The Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Children’s Department will be offering many special seasonal programs during the month of December: Saturday, December 9 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm: Stop by the library before you head to Mattapoisett’s Town Tree Lighting at the wharf for a FREE cup of hot chocolate, make your own jingle bell necklace, […] Read more »
The Marion Police Brotherhood Annual Senior Citizens Holiday Dinner will be held at the Marion Community Center on Saturday, December 16. Doors open at 11:30 am; dinner served at 12:00 noon. Open to Marion residents. Residents may bring one guest, and admission is free. Must RSVP by December 13. To RSVP, contact the Marion Council […] Read more »
Thomas S. Yotides, 95, of Dartmouth, formerly of Rochester, passed away on Friday December 1, 2017. He was the husband of Demetra (Chagaruly) Yotides; they had been married for 65 years. Born in Libohovo, Northern Epirus, Greece, the son of the late James and Olga (Boodry) Yotides, he and his family came to the United […] Read more »
It’s been two years since the concept of building a coalition of people – people who could take on urgent social, mental health, addiction and domestic violence issues – first began in the hopes of moving the dialog to the point of actionable plans. And although the start may have been slow, the group has […] Read more »
To the Editor: In Dennis Lane’s November 16 letter to the editor, he raised the claim that the Marion Board of Health has in the past sought “to isolate [tobacco] products preferred by minorities and the LGBTQ community….” As a member of the LGBTQ community who works on town-level tobacco control policy and is a […] Read more »
The Marion Police Brotherhood will be hosting Pizza with Santa on Sunday, December 17 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Marion Community Center, 465 Mill Street (Route 6). Once again, we will be accepting donations to help “fill a cruiser” with new unwrapped toys for The Justice Resources Institute, a local nonprofit organization […] Read more »
For many years, my parents’ house was a center of neighborhood activity. The kids would knock on the door to ask if my mother was coming outside or if the resident grandchild could come out and play. The neighboring ladies would stop in to borrow a stick of margarine or share a bit of gossip. […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Friends Meeting wants to thank the community for its support for renovations that were done to its 1827 building. Now that the rotting subfloor is replaced, the cellar shored up, and the cracking plaster fixed, an Open House has been scheduled for December 10. There will be a Quaker service from 9:30 to 10:00 […] Read more »
Annual Holiday Ornament Sale: The Elizabeth Taber Library is now selling their annual holiday ornament, a beautiful starfish, for only $25! Buy yours today. They will make the perfect holiday gift for friends and family. All proceeds directly benefit the library in order to enhance our programs and services. Previous years’ ornaments – a sailboat […] Read more »
Mary Ellen (Garey) Cooper, 86, of Mattapoisett, died November 30 at Brandon Woods Nursing Home in New Bedford. She was the wife of Frank E. Cooper, Sr. Born in Flushing, NY, on June 15, 1931, Mary later moved with her parents, the late Mary (Malek) Garey and George Garey, to Somerville, MA, where she graduated […] Read more »