As of Friday March 13th, 2020 the Town of Mattapoisett has instituted several measures as it relates the Covid-19 situation. The Town is cancelling all meetings next week and will reassess if this will continue based upon updates and data we continue to obtain from our various public health information sources. In addition, please note […] Read more »
Dear Tri-Town Communities, We have been working over the past few weeks to deal with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and its impact on our community and appreciate your patience as we continue to manage this rapidly changing situation. It is with an abundance of caution that we share the following information relative to school closure […] Read more »
According to Town Administrator Jay McGrail, Marion will be releasing funds from its reserve account to develop a foodbank. He told an Emergency Preparedness Meeting on March 13 that by the end of the day he hoped plans will be fully developed. The emergency preparedness team meeting on Friday morning included Old Rochester Regional Superintendent […] Read more »
Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School The Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School will close for at least the next week, it was announced today by Aaron L. Polansky, superintendent-director at Old Colony. The week missed Monday-Friday, March 16-20, includes all extracurricular activities and will be subject to the same protocol as snow days and […] Read more »
Based on Governor Baker’s Advisory as to Public Meetings, the meeting on the Industrial Drive Public Work’s Project scheduled for 6:30pm on March 18 at Center School is postponed. In lieu of a public meeting the presentation will be filmed and run on the Mattapoisett Government Cable Channels – Comcast 95 and Verizon 38 starting […] Read more »
Language is a gateway to a culture. Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library and learn some friendly greetings and conversational phrases in other languages. Townsfolk in the community will share some of these basics from their native languages in a casual informal setting. One class for each language for about thirty minutes – no […] Read more »
The Marion Town Party Committee is pleased to announce that the event will return this summer. The Committee has decided to be proactive and plan the party earlier in the day to avoid having to cancel like last year. The party will be at a new venue this year and will have a new start […] Read more »
Katharine “Kitty” Hill Stanton, 91, died of natural causes on February 11. Born June 22, 1928 to Lucius and Helen Hill, she grew up in Brookline, MA. Kitty thrived in her youth as a scholar/athlete at the Windsor School, Miss Porters School, and Vassar College. Summers, she blasted tennis balls at the Longwood Cricket Club in Brookline, MA. Her […] Read more »
Harlyn D. “Butch” Froh, 64, of Rochester passed away Monday, March 9, 2020, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Kimberly (White) Froh. They had been married over 40 years. Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Harlyn H. Froh and Lucille B. (Mayer) Froh. He was raised in […] Read more »
Richard W. Taylor, Jr. 60 of New Bedford died March 7, 2020 after a brief illness at home. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Richard W. and Janice T. (Santos) Taylor, he was raised in Mattapoisett and lived in New Bedford most of his life. Richard was formerly employed by Joseph Abboud Clothing […] Read more »