Due to rainy weather, the Mattapoisett Historical Society’s Family Fall Festival was moved to Saturday, October 18 at 2:00 pm. Join us as we celebrate the fall season with some old-fashioned fun, including carving/decorating pumpkins, pressing apples into cider, trying out old-fashioned farming and kitchen tools, and creating fall crafts to take home. The Festival […] Read more »
The Rochester Women’s Club is excited to announce that we are sponsoring a Pumpkin carving/decorating contest as part of the Halloween Celebration to be held at Plumb Corner Mall on Saturday, October 25 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Please bring your own decorated pumpkin and join in the fun!! Women’s Club members will be in […] Read more »
About a month into the season, the fall sports teams are still enjoying a great deal of success. Last Wednesday, the Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team defeated the St. George’s School with a score of 3-1 while the Girls JV Soccer Team also defeated their Rhode Island opponents in a final score of 5-1. In an […] Read more »
Allan Gillis, Chairman of the Marine Advisory Board, and Harbormaster Jill Simmons spent a solid hour discussing the updated draft of Waterways Rules and Regulations presented to the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen on October 14. But of all the important areas noted in the document, none has been more contentious than the one dedicated to […] Read more »
I’ve been busy hiking hills outside of Tri-Town these days, but this weekend was the first time this year I donned hunter orange while hiking – which made me think of my readers who may be hiking, walking their dogs, bird watching, or photographing nature on some of the same trails that I wrote about […] Read more »
Mary A. (Mello) Fisher, 75, of Livingston, TX died October 13, 2014 at home after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Robert C. Fisher. Born and raised in Mattapoisett, the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Mary (Lopes) Mello, she lived in Bellows Falls, VT for 22 years before […] Read more »
of Acushnet died Wednesday, October 8th, after a courageous 4 ½ year battle with colon cancer. On the day of her passing, she was surrounded by her loving family. Born September 2nd, 1936, in South Walpole, daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Kelly) Wood, she lived in Acushnet most of her life. Marylin was […] Read more »
Elizabeth (Uhl) Dondyk, 88, of Marion died October 14, 2014 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Dmytro Dondyk. Born and raised in Lindenberg, Germany, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (Uhl) Miltz, she lived in Venezuela for many years before moving to the United States. Mrs. Dondyk founded and […] Read more »
Mites: The Gateway Mites lost 10-5 Saturday to YD behind a strong team effort. The team was short-handed, missing four of their players. Back-up goalie Pat Tripp stopped 42 shots and a penalty shot. Gateway jumped out to a 2-0 lead early, but couldn’t hold the lead. Jarred Frates had a hat trick, and Brayden […] Read more »
Many thanks to Isaac Perry and Paul Hyde of Marion’s Harbormaster department for another informative trip to Bird Island. The Marion Natural History after-school group heard about the history of the lighthouse and the important role the island itself plays in the life history of endangered terns. Read more »