The Town of Mattapoisett Historical Commission is inviting all amateur photographers to submit images of Mattapoisett for possible inclusion in the 2019-2020 edition of the Mattapoisett Visitor Guide. This free publication is produced by the Historical Commission in collaboration with Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School and highlights Mattapoisett’s history as well as its […] Read more »
Evelyn (Salley) Jenks, age 98, passed away on January 6, 2019, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine, following a brief hospitalization. Evelyn was born December 6, 1920, in Rehoboth, MA, to George M. Salley and Hazel (Smith) Salley. Following her graduation from Taunton High School she worked as a telephone operator until her […] Read more »
“Thar she blows …” bellowed actor Stephen Collins as he inhabited the very soul of Herman Melville during his one-man performance of “Sailing Towards My Father” at the Mattapoisett Library on January 6. A packed house witnessed the talent of Collins as he not only uttered the lines written by Carl A. Rossi, a Pittsfield […] Read more »
The January 8 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen was swiftly handled in spite of the important projects that were discussed. In other words, things are moving along smoothly at this point in time for the proposed new fire house, roadway improvements in the village district, restrictions for the arched stone bridge, and […] 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 »
On Wednesday evening,January 30, a Parent Information Night for new kindergarten families begins at 5:45 pm with a question and answer period in the Rochester Memorial School (RMS) cafetorium, then continues from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, in our kindergarten classrooms. Enrollment packets will be available for you to take and complete at home. Kindergarten […] Read more »
The large open farmland on Marion Road once slated for a farmers market and café will likely be lined with solar arrays and enclosed by a wooden stockade fence come this time next year. Craig Canning, owner of Rochester Farms, had Rochester Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals approval to construct a relatively large-scale […] Read more »
After a busy Christmas season, the Sippican Woman’s Club will begin 2019 with a program presented by Jill Sanford, Art for Your Mind with a focus on America, an Artful Journey. Sanford’s program will challenge us to visualize in new ways. The Journey will take us through American paintings from colonial times to today, from […] Read more »
Applications for Community Preservation Act funding are now available in the Town Clerks office at the Marion Town House located at 2 Spring Street, Marion. The Community Preservation Act is a Massachusetts Law that allows participating cities and towns to adopt a real estate tax surcharge, supplemented by State matching funds, in order to fund […] Read more »
Make your New Year’s resolution to have a great time for a good cause at the 26th anniversary Buzzards Bay Swim on Saturday, June 22. Registration is now open at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/swim. The Buzzards Bay Swim is an exciting outdoor experience that welcomes swimmers of all abilities and fitness levels ages 11 and up. Over 300 […] Read more »