Cat Fanciers’ Federation is proud to present its annual holiday Allbreed Cat Show from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday, December 16-17, at the Seaport Inn & Marina, 110 Middle Street, Fairhaven, MA. This event will feature judging of mixed-breed household pets along with purebred cats including the Abyssinian, Ragdoll, Persian, Maine […] Read more »
Irving R. “Bud” Ellis, 92, of Mattapoisett died December 9, 2017 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after a brief illness. He was the husband of Helena O. (Cathcart) Ellis. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Alton B. Ellis, he lived in Rochester before moving to Mattapoisett in 1967. Mr. Ellis was […] Read more »
There’s a lot running through Nicole Boussy’s mind these days. As a sixth grade teacher at Sippican School, a mother, and a wife, Boussy is always trying to stay ahead of the race when it comes to her tight schedule, her commitments, her goals – both professional and personal – that keep her sprinting each […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Recreation Winter Program Registration is open. MATTREC is offering the following programs this winter. Please register on-line today at www.mattrec.net. If you have questions about any programs, please email mattrec@mattapoisett.net or call 508-758-4548. KidFit for Grades K-3 will be on Tuesdays from 3:00 – 4:00 pm starting January 30 and running through March 8 […] Read more »
Marion property owner Sherman Briggs is 65. He wants to retire, he says, and after ten years of trying to work with the Town on re-zoning the “Gurney” site, property he owns off Spring Street that he wants to develop into a multi-family condominium community, Briggs says he’s done. And as the Marion Planning Board […] Read more »
The Rochester Council on Aging is pleased to offer the following day trip on Thursday, December 14 to visit The Enchanted Village & Polar Express at Jordan’s Furniture, Avon, with lunch nearby and a visit to the Christmas Tree Shop. The van leaves at 8:30 am and returns at 4:30 pm. Please be sure to […] Read more »
To the Editor: Many, many thanks to the Town Merchants and dedicated volunteers for the Town’s festive and plentiful Holiday Bazaars held at St. Anthony’s Church, the Congregational Church, and the Mattapoisett Historical Society. Each provided a festive atmosphere for greeting old friends and making new ones. In addition, a special thanks to the Paine […] Read more »
Once again, the Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging (FMCoA) hosts its Annual Holiday Party on Thursday, December 14 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm or so. The party takes place at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 57 Fairhaven Road, Mattapoisett. This is an opportunity for seniors to meet and make new friends while […] Read more »
Alice and Brad Sheehan of 16 Inland Road are hoping to make some minor renovations to their cement block garage to provide an accessory apartment space for family visits and subsequent rental, but Marion bylaws may not provide that request so easily – documentation that an accessory apartment has been rented in the past before […] Read more »
Before getting down to the real agenda for the evening, the Town of Marion holiday party, the Marion Board of Selectmen on December 4 approved retiring Police Chief Lincoln Miller’s recommendation to promote Sergeant Richard Nighelli to the rank of lieutenant. “As the board is well aware,” Miller wrote in a memo dated November 30 […] Read more »