To the Editor: The Mattapoisett Congregational Church Capital Campaign Committee would like to invite you to join our “A Welcome Home” Capital Campaign Kickoff Celebration on Sunday, March 13 from 11:15 am to 12:30 pm at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church Street. Come join the fun, snacks, music, slide show, and more! Hope you […] Read more »
What’s That On Your Shoe?
Outside the kitchen window of the home I once lived in as a child was a small empty lot. We used it as a shortcut from one street to the other. My mother often sent me to my uncle’s tiny apartment with covered dishes of food she shared with him. Standing by that kitchen window, […] Read more »
Library is Calling All Teens
Taber Library Director Libby O’ Neill is hoping to devise a future lineup of teen-centric events to draw more of them in to take advantage of all that the library has to offer. What they need first, though, are some suggestions from the local teenage cohort. “We are really trying to get more school-aged kids […] Read more »
ORCTV Annual Meeting 2016
ORCTV will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, April 9. The annual meeting will begin at 1:30 pm and will include the election of new officers to the Old Rochester Community Television Board of Directors. All current ORCTV members are invited and encouraged to attend. The nominees for 2016 are: Jay Pateakos – Marion seat; […] Read more »
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke will be shown on Friday, March 11 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall. Paul Newman plays Luke, a counter-culture antihero. He is thrown into a southern jail and through intelligence, charm and willpower rises to become adored by the prisoners and guards alike. Recently-deceased George Kennedy plays his academy winning […] Read more »
Rochester Center Solar Project Slogs On
There were twists and turns during discussions, then stretches and yawns by the time the Rochester Planning Board meeting surpassed the two-hour mark on March 8 during the continued public hearing for Renewable Generation, LLC’s public hearing for its solar farm project slated for the town center. Engineer Stephen O’Connell stood alone against the board […] Read more »
St. Pat’s at the Mattapoisett Library
Get in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 pm when the NEIHO returns to flood the reading rooms with traditional Irish music. Whether it’s toe-tapping dance tunes, slow airs, or soulful ballads, you will experience beautifully orchestrated music for many harps, voices, whistles, […] Read more »
Selectmen Get a Run Down on Town Budgets
The March 1 meeting of Mattapoisett’s Board of Selectmen began with a vote to accept a gift of land from Jeanne Downey. The parcel is situated near the Mattapoisett landing and park. Town Administrator Michael Gagne said, “This gift is a tremendous opportunity for the town,” citing the need for more parking at the bike […] Read more »
Healthy Relationship Week
Tabor has long been a place where you learn about much more than just the information you get in a classroom. Tabor teaches you how to relate with adults and skills like time management and responsibility. Recently, however, social issues have also risen to the forefront of community conversation. Brooke Wakeman, joining this movement of […] Read more »
Marion Signs Lease for Nissan Leaf
In just a couple of weeks, employees of the Town of Marion will be driving around the town in a brand new electric car. The Marion Board of Selectmen on February 26 authorized acting Town Administrator Judy Mooney to sign a lease for a new electric car on behalf of the town. The three-year, $7,500 […] Read more »