Beverly A. Briggs (Nickerson), 91, of Marion, MA passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on January 3, 2024 after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husband Carlton “Carly” F. Briggs. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Edith Nickerson of Marion, MA (formerly of Brockton, MA). Born and […] Read more »
Jean Garvey, 93, of Andover, died peacefully on Monday, December 25, 2023. Born in Dover, NH, daughter of the late Leo and Evelyn (Morin) Garvey, she spent most of her life living in Washington, D.C. After retiring Jean lived in Jefferson, Maine where she built her own house. Jean was formerly employed as […] Read more »
Alan G. Inman, 82, of Marion, died Thursday, December 28, 2023 at his home unexpectedly. Born in Taunton, he was the son of the late Clayton and Lillian (Rogers) Inman. A longtime resident of Marion, Mr. Inman worked as a utility operator for the Town of Marion Water and Sewer Division for many years. […] Read more »
Fire Chief Brian Jackvony and Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman wish to recognize a local Eversource Energy employee who alerted first responders to a carbon monoxide incident on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Following a rain and windstorm that caused widespread damage and power outages in eastern Massachusetts, Eversource employee Ed Gonet was working as a […] Read more »
Come Sing with Sippican Choral This Spring. Rehearsals for our Spring 2024 concert will begin on Monday, January 8, at 7:00 pm, at Wickenden Chapel, 86 Spring Street, Marion. Please note new, earlier start time. Doors open at 6:30 pm, so come early to register and pick up your music envelope. Are you unsure about […] Read more »
Books are my preferred Christmas gifts, and this year was no different. Last year my son gave me a rather large book, nearly 1,000 pages, which is the size of a concrete block and about the same weight. He should have given me a set of barbells along with it because I had to […] Read more »
The River Junction, the recently rebuilt tavern that sits at the site of the old Gilda’s at 27 Wareham Road (corner of Route 6 and River Road near the Wareham town line), got approval on a state-mandated correction to its alcohol license during a brief, public hearing held by the Marion Select Board on […] Read more »
On Friday, February 9 from 6:30 to 7:30, the Marion Natural History Museum will be hosting a presentation on “Native American archaeological sites in and around Marion.” Principal investigator Erin Flynn of The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. will be discussing some of the local Native American sites they’ve been studying and reviewing a few articles […] Read more »
Happy New Year everyone. Book (re)Marks is back for 2024, offering up all the info you need about books, what’s happening at the Library and more. Since it’s a new year, we’d like to remind you of all the things happening at the Library that you can participate in. Let’s start with book […] Read more »
The Year 2023, as displayed this week with 49 of our 52 Wanderer covers, saw Mattapoisett residents and the town’s water-treatment plant survive an EF-1 tornado that left a spectacular damage path north of I-195. The short-lived twister uprooted many trees, taking toolsheds (and at least one generator) with them and blocking roads. A […] Read more »