Bruins and Libraries Team Up with Pajama Drive. Patrons of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library are encouraged to donate new pajamas for babies, children, and teens through March 15 as part of a Boston Bruins and Massachusetts Libraries partnership to help youth in need. This year’s state-wide goal is 10,000 pairs of pajamas, and when […] Read more »
On a cold, clear February 6 night, the members of the Rochester Conservation Commission came out to conduct the important business of upholding state and local wetlands protection regulations. Coming before the commissioners was Evan Watson of Prime Engineering, flanked by other members of his engineering team and representatives from Clean Energy Collective LLC, with […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library will hold their Second Saturday Monthly Book Sale on February 10 from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm, downstairs at the library, 7 Barstow Street. This month’s offer in celebration of “Love Your Library” is buy one bag, get one free. This offer is for February only, so stop in […] Read more »
In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-half by the Sippican Historical Society and one-half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Because of the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »
Whether you are in favor of or against a moratorium until December 31, 2018 on the sale of recreational and medical marijuana in Mattapoisett, you need to attend the Special Town Meeting planned for February 12 at 6:30 pm in Old Rochester Regional High School Auditorium. That was the message delivered by Town Administrator Michael […] Read more »
Before smartphones, before computers, before iPads, the Internet and Google, there was the library. There was the card catalog and the Dewey Decimal System. There were encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses that had mass and density, and you had to use your fingers to flip through actual paper pages, not pages that are swiped aside and […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional girls’ basketball waited patiently for the chance to strike back at Apponequet after suffering a loss to the Lakers earlier in the season that gave the Bulldogs’ rival a seat atop the South Coast Conference Large division. On Monday, they got their chance and struck back, winning 44-38 to tie Apponequet at […] Read more »
Join Sippican Lands Trust and walk leader, Alan Harris, for a mid-winter walk at Peirson Woods on Sunday, February 11 starting at 1:00 pm and catch striking views of Sippican Harbor from the viewing platform overlooking Blankenship Cove. On a clear day, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and the northern Elizabeth Islands can be seen from […] Read more »
Alice (Hindle) Trantham, our Mom, joined her husband of over 70 years in Heaven on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. She was born in New Bedford on Dec 27, 1926 to William and Agnes (Sherman) Hindle. After marrying the love of her life, Sam in 1947, the young couple moved to Acushnet where they lived in love […] Read more »
A plan to establish a portion of bike path on Point Road that had fallen by the wayside appeared on the agenda of the Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission on February 1. The plan to construct a bike path on Point Road between Jenna Drive and Joanne Drive was one of five proposed plans that […] Read more »