Tabor Academy will open its 141st year on September 1 for pre-season athletics and training of student leaders. The school expects about 300 students to return to campus early. Classes will begin on September 7 with 18 new faculty and 150 new students hailing from around the globe. Increasing student diversity, Tabor has enrolled one […] Read more »
Referring to the long, drawn out process he has gone through with multiple hearings before various town boards as “nerve wrecking,” Jim Vogel accompanied by his wife, Holly, and attorney George Boerger, were once again before the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals on August 25. Since the June ZBA hearing on whether or not the […] Read more »
Fall has almost arrived, school is in session, and Open Table is resuming operations. The OT crew hopes to see you on Friday, September 9 for a delicious meal served at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. There is no charge, although donations are gratefully accepted. Doors open at 4:30 pm and supper will be served at […] Read more »
The Rochester Women’s Club will hold their first meeting of the 2016-2017 year on Thursday, September 8 at 6:00 pm. We will be organizing for our upcoming fundraising and social events. The Rochester Women’s Club is located at 37 Marion Road in Rochester. We welcome all ladies from all towns. You need not be a […] Read more »
Mike Camara, CEO of ABC Disposal, the owning company of the Zero Waste facility off Cranberry Highway in Rochester, told the Rochester Planning Board on August 24 that after filing for Chapter 11 protection and a subsequent fire, he is unable to give the board what it wanted that night – a timeline for construction. […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is now accepting registrations for its Fall 2016 Adult and Teen Art Classes. Offerings include: Beginner and Continuing Pastels for Adults (a minimum of 5 students is required): Wednesdays, 10:00 am to noon, September 21 to November 9 (8 weeks). This class is designed for those who would like to work […] Read more »
Clergy from nearby and around the country visit the “Church at the Town Beach” in Mattapoisett from July 3 to September 4. Services using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer are at 8:00 am and 10:00 am. On Sunday, September 4, The Rev. Jeffrey Paul Cave, Honorary Assistant, Church of Our Savior, Atlanta, Georgia will […] Read more »
The owner of the Silvershell Inn, a bed & breakfast at 460 Front Street, agreed on August 25 to allow the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals to re-open its public hearing for a Special Permit to add a third bedroom to its inn, and then promptly asked for a continuance. Innkeeper Kate Hill told the […] Read more »
If you have spent any time this past week anywhere near Mattapoisett Harbor, you may have taken a deep breath in, expecting the fresh salty sea air to fill your nose, but instead found yourself in an olfactory funk. “Peeeeuuuu! What is that smell?” We have all said it. The smell lingered for days, especially […] Read more »
Elizabeth M. (Beehan) Gingras, 85, of Mattapoisett died August 31, 2016 peacefully at Alden Court Nursing Home. She was the wife of Robert A. Gingras. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William J. and Alice F. (Rourke) Beehan, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Betty was an active […] Read more »