Opinion

Thank you from the Marion Harbormaster Department

To the Editor: On behalf of the Marion Harbormaster’s Department I would like to thank all of those that attended our Bird Island Lighthouse Bicentennial Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. A great time was had by all. We would like to thank...

The Friends of Mattapoisett COA thanks Plant Sale contributors

To the Editor: The Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging want to extend their thanks for the wonderful support of all involved with the Plant Sale on Sept. 14. This includes all who helped set up, donate and sell plants, and to the many...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield reimbursement rates threaten access to local hospitals

To the Editor: Why does healthcare continually rank as a top concern among Americans? Because at some point we all get sick. Whether you’ve sprained your ankle and gone to an urgent care center or are seeking support for a loved one with a...

The Elizabeth Taber Library thanks its booksale volunteers

To the Editor: The Elizabeth Taber Library Board of Trustees and all those involved in Marion’s Elizabeth Taber Library would like to thank Nita Howland and her crew, who unselfishly and tirelessly took on the work of running the 2019 Annual...

EPA changes benefit no one

To the Editor: Marion sewer rate payers, do you know what the Environmental Protection Agency has done to us? They are making us pay tens of millions of dollars for changes to the waste treatment plant, even though everyone including Environmental...

Hospitals should be about community

To the Editor: On Monday, Sept. 26, Southcoast Health razed the Tobey Homestead and on Wednesday, September 28th, they “announced” the closing of Tobey’s Makepeace Center for Women and Families at the end of the year. A coincidence of timing? I have...

Thank you to the Rochester Cultural Council

To the Editor: The Onset Bay Association and Friends of Onset Street Painting Festival would like to thank their supporters for the success of the Chalk-Full-O-Fun Festival, including the Rochester Cultural Council, a local agency that is part of...

Thank you from the Rusinoski family

To the Editor: Our family would graciously like to thank all those who shared in the sudden loss of Chad. Your presence and kind words of support meant so much to our family during this difficult time. It is deeply appreciated and gratefully...

Elizabeth Taber Library thanks its summer reading participants

To the Editor: The Elizabeth Taber Library wrapped up this summer’s program for children, “A Universe of Stories!” with an Ice Cream Sundae Social. Over the course of six weeks many children ages two to twelve enjoyed story times, reading games, a...

The School Committees and superintendent are in overdrive

To the Editor: Escalating ORR school costs 4.72 % FY’ 20 and 3.29% FY’ 19 significantly above the State’s Prop 2.5 limit materially impacts tax increases. ORR is the largest line item in the Town’s Budget followed by Sippican with 3.24% FY’20...

The Friends of Marion COA thanks event contributors

To the Editor: On Aug. 7, it really was a celebration at “An Evening on Sippican Harbor.” Our hostess invited us to share her fabulous waterfront view, surround porch and tented grounds, topped off with the most elegant Johnny on the Spot many...

Rochester: Consider your actions on restoration vote

To the Editor: The current sports fields at Old Rochester Regional High School are in dire need of care. The people of Rochester who voted against a critical renovation should think much harder as to how their decision is going to affect their...

Tabor Academy has Shakespeare history

To the Editor: Although Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" is being presented at Tabor Academy by an outside group, may I point out that Tabor students produced "Macbeth" in the mid-sixties. Since there were no female students at that time,...

Elizabeth Taber Library thanks sponsor and donors for bridge benefit

To the Editor: The Elizabeth Taber Library would like to thank all those companies and participants who helped make our Aug. 2 Bridge Benefit so successful. All proceeds from the day’s event will go towards enhancing the programs, services and...

Allow for more frequent recycling in Mattapoisett

To the Editor: Schools, television, and the media are constantly reminding us to recycle and how to do it properly. Most families have started recycling earnestly and it has very noticeable effects on the environment. However, in Mattapoisett, my...

Remembering Chloe Harding at the Pan Mass Challenge

To the Editor: The 40th Pan-Mass Challenge took place on Aug. 3 and 4. The two-day bike-a-thon raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. 100% of rider-raised donations go straight to the institute. The opening ceremonies take place on...

Debunking myths on the Old Rochester Regional School District

Dear Editor and Tri-Town Community Members, Over the past few months many comments, both positive and negative, have been made about the Old Rochester Regional District. Some of these comments, however, have been inaccurate. As a public, elected...

Camp Hadley tax status should not change

Calling all Marion residents, Calling All Scouts in Marion Troop 32 We need your help! Please sign and share this online petition to request that the Marion Board of Assessors to restore the Camp Hadley Trust tax exemption status. For 78 years, Camp...

Gratitude and future plans from the Healthy Tri-town coalition

To the Editor: On behalf of the Healthy Tri-Town Coalition I would like to sincerely thank the guides and attendees for their enthusiastic participation in the Tri-Town History Walking Tour Series earlier this summer. In Marion, Judy Rosbe of the...

Thank you to Marion Police, Fire departments

To the Editor: On Monday morning, July 22, Chip and I were suddenly woken up at 5 a.m. as our home alarm started screaming. It took us old folks five minutes to gather our thoughts, find our glasses, and figure out how to shut it off. Due to a...

Thank you from the Celebrate Elizabeth Taber Publicity Committee

Letter to the Editor: The Celebrate Elizabeth Taber Publicity Committee, a sub-committee of the Celebrate Elizabeth Taber Statue Committee, extends sincere thanks to American Research & Management Company, Eden Florist & Garden Shop, and...

Environmental lawsuit against Marion dropped: rewind

To the Editor: As a resident of Marion I feel the Sippican Week story “Environmental Lawsuit Against Marion Dropped” requires a response so that Marion residents understand the facts: 1. The claim that the Marion Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP)...

Maintaining Marion’s cemeteries

To the Editor: I would like to respond to your recent article about Cemetery Commissioners and the lack of upkeep in the town’s cemeteries. First of we were not included in the recent meeting because it was for Department Heads and we are an...

Thinking in binary

To the Editor: I just realized how computers are being used by robots to take over the world. With computers, there is a right answer, and a wrong answer. There is no maybe answer, unless the computer provides a maybe option, in which case you can...

Marion Village 5K thanks its supporters

To the Editor: The Marion Village 5K wishes to thank all those that helped to make this event an annual success in the town of Marion. First of all, thanks to the Marion Police Department and the Marion Fire/EMS and to our race day volunteers — Bill...