After the April school vacation, the kitchen area of the Rochester Memorial School cafeteria will go peanut-free. Director of Food Services Caitlin Meagher said the peanut butter sandwiches provided to students through the school lunch program will change to WOWBUTTER® sandwiches, a substitute peanut butter made from non-GMO soy. “I could not tell the difference,” […] Read more »
The grant writer position could be eliminated completely from the fiscal year 2015 budget, if the Marion Finance Committee gets its way. Development Specialist Pamela Marean is paid $30,600 annually to research available grant opportunities and, with the assistance of Town department heads, write proposals and apply for any grants that would benefit the Town. […] Read more »
Spatters of afternoon sun shone through the tall panes of glass this past Sunday, and the golden light from the windows, together with the joyful smiles of the people inside preparing a meal together and singing hymns, seemed to make the room glow with an almost heavenly light. Several members of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church […] Read more »
A collective sigh of relief should have been audible when recently the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass HR 3370 and when the Senate passed their equally important bill S1926 that echoed similar language, both of which curb some of the financial pain residents in coastal flood zones have been anticipating and experiencing. The […] Read more »
Near the end of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen meeting on March 11, Selectman Paul Sylvia asked Town Administrator Mike Gagne to confirm or dispel a rumor that he had heard. This rumor concerned a cyber theft that occurred in 2011 from the ORR School District electronic financial accounts and resulted in the loss of […] Read more »
Rhode Island College is pleased to announce that the following Massachusetts residents have been named to the Fall 2013-14 Dean’s List for scholastic achievement: Jaclyn Hahn of Mattapoisett and Lauren Sylvia of Rochester. Full-time RIC students must attain a minimum grade point average of 3.25 for the semester in order to qualify. Bucknell University has […] Read more »
After several hours of discussion, Leisure Shores remains at an impasse with the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission. Previously the applicant, Robert Ringuette, through his representatives reached a consensus on what he needed to do to bring the business into compliance. The two main areas of concern are: 1) replacement of syrofoam floats that have been fouling […] Read more »
Mattapoisett School Committee members took action on March 10 to prevent further school lunch accounts from accruing overdue balances by adopting a new policy that limits delinquent lunch accounts from charging more than a total of five lunches. After that, the account will be frozen and the child will be offered an alternative lunch of […] Read more »
Captain Phillips (PG-13, 2 hr. 14 min.) Showing at the Mattapoisett Senior Center on Tuesday, March 25 at 12 noon. The movie is free, pizza (two slices) is $2, prepaid. Stop by the Senior Center by 3/24/14 to pay for your pizza AND to reserve your seat. The capture and rescue of a merchant ship, […] Read more »
Mite Bobcats – The Mite Bobcats suffered a loss in the playoffs against Martha’s Vineyard by the score of 18-9. The Vineyard came out flying scoring off the opening face-off. The Bobcats didn’t get on track till the second half of the game. Derek Gauvin, Juni Suarez, Thomas Leger and Tryenden Medeiros had the goals […] Read more »