Thank you to all the members of the Mattapoisett Lions Club: On Saturday, April 18, the Mattapoisett Lions Club had a wonderful turkey dinner offered to all seniors of Mattapoisett. It was held in the hall of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church at noon. What a wonderful meal they served. We had a complete turkey dinner […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Friends Yard Sale
Mattapoisett Friends Meeting will hold a yard sale on Saturday, May 9 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm in the social hall behind the meetinghouse at 103 Marion Road, Route 6. For anybody who has done some spring-cleaning and would like to join the sale, please contact the Friends by May 6. An inside table […] Read more »
The Monkey Capes of Mattapoisett
Curator Elizabeth Hutchison and the volunteers helping to catalog the Mattapoisett Historical Society Museum’s collection of artifacts have seen some rare, unique items along the way – but nothing as strange as what they recently came across while sorting through a collection of clothing folded in tissue paper, packed in boxes for decades. “It was […] Read more »
Aucoot Pier Proposal Continued
The application for a private pier extending into Aucoot Cove hit a snag when residents of the area told the engineer, Doug Schneider of N. Douglas Schneider & Associates, that there was ledge beneath the barrier beach – the location for the proposed pier. Jay Duker, 112 Aucoot Road, has built a new home and […] Read more »
Open Table
You are invited for supper on Friday, May 8 at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. Everyone is welcome. Open Table offers a delicious meal prepared by volunteers on the second Friday of every month, September through May, so this will be the last meal for the season. There is no charge, although donations are gratefully accepted. […] Read more »
Morning of Service
During the Bi-Annual Morning of Service, Tabor Academy students and faculty dedicated the school day to helping out the local community in collaboration with 23 groups and associations. Each advisor overseeing a group of students took their advisory to a select location to perform some type of service. There were a wide variety of ways […] Read more »
Lacrosse, Baseball Remain Perfect
Here is a look at the fourth week of scheduled games for Old Rochester Regional High School spring athletics. Baseball: The boys’ baseball team extended their undefeated winning streak this week with three big wins over SCC rivals. The Bulldogs first defeated Seekonk 12-1 thanks to a strong pitching effort by senior James Leidhold, […] Read more »
Turtle Habitat, Saltworks Move Forward
The future of the threatened population of turtles in Marion hung in the balance during an hour-long discussion April 22 between “Turtle Guy” Don Lewis and the Marion Conservation Commission over a proposed “turtle garden” in the wetlands across from 2 Jenney Street. Likely for a thousand years, the site had been the mating and […] Read more »
Knights of Columbus Awards Scholarships
Mattapoisett Damien Council No. 4190 Knights of Columbus recently awarded ten (10) $500 scholarships to deserving area students. Funds for the scholarships were raised from middle school dances held throughout the past school year, as well as other Council fund-raising activities. Directing the scholarship program was Grand Knight Al Fidalgo and the Scholarship Committee including […] Read more »
Foreign Student Finds Fantastic Fit at ORR
When most people think of studying abroad, college programs most often come to mind. However, for some international students, studying abroad in high school is a real possibility thanks to the help of clubs like AFS at Old Rochester Regional High School. Roughly half a dozen foreign exchange students spent the 2014-2015 school year at […] Read more »