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Resident hopes community garden concept flourishes

MARION — Barbie Burr has a goal that she hopes will bear fruit: A vegetable garden that would be available to everyone in town. She is part of a group that hopes to create an organic community vegetable garden in Marion. As she sat in her own garden...

Tri-Town veterans office closed for training

MATTAPOISETT — The Tri-Town Veterans Services Office at Mattapoisett Town Hall will be closed for staff training exercises this entire week of June 13. The office will be re-opening at 8 a.m. Tuesday , June 21.

Marching for hope: Mental health walk raises awareness in Marion

MARION – Hope will never be silent. ‘Positive vibes only’ doesn’t exist, we’re all complex. Decolonize and destigmatize mental health care. These are a few of the phrases seen on signs as participants in a local mental health walk rounded the...

Rochester Historical Society shares tales of Rochester’s beginnings

ROCHESTER – The headstones at Rochester's Center Cemetery might contain few words, but there are many stories to tell about the people buried there. A tour of the cemetery was hosted by Sue La Fleur and Connie Eshbach of the Rochester Historical...

Students find shells, crabs and donkeys on Ram Island

MARION — The Marion Natural History Museum’s afterschool group took a trip to Ram Island in Marion on Wednesday, June 8. The students had a chance to watch various crabs in the salt marsh, visit several of the occupied osprey nests, and walk the...

Seniors to visit land trust properties

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust and Mattapoisett Council on Aging will host an introduction to land trust trails at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 16 to active and interested seniors. Those attending should meet at the Bowman Road kiosk and...

Family event June 25 at Equestrian Element

ROCHESTER — A family day at Equestrian Events, 131 Hiller Road, Rochester, will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25. Owner Jocelyn Maniglia will share her principles of riding in a safe and educational environment. Those attending can...

Cruise nights set Fridays at Mattapoisett wharf

MATTAPOISETT — Cruise nights will be held in Mattapoisett alternate Fridays from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Mattapoisett wharf, 10 Water St. The cruise nights will take place June 24, July 8, July 22, Aug. 5, Aug. 19 and Sept. 2 and 16. Music will be...

Talk June 17 on history of gardens

MARION — The Sippican Historical Society and the Marion Garden Group will present a discussion on Women and Gardens at 7 p.m. Friday, June 17 at Marion Music Hall, 164 Front St. English garden historian and designer Marion Mako will discuss some of...

Dog ordered euthanized after severely injuring animal

MARION – At a virtual hearing June 9, the select board ordered a Marion dog to be humanely euthanized after the animal severely injured another canine last month, four years after killing a dog in a separate incident. Stella, a 130-pound female...

Participants sought for July 4 parade in Marion

MARION — Applications for participants in the Independence Day Parade in Marion are now available. Paper copies can be obtained at the Town House. Applications must be submitted before June 27. The parade will form starting at 8 a.m. Monday, July 4...

Baby hawk returned to nest after 45-foot drop

The story of a baby red-shouldered hawk that fell from its nest in Marion on May 28 has a happy ending, thanks to efforts by local residents and a wildlife rehabilitation center. A resident spotted the hawk on the ground, after it fell 45 feet. The...

Trapilo seeks state representative seat held by Straus

Rick Trapilo’s father, a first-generation American son of Polish immigrants, offered his son a piece of advice about the value of hard work. “Either do it 200 percent, or get out,” his father would tell him. “If you’re going to dig a hole, make it...

Rochester Senior Center presents plan for expansion

ROCHESTER – The Rochester Senior Center is taking “baby steps” toward expansion, as described by Council on Aging Director Eric Poulin. He presented plans to the select board at their meeting on Monday, June 6, and asked for permission to move...

Rochester select board race recount scheduled

ROCHESTER – The recount to determine the Rochester select board race has been tentatively set for June 14 at 9 a.m. at the Rochester Senior Center. The Board of Registrars of Voters met on Monday, June 6, to discuss the date and the plan for the...

Cilantro Thai plans to reopen at original location by end of year

MARION – Cilantro Thai in Marion expects to be able to re-open at its original location by the end of this year, said the owner, Varut Phimolmas. It’s been an uphill battle for the family that owns and operates the popular Thai restaurant in Marion...

Grants to cover restoration costs at Mattapoisett Museum

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Museum has been awarded a $20,000 capital grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund to continue the work needed on the cupola and the west side of the Carriage House. This work will complete the outside...

Marion puts storm plans to the test

MARION —Town officials recently put their emergency response plans to the test with the help of Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadets, Town Administrator James McGrail and Emergency Management Director and Police Chief Richard Nighelli reported. On...

New schedule at Mattapoisett transfer station

The Mattapoisett Transfer Station, 60 Tinkham Hill Road, has a new schedule. The station will now be open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The location is closed Sunday and Monday.

Portion of Mattapoisett waters closed to shellfishing

MATTAPOISETT — Waters near the Reservation Road/Town Landing are closed to shellfishing through Dec. 31, the Division of Marine Fisheries has announced. This encompasses the waters, flats and all tributaries of the portion of Mattapoisett Harbor...

Mattapoisett receives state funding for broadband connection

Mattapoisett will receive $154 , 043 under a new municipal fiber grant program that will assist communities with improving broadband connectivity, State Rep. Bill Straus, D-Mattapoisett, has announced A total of $13 mi lli on will be awarded under...

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