The Marion Finance Committee may meet on July 13 to vet one more item on a list of Reserve Fund transfers approved at its June 22 public meeting. Before launching into four transfers from the Reserve Fund, the committee voted to approve one appropriation transfer requiring both FinCom and Select Board approval. […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum and Elizabeth Taber Library are celebrating 150 years of partnership with a celebration out of this world. Coahuila, a 700-pound meteorite, is on loan from the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The Taber Library and the Marion Natural History Museum kicked off their Sesquicentennial Summer Activities on June 25 […] Read more »
It has been a very long time in coming, but now emerging and advancing forward after years of planning is the repair and upgrades of the Eel Pond Sewer line. In attendance at the June 27 meeting of the Mattapoisett’s Conservation Commission were Mattapoisett’s Water and Sewer Department Superintendent Henri Renauld and from the town’s […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Museum invites you to a unique outdoor New Sounds of Silents on July 8 at 8:00 pm. Southcoast Lessons’ students and staff will be playing newly composed music to a classic silent film. Bring your favorite chair or blanket for an evening of outdoor family fun. In case of inclement weather, the movie […] Read more »
Rochester resident, Hannah Nadeau, has been named to Husson University’s President’s List for the Spring 2022 semester. During the spring semester, Nadeau was enrolled in Husson’s Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Studies/Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program. Bryant University is pleased to recognize Aiden Woods, class of 2024, of Marion; Raegan Rapoza, class […] Read more »
On June 23, the Mattapoisett Board of Health met with representatives from a company whose business model is the production of compost from food waste. The operation and processes used to create useable compost products were described by Andrew Brousseau and Tom LeClair of Black Earth Compost, founded in 2011 in the City of […] Read more »
You don’t have to have a particularly keen eye to notice the simple stone pillar by the side of the road on Water Street. Affixed to the top is a plaque that reads: “Starting Line. In memory of the race founder Robert ‘Bob’ Gardner.” On July 4, 1971, a group of 15 boys and […] Read more »
As I write this article, I’m mulling over plans for the 4th of July. I’m sure they will include a cookout and maybe a parade or fireworks. Looking through some of the papers at our museum, I came across a copy of a program of sorts for the 10th Anniversary of Independence. As much […] Read more »
Sunday, July 3, The Rev. Philip C. Jacobs III, Retired Rector, Trinity Church, Canton will conduct services at St. Philip’s Church, 34 Water Street, Mattapoisett. The Book of Common Prayer will be used at 8:00 am and 10:00 am services. All are welcome! Read more »
Falmouth Academy has announced its Head of School List for academic achievement in the third trimester of the 2021-22 school year. Students named to the list have earned at least three A’s and no grade below B-minus; Mattapoisett Giumetti, Benjamin 2023, Don and Shannon Giumetti Richardson, Daicey 2026 Elizabeth and Thomas Richardson Marion […] Read more »