Cigarette Causes Fire in Mattapoisett By Jean Perry The Mattapoisett Fire and Police Departments responded to a call at 3:14pm on Friday, January 15, of a reported fire at the Mattapoisett Housing Authority public housing at 1 Acushnet Road. When firefighters arrived they found smoke filling the building and evacuated all residents of the 54-unit […] Read more »
You’ve been vigilant, completed your due diligence, spent money to protect and defend both deciduous and evergreen trees that provide shade and beauty to your property. But you can’t rest on those laurels – the fight continues against the mighty moth. Thanks to the Mattapoisett Tree Committee, the Tri-Town populace has been provided with information […] Read more »
To the Editor: Thoughts on Substitute Teacher Pay…. Having just graduated from college, unemployed and with no money to stay in Boston, I returned home to Mattapoisett. Needing some income, I signed on as a substitute teacher at Old Rochester where, only four years before, I had graduated. Over a year and one half, I […] Read more »
Project GROW applications are now available. Please call the Early Childhood Office at 508-748-1863 for information. The application deadline is January 29. There is still room in our Friday preschool playgroup! Come join us from 9:00 – 10:15 am at Old Hammondtown School for our 3-4 year old preschool playgroup. Call the office to sign […] Read more »
The Sippican Choral Society in Marion begins its spring rehearsal schedule on Monday, January 18 at 7:15 pm in the Mattapoisett Congregational Church’s Reynard Hall on Church Street. New members are welcome to join the chorus that night. The chorus will begin rehearsing for its spring concert to be held on Saturday, April 30, when […] Read more »
The Town of Marion is joining up with surrounding towns including the Town of Wareham to pursue an EPA Southeast New England Program (SNEP) grant to fund a feasibility study for a regional wastewater treatment system. Spearheaded by the Town of Wareham, the grant would fund a study to look closely at relocating the outfall […] Read more »
MATTREC has openings in the following winter programs: Gymnastics & Tumbling, Session 3: Ages 5 & up; Fridays 3:15 – 4:15 pm, 4:15 – 5:15 pm, 5:15 – 6:15 pm; February 5 – April 8 at Old Hammondtown Gymnasium; 8-week session; cost $140; registration is open through January 29. Bay State Gymnastics Academy for Gymnastics […] Read more »
A shelter operations drill will be held at Sippican School in Marion on Thursday, January 28 at 6:30 pm. Come learn how you can help your family and community in a disaster. Free and open to all Marion and Rochester residents as well as persons interested in helping this community in the event of an […] Read more »
As the school year chugs on and students are enjoying the various clubs and sports they are involved in, one group of students is working hard to create a tangible recreation of the school year through pictures. It’s a group of dedicated students who care enough about their peers to donate their time to creating […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen on January 11 voted to authorize Town Administrator Michael McCue to further work with town officials of Marion and Wareham towards a reclassification of County Road to a federal “urban connector” to be eligible for federal funding for repairs and upgrades. McCue said he met with representatives of the Southeastern […] Read more »