Students at the Old Hammondtown School in Mattapoisett were treated to a special presentation on Tuesday focusing on drum music from Ghana, Africa. Music educator Ian Gendreau, who has been playing percussion since he was young, travels to schools around Massachusetts with a variety of African rhythm instruments, teaching students about the music of an […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Planning Board held its regular meeting on Monday, February 6 at the Town Hall. The agenda was comprised of two points of new business, both involving land zoning. The first was a Request for Approval of a Repetitive Petition, by engineer Doug Schneider on behalf of applicant, Dian L. D’Orlando, regarding renovations to […] Read more »
What started out as a routine Marion Planning Board meeting ended with discussions bordering on despair over the debt implications of various proposed town projects. The renovation or reconstruction of the Town Hall, a possible expansion of the library along with the recent estimate of $27 million for a water and sewer project with the […] Read more »
The date for this year’s Spring Annual Town Meeting in Rochester has been set. Town Administrator Richard LaCamera informed the Rochester Board of Selectmen at their February 6 meeting that the annual meeting will take place on May 21. Warrant articles will be accepted through April 6, he said, and all zoning articles must be […] Read more »
Friends of the Bike Path will meet February 28, 2012 at the Mattapoisett Public Library on Barstow Street beginning 6:30. We are gearing up for an active year of progress, public relations, and events. The meeting agenda will include questions and answers on progress, as well as a planning session for upcoming events: Bike safety […] Read more »
If you’ve lived in the Tri Town for more than 20 years, there is no doubt you’ve heard of the Presto Press – a free weekly publication that lined the shelves of local shops and community centers for almost 40 years. And you’ve probably seen the well-known operation out of 15 Mechanic Street in Mattapoisett. […] Read more »
Fifteen Marion residents (and friends) took advantage of a warm and sunny winter Saturday two weeks ago to walk through beautiful woods and wetlands to clean up the trails of the Sippican Lands Trust Radio Tower property. Anne Robertson and son Nate, Earl Briggs and his daughter Jennifer Francis, Nick Grace, Alan Harris and son […] Read more »
ORR Drama Club to put on Sandy Wilson’s spoof of the 1920’s musical comedy “The Boy Friend”. This rollicking romantic comedy is set in the French Riviera. Polly, an English heiress attending Mme. Dubonnet’s Finishing School, falls in love with Tony, a delivery boy. Recalling her father’s warning to beware fortune seekers, she poses as […] Read more »
Are you a logophile? Love crossword puzzles? Is correct spelling an absolute must for you? Well, here’s your chance to flaunt your grammatical prowess. On Friday, March 9, 6pm at the ORRHS Auditorium The Mattapoisett PTA is holding its First Annual Community Spelling Bee. The PTA is signing up 25 teams of three (*with one […] Read more »
Due to a tightening budget on the school and town, ten positions may be eliminated from Rochester Memorial School next year, it was revealed at the school committee’s February 2 meeting. Under intense financial pressure, the Town of Rochester asked the school committee late last year to propose a level-funded budget. To meet this request, […] Read more »