Mattapoisett Friends Meeting (Quaker) is extending its Spring Sale from 9:00 to 11:00 am on Saturday, May 7 at its Hall, 103 Marion Road (Rte. 6), Mattapoisett. Everything sold at half price or less with many items 25 and 50 cents. Last Saturday’s sale netted slightly more than $800 for the Historic Meeting House Restoration […] Read more »
On Friday, May 6, the Miss Inspirational program will highlight and celebrate the achievements of 30 girls with special needs and disabilities at the Old Rochester Regional High School auditorium at 6:30 pm. Hosted by the reigning Miss South Coast Jillian Zucco, this event is designed to be a confidence-building program that will focus on […] Read more »
Every day, there are students across the South Coast who struggle with poverty, and that struggle has an impact on the quality of education for those homeless students enrolled in Massachusetts public schools. A homeless child is nine times more likely to repeat a grade, and homeless children have twice the rate of learning disabilities. […] Read more »
If you live in Rochester and have a family member who has a tendency to wander, has a developmental or cognitive disability, with or without a speech impairment or is non-verbal, with the potential for requiring unique assistance in the event of an emergency, Rochester’s Chief Dispatcher Tracy Eldridge says she needs your assistance with […] Read more »
The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on the Mattapoisett River, sponsored by the Rochester Fire Department, will take place on Monday, May 30 starting at 8:30 am at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir, Snipatuit Road, in Rochester and finishing at the Herring Weir, River Road at Route 6, in Mattapoisett. The minimum age for contestants is 6 […] Read more »
You are invited for supper on Friday, May 13 at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church! Spring is here, the grass is green, leaves are budding on the trees, and the flowers are in bloom! What better time to enjoy a delicious and nutritious meal with your friends and neighbors. There is no charge, although donations are […] Read more »
To the Editor: I just finished reading the story about the “super sweet cat” that just gave birth to the super-sized litter of 12 kittens (minus the two who did not live). First of all, this should never have been allowed to happen. What has become of pet ownership responsibility to these wonderful “family” members? […] Read more »
Results from a wastewater treatment study the town contracted CDM Smith to undertake suggest that septic systems in the region of Aucoot Cove contribute more to nitrogen pollution in the cove than the three unlined sludge lagoons at the wastewater treatment facility, with 31% and only 2%, respectively. The data from the study suggests a […] Read more »
Delaney Gosse of Marion and Christopher Rogers, also of Marion, both received High Honors for the third quarter honor roll at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School. Read more »
Over April vacation, Bulldog sports teams continued to find success. Notably, both tennis teams remained undefeated, establishing their place as SCC title favorites. The lacrosse teams also played well, recording huge victories over D-R, and juniors Danny Renwick and Brooke Santos both won the pentathlon at Thursday’s invitational meet in Foxboro. Baseball: The Bulldogs […] Read more »