The first Knights Teen Dance of the school year is Friday, September 11, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm for $8 at The Knights of Columbus Hall, 57 Fairhaven Rd. in Mattapoisett. This is a safe place for 6th, 7th and 8th graders to have a good time socializing, dancing and listening to their favorite music […] Read more »
Charles R. Savery Jr., 72, of Marion, passed away at home on Saturday Sept. 5. Charles was the husband of 43 years to Andria (Webster) Savery of Marion. Mr. Savery was born in Wareham the son of the late Charles R. and Evelyn E. (Vaughan) Savery Sr. He attended Wareham and Marion public schools. He […] Read more »
Elisabeth A. “Bette” (Townsend) Richard, 75, of West Yarmouth died September 6, 2015 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of Harry L. Richard. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Walter F. and Ruth E. (Robins) Townsend, she lived in Mattapoisett before moving to West Yarmouth. Mrs. Richard enjoyed spending […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals on August 27 approved a number of application requests, including an in-law apartment, a bed and breakfast, and a change of use for the former Jenney Garage on Point Road. First, Donna Tobin was granted a special permit to construct a studio-style in-law apartment above the existing garage at […] Read more »
Jillian Zucco, a 22-year-old senior at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, will travel to Hoopeston, IL to represent Massachusetts at the Miss National Sweetheart Pageant. Zucco, competing as Miss Middleboro, was selected as first runner-up in the 2015 Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant held in Worcester in June. Meagan Fuller of Attleboro, MA was crowned […] Read more »
Open Table will resume operations on Friday, September 11. You are invited for supper at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church and everyone is welcome. Open Table offers a delicious, nutritious meal prepared by volunteers on the second Friday of every month. There is no charge, although donations are gratefully accepted. Doors open at 4:30 pm and […] Read more »
The monthly meeting of the Florence Eastman Post 280 will be held at the Post Hall at 7:00 pm on September 16. At this meeting, a maximum turnout is desired as we will not only review our very successful July Clam Boil but also review our preparations for the Veterans’ Day ceremonies at Hammondtown School. […] Read more »
Among us lives a population of people who find themselves providing care to a loved one, either directly as in hands-on, or obliquely as in managing services, or, a combination of both. They are called ‘caregivers.’ Caregivers may feel as if they have been dropped into an alternate universe, one in which they cannot escape, […] Read more »
Knights of Columbus Damien Council #4190 of Mattapoisett would like to extend their congratulations to the following high school seniors who received $500 scholarships to further their educations in the fall. They are Victoria Caton, Julia Days, Benjamin Elliott, Carolyn Foley, Michael Kassabian, Julia Nojeim, Margaret Mei Ping O’Day, Liam Prendergast, Benjamin Reis and Abigail […] Read more »
The First Congregational Church of Marion welcomes all families and children in the area to our Homecoming Sunday Picnic and Sunday School Registration Sunday, September 13, service at 10:00 am at 28 Main Street, Marion. Picnic to follow at 11:15 am at 10 Cottage Street in the rear (Next to 147 Front Street). Attend one […] Read more »