A celebration of Life will be held for Ken Watjen on Saturday, August 19th at 1:00 pm, Cushing Cemetery (Acushnet Rd/Mendel Rd) Mattapoisett. A reception will follow from 2-3 p.m. at the home of Bruce and Bette Jean Rocha, 10 Wildwood Terrace, Mattapoisett. We welcome your presence in remembering Ken. Read more »
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, continues their long tradition of visiting clergy from Massachusetts and beyond. Services using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer are conducted at 8:00 am and 10:00 am each Sunday through Labor Day weekend. The Rev. Robert Malm, Rector, Grace Church, Alexandria, VA officiates on […] Read more »
The Rochester Land Trust will be holding what will be its third annual Full Moon Kayak Paddle on Sunday, August 6 at Mary’s Pond. Plan to be there for a 7:30 pm launch with sunset at 7:57 and the moon rising at 7:18. Put in will be at the State car top launch on Perry’s […] Read more »
Water damage to multiple levels of the Marion Music Hall that happened over the past weekend is estimated at around $17,000 to $20,000, Town Administrator Paul Dawson told the Marion Board of Selectmen on August 1. The origin of the water that caused the damage was in the second floor ladies restroom. Dawson said either […] Read more »
The weather forecast wasn’t promising as church members and volunteers prepared Main Street in Marion and the First Congregational Church for its annual ‘Super Duper Fun Fair’ on July 29. Call it divine intervention, but it did not begin to rain until the church bells rang out announcing it was 2:00 pm, time for the […] Read more »
Helen Shea McGowan-Gardner of Mattapoisett, MA, a pioneer in the early research on AIDS and the development of critical care for AIDS patients at the local, regional and national levels, was named an Alumni Achievement Award winner during Salve Regina University’s recent reunion weekend celebration. She is a 1962 Salve Regina graduate. As a certified […] Read more »
The Marion Concert Band continues its summer concert series with a program of music from the British Isles on Friday, August 4. The program, which features several classic British Brass Band pieces as well as music from the Beatles and an appearance by members of the Cape Cod British Car Club, LTD (CCBCC), is as […] Read more »
Summer worship should be cool and casual, so Mattapoisett Congregational Church, UCC, will move Sunday morning worship from the Sanctuary to Reynard Hall beginning August 6. All the usual worship elements will be in place for the 9:00 am service, including sermon, music, hymns, etc. The mood will be more upbeat and casual, and the […] Read more »
In spite of the fact that an applicant had submitted a letter to the Rochester Planning Board that was read into the meeting minutes by Chairman Arnold Johnson requesting his filing be withdrawn without prejudice, the project was still discussed – and discussed with great simmering emotion – during the July 25 meeting. The project […] Read more »
Back in June, six members of the ORRHS Class of 2018 traveled to Stonehill College for a week-long, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. These students had been selected to participate in Boys and Girls State, an annual event that aims at introducing high school students to the roles of local, county, and state government in the United States. […] Read more »