Solar energy fueled the meeting of the Rochester Conservation Commission on September 17, even if the majority of the agenda items were simply to confirm the wetlands lines of properties slated for future solar energy projects. Five of the seven applicants that night were solar developers looking to confirm a collective 26,273 linear feet of […] Read more »
There are many hands and hearts in the little town of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Hands that wave with a friendly ‘hello’ and thousands of hearts inside these 18 square miles that beat with a love for this town and are full with compassion during times of struggle. We all watched earlier this month as Hurricane Dorian […] Read more »
Curious About Quakers? The Mattapoisett Friends Meeting will hold an open house on Sunday, October 6 at 10:00 am in the historical Quaker meetinghouse at 103 Marion Rd. Members will share interesting facts about Quakers, including the cannibal Quakers of Nantucket. Afterwards, there will be coffee and conversation in the meeting’s community hall. Assistive listening system available. […] Read more »
To the Editor: I would like to address my fellow Mattapoisett residents who share with me what I would affectionately refer to as the “North Street North” neighborhood which I consider to be both North Street itself, as well as its many adjoining streets that are situated north of Route 195 which house almost one […] Read more »
Tabor Academy is pleased to announce the opening of the fifth year of their Science@Work lecture series on September 23with an intriguing lecture about a newly developed volcanic island and what it may teach us about Mars. At 6:30 pm, Tabor Academy will welcome Captain Jay Amster of SEA Semester’s sail training vessel, SSV Robert C. […] Read more »
Most avid birdwatchers will always remember hearing the mysterious chant of the whip-poor-will’s summer evening song. It may seem to go on forever, as long as several hundred times, making it very easy to imitate the exact verbal sequence of sound. The intent is unusually vociferous because the repetitious message is first driven by seeking […] Read more »
Throughout the first three games of the season, Old Colony volleyball has dealt with a bit of everything. In their season opener they had a gritty fight until the end against Diman, winning in five sets after losing the first two. Then when they hosted Cape Cod Tech, the Cougars took early control of the […] Read more »
Elizabeth Smith and Laura McCord Grauer, of 5 Water Street and 23 Water Street respectively, have each inherited a house situated on the properties. Having at one time been two separate lots, the two contiguous lots were combined into one larger lot as a result of a subsequent state law mandating that two contiguous properties […] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Library in Marion is pleased to announce its 2019 Fall Fundraiser Event: Tables of Content, repeating an event that was highly successful in its first rendition in 2018. On two evenings in November, generous friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library will host literary-inspired dinners in their homes to raise money for the library’s […] Read more »
Join the Sippican Lands Trust for a walk of our Radio Tower property on Saturday, September 21 at 10:00 am, starting at the end of Benson Brook Road in Marion. The walk will explore the site of what was once one of the largest telegraph stations in the world. The Radio Tower property features old radio tower […] Read more »