At a meeting of the Sippican Lands Trust (SLT)’s Board of Directors held on September 11, 2018, a new slate of Executive Officers was approved. The new Executive Officers are Alan Harris as President, Jonathan Howland as Vice President, Wayne Tirrell as Treasurer, Susannah Davis as Clerk, Kate Ross as Past President, and Randy Parker […] Read more »
There will be a lecture by Liz Waring entitled, Focus on Photos: History of Photography on Sunday, October 28at 2:00 pm at Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow Street. The event is co-sponsored by the Mattapoisett Historical Society & the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. Have you ever seen the first photograph made in 1826? Do […] Read more »
In addition to the regular single-stream paper, plastic, and glass recycling collection, Rochester will soon participate in a new curbside recycling program for “soft” recyclables. On October 4, the Rochester Board of Selectmen held a special meeting and signed a contract with WasteZero, a curbside recycling company, for a separate collection of wares considered “soft” […] Read more »
The October luncheon and meeting of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is on Thursday, October 18at 11:00 am. We meet at Reynard Hall in the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church Street. Deborah Ewing is our guest speaker and will talk about the Diamond Terrapins, native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the eastern and southern […] 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. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »
Hockey Unlimited, an organization founded nearly 54 years ago and committed to teaching the fundamentals of ice hockey to local youths ranging in age from 9 to 14 years, plans to begin its 54th season at Travis Roy Rink … inside Tabor Academy’s Fish Center for Health & Athletics. This year’s program will consist of […] Read more »
Traditional Irish Music Session – Join local musicians and Irish music enthusiasts at an open session on Sunday, October 14from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the library. Free and family-friendly, everyone is welcome to enjoy the music, sing, or play along. Get Crafty with Old Books – On Friday, October 19from 3:00 pm to […] Read more »
The top candidate for the executive director position and the representatives of the Carver, Marion, Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District have yet to strike an employment contract deal, with negotiations now stretching into a seventh week. The CMWRRDD wasn’t sure last week if it was going to have a contract deal or if it was […] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Library is preparing to say farewell to its library director of five years, Elizabeth “Libby” O’Neill. O’Neill, who resides in Mansfield, has accepted a position at the Norfolk Public Library, a bit closer to home. “My main focus over the years was just to really have the library be the focal point […] Read more »
Josephine Yu will be reading at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, October 20at 2:00 pm. The public is invited to hear this award-winning poet, author of Prayer Book of the Anxious. The reading and reception to follow is sponsored by the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library. Books will be available for purchase and […] Read more »