Elizabeth S. “Betsy” Dunn, of Marion, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Tobey Hospital. Betsy was born in New Bedford, MA in 1934 to Lionel J. and Thelma P. (Benner) Sequeira of Marion. She loved growing up in Marion and graduated from Wareham High School in 1952. As a lifelong Marion […] Read more »
Joanne (Getchell) Mahoney, age 89, died peacefully on February 12th, 2023. She was born in Brockton and graduated Brockton High School in 1950. In 1956 she married Paul L. Mahoney of Boston and together they lived in Brockton where they raised their three children – except for summers which were spent in Marion. In 1979 […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Gosnold Cultural Council to present the 2023 Cuttyhunk Plein Air Festival. Festival founder Teri Bordenave welcomes this new partnership between the MAC and the GCC and looks forward to this year’s event: “I am delighted about this new collaboration and how this […] Read more »
During school vacation week, don’t get stuck indoors. Mattapoisett Land Trust is offering a Hot Chocolate Hike on Monday February 20 at 10 am. Meet at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Foundation on Angelica Ave. for a short hike followed by hot chocolate and a campfire. All are welcome to join. Dress for the weather […] Read more »
She really is a very nice person. Our own town barber who plies her trade in the very shop where my father cut hair for many years, esteemed Selectwoman and serious tree lover Jodi Bauer was on the phone. I have been expecting the call. About this time every year, she calls […] Read more »
During Monday night’s meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board, member Karen Field commented that the houses being built on Chapel Road seem too close to Route 6. She said the building inspector confirmed that the homes have proper setbacks. This prompted resident Paul Osenkowski to share his opinion of the project and the board. […] Read more »
Several years ago, I received a phone call from a friend who was helping Beatrice Taber clean out her home prior to selling it. The home at 199 New Bedford Road along with the woods across the street had been in the Taber family for many years. One of the items in the house […] Read more »
David Orwig, Senior Ecologist and Forest Ecologist with Harvard Forest will be sharing his research into the presence of old-growth forests in our state on March 31, 7:00 – 8:00 pm. The talk will include a broad discussion of old-growth forests in Massachusetts- What are they? Where are they? And what can they tell us? […] Read more »
Marion’s rich history as a seaport community has been well documented over decades. Less has been known about its immigrating workers and the people who settled on the outskirts of estates and wealth. But that is changing now, thanks in no small part to the collaborative efforts of the Marion Historical Commission and the […] Read more »
The controversial subject of library resources was once again discussed during a school committee meeting, this time as an item on Monday night’s agenda of the Old Rochester Regional School Committee. Michelle Smith, committee chairperson, provided a draft statement for the committee’s consideration, highlighted by an existing policy that the selection of library […] Read more »