Everyone is welcome to join Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) for its second annual Valentine’s Day Walk on Saturday, February 15 at 1:00 pm from the end of Parlowtown Road in Marion. Bring your sweetie, or not, and celebrate the fact that research indicates that exercise, like walks, might just be the key to finding satisfying long-term relationships. […] Read more »
Carey McCollester has a lifetime of experience in theater, but she expected more nerves for the dress rehearsal of Tabor Academy’s Winter Musical production of Mamma Mia! than what she expects when the curtain is raised for real at 7:30 pm on Thursday, February 13, at Hoyt Hall on the Marion campus. “For me personally, I find […] Read more »
On February 7, rain and high winds hit Southeastern Massachusetts, resulting in thousands of electrical outages. The hardest hit in the Tri-Town area was Rochester with more than 500 Eversource customers reporting wires down and service interruptions from mid-afternoon into the night. Gusts of over 70 miles per hour were reported by the National Weather […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will be holding its annual caucus on Saturday, February 29, 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 Committee welcomes everyone, but only Mattapoisett […] Read more »
The following students have achieved honors for the third term at Old Rochester Regional High School: Highest Honors, Grade 9; Rudy Arsenault, Theodore Carroll, Domenic Fringuelli, Paige Fuller, Mason Hanks, Elizabeth Higgins, Landon Maxwell, Reagan Rock, Samuel Williamson, Sarah Wyman, Grade 10; Amanda Armanetti, Claudie Bellanger, Erin Besancon, Brendan Burke, Hannah Furtado, Thomas Galavotti, Colby Gross, Michael Holmes, […] Read more »
Brooke Elizabeth Sweet, 20, of Mattapoisett passed away Wednesday February 5, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Marion. Born in New Bedford, the loving daughter of Jodi L. Travers and David P. Sweet, she lived in Mattapoisett all of her life. Brooke loved spending time with her family and going to Ned’s […] Read more »
Richard A. Fluegel, 87, of Mattapoisett passed away on Monday February 3, 2020 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion. He was the beloved husband of the late Margery Susan (Macomber) Fluegel. Born in Fairhaven, Ma he was the son of the late Adam Christian Fluegel and the late Mildred May (Astin) Fluegel. Richard is survived […] Read more »
Members of Marion’s Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, and Affordable Housing Trust all met on Thursday, January 30, to discuss the future of the town’s affordable housing strategy. Resident Sherman Briggs had previously raised a concern with the Planning Board, noting that the town would be missing out on valuable income if the town continues […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Congregational Church will be serving pancakes for the 18th year! Please join us for a night of fellowship, pancakes, sausage, syrup, and fixings on Tuesday, February 25 (also known as Shrove Tuesday), from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in Reynard Hall, 27 Church Street, Mattapoisett. All are welcome. There will be a free-will offering. Read more »
Music Director Yaniv Dinur and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra return to the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center on March 14with Breaking Boundaries. Guest artist Vadim Gluzman, one of the top violin players of our time, will perform Beethoven’s immortal Violin Concerto. The innovative concert program also includes Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Aeriality, a mysterious, dark orchestral […] Read more »