Hammond Cemetery Cleanup Day

Come One Come All to a Cleanup day at the Hammond Cemetery on River Road in Mattapoisett on Saturday May 23 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.             Over the past three years we the members of the Mattapoisett Cemetery/Veterans Advisory Committee, along with many of your neighbors, have been in the process of restoring […] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

As all those who were at Town Meeting know, one of the items addressed was the Town Report. Town Reports are mandated and have been at least as long ago as the 1800’s. I looked at the Historical Museum and found that our oldest one was from 1871-1872. However, the Library could do one better […] Read more »

Tri-County Symphonic Band Tickets

Ticket sales have begun for the upcoming Annual Benefit Pops Concert for the Tri-County Symphonic Band. The theme for this year is “Flay Day: 250 Years of Independence.” The concert will, once again, be held on the waterfront in a grand tent on the campus of Tabor Academy in Marion. Fine music, cupcakes and lemonade, […] Read more »

LWV to Host Rochester Candidates’ Forum

The League of Women Voters of SouthCoast will host a Rochester Candidates’ Forum on May 19, at 6:30 pm at Rochester Memorial School, 16 Pine Street. The event is free and open to the public.             The forum will feature candidates running for Select Board, Planning Board, and School Committee in the Wednesday, May 27 […] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

On April 23, 2021, Gerald D. Garcia passed away after a full and active life at the age of 95. Gerald was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on May 13, 1925. He earned his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Hartford Seminary and over the years served in Congregational churches in New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts.             […] Read more »

Birds of a Feather and Other Friends

Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library to view a lovely ceramic exhibit created by local artist Wendy Goldsmith from June 2 to June 30. Goldsmith went to art school and majored in printmaking and also studied ceramics. A few years later she went back to clay but still uses printmaking techniques in her process. […] Read more »

Auditions for The Constant Wife

The MAC Theater will be conducting auditions for The Constant Wife by Somerset Maugham, and adapted and directed by Kate Fishman.             Get your groove on. This classic play is reimagined for the late 1960s, when women’s liberation was rising, social norms were shifting, and everything was groovy.             This adaptation drops Maugham’s sharp social […] Read more »

Understanding the Eastern Coyote

The Mattapoisett Land Trust invites you to an afternoon with Peter Trull to learn more about our fascinating neighbor, the eastern coyote. This free event will be held Saturday May 16 at 1pm at the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting House, 103 Marion Road (Rt 6) Mattapoisett.             Eastern Coyotes are a wild canid whose genetic make-up […] Read more »

Learn to Play Mah Jongg at the SWC

If you want to learn Mah Jongg, now’s your chance. Starting Tuesday, May 19, the Sippican Woman’s Club (SWC) will offer free Mah Jongg lessons from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm noon at Handy’s Tavern, 150 Front Street, for three consecutive weeks. Pre-registration is required for the first eight women who sign-up on our website, […] Read more »

Marion Memorial Day Remembrances and Procession

The 2026 Memorial Day Remembrances and Procession will take place on Monday, May 25 starting at 9:00 am in front of the Music Hall at 164 Front St, Marion. In the event of rain, the event will be relocated to the Multipurpose Room of Sippican Elementary School.             The event will feature the Sippican School […] Read more »