College of the Holy Cross congratulates more than 1,451 students who were named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List, including Collin Fitzpatrick of Marion, majoring in Economics; Danielle Nutter of Mattapoisett, majoring in History; and Anne Le Gassick of Mattapoisett, majoring in Undeclared. Coastal Carolina University recognized nearly 1,200 students during its in-person Spring […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health on July 6 considered adding some dumpster regulations to the town’s Health Code to combat an increasing issue with pests, particularly raccoons, causing problems at the dumpsters of area establishments. Health Agent Anna Wimmer told the board that she and Public Health Nurse Lori Desmarais researched the regulations […] Read more »
For many, many decades, the Brattle Book Shop has been a fixture in Boston for lovers of old, used, and rare books. Its history is the history of a family whose love of the printed word transcended nearly all other desires. Today, Ken Gloss, a second-generation bookseller and highly respected authority on rare books […] Read more »
The Woodside Cemetery on County Road abuts the East Rochester Church and Museum, so it would be easy to assume that it is the church’s property. However, the cemetery, which belongs to the town, was here before the church was erected. The oldest known burial date is 1828 and the church was built in 1857. […] Read more »
Lawrence Otto “Larry” Bidstrup, Jr., age 86 of Marion, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Wendy (Todd) Bidstrup with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Cambridge, MA, Larry was the son of the late Lawrence Otto Bidstrup […] Read more »
The glossy ibis is not well-known, because it is rarely seen in this part of the world. It is a distinctly different-looking stork-like bird with dark, iridescent plumage and a long, curved bill to probe shallow waters for insects and shellfish along the shoreline. In addition to consuming animal matter along coastal Buzzards Bay, […] Read more »
July 19 is the last day to register for “Tails and Tales,” the 2021 Summer Library Program at Plumb Library. If you have already signed up, please remember to pick up the activity bag, which includes your reading logs and stickers at the library. Bring them in weekly to receive prizes and to add to […] Read more »
“Necessity is the mother of invention,” the popular paraphrasing of Plato, came to light in more ways than one over the Independence Day holiday weekend in Marion where red, white, and blue luminaria adorned residents’ fences, steps, and stone walls along Front Street and in public places such as the Music Hall and Old […] Read more »
Coming before the Rochester Conservation Commission on July 6 was Tess Paganelli of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority with a Request for Determination of Applicability for the installation of two tracks with bumping posts located in the back of an existing building to the edge of a fenced area located at 45 Kings Highway. […] Read more »
William E. Sherman, 88, of Mattapoisett died July 4, 2021 at home. He was the husband of the late Dorothy C. (Gonsalves) Sherman. Born in Mattapoisett, son of the late Charles and Mary (Costa) Sherman, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. He was a proud and kind man who served […] Read more »