Opinion

Opinion: Keep livestreaming Marion’s municipal meetings

To the editor: With the June 15, 2021 end of the state of emergency looming, remote Zoom meeting flexibilities are among the multitude of pandemic-era policies that lawmakers must decide. There are many advantages for continuing live-streamed zoom...

Opinion: Thanks from the Rochester Historical Society

To the editor: We at the Rochester Historical Society want to thank everyone who attended the reopening of the Museum on May 22. A special thanks to Capt. Bonney's, Friends' Market at Plumb Corner, Cervelli's, Fieldstones', Adrian's and Matt's...
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Opinion: How Marion’s spending adds up

To the editor, The Marion town budget exceeds $23 million this year; nearly $9,500 per household. That’s a lot — especially considering the median tax bill is far less. Marion has a large inventory of expensive summer homes and the town eagerly...

Opinion: Plant a tree for Arbor Day

To the Editor: Earth Day is this week, April 22 and Arbor Day is next week, April 30. Usually the Marion tree and Parks committee would celebrate with a town wide clean-up and tree seedling give away, but, of course, due to covid restrictions we are...

Opinion: Thanks to those who helped clean up Rochester

To the editor: The Earth Day town-wide clean up at the Rochester Women's Club was met with great enthusiasm this year, with the support of many town organizations, much neighborhood participation, families and various groups of happy excited folks...

Opinion: Thanks to the Marion Fire Department

To the editor, We want to thank all members of the Marion Fire Department and the other towns that responded to our recent garage fire. The 4 a.m. fully embalmed building was knocked down quickly, protecting neighboring properties. Chief Brian...

Opinion: Thanks to Mattapoisett’s first responders

To the editor: Mattapoisett is special, with its seashores forests and community at large. We have a large number of citizens in their senior years. The COA is exceptional with offering activities and assistance with health care issues. If you need...

Opinion: Tabor needs to find five electric charging stations

Editor’s note: This piece is in response to Marion Selectman John Waterman’s recent opinion letter on The Marion Planning Board’s handling of a proposed Tabor Academy Student Center. To the editor, In his opinion piece, Mr. Waterman, vice...

Opinion: Prioritize Marion’s most vulnerable for vaccines

To not send the second doses for our town’s most vulnerable population is completely unacceptable I am a member of the Marion Board of Health. I have been on 100 meetings with Department of Public Health over the last year, almost to the day. We, as...

Opinion: A disappointing performance by the Marion Planning Board

To the Editor: Let me just say it. I was extremely disappointed in the performance of our Planning Board at the Monday, March 1, meeting with respect to its handling of Tabor’s proposed new campus center and library. Monday night, there were...

Opinion: Thanks for the Valentine’s Day grab ’n go luncheon

To the Editor: A humongous thank you is extended to Tri-Town Motors and the Marion Council on Aging for working together on Valentine’s Day Grab ’N Go luncheon for Marion’s Senior Citizens. The layers of ruffled lasagna stuffed with a perfectly...

Opinion: Thanks to those who made Marion vaccine clinics possible

To the Editor: Many thanks to Marion Council on Aging and Marion Board of Health for organizing the distribution of the covid vaccine on Feb. 5 and 12! Everyone — Karen Gregory, Mike Poznyz, Nurse Lori Desmarias, Dr. Jean Sheets Dot Brown, and the...

Opinion: Show us the money for wastewater regionalization

Editor’s note: The Buzzard’s Bay Coalition presented plans for a regional wastewater treatment solution at a Bourne Planning Board Meeting on Jan. 26. To the Editor: The Buzzards Bay Coalition (BBC) continues to promote the idea of a...

Opinion: Marion needs support, not combativeness from the Buzzards Bay Coalition on sewer issues

Editor’s note: This letter is in response to a Dec. 28 letter from Buzzards Bay Coalition President Mark Rasmussen regarding claims from the Town of Marion over the projected cost of the lining of one of the lagoons at its wastewater...

Opinion: Let’s stop spreading misinformation about Marion’s Sewer issues

Editor’s note: This letter is in response to a Dec. 28 letter from Buzzards Bay Coalition President Mark Rasmussen regarding claims from the Town of Marion over the projected cost of the lining of one of the lagoons at its wastewater...

Opinion: Stop scapegoating, start solving Marion’s sewer issues

Editor’s note: This letter is in response to claims from the Town of Marion over the projected cost of the lining of one of the lagoons at its wastewater treatment plant. The Buzzards Bay Coalition sued the town in 2018 for an alleged violation...

Opinion: A better way to handle the return to school debate

To the Editor, Although I am a member of the Mattapoisett School Committee, these are my personal views and are not intended to reflect the opinions or feelings of the other four committee members. I share these thoughts openly as a parent and...