Eleanor Clark Lopes passed away on November 8, 2018. Our mother’s fondest memories, while living at her gramma Clarks house in Fairhaven, were with her sister and best friend Theresa. It was there by the ocean that they enjoyed going for rides in their father’s row boat over to the Pine Pavilion to have a […] Read more »
Edwin B. Comstock, 66, of Mattapoisett passed away Friday November 9, 2018. Born in New Bedford, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. He was a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School. Teddy was formerly employed by Natco Corporation in New Bedford. He loved participating in and watching sports and was an avid […] Read more »
One hundred years after the end of the war that the world once hoped would be the last, American Legion Post 280 Commander Michael Lamoureux invoked the name of the young woman – the only young woman from Mattapoisett to volunteer to serve in World War I, the namesake of the Mattapoisett American Legion post, […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen dispensed with a light agenda with little fanfare on Tuesday night, November 13. A representative from Eversource, Donna Rosa, presented to the board proposals for the relocation of three utility poles and the placement of four new utility poles. The relocation of three poles was in relation to the culvert […] Read more »
Author and Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy will speak on “The State of Boston Pro Sports Teams” at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Saturday, November 24at 4:00 pm. A reception will follow his talk, part of the Purrington Lecture Series sponsored by the Mattapoisett Library Trust. Shaughnessy, the author of 12 books, including the […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Nasketucket Bird Club will be on Thursday, November 15at 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. We will be planning our strategy for the December Christmas Bird Count and club member Carolyn Longworth will be presenting her overview of the history of the restored marsh at Atlas Tack. The […] Read more »
Thanksgiving Story Time with Amos – On Saturday, November 17from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, the Plumb Memorial Library, 17 Constitution Way, Rochester, will hold a Thanksgiving Story Time with Amos, our “Read-to-Me” greyhound. Amos’ human Holly and the Plumb Library Junior Friends will read Thanksgiving-themed stories while children and Amos listen. After the stories, […] Read more »
“We set aside one day a year to honor our veterans,” said retired Lt. Col. Joseph Napoli, master of ceremonies for Marion’s November 11 Veterans Day observance. And while we honor those who fought in combat and engaged in active duty during times of war, as Napoli pointed out, it’s not just a day to […] Read more »
This year is the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice of World War 1. There were ceremonies throughout the United States to commemorate this event. The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club has a project, Bells of Remembrance, where members of the Club contacted organizations throughout the South Coast (for example, Mattapoisett, Wareham, Marion, Fairhaven, Dartmouth), the Cape, Boston, […] Read more »
Thanksgiving Fellowship Dinner – All are welcome to the third annual Thanksgiving Fellowship Dinner that will be held in the Fellowship Hall of First Congregational Church of Rochester, 11 Constitution Way, on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22. Doors open at noon and a free, traditional, homemade dinner will be served at 1:00 pm. No matter […] Read more »