Charged with helping the town find a way to improve its harbor plan, David Janik, South Coast regional coordinator for the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office (CZM), a branch of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, met with the Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board on June 25. The MAB over the years has aided […] Read more »
Jennifer A. Hall, 36, of Boston died July 5, 2015 unexpectedly in Boston. Born in Weymouth, the daughter of Jean D. (Tetley) Hall of Mattapoisett and the late Roger W. Hall, she was raised in Whitman and lived in Plympton, Mattapoisett and Boston. Survivors include her mother; her son, Nathan Hall of Mattapoisett; a sister, […] Read more »
American International College (AIC) in Springfield, MA has named 461 students to the Spring 2015 Dean’s List. Dean’s List students are full-time students with a grade point average between 3.3 and 4.0. Included on that list are: – William Coucci of Mattapoisett, majoring in Occupational Science, has been named to the Spring 2015 Dean’s List […] Read more »
The bike path project team is anticipating hitting another milestone next month: review of our proposed boardwalks should be complete leading almost directly to 75% construction and the beginning of permitting phase. The project is on schedule for construction to begin in 2016, and all construction funding is in place. Please come to our Harbor […] Read more »
The annual Survival camping trip is one of the most notable features of the Old Rochester Regional Junior High School experience. Each year since 1973, a large group of seventh grade students has traveled up to the hills and forests of Northfield, MA for a week of hiking, climbing, exploring, and learning about the great […] Read more »
Members of the Mattapoisett Land Trust invited the public to help remove weeds on Saturday morning from the Munro Preserve at the town wharves. A new bench was donated to the site by Alice McGarth in memory of her husband. Photos by Marilou Newell Read more »
John S. (Jack) Musser, II, 90 died on July 2, 2015. A summer resident beginning in 1960, He lived at Peases Point in Mattapoisett year-round since 1978, and loved his water views of Buzzards Bay. Jack was born on October 17, 1924, in Harrisburg, PA to Claire Van Dyke and Andrew Jackson Musser. He grew […] Read more »
The July meeting of the Rochester Historical Society will be an Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, July 15 at the East Rochester Church/ Museum, 355 County Rd. at 7:00 pm. Members will be entertained with music by the gospel group Know Greater Love featuring Tom and Sheila Perry and Carol Ann Sylvia of Wareham. Read more »
Thanks to the Marion voters for supporting construction of the pathway connecting the South Coast Bikeway. Show your continuing support and enthusiasm by making miles count! Join the Bikeway Challenge at www.nationalbikechallenge.org: – Register with your zip code – Edit your profile and be added to the South Coast Bikeway team – Log any miles […] Read more »
It is the end of fiscal year 2015, time for town employee requests to carry over unused vacation time into the next fiscal year – an annual custom that has Marion Board of Selectmen Chairman Stephen Cushing openly expressing his distaste for the tradition. “I think everybody knows what my opinion on the carry-over of […] Read more »