The next Rochester Historical Society meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 21 at 7:00 pm at the East Rochester Church/Museum, 355 County Road. The public is invited to hear another interesting piece of Rochester History. Refreshments will be served. The Society will feature a presentation by Bob Sanderson, of Marion, co-founder of Jonathan’s Sprouts. […] Read more »
During its final meeting of the school year on June 12, the Mattapoisett School Committee lingered over the events, celebrated the end of the current school year, and discussed its goals for the next academic year. In her introduction to the committee of the School Improvement Plan, Center School Principal Rose Bowman first thanked the […] Read more »
In one of the last meetings in his long career of volunteerism, Mattapoisett Conservation Commission Chairman Bob Rogers had to recuse himself from one of the hearings due to a conflict of interest. Filling the void after a procedural vote was Mike King, long-time commission member. It would be over an hour before Rogers would […] Read more »
Carolyn (Skeie) Bendiksen, 78, of Mattapoisett, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at Tobey Hospital, in Wareham, after a long illness. She was the widow of Ole Jon Bendiksen. Born in New Bedford, MA the daughter of the late Andrew S. and Ragnhild (Matland) Skeie, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Andrew […] Read more »
In 1967, Bob Brack could not have anticipated that for the next 50 years he would return season upon season to the waters of Buzzards Bay aboard the same sailboat. As David Kaiser of the Mattapoisett Boat Yard knows, most boat owners who spend any amount of leisure time with boats will go through several […] Read more »
Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for May, 2017: Green Team: Emma Vivino & Kennedy Serpa Orange Team: Alexandra Vanderpol & Tucker Figueiredo Blue Team: Hailey Cohen & Robert Salit Red Team: Sabrina Cunningham & Lucas McElroy Purple Teams: Claudie Bellanger & Lucas […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional Athletic Hall of Fame (ORRAHOF) 2017 Inductions/ Ceremony weekend kicks off on Saturday, June 24 in the ORRHS cafeteria at their Induction Banquet with a “Meet and Greet” all the Inductee Individuals and Team Inductee at 5:00 pm and an On the Go catered dinner at 6:00 pm. The Induction ceremony […] Read more »
Do you enjoy sunshine, salt air and harbor views? If so, please join the Mattapoisett Land Trust’s Garden Groomers! We meet at Munro Preserve (just west of the Town Wharves) at 8:00 am each Tuesday morning to pull weeds and do light garden maintenance, while enjoying the sunshine and a cup of coffee. Join us […] Read more »
An old-fashioned clambake will be held at The Knights of Columbus, 57 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett, on Sunday, June 25 at 1:30 pm for $40. For tickets, please call Jim at 508863-3496. Read more »
Last week, what is hoped to be the first “Step-Up Day” of many to come was held at Old Rochester Regional High School. Students from the eighth grade at the junior high joined the rest of the current high school students to practice a run through of their academic schedules for next year. Over the […] Read more »