Sunday Afternoon Library Hours: Beginning in March, the Mattapoisett Library will be open on Sundays from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Patrons are welcome to come in for library service, programs, or simply a leisurely read of the Sunday papers and a cup of tea or coffee. Sunday hours will extend until the Memorial Day weekend. […] Read more »
Chairman Lawrence Dorman admitted that the commission was probably responsible for the confusion, albeit unintentional, over who is required to inspect and report on the progress of a wetlands restoration project at 114 Allens Point Road. Homeowner Matthew Baltz requested clarification from the Conservation Committee on the Order of Conditions which states that Baltz is […] Read more »
Mite Bobcats: The Mite Bobcats lost a close game, 6-4, to the SC Panthers. The Panthers came out flying, scoring the first four goals of the game in the first two periods, but the Bobcats roared back in the third to score four goals. The Panthers scored on a power play to get ahead and […] Read more »
On Thursday March 6 at 1:54pm the Rochester Police were called to the site of a former mill at Hartley’s Pond near Lloyds Market for a group of people stealing metal from the property. Officer Sean Crook arrived on scene and found two males and two females in the cargo area of a U-Haul truck loading […] Read more »
If trees could talk, what stories they might tell about the many events that have occurred under their branches! The Mattapoisett Tree Committee is eager to hear your stories of events that occurred with your favorite trees or learn about your favorite trees that are currently in town or those that used to be in […] Read more »
During the final week of the season at Tabor Academy, Hockey Unlimited bestowed awards upon three of its young players. Mason Taft of Marion received the Most Improved Player award. Tim Dyer, Managing Director and Head Coach of Hockey Unlimited, said “Mason’s hard work and dedication have certainly paid handsome dividends” while presenting the award. […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee is Wednesday, March 26 at 6:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Public Library. Guest speaker will be Dan Shores, who is a candidate for Congress in the 9th District. Meetings are held in the conference room on the lower level of the Library, and we invite all […] Read more »
Last Wednesday, students of the Old Rochester Regional debate team completed their undefeated season with an incredible win at the Eastern Massachusetts Debate League championships. The tenth and final debate of the season, consisting of the top two teams in the league, was ORR negative team John Hewitt and Justin Smilan against ORR affirmative team […] Read more »
Rochester Police have brought charges against the driver involved in a serious crash on Neck Road Tuesday evening. Police filed charges today in Wareham District Court against 20-year-old Joshua A. Demoranville of Wareham Street in Middleboro for speeding, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, and failure to stay in marked […] Read more »
The Community Preservation Committee has spent the last year working on updating procedural documents, site visits to proposed projects, and developing improved application forms with a new scoring system. But nothing is more important to the residents of the town than the projects that their tax dollars help to support. In past years the CPC, […] Read more »