On Sunday, August 2, the Church will offer an evening worship service and everyone is welcome! Worship will begin at 7:00 pm in Reynard Hall at the corner of Church and Mechanic Street in Mattapoisett. The service will include music, prayer, scripture and other traditional liturgical elements but the style will be comfortable and casual. […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Health was awarded a grant from the Department of Public Health to begin a sharps disposal program for the Town of Rochester. Rochester residents who need to dispose of syringes can come to the Board of Health for their own personal container. Then when the containers are full, they can return […] Read more »
The Sixth Annual Brad Barrows Youth Athletic Fund Motorcycle Ride will be held Saturday September 19 at The Stowaway Tavern (formerly Ricks Tavern), 35 County Rd, Route 6 Mattapoisett. Rain date is September 20. Registration is at 10:00 am, kickstands up at 12:00 pm. Cost is $20 per bike, $10 per passenger. No bike? Join […] Read more »
While one new business owner found a clear path when asking for a license to conduct business in Mattapoisett, another found bumps in the road. Katherine Gauvin, a local resident, came before the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen on July 23 requesting permission to operate a catering and food concession truck in Mattapoisett serving what she […] Read more »
Remember planning all week for the Thursday night wharf dances? Remember meeting all your friends at the last dance just before heading off to college? You’ve been asking for a “flashback,” so the Mattapoisett Track Club is bringing it to you. On Friday, August 14 between the hours of 7:30 and 10:30 pm, come to […] Read more »
Fall is the perfect time to hop on your bike and enjoy the outdoors here in southeastern Massachusetts. If you love to ride and want to make a difference for your local environment, then sign up for the ninth annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride on Sunday, October 4 by visiting www.savebuzzardsbay.org/ride. The Buzzards Bay Watershed […] Read more »
By the age of ten, Tom Brownell had witnessed the thrill and the danger associated with swordfishing. One day, while hunting for swordfish, about 30 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard with his Dad, a fish was “ironed.” But on this day, the enormous animal reared up from underneath their boat and pierced the deck clear […] Read more »
A community solar farm project developed by Clean Energy Collaborative, slated for a parcel of land off Tucker Lane, will have no impact on wetlands, Wetlands Engineer Mark Arnold told the Marion Conservation Commission July 22. The wetlands at the parcel consist of cranberry bogs, swampland, and bona fide vegetative wetlands (BVW). Some trees within […] Read more »
To the Editor: “Adios” to the Wells Gas Station in Marion. We wish we could say farewell to our dependence on poisonous petroleum products that power our motor vehicles and boats. And, we would really like to say “adios” to the Wells gas station that was closed for six years and now is preparing to […] Read more »
The Pie Bake-Off contest at the Rochester Country Fair is on Sunday, August 16 at 2:00 pm. We will be under the big tent. The application can be found on the Rochester Country Fair website or in the fair program. Dessert pies only please. The rules are as follows: Two categories-one-crust and two-crust pies; you […] Read more »