Bring your gifts to the Elizabeth Taber Library on Fridays in December (December 8, 15, and 22) between 1:00 – 4:00 pm and we’ll wrap them for you. All materials will be provided. Small donations are appreciated so that we may keep up this wonderful service to the community. Read more »
Mattapoisett Troop 53 Boy Scouts will be selling wreaths on Saturday, December 9 at the Mattapoisett Town Hall. Plain or decorated wreaths are available. Please support your local troop. Read more »
Joan Caroline (Henry) Walsh, at the age of 94, December 5, 2017 at her home in Mattapoisett, MA, surrounded by all her children: Devoted wife of the late Edward J. Walsh for 65 years, They met at Columbia University’s US Navy Midshipman School and waited to marry until Lieutenant Walsh returned from combat duty as […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen wishes to extend an invitation to all town residents to attend their Twelfth Annual “Holiday in the Park and Town Holiday Stroll.” The actual Tree Lighting takes place on Saturday, December 9 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at Shipyard Park. Please come and bring your families to join in on […] Read more »
Everyone is invited to join the Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The FMCoA serves as the fundraising arm of the Council on Aging. You can become a “Friend” and help out through your annual membership. Pick up the FMCoA membership application at the Senior Center or go online to […] Read more »
When Neil Lefaivre of Empire Design-Build, Inc. met with the Rochester Conservation Commission on December 5 to discuss his client’s 24-foot by 17-foot sunroom addition, he believed he had all the proverbial ducks in a row. On behalf of Matthew Monteiro of 590 New Bedford Road, Lefaivre submitted stamped engineered drawings and evidence that abutters […] Read more »
Raymond A. Lemieux, Sr., 88, of Mattapoisett passed away unexpectedly at home Sunday, December 3, 2017. He was the husband of the late Claire (Fleurent) Lemieux. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Olivier and Cecile (Doucette) Lemieux, he lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life. He served in the United States Air […] Read more »
Taking advantage of the shortened school week, Old Rochester Regional High School held two assemblies in the morning blocks to show a documentary about the consequences of substance abuse. Presented by the Clay Soper Memorial Fund, the film If They Had Known was shown to all students. Seniors and juniors saw it first in the […] Read more »
The Eastern Ocean Brass Ensemble will present a Christmas Carol Sing-Along at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion, MA on Friday, December 15, at 7:00 pm. The quintet, led by Bob Katcher, trumpet, is comprised of two trumpets, trombone, French horn and tuba, and will present familiar carols of the season for all to sing […] Read more »
Marion will maintain its single rate tax status for another year at the recommendation of the Board of Assessors, with the Marion Board of Selectmen voting in favor on November 27. Assessor Brad Eames and Associate Assessor Linda Dessert strongly urged the selectmen to keep the single rate for residential and commercial properties due to […] Read more »