The Mariner Youth Soccer Association will hold its Annual General Meeting on January 17 at 7:00 pm in the Parent Conference Center at Old Rochester Regional High School. All members of the Association are welcome to attend. For more information, contact marinersoccer@gmail.com. Read more »
The Mattapoisett Historical Commission is creating a Visitors’ Guide. The guide will be filled with information both historic and current, things to do, points of interest, and other details important to a day-tripper or long-term vacationer who wants to find what makes Mattapoisett “special.” But we need your help. The front and back covers of […] Read more »
The Sippican Choral Society resumes rehearsals on Monday, January 16 at 7:15 pm at Wickenden Chapel on the Tabor Academy campus in Marion. New members are welcome to join the chorus simply by coming to the first rehearsal. The chorus will be rehearsing for its spring concert to be held on Sunday, April 23, 2017 […] Read more »
As a birdwatcher, have you ever seen a raven? Not as frequently sighted along Buzzards Bay, the raven is at least twice as big as the similar-looking common crow or fish crow, with a different sounding guttural croak, often seen high overhead while nesting in elevated trees or roosting on narrow ledges of rocky cliffs. […] Read more »
Rita M. Lapointe passed away on Dec. 29th. 2016. Although not a year-round Mattapoisett resident, Rita considered Mattapoisett her home since 1991, spending the summer months with her family and friends on Brant Beach. She attended St. Anthony’s Church weekly with the help of rides from generous neighbors. Rita loved music, Bridge, Dominoes, trips on […] Read more »
To the Editor: The Marion Selectmen have recently decided to evaluate the use of Community Preservation Funds for a separate study group to now explore building a new Town House on the VFW site. We are frustrated and puzzled by this plan. The Selectmen have previously instructed the Town House Building Committee that Community Preservation […] Read more »
Everyone is invited to the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging. Note: the corrected date is Saturday, January 21 at 10:00 am in the Conference Room at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. Our guest speaker is Jennifer McIntire, President of the Mattapoisett Historical Society, who will talk about the Museum […] Read more »
Perplexed by a proposal to form yet another committee to study town house project options, the original Marion Town House Building Committee on December 29 expressed their preference to first meet with critics of the current town house project trajectory before a formal meeting with selectmen on January 26. On December 21, Planning Board Chairman […] Read more »
The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Monday, January 9 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. Please join us. The public and new members are welcome. Read more »
Winning the FFA Veterinary Science Career Development Event Championship is no small feat. In fact, Bristol County Agricultural High School senior Molly Ross of Rochester said even she wasn’t expecting her team to beat out all other 40 participating states. The journey began back in January of 2016 when Ross and three other animal science […] Read more »