The Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) is excited to offer our first ever, outdoor painting workshop! Come join renowned artist, Kim Barry, on Saturday, July 12 (with a rain date of Sunday, July 13) from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm and enjoy instruction and painting on one of SLT’s beautiful and inspiring properties. Kim has an […] Read more »
There is still space available for the 2014 Tri-Town Basketball Camp, under the direction of Coach Rick Regan. It will be held again this summer at the Old Rochester Regional High School gymnasium. The camp is for boys and girls in grades 4 through 9. This is the 18th year the Tri-Town Basketball Camp has […] Read more »
Come to the Elizabeth Taber Library to learn more about using your computer or device, navigate through the Internet, and take advantage of all that the library resources have to offer! Technology Tuesday Workshops at 4:00 pm include: July 8: Surfing the Internet (News, weather, searching, purchasing websites) July 15: Learning the Library Catalog: Enterprise […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Women’s Club biannual garden tour on June 28 titled “Down by the Bay” featured nine gardens situated along the waters of Buzzards Bay. It was a glorious day for a tour of the area’s finest gardens, some featuring unique sculptures, unusual trees, and beds to attract hummingbirds and finches. Photos by Felix Perez Read more »
Terry L. Sherman, 77, of Marion, died Saturday, July 5th at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River unexpectedly. Born in Acushnet, he was the son of the late Richard & Florence (Sylvia) Sherman and was a lifelong resident of Marion. Mr. Sherman, affectionately known as “Chainsaw”, worked as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator […] Read more »
Visit our Helping Hands and Hooves table to enter a raffle and win prizes from your favorite local places. Merchants have generously donated hundreds of dollars in gifts for the benefit of Helping Hands and Hooves of Mattapoisett. Helping Hands and Hooves is a local not-for-profit therapeutic riding organization run by Julie Craig and Debbi […] Read more »
Residents are notified that the $10 late fee for dog licenses is now in effect. If you haven’t already done so, please stop by our office to renew your pet’s license today. An updated rabies certificate must be on file. Also, our annual street listing book is available for purchase. The cost is $10. Stop […] Read more »
Museum Curator Elizabeth Hutchinson knew that the documents, bits and pieces, articles of clothing, and pictures from the police and fire departments held memories. The community responded to those memory keepers on June 26. On that evening, the front and back doors of the Mattapoisett Historical Society Museum were flung wide open. With music playing […] Read more »
The first meeting of the recently formed Town House Advisory Committee met on Thursday evening at the Marion Police Station to discuss various options to address the aging Marion Town House. Members introduced themselves, giving a brief background on life skills and why they wanted to join the committee. Six of the eight members attended […] Read more »
In 1971, just fifteen runners registered at Shipyard Park for the first annual Mattapoisett Road Race. Now, 43 years later, this race has become a Fourth of July tradition with more than 1,000 participants from all over the country. Despite the impending tropical storm of last Friday, this year was no exception. With rain clouds […] Read more »