It’s time for bikes and ice cream. On May 20, Mattapoisett Land Trust and Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path will again host 300 bicyclists riding the “Tour de Crème.” With rides for every ability, eight ice cream suppliers, and an after-ride party, we call it a “bike and ice cream extravaganza,” and we do […] Read more »
Six members of the Class of 2019 at Old Rochester Regional High School will be attending the Boys’/Girls’ State Convention sponsored by the American Legion’s Florence Eastman Post 280, June 16-23, at Stonehill College in North Easton, MA. The Mattapoisett Lions Club will sponsor Brett Rood and Rosemary Loer. Victoria Kvilhaug, William Garcia, and Adam […] Read more »
To the Editor: We, the current generation of Marion residents, have been entrusted with a legacy of assets. The character of the town comes from some rather hard to define tangible and intangible elements which include zoning, quality of our schools, the age and architecture of houses, especially in the village, our waterfront and the […] Read more »
With the smell of pizza permeating the air and the sound of excited young voices playing like music in the background, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on May 2 hosted its seventh annual Quahog Book Award reception. Each year, children from Mattapoisett and surrounding communities are invited to participate in the winter reading program, a […] Read more »
As requested by the Rochester Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board on May 8 held a public hearing for an Annual Town Meeting warrant article to amend the temporary marijuana retail sale moratorium by extending the moratorium until June 30, 2019. The moratorium, like similar ones adopted in the Tri-Town, includes temporary bans on recreational […] Read more »
Students from the Old Rochester Regional High School received awards at the annual Congressional Art Competition for the 9th Congressional District. Twelve students displayed artwork in the show: Claire Barry, Danya Bichsel, Abigail Forcier, Amelia Isabelle, Kaitlin Kelley, Christopher Knight, Lindsey Merolla, Mikayla Mooney, Claire Noble-Shriver, Elise Parker, Geneva Smith and Alexandra Vanderpool. Claire Barry’s […] Read more »
The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 12from 9:00 am to noon at St. Mary’s Parish Center, 783 Dartmouth Street, Dartmouth. Members have been propagating and nurturing plants all winter at the club’s greenhouse and will offer a wide variety of annuals and perennials at very reasonable […] Read more »
Tabor students and faculty just had the awe-inspiring experience of listening to a lecture by the 2017 Nobel Laureate physicist up close and personal right on campus. Dr. Rainer Weiss, of MIT, shared his work on detecting gravitational waves with two packed houses of students and faculty. He was kind and approachable, encouraged questions, and […] Read more »
Get ready to hit the beach with your favorite books! The Friends Book Sale is the perfect opportunity to stock up on some summer reading material. The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library will be holding their Second Saturday Monthly Book Sale on May 12from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm, downstairs at the library, 7 Barstow […] Read more »
The following students have achieved honors for the third term at Old Rochester Regional High School: Highest Honors, Grade 9:Taylor Amaral, Margaret Carroll, Steven Carvalho, Alexander Craig, Carly Drew, Rachael Fantoni, Rachel Foye, Emily Graham, Molly Janicki, Madisyn Leavitt, Katelyn Luong, Brianna Machado, Colin Mackin, Eva Angeline McCann, Rebecca Milde, Evan O’Brien-Nichols, Serena O’Connell, Lindsey […] Read more »