During the March 14 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, on this night chaired by commissioner Barry Lima, a longstanding Enforcement Order issued to Kenneth Wood, 1 Pinebrook Lane, was discussed. Brandon Faneuf, the commission’s environmental agent, said that he recently made a site visit to the Woods property where he not only found […] Read more »
Norm Hills is running to maintain his seat on the Marion Select Board, but he is retiring from the Planning Board, where he currently serves as chairman. Chris Collings’ and Eileen Marum’s Planning Board terms are also expiring. The last day to file papers with the town clerk to run for elected office […] Read more »
There is much we can learn from rocks. They are steadfast, solid, eternal. Jesus said to Peter, “I will build my church on a rock,” and Peter was that rock. They are dependable, reassuringly strong. They carry their history in their strata, telling their story to all who can decipher it. There are towering mountains […] Read more »
Naomi Slipp explores the nuances of American landscapes at the Marion Music Hall on March 22 at 7 pm. Ms. Slipp, Chief Curator at the New Bedford Whaling Museum will focus on the current exhibit Re/Framing the View: Nineteenth-Century American Landscapes as part of the Sippican Historical Society Speaker Series. Whether or not you’ve […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center will present a yoga new series on Tuesday mornings beginning in April in the MAC’s Patsy Francis Gallery (upstairs.) Enjoy an hour of yoga while viewing beautiful artwork in the gallery. Instructor Jo Norton will lead four weeks of yoga classes on Tuesday mornings, 11:00 am-12:00 pm, April 4, 11, 18 […] Read more »
When Old Rochester Regional High School Musical Director Mike Barnicle recommended the musical “Once Upon a Mattress” to ORRHS Theater Director Maxx Domingos, the young director was not so sure it would be a good fit. Barnicle talked Domingos into it and, as fate would have it, the tight-knit cast — or one […] Read more »
If voters at Town Meeting agree, a tennis court in disrepair off Point Road will become four pickleball courts by the end of the year after the Marion Community Preservation Committee voted to recommend the Town of Marion Recreation Department’s request for $75,000 in Community Preservation Act funding. The request was one of […] Read more »
The American Crow is one of the most widely distributed and recognized birds in North America. According to naturalists, there are more crows in this country than when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. That is because they take good care of their young and are very clever in defending them against numerous enemies. […] Read more »
With much ongoing discussion about creating a new police station or public safety building, I decided to look back to see what I could find on policing in Rochester’s earlier days. Surprisingly, very little of Mary Hall Leonard’s book on old Rochester’s history deals with policing. There is a lot of mention of laws being […] Read more »
TTAR (Tri-Town Against Racism) is excited to announce our fourth in series Community Conversations: How to Talk to your Kids about Race, Diversity and Inclusion. This series allows the TTAR leadership team to host local conversations with experts about how we can collectively do better. The Tri-Town community has continuously come together during the past […] Read more »