The Mattapoisett Friends of the Elderly is holding its Annual Easter Pie Sale on Saturday, March 30 at the Banner Store in Post Office Square, Mattapoisett, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Delicious homemade pies, cakes and other sweet mischief is available. New this year is the sale of the cutest yarn pups you have ever […] Read more »
With remnants of snow still to be found, it’s great to know that spring is just around the corner! Bring in spring by supporting the Mattapoisett Lion’s Club! Members of the club are hard at work planning a pancake breakfast, so save the date. The breakfast will be held at the American Legion at 3 […] Read more »
Calling children of all ages. Join members of the Mattapoisett Lions Club and the Easter Bunny for an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23 at 11:00 am at Veteran’s Park at Ned’s Point Lighthouse. Fun for all ages, bring a basket and join us for a hopping good time. Read more »
To the Editor: I would like to express my deepest thanks to the emergency services in the town of Mattapoisett for their rapid response to the scene of the car accident on Brandt Island Road last week. I was the driver that was trapped in the wreck in wet and snowy conditions as the car […] Read more »
Kevin Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for February: • Green Team: Lillian Healy and Jacob Cafarella • Orange Team: Krishna Patel and Tucker Hrasky • Blue Team: Millicent Finch and Freemin Bauer • Red Team: Madisen Martin and Ethan Mort • Special Areas: Alexandra […] Read more »
With a light agenda on Tuesday evening, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen was able to dispatch action items, appointments, hearings, reports and the Town Administrator’s report with relative speed. Donald Lake came before the Board for this year’s Cruise Nights Car Shows to be held at Shipyard Park. The application was granted unanimously by the […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board met Tuesday evening, and among several issues discussed was a unanimous decision to approve construction of a new business by Ruth Sundby on 153 County Road. The business will sell custom flowers as well as custom picture frames. It will not require major construction aside from 24 by 24-foot structure with […] Read more »
With a full agenda and long night of hearings ahead of them, the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission began with the Water and Sewer Department submissions. Highway Surveyor Barry Denham discussed the delineation of resources off Acushnet Road. Streams, channels, inland banks and riverways were noted on maps and plans to insure protections are in place for […] Read more »
Rose Weld Baldwin died peacefully in her own house on Bourne Point, in Wareham, Massachusetts, on March 6, 2013. She was 95 years old and lucid up to her last day. Rose was born on August 18, 1917, to Katharine Saltonstall and Philip Balch Weld, in Tuxedo Park, New York. The third of six siblings, […] Read more »
Thomas R. Browne, 87, of Marion, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 in Palm Springs, CA where he has wintered for over 20 years. He was the husband of Catherine F. (Saccocia) Browne. Born in Bridgewater, Mr. Browne was the son of the late Richard J. & Marietta (Benson) Browne. A graduate of Bridgewater High School, […] Read more »