Masks

To the Editor;             As a longtime resident of Mattapoisett, I am extremely disappointed to read that members of our Board of Health feel that enforcing graduated fines for repeated failure to wear masks that are intended to keep us all safe will “hurt our community” and create a “police state.”             Rather than damaging […] Read more »

Rochester Has Disposal Deal with Marion

            The Rochester Board of Selectmen agreed to sign off on the inter-municipal agreement with the Town of Marion to use its Benson Brook Transfer Station during the former’s December 7 Zoom meeting.             As Selectman Brad Morse explained, with Marion having left the disbanding Carver-Marion-Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District, Marion invited Rochester to use […] Read more »

Fill-A-Cruiser Toy Drive Filled Hearts, Too

Christmas came early for the volunteers who organized Sunday’s Fill-A-Cruiser toy drive at Sippican Elementary School, as they looked upon one another flabbergasted by waves upon waves of the generosity shown by townspeople dropping off bags of clothes, bicycles, footballs, basketballs, and a great variety of boxed and wrapped toys.             “It was our honor […] Read more »

Museum Holiday Pop-Up Shop

On Saturday, December 12, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, the Mattapoisett Museum will hold its final Pop-Up shop for the holiday season at the Carriage House entrance on Baptist Street.             The museum’s newest publication, “Memory Lane: Walks & Stories Around the Village of Mattapoisett,” will be available for purchase. The publication is a […] Read more »

Sippican Historical Society

Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »

Mattapoisett to Reopen Full-Time School to Grades K-2

            The Mattapoisett School Committee voted on Monday night to approve a full, in-person return of school children in Grades K-2 effective at a date to be determined in January, 2021. The proposal and approval came late in a lengthy meeting of the committee that included heated public comments by frustrated parents.             “The concern […] Read more »

Selectman Asks: Why are BOH Meetings not Recorded?

An unrelenting theme of COVID-19 has been the necessity of strict adherence to safety precautions.             At the local level, no town board is more involved with the pandemic than the Board of Health.             Media coverage and minutes of the BOH December 2 meeting memorialize that the BOH tabled a request made in a […] Read more »

Toy and Canned Goods Drive

The Mattapoisett Lions Club is holding a Toy and Canned Goods drive to benefit local families on Saturday, December 12, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the BowlMor parking lot, Route 6, Mattapoisett. Please consider donating non-perishable food items and new unwrapped toys.             The Mattapoisett Fire Department will distribute the toys, and the […] Read more »

Marion Police Chief to Retire

Following over three decades of service, Chief John B. Garcia officially retires in January 2021.             “It has been an honor to serve this community alongside the men and women of the Marion Police Department,” Chief Garcia said. “We have endured many weather-related events, a pandemic, and more, and it has been through their continuous […] Read more »

Tri-County Symphonic Band Goes Virtual for the Holidays

On Sunday, December 13, at 1:30 pm, the Tri-County Symphonic Band will present a “Family Virtual Christmas Concert” on ORCTV’s Comcast channel 9 and Verizon channel 36 in Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester. The program will also be livestreamed on both the ORCTV and the Tri-County Symphonic Band Facebook pages. This free family concert has been […] Read more »