To the Editor; The family of Wesley Bowman would like to thank everyone who reached out to us during this very difficult time. It has been comforting to know that our dad was loved by so many. The show of support at his service, including the Highway Department trucks he loved so much, was […] Read more »
New Septic Regulation Challenged
The Marion Board of Health is digesting a problematic interpretation of its septic regulations, as reported during the board’s Tuesday Zoom meeting by Health Agent Ana Wimmer. After hearing from design engineer Dave Davignon of Schneider, Davignon and Leone Inc., Wimmer brought to the board’s attention a potential discrepancy regarding the town’s requirements for […] Read more »
From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society
I’ve read this story in one of the Museum’s scrapbooks several times and decided it was too good not to share. It’s a story involving !st Lieutenant Charles L. “Bucky” Cobb of Front St. in Marion. In WW II he served in the Pacific Theater flying P38 fighter planes. Cobb was stationed in New Guinea […] Read more »
Upper Cape Tech Craft Fair
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School will hold their 27th annual American Made Professional Arts and Craft Fair on Saturday, November 20 and Sunday, November 21, from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm each day. The Craft Fair is sponsored by Upper Cape Tech’s Parent Teacher Organization, which funds student activities, scholarships, and other school events. […] Read more »
Southcoast Medical Community
To the Editor; I and also current, former and retired members of the Southcoast medical community, are writing to implore the Southcoast Board of Trustees to remove Keith Hovan from the role of CEO and President of Southcoast Hospitals. Hovan’s actions at his residence on November 6, 2021 demonstrate that he is unfit to […] Read more »
Beverly (Rounsevell) Dube
Beverly (Rounsevell) Dube, 70, of Mattapoisett, died Monday, November 15th, 2021 at home. She was the wife of Dennis Dube. Born and raised in Freetown, daughter of the late Robert and Ethel (Crossley) Rounsevell, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Beverly enjoyed cooking, shopping, and going out to eat with her […] Read more »
Fall Focus on DPW Funding Plan
The Town of Marion plans to dedicate a Select Board meeting in February 2022 to present a funding plan for the proposed new Department of Public Works facility to take to Town Meeting next spring. Speaking to the Select Board during its Zoom meeting Tuesday night, Town Administrator Jay McGrail said that the […] Read more »
ORR Volleyball Advances to Final Four
The past week of MIAA tournament games saw multiple Old Rochester Regional High School teams close out their seasons. However, girls volleyball is unsurprisingly still going strong. The No. 4 seed in Division 3 played twice at home last week, notching shutout wins in both matches. On November 9, the Bulldogs hosted Groton-Dunstable in […] Read more »
Remember the Bike Path on Giving Tuesday
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Bicycle and Recreational Path, Inc. (the Friends) are requesting that interested members of the community consider a donation to the Friends in their Giving Tuesday and year-end giving plans. “Given the funds recently approved by Congress for the construction of bike paths, this is a moment of opportunity,” observes […] Read more »
An H.H. Richardson House for Marion
Did you know that nationally renowned 19th century architect Henry Hobson Richardson designed one of his first Shingle Style houses right here in Marion, Massachusetts? The Reverend Percy Browne House at 192 Front Street (sometimes referred to as the TenBrook House for a later owner and now owned by Tabor Academy) is just […] Read more »