To the Editor             I would like to express my opinion on expanding the Mattapoisett Select Board from 3 to 5 persons. I have lived in Mattapoisett full time for 27 years. I have seen many changes in those 27 years. However, having a select board that consists of only 3 people makes the select […] Read more »

To the Residents of Marion:             Although the village still looks much the same as it did when I first arrived 53 years ago in 1972, many people, including myself, feel that a plan to protect our beautiful and historic architecture is needed.             We also need a proposal that offers thoughtful guidelines to future […] Read more »

To the Editor,             As long-time owners of property within Marion’s proposed historic district, our families hold dear Marion’s rich maritime roots, small-town feel, and architectural history. At the January 15 meeting, we thoroughly enjoyed the presentation revealing the evolution of architectural styles in Marion through time. Advances in technology and changes in community land […] Read more »

To the Editor,             I write this from the sands of time and for the many who have washed ashore in the paradise one calls Mattapoisett, “land of rest”. Let me say that my job here for many years has included more calls of duty than grains of sand on the beach. Terrible decision back […] Read more »

To the Editor,             As long term (50 years +) residents of Marion’s historic village, we wholeheartedly endorse the proposed historic district to be voted on at the spring Town Meeting. Of the 350 towns in MA, there are over 200 local historic districts including neighboring towns of Rochester, Wareham, Westport, and Dartmouth. If you […] Read more »

To the Editor,             I am writing to express my support for the proposed By-Law that would create a historic district in the Village of Marion. My wife and I are new residents and property owners in the Village, and it was the historic character and welcoming nature of the Village that drew us to […] Read more »

To the Editor;             The following is the first phase of comments to the proposed Short-Term Rental (STR) Properties Bylaw that I submitted to the Marion Planning Board on February 18:             First, I want to state up front that these comments are mine as a concerned resident of Marion and are not intended to […] Read more »

To the Editor;             Upon hearing of the soon to be retirement of the council on aging’s director Jacqueline Seney, I would like to publicly thank her for how she has personally supported me through the past several years. (I realize she’s will still be around for a while, but here goes).             Not only […] Read more »

To the Editor;             Marion Has Saved over $1 Million from Renewable Energy Agreement. Renewable energy pays. A lot.             About a decade ago, Marion’s Energy Management Committee helped negotiate an agreement to buy electricity from four new wind turbines to be built on cranberry bogs in Plymouth along Route 25. Through this so-called Power […] Read more »

To the Editor;             Mattapoisett should expand its Select Board from 3 to 5 members.             As a Mattapoisett resident, I write to request Town support for a Citizen’s Petition proposing a Warrant Article at Town Meeting on May 12, 2025, voting to expand our Select Board from 3 to 5 members.             Our Town […] Read more »