On Wednesday, July 10, Carolyn Mostello, Coastal Waterbird Biologist with Massachusetts Division of Fish & Wildlife and Isaac Perry, Town of Marion Harbormaster, will be introducing us to the birds who nest on Bird Island. We will start the program with slides of the restoration effort to improve nesting habitat and learn a little about the […] Read more »
She wanted all the mail brought to her. She didn’t want anyone deciding if she should receive the advertising fliers, weekly grocery store bulletins, or enveloped solicitations – she wanted the whole lot so her fingers could walk through a world of merchandise uninhibited by time or place. She’d take her time going through the […] Read more »
Our Discover the Universe of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library has officially begun, and teens can find themselves busy all summer long just by participating in Bingo. While learning everything the Mattapoisett Free Public Library has to offer, each Bingo achieved will earn a small prize and a raffle ticket for the grand prize, a […] Read more »
New Hours During ArtStart – The MAC’s ArtStart summer camp is in full swing! Regular hours during this time, June 22 – July 22, are as follows: Tuesday – Friday: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Sunday – Monday: CLOSED. Arts in the Park – Don’t miss the annual Arts in […] Read more »
With only one hearing on the June 27 agenda, the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) might have had an easy meeting. But variances are one of the more difficult requests the ZBA has to study while determining the merits of an application, and abutters’ concerns must be taken into consideration. Such was the case when […] 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 »
Life is wild for kids — full of ups and downs and twists and turns — but they can experience the solid foundation of God’s goodness while having lots of crazy-cool fun! First Congregational Church of Rochester will hold a free Vacation Bible Camp for kids in Preschool – Grade 6 on July 22-26from 5:30 pm […] Read more »
The last of the Tri-Town tours should have been the starting point. After all, Rochester was, in the beginning, the only town that existed in what we know today as the Tri-Town area. Marion and Mattapoisett were only villages within its borders. But that’s not all, Wareham was also once part of Rochester. That aside, […] Read more »
Tulane Universityawarded degrees to more than 3,000 graduates on May 18, 2019 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Local student, Sean Deery of Mattapoisett, earned a Bachelor of Science from the School of Science & Engineering. The ceremony’s keynote speaker was Apple CEO Tim Cook. Stephen Cassidy of Mattapoisett has graduated from Wentworth Institute of […] Read more »
For 135 years, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Mattapoisett has held summer only services for parishioners. Each Sunday through Labor Day, visiting clergy from Massachusetts and beyond conduct services, using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, at 8:00 am and 10:00 am. On Sunday, July 7, services will be officiated by the Reverend Nathan Humphrey, Rector, […] Read more »