that the town is looking to hire an agent to work 19 hours per week. The news was met with approval by the […] Read more »
The reality that Mattapoisett will soon be facing a vacancy in the Conservation Department was a main topic of discussion when the Select Board met on June 29 with Conservation Commission Chairman Mike King and commissioner David Lawrence. Conservation Agent Liz Leidhold’s impending retirement will leave a critical element, implementation of the Wetlands Protection […] Read more »
There were fairy houses and sweeping seaside vistas, petite flowering patches, and grand elegant specimens. There was truly something for everyone when the Marion Garden Group and the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club hosted their fundraising garden tours. The two clubs coordinated their events so each could have their own day. MGG’s event took place on […] Read more »