The vision of the American flag waving and swaying in the sky can swell the heart on a day like Tuesday, June 14, which has for 100 years now been observed as Flag Day. And with Americans still reeling from tragedy over the weekend, the flag at Center School in Mattapoisett still at half-mast, students […] Read more »
Do you enjoy the sunshine, salt air and harbor views at the Munro Preserve, just west of the Mattapoisett Town Wharves? Could you spare a few minutes occasionally to help maintain the perennial gardens there? If so, please join the Mattapoisett Land Trust’s Garden Groomers! We meet at Munro at 8:00 am on selected mornings […] Read more »
The Rochester Women’s Club is pleased to announce the return of our Annual Yard Sale. This is our third year, and this event is shaping up to be our biggest fundraising event of the year. The Yard Sale will be held at our clubhouse at 37 Marion Road, Rochester on Saturday June 18 from 9:00 […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum’s Summer Program is one of the most well known and well regarded in the Southcoast area. Children from across the country visit us each summer and participate in the program. The programs are designed to be small groups, and registration is limited to 15 children per session. Coastal Explorations for […] Read more »
The Sippican Lands Trust invites you and your family to enjoy two free summer event series this summer. We are planning a three-month run of our popular “storywalks” for young readers, as well as a guided tour of our properties each month throughout the summer. Storywalks are a great way for families to spend time […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen breezed through a brief meeting on June 6, starting with the acceptance of the retirement of Jana Cavanaugh from the Board of Assessors, effective June 30. Cavanaugh, a schoolteacher employed by the Town of Rochester, will retire from her teaching position this year and, as Cavanaugh explained, will also be […] Read more »
Eighteen years of hard work and dedication to education boiled down to one two-hour ceremony on June 4 – the day seniors walked across the football field to proudly accept their diplomas. The week before graduation was full of festivities and celebration for the seniors, kicking off with prom on Tuesday, May 31. Promenade began […] Read more »
It has become a recurring theme – residents from the Brandt Point Village subdivision coming before the Mattapoisett Planning Board seeking help to get Phase 1 completed before work on Phase 2 begins. On June 6, residents Gail Carlson and Dennis Dimos once again sat in front of the board members to air their concerns […] Read more »
Lucille R. “Tatante” (Benjamin) Caron, age 88, of Marion, passed away Friday, June 10, 2016 at the Sippican Health Care Center, Marion. She was the loving and devoted wife of the late Albert F. Caron for 51 years. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Theodore and Marie (LaPierre) Benjamin, she lived most […] Read more »
The Saint Rose of Lima Church in Rochester will hold their 53rd Chicken Barbecue on Sunday, June 26 beginning at noon. Plan on a day of family fun beginning with St. Rose of Lima’s tasty and ever-popular chicken dinner prepared on their open barbecue pit. The menu includes half a chicken with cranberry sauce, peas […] Read more »