The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is offering their Great Decisions 2024 Program. The program begins on January 17, the third Wednesday for eight consecutive weeks, ending Wednesday March 6, and 2024. The program meets from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm at The Mattapoisett Public Free Library, on 7 Barstow Street, Mattapoisett, MA, downstairs in the Community […] Read more »
Ken Steen and the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals decided that a written agreement requiring the developer to build a sewer line as a prerequisite to pulling building permits for Heron Cove Estates was the result of a scrivener’s error when occupancy permits were what was intended. On November 30, the ZBA held […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center announces a call for entries for its annual Winter Members’ Show. All MAC members are invited to enter up to two pieces each. All works must be original, must have been executed by the artist within the last five years, and must not have been previously shown at the Marion Art […] Read more »
The Mariner Youth Soccer Association’s Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, January 30 at 7:00 pm at the Fairhaven Council on Aging located at 229 Huttleston Avenue, Fairhaven, All members are welcome to attend. Any questions should be addressed to: Angela Dawicki, Secretary, angela@marineryouthsoccer.onmicrosoft.com Read more »
The Mattapoisett Select Board heard from Conservation Commission member David Nicolosi and ConCom Chairman Mike King during the Select Board’s Tuesday night meeting on details of a wetlands violation on public lands. As Nicolosi described, an abutter to 1 Goodspeed Island Road notified the office of possible unpermitted activity. An extension to the […] Read more »
The December 12 meeting of the Mattapoisett Tree Committee primarily dealt with one rather major project, the total updating of roadways throughout the village district that includes Main, Water and Beacon Streets and (old) Marion Road. The project is currently undergoing final changes to achieve 25% design. It is at least the third […] Read more »
Monday’s torrent of wind and hard rain eventually made the Silvershell Beach parking lot look like … Silvershell Beach itself at very high tide. In reporting to the Marion Select Board during Tuesday night’s public meeting, Town Administrator Geoff Gorman was thrilled to discuss the team approach led by Fire Chief Brian Jackvony […] Read more »
At the monthly Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library meeting, held on Wednesday, December 13, the Elizabeth Taber Library – in conjunction with the Trustees of the Library and the Friends of the ETL – presented Nita Howland with flowers, a gift certificate, and a special library cart. The library cart, a fetching purple color, […] Read more »
To the Editor: For years upper Aucoot Cove has been closed to shellfishing because of Marion’s sewer plant effluent and last Friday in a joint announcement by Marion and Mattapoisett select boards the entire cove from Converse Point to Harbor Beach was closed for 21 days due to a discharge of wastewater at the […] Read more »
Patrick C. Cipriano, 82, of Marion, passed away on December 16, 2023, at Tobey Hospital, Wareham surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Jennifer (Andresen) Cipriano and the son of the late Lawrence and Rose (Quaranto) Cipriano. Pat, or how he was known to family and friends, Cippy, was born in […] Read more »