The Marion Select Board called a special meeting held Monday afternoon to discuss a dog complaint filed by Fairhaven resident Miles Grant regarding a December 21, 2023, incident at Silvershell Beach in which his dog was bitten by an off-leash St. Bernard owned by Marion resident Verena Hultsch. Hultsch was unable to attend […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club’s Spring production of “Little Shop of Horrors” will take the stage on March 21, 22, and 23 at 7 pm and March 24 at 2 pm. This will be the sixth show for Director Maxx Domingos and fifth show for Assistant Director Sarah Whinnem as they end […] Read more »
Eleanor L. (Smith) Galligan 82, Of New Bedford, Ma, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at home on Feb 29, 2024 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Alexander J and Marjorie M (Alexander) Smith, whom she lovingly cared for. She was raised in Rochester, Ma. Ellie was the […] Read more »
Donald C. Smith, “Smitty”, “Rammie”, 100, of Wareham passed away at home on Wednesday February 28, 2024. He was the husband of 68 years to the late Lydia (Hinckley) Smith. He was born in Marion the son of the late Herbert and Edith (Potter) Smith. A graduate of New Bedford Vocational High School and […] Read more »
Those attending the Sippican Woman’s Club’s monthly meeting on Friday, March 8 will have an opportunity to visit “The Gay Nineties” (1880’s – 1899’s) when families entertained friends in “The Parlor.” It was a time before radio, TV, or computers and the internet. Mack and Cathy Phinney, a local West Wareham couple, whose interests are […] Read more »
Josiah Hatch will be allowed to fill the sinkholes behind the seawall on his property that were worsened by the December 21, 2023, storm. On February 14, the Marion Conservation Commission heard from Hatch, who filed a Request for Determination of Applicability to fill approximately eight sinkholes with aggregate and clean fill behind […] Read more »
A prior post discussed the importance of taking medication as prescribed, focusing on medications that were intended to prevent things like strokes, heart attacks and fractured hips. There is another side to the coin. Doctors are increasingly aware of the problem of “polypharmacy,” taking a lot of pills. Almost 60% of all Americans […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center’s second Unplugged event this year features Don Legge (guitar) and Jack Coleman (piano), upstairs in the MAC Gallery on Friday, April 12. There will be two 45-minute sessions, with the first seating at 7:00 pm and the second at 8:15 pm. Find a spot at a cabaret table to listen to […] Read more »
We are looking both for new members and membership renewals. Anyone who needs a membership form can pick up one at the Plumb Library or get in touch with either Sue at sash48@comcast.com or 508 295 8908 or Connie at eshbach2@aol.com or 617 750 2818. Read more »
The following students were named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the Fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year: –Emma Thorell of Mattapoisett, who is in the physician assistant program. –Cecilia Prefontaine of Rochester, who is in the ASL-English interpretation program. –Lucy Zhang of Rochester, who is in […] Read more »