Marion voters have spoken and, in the noticeable absence of Town Clerk Ray Pickles, voted during the Annual Town Meeting on May 13 to reduce the fiscal year 2020 town clerk salary line from $19,493 to $0. The Finance Committee discussed the possibility of such a motion on April 17 and considered the best way […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society is sponsoring an organ concert on Sunday, June 2at the church/museum at 355 County Road Rochester from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Bruce Gardzina and Tom Styles will be playing a variety of music. The reed organ was built in 1893 in Worcester, MA by the Mason & Risch Company. It is designed to […] Read more »
Now with warmer weather and longer days; brown turning to green, our thoughts begin to focus on our gardens. Let the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club (MWC) help you get started with our Pathway to Planting Passport! For $10.00 you may purchase a Pathway to Planting Passport which provides you with an opportunity to enjoy savings on […] Read more »
Five people were arrested and one juvenile hospitalized on Tuesday, May 7, after an encounter at Ned’s Point in Mattapoisett escalated to windshield smashing and then the beating of a 17-year-old male from New Bedford with a baseball bat, resulting in several misdemeanor charges and one felony charge. According to Mattapoisett Police Chief Mary Lyons […] Read more »
Christopher J. Roderick, 50, of East Falmouth passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday May 8, 2019. He was the beloved son of Charles and Susan F. (Baroa) Roderick of Florida. Chris was a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School and Stonehill College. He was the owner of Medical Gas Services. In addition […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will be holding its annual caucus on Saturday, May 18, to elect delegates to the State Democratic Convention. The caucus will be held at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, on Barstow Street, with doors opening at 10:00 am and the caucus beginning at 10:30. The Matt Dems welcome everyone, but only […] Read more »
Sienna E. Wurl of Mattapoisett was welcomed into Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society at the Western New England University chapter’s annual induction ceremony in April. Omicron Delta Kappa is a national leadership honor society that recognizes and encourages achievement in scholarship, athletics, campus or community service, social and religious activities, as well as campus […] Read more »
On behalf of the Board of Selectmen, Selectman John Waterman approached the Marion Finance Committee on May 8 with a draft document that the board hopes will set concrete expectations of what the selectmen should expect of the Finance Committee, and invited the FinCom to reciprocate with a similar document to set out its own […] Read more »
A large turn-out had been anticipated for the May 13 Mattapoisett Annual Town Meeting, so the gymnasium next to the auditorium at ORR High School was prepared for the overflow crowd. More than 400 voters turned out to determine the fate of predominantly three major articles in the warrant: a new fire station, a zoning […] Read more »
Tabor Academy Presents a Week of Song and DanceJoin Tabor Academy for some music and dance. From May 13- 20, there are three music concerts and a dance recital to enjoy, all free and open to the public. If you love choral music, come out on May 13 and May 17for two concerts. The Chamber Music […] Read more »