The long-awaited Point Road walking and bike path has made strides recently and might save $30,000 in donated gravel. In the works for nearly four years, the Point Road Path project is coming along, according to Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission Chairman John Rockwell. At the commission’s November 2 public meeting, Rockwell […] Read more »
The 30th annual Thanksgiving Dinner for Tri-Town (Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester) senior citizens, sponsored by members of the Old Rochester Regional Jr. High School Community, will be held on Sunday, November 19 at 12:00 pm in the O.R.R.J.H.S. cafeteria. (Doors will open at 11:15 a.m.) Three hundred tickets will be available, 100 per town, […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to present Miracle on South Division Street, written by Tom Dudzick and directed by Donn Tyler and Maura Van Voris. Performance dates are December 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 15, and 16. Friday and Saturday shows will start at 7:30 pm, while the Sunday matinee will begin at 2:00 […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday continued its review of two large projects until November 21 to give the town’s Planning Board time to review both plans first. JPF Development is seeking approval of a Notice of Intent to build a 15-acre, self-storage facility at Kings Highway and Route 28 that will feature the construction of […] Read more »
Ray Hanks was on a mission. He held fast to the concept of identifying Mattapoisett’s deceased veterans, those who perished in combat and those for whom the hands of time ran out. Little did he know that his then-stated mission would flower into his appointment as chairman of the town’s newest advisory committee. […] Read more »
Betsey June (Winslow) Converse, 90, of Marion, died October 27, 2023 at home. She was the wife of the late Norman A. Converse, Jr. Born in Fall River on February 3, 1933, she was the daughter of Edwin C. and Effie L. Winslow of Mattapoisett. She loved to tell the story of her adoption […] Read more »
Over the years of watching television, you could find eras where different genres dominated. Today, we have crime shows of all types with many of them having a military or police connection (NCIS, FBI, Seal Team.) In the past, we had shows with a PI or police officer (Mannix, Rockford, Columbo) as the main […] Read more »
What constitutes a bedroom was up for debate at the last two public meetings of the Marion Board of Health, and on November 2, Building Commissioner Bob Grillo asked for direction from the board on the matter. For instance, a home might be classified as a three-bedroom home but could be used as a […] Read more »
For over a decade, the Buzzards Bay Coalition, a membership-supported, nonprofit organization with the stated goals of restoring, protecting and securing sustainable uses of Buzzards Bay and its watershed, has begun the long-awaited restoration of The Bogs. The watershed itself is a vast area encompassing many hundreds of acres whose geological ecology has […] Read more »
Greetings from Plumb Library, welcome to BookRemarks, a monthly feature focusing on all things library related. Did you know that November is “Use Less Stuff Month?” So, what does this have to do with the Library, you may be wondering. Well, a great way to “use less stuff” is to start (or return to) […] Read more »