Join the Buzzards Bay Coalition at Silvershell Beach (end of Front Street in Marion) on Saturday, September 20 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for a fun, free program to learn to dig your own quahogs from Buzzards Bay. Experts with the Coalition will teach you the basics of local quahogging — what you need, […] Read more »
The Seaside Harvest Festival, sponsored by The Ladies Auxiliary of Damien Council 4190, will be held on Saturday, October 4 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (with a rain date of October 5). The event will take place at the Knights of Columbus grounds located at 57 Fairhaven Road, Mattapoisett. There will be arts, crafts, […] Read more »
The film Race to Nowhere is considered one of the top documentary films on American education and calls us to challenge our current thinking about how we prepare our children for success. Come see this film with the Tri-Town community on Wednesday, September 24 at the Old Rochester Regional High School Auditorium. Doors open at […] Read more »
At long last, Phase I of the next construction segments of the Mattapoisett Bike Path has received a hearing date with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. This very pivotal public hearing is scheduled for September 25 at 7:00 pm in the Old Hammondtown School auditorium. Depending on how this hearing goes, either Mattapoisett will have […] Read more »
With concern that a proposed 290-foot private dock on Goodspeed Island is not good for the public use of public waterways, Mattapoisett’s Marine Advisory Board sent a letter stating their position to the Board of Selectmen through Town Administrator Mike Gagne. The proposed dock had been discussed at their July meeting, at which time the […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission gave its approval for two projects within a buffer zone surrounding vegetated wetlands to move forward. The first was a Request of Determination of Applicability filed by Harris Real Estate Boston, LLC for property located at 45 Kings Highway, Rochester. The applicant, represented by Brian Grady of G.A.F. Engineering, Inc., proposed […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Area Artists will present a gallery show at Tinkhamtown on September 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28, from noon until 6:00 pm. Artist Open House reception is September 12 from 7:00 until 9:00 pm. Tinkham Chapel was established in 1890. The show will be next door at 188 Acushnet Road, in Mattapoisett. […] Read more »
Everyone knows that recycling is good. It preserves natural resources, saves money, creates jobs and saves energy. When the proper infrastructure is in place, recycling can be easy and convenient, both earth-friendly and people-friendly, too. While a curbside recycling program has long been in effect for Marion homes, a new program will facilitate eco-friendly practices […] Read more »
Once again, Seth Mendell – educator, historian, and President Emeritus of the Mattapoisett Historical Society – enthralled a gathering of eager listeners when he gave his final talk of the summer season on Squire Joseph Meigs, Sr. at Shipyard Park on August 31. Mendell, speaking nearly extemporaneously for an hour on one of Mattapoisett’s most […] Read more »
Scott R. Gamache, 38, of Franklin, MA died September 3, 2014 at Milford Regional Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Christine M. (Foran) Gamache. Born in New Bedford, the son of Richard A. and Sharon A. (Santos) Gamache, he was raised in Mattapoisett before moving to Franklin, MA in 2006. Scott […] Read more »