On Tuesday, February 18 at 3:00 pm, it’s “The Return of Tuesdays with Teachers” for ages 5 and up. Join Ms. Sollauer and Ms. Johnson of RMS for a story and craft about snowflakes. Registration is required. On Tuesday, February 18 and Friday, February 21 starting at 10:30 am, it’s Zumbini for ages 0-4 with Ms. Samantha Enos. This program combines music, dance […] Read more »
Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman David Arancio on January 30 presented his fellow ZBA members with a summary from a recent conversation he had with Town Counsel Blair Bailey about granting variances. The point, Arancio said, was to clarify exactly what a variance is “and how we really need to look at a variance […] Read more »
Open Poetry at the MAC – The next meeting of the MAC Open Poetry Club will be on Thursday, February 6 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm at the Marion Art Center. The MAC Open Poetry Club meets on the first Thursday of each month. Laurie Knight, B. A., M. Ed., and former English teacher, leads the poetry group […] Read more »
There were 24 applicants for the position of superintendent of Old Rochester, and after the ad hoc search committee reviewed them all, three finalists were selected and presented to the Old Rochester Regional School Committee and Superintendency Union #55 during a special joint meeting on January 29. The three finalists are: Old Rochester’s own Assistant […] Read more »
Nomination papers are available in the Town Clerk’s office for the May 15, 2020 Annual Town Election. There are several positions available and we encourage you to get involved! The nomination papers must be signed by at least 20 voters registered in Marion (which will be certified by the Registrars) and must be turned in […] Read more »
St. Valentine Day is right around the corner. Come join us at Mattapoisett Congregational Church as we share our love with the homeless preparing gifts of warm socks and needed toiletries. This Sunday February 9 we will have a short service at 10:00 am and then gather to prepare the Socks of Love. We have received some […] Read more »
On January 22, Mattapoisett’s Administrator of Assessing Kathleen Costello, along with town counselor Matthew Thomas, presented Home Rule Petition 4244 at the Massachusetts State House. If passed, the petition would grant Mattapoisett the legal right to assess solar developments with fees known as P.I.L.O.T. programs, aka, payment in lieu of taxes. While the town currently […] Read more »
On Saturday, February 15 at 10:30 am, join us for Adult 3D Print Workshop. We will go over the basics of how our 3D printer works, the uses of completed 3D prints, how to find designs, how to create designs, and after answer your questions. Please call or visit the library register before February 8. Also on […] Read more »
Donald Morse Savery, Jr. 68 passed away peacefully after an illness at St. Luke’s Hospital Palliative Care on January 30, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born and raised in Marion and was the son of the late Donald M. Savery, Sr. and Florence J. Savery. He attended Old Rochester Regional High School […] Read more »
For more than a decade Mattapoisett’s Free Public Library has been at the heart of the community, keeping pace with evolving technologies and the needs of the people it serves. At no other time in the library’s history has it seen such swift-moving changes and associated demands. And there, deftly and expertly guiding this critical […] Read more »