The Sippican Choral Society is pleased to announce that scholarship applications have been sent to the choral directors and guidance offices of the following High Schools: Old Rochester Regional, Wareham, Fairhaven, Dartmouth, and New Bedford. Graduating seniors who plan to major in Music Education, Composition, or Performance are eligible to apply. The deadline for submission […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Council on Aging will be hosting an art exhibit on Saturday, March 24 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Center School, 17 Barstow St. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club is sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7 at 1:00 pm in Veterans’ Park at the Ned’s Point Lighthouse. The Easter Bunny will make an appearance and the hunt will be done in sections for different age groups. This is a free community event for children of all ages […] Read more »
Gateway Babe Ruth is now accepting on line registrations for the 2012 Baseball Season. Players living in the towns of Acushnet, Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester and Wareham who will be 13, 14 or 15 years of age before May 1 are eligible to play. To download Registration forms go to www.gatewaybaberuth.org. Forms must be submitted […] Read more »
A local soccer team of 11 and 12 year old girls were recently crowned Champions of the ‘Elite’ division of the prestigious Manhattan Soccer Kick-Off Classic, one of the top youth soccer tournaments in New York. The NEFC South Coast United U12 Girls Team braved the cold, winter weather to play top teams from New […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board is exploring taking on a greater role in assessing Marion’s long-term future, with particular attention to the town’s capital assets. At the Planning Board’s March 19 meeting, board member Ted North spoke of his intention to present a PowerPoint presentation at the board’s April 2 meeting regarding long-term planning of the […] Read more »
No public hearings took place at the Mattapoisett Planning Board’s meeting on Monday, March 19 – however the board did entertain some informal discussions with members of the community. The Planning Board’s SRPEDD commissioner, Robert Rogers and Randall Kunz –chairman of the regional planners survey – presented Southeastern Regional Planning and Development District maps outlining […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional Facilities Manager Steve Murphy resigned unexpectedly on Thursday, March 15 from the district. Murphy said he is moving onto a job in the private industry. Since he was hired in May 2010, he has spearheaded many projects at the schools – including the installation of Direct Digital Control systems at the ORR […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Police Department will be participating in a prescription drug disposal day. This event is part of a nationwide initiative by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, (DEA). It will be held Saturday, April 28th from 9:00AM to 2:00PM. The purpose of such programs is to allow for safe, legal, and environmentally-friendly disposal of extra […] Read more »
Rochester County Fair Co-chairman David Souza was pleased to announce that the planning for the 2012 Rochester Country Fair is right on schedule. Souza addressed the Board of Selectmen on the evening of Monday, March 19 at the Rochester Town Hall. “It’s going very well,” said Souza. “Our main goal is to make everyone as […] Read more »