His wife owned a black 1953 Ford convertible in pristine condition that she rarely drove. I bought it for the princely sum of $600. I was 16 years old. I proceeded to sully its condition in various ways popular back in the days of little deuce coupes and candy red paint. In fact, I […] Read more »
The proposed bylaw changes for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting will be trotted out to one more Marion Planning Board meeting, according to Chairman Norm Hills. The draft summary of changes reviewed during the board’s February 21 meeting was nothing the members had not heard before, but Hills solicited questions and got some. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Womans Club invites potential members and interested local citizens to its March 16 monthly meeting, which will feature a program by Morgan Browning. Ms. Browning is a Mattapoisett resident, the recipient of the MWC’s Continuing Education scholarship, and is a full member of the MWC. She is also pursuing her doctoral degree in […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Skelly Preservation Services, in cooperation with the Mattapoisett Historical Commission, has completed a Historic Property Survey Plan for the Town of Mattapoisett. A survey plan serves to guide a community in identifying and documenting community-wide historic resources. Identification and documentation of community resources is the foundation […] Read more »
Abutters voiced their concerns and dismay that property adjacent to their homes on Beech Wood Road was going through conservation review. On February 27, a Notice of Intent filed by Carmelo Nicolosi for the construction of a single-family home with fill and grading in a buffer zone became a bit controversial when abutter Colleen […] Read more »
Salt marshes across Buzzards Bay are experiencing significant stress from climate-change driven sea level rise, but also a range of factors that include tidal restrictions and nitrogen pollution. This is the conclusion of the report, “Buzzards Bay Salt Marshes: Vulnerability and Adaptation Potential,” released today by the Buzzards Bay Coalition, the Buzzards Bay National Estuary […] Read more »
Here at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, we have programs to help you prepare for spring and to ride out the rest of the unpredictable winter. Starting Saturday, March 4 at 2 pm, join us as we create Wildflower Seed Balls. Exactly as it sounds, a wildflower seed ball is a ball of wildflower […] Read more »
College of Charleston congratulates students who were named to the President’s List and the Dean’s List for Fall 2022, including Sarah Moitozo of Mattapoisett who was named to the President’s List. Moitozo is majoring in Public Health and Sally Butler of Mattapoisett who was named to the Dean’s List. Butler is majoring in Marketing. […] Read more »
The makeup of the Marion Select Board had changed since the last time Tim Sawyer of Yarmouth Port-based Catalyst Architecture/Interiors Inc. was before its members to provide an update on the new Marine Center planned for Island Wharf. Catalyst was first involved almost three years ago in what started out as a design-feasibility […] Read more »
Marion’s 1991 ladder truck took center stage, as Fire Chief Brian Jackvony met with the Finance Committee on February 22 at the Music Hall. A new ladder truck estimated to cost $1,200,000 was originally pitched as a capital need of the department, but the Capital Improvements Planning Committee ranked it outside the top-10 […] Read more »