Jeanne Burgess (Dustin) MacNeill, 98, of Wareham and previously Rochester, MA died on July 5th, 2020 peacefully with her immediate family by her side. Jeanne was born in Fall River, MA. She was the daughter of Ethel (Burgess) Dustin and Herbert H. Dustin. She is a descendent of Hannah Duston, who was a heroine of […] Read more »
If you live near the standing-water shoreline as we do on Little Bay in Fairhaven, our midsummer evenings on the back porch are filled with watching fleeting dragonflies and damselflies streaking back and forth to catch mosquitos in midair. In New England alone, there are no less than four indigenous species of them that prevail […] Read more »
Curbside pick-up has begun at the Elizabeth Taber Library! Place a hold on Marion library materials online through our website or over the phone. Our staff will call to schedule your curbside pick-up appointment on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Saturdays. For more info on curbside pick-up, please email ETLibrary@sailsinc.org or call the library Monday through Thursday […] Read more »
After watching an excellent television program on the public broadcasting station, a viewer might sit and watch the credits roll. Somewhere near the bottom, it says the program was made possible by… any number of charitable agencies, endowments or entities. When it comes to the wide variety of locally-based or locally beneficial arts events and […] Read more »
When N. Douglas Schneider represented homeowners Douglas and Martha Lally before the Marion Board of Health in a public hearing Tuesday afternoon, the board had an immediate opportunity to act on the newly passed regulation requiring the denitrification upgrade to failing septic systems. The variance requested for 17 Indian Cove Road by Schneider, Davignon, and […] Read more »
Join us for a fun summer of fantasy, fairy tales, and mythology! Just think SLP – Sign-Up, Log, Participate. To sign-up, email the library at info@plumblibrary.com, or give the Library a call at 508-763-8600. Then, start reading and completing challenges on June 20 through August 8. Yes, listening to audio books, reading to others, or being read […] Read more »
It’s summer and the weather is beautiful, so the Mattapoisett Free Public Library is challenging you to go outside and explore! We created a Scavenger Hunt to help you do just that. Create a team, do it with your family, or by yourself! Each task you complete will earn you a raffle ticket. If you […] Read more »
Johnson and Wales University (JWU) student, Jacob Asiaf of Mattapoisett, a Business Management major in the College of Business, has been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2020 term. To receive dean’s list commendation, students must achieve a term grade point average (GPA) of at 3.40 or above while also earning a minimum of 12 […] Read more »
After a rocky introduction and a silent period that led to legal action, the Rochester Conservation Commission affirmed the work done by Michael Oliver to restore his mistakes at 1009 Walnut Plain Road by approving his Notice of Intent during the commission’s remote access, public hearing on Tuesday night. The Conservation Commission had issued an […] Read more »
Dan Briand has maintained his unique standing as the lone runner to participate in all 50 years of the Mattapoisett Road Race. A newly-minted Bourne resident nearing age 64, Briand was only a 13-year-old summer resident of Mattapoisett when he ran the inaugural race in 1971. Having grown up in Taunton and attending Coyle High […] Read more »