To anyone who lives or has lived in an old house knows, there is a need for constant upkeep. With our museum, a church built in 1857, the same is true. It often seems that as soon as one repair job is done, another appears. We replaced the roof around 10 yrs. ago, paying for […] Read more »
Pat DeCosta, the chair of Marion’s Board of Assessors, and Associate Assessor Linda Dessert appeared before the Select Board during the latter’s November 23 meeting to continue a Classification Hearing originally opened on November 16. “It would be a real burden on the business to split the tax rate, and the Board (of Assessors) […] Read more »
Annual Garden Group Holiday Boutique to be held Saturday, December 11 at the Marion Music Hall From seasonally designed window boxes, urns and planters around the Village to wreathes, greens, garlands topiaries and ornaments the Marion Garden Group works hard to beautify the Village, town and private homes of the local area in and […] Read more »
On Thanksgiving, the Old Rochester Regional High School football team walked onto the field at Apponequet Regional High School with their minds set solely on redemption. Seven months prior in the 2020-21 Fall II season, the Bulldogs suffered a crushing 35-point loss to the Lakers, costing them the South Coast Conference championship. The defeat served […] Read more »
The November 27 opening reception of the Friends of the Marion Council on Aging Festival of Trees fundraiser drew large numbers, people seeking to begin their holiday not only supporting the FMCOA event but people seeking to find the joy of the season. To that end – it was a grand success. The […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce the return of live music in the Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater on Friday, December 10 with The Jim Robitaille Trio Space Cycles Album Release Concert, starting at 7:30pm. Tickets are $18 for MAC members and $20 for nonmembers. The Jim Robitaille Trio performs original music and […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club is pleased to announce the local winner of the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Ben Silva, a 6th grade student at Old Hammondtown School, won the local competition sponsored by the Mattapoisett Lions Club. The poster is just one of more than 450,000 entries submitted worldwide in this annual contest. […] Read more »
Shirley A. L’Italien, 86, passed away peacefully in her home before sunrise on Tuesday,November 30, 2021. Shirley was born on August 4, 1935 in New Bedford, MA to the late Mary Alice and Teodore Przymierski. She attended public schools and left New Bedford Vocational School as a sophomore to help care for her year-old niece, […] Read more »
Robert L. Bowman, 83, of New Bedford passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the Sacred Heart Home in New Bedford after a period of declining health. He was the longtime companion of the late Wilma Wilson. Born and raised in Mattapoisett, son of the late Walter and Florence (Foster) Bowman, he grew up […] Read more »
On November 23 the Mattapoisett Select Board met with the three finalists vying for the open position of Director of Inspectional Services. This critical job vacancy had been held for decades by Andy Bobola, who has retired, leaving it was up to the Select Board with the assistance of Town Administrator Mike Lorenco to […] Read more »