The American Beech Tree is quite different from other deciduous species because, instead of dropping its leaves in autumn, it retains them attached to the branches until spring. Biologists label this delayed leaf shedding by the scientific term “marcescence.” Apparently, the beech tree’s benefit from the phenomena is well founded. Marcescence foliage is a deterrent […] Read more »
Ashleigh Wilson, of Mattapoisett, has been placed on the 2018 Fall Semester William Smith CollegeDean’s List while attending Hobart and William Smith Colleges. This honor is given to students whose outstanding academic performance resulted in a grade point average of 3.5 or above. Wilson is the child of Mr. Ross Wilson & Mrs. Michelle Wilson. Read more »
The Nasketucket Bird Club will be meeting on Thursday, March 28at 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Public Library. Member Carolyn Longworth will present “From Bad Hotspot to Good Hotspot: Birding at Egypt Lane.” She will give a brief history of Atlas Tack, the Fairhaven superfund site which went from a dumping ground for industrial cyanide and […] Read more »
On Saturday, April 6, two dozen Bishop Stang student volunteers will hold the 8th Annual Book Sale to benefit the American Heart Association in memory of Mr. Richard Flynn a former teacher at Stang, and Mr. Joseph Silva a contributor to the Stang chapel and the husband of a current teacher. The sale is open to […] Read more »
The numbers don’t lie, as the saying goes. And the numbers of students enrolling in Mattapoisett’s local schools – Center School and Old Hammondtown School – continues to trend downward. This fact has been discussed at many school committee and other Town board meetings for the last several years. Bolstered by census numbers and projections […] Read more »
Get an early start on Spring Cleaning and bring your children’s gently used or like-new clothing to the ORRJHS Gymnasium on Saturday, March 30from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Clothing will be donated to Gifts to Give, which is a charitable agency that services local families in need. This collection drive is organized by the Tri-Town […] Read more »
It’s never too early to start thinking about the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race! Here is a great Spring vacation week project. A seminar will be held Saturday afternoon, April 6, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Rochester Fire Station, Hartley Road, for anyone interested in the building of a Mattapoisett River racing boat […] Read more »
Join us as we kick off the Week of the Young Child on April 6from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Old Rochester Regional High School Gymnasium, 135 Marion Road, Mattapoisett with a fun-filled, family and learning event celebrating our youngest learners! This is a wonderful opportunity for families to meet community providers and services […] Read more »
As Marion Town Administrator Paul Dawson gave his report after a long March 19 evening of plowing through a packed agenda, he said a project he’s been working on “has been the most difficult project in my career.” He was speaking of the town’s need to find a solution to what has become its curbside […] Read more »
As the Tri-Town libraries of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester continue their “One Book, Tri-Town” program, no aspect of the selected book’s theme – the Great Depression era – is left out, and that includes the music of the times. On March 17, the Friends of the Rochester Library hosted an afternoon of music, an old […] Read more »