Cocktails by the Sea is this weekend. Cocktails by the Sea, the Marion Art Center (MAC)’s annual summer fundraiser, is just around the corner. The party will be held on Friday, July 26from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm at 183 Front Street, Marion, the home of Trevor and Anne Hatton. The event on the Marion waterfront […] Read more »
What is a tradition? Something that is handed down generation after generation, a practice, a belief, or in the case of Mattapoisett this weekend, an event. And nothing in Mattapoisett speaks louder about tradition than the annual Harbor Days fundraiser held by the Lions Club at the iconic Shipyard Park. Coupled with the history of […] Read more »
They could have flipped a coin and still ended up with the perfect candidate for the new full-time harbormaster position, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen commented on July 23 during a meeting interviewing the two finalists for the position – current Marion Deputy Harbormaster/ Shellfish Officer Adam Murphy and Assistant Deputy Director of the Wareham […] 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 28, the Rev. Marc Eames, Rector, The Church of the Advent, […] Read more »
To the readers of the Tri-Town: The Wandereris a newspaper that provides the Tri-Town with updates and information behind important events that occur within our community. A frequently discussed topic throughout the past has been the Old Rochester Regional School District, which consists of 6 schools that provide thousands of students with an extremely valuable […] Read more »
The 4th Annual Fair Way Golf Tournament put on by The Church of the Good Shepherd will be held on Saturday, September 7, at Little Harbor Country Club. Shotgun start at 8:00 am. $80.00 per golfer/$320.00 a team (early sign up save $10.00 per person by July 31st. All proceeds benefit homeless, hunger, substance abuse programs, […] Read more »
In 2018 and 2019 Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT) hired professional foresters Phil Benjamin and Tom Farrell to create Forest Management Plans (FMPs) for 360 acres of woods in our Old Aucoot and Brandt Island Cove Districts. To improve habitat for wildlife, particularly birds, the foresters recommend selective thinning and limited tree harvest in certain forest […] Read more »
Effective soon, all flavored tobacco and nicotine products will be banned from stores in Marion, with the exception of the flavors menthol and wintergreen. In the coming months, however, the town could add these minty flavors to the ban, including menthol cigarettes, as the board wants to revisit the matter after abandoning the notion last […] Read more »
Dr. Clayton “Clay” Edward King died peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on July 21, 2019 in Mattapoisett, MA at the age of 83. Clay is survived by the love of his life, and wife of nearly 58 years, Veronica “Roni” (Little) King and their three children including son Michael, his wife […] Read more »
Sippican Lands Trust’s Summer StoryWalk at Peirson Woods features Flying Deep written by Michelle Cusolito and illustrated by Nicole Wong. Flying Deep will be displayed at the Peirson Woods property from Monday, July 15 to Thursday, August 15. A special “Meet the Author” event will be held on Monday,July 22at 2:00 pm at Peirson Woods. […] Read more »