When Grades K-2 Sippican School students return from winter vacation week this coming Monday, February 22, they will be back in school full-time. In preparation for their return, Sippican Principal Marla Sirois held an informational Zoom meeting on February 11 to explain and illustrate the changes and take questions. While Sippican’s return to […] Read more »
The Town of Marion was unable to acquire another 100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for its residents this week after the commonwealth denied the town’s request for more doses to continue its effort to vaccinate those over age 75. Public Health Nurse Lori Desmarais told the Marion Board of Health on February […] Read more »
The Sippican Cinema Series Continues on February 22 with “Now, Voyager.” With brilliant performances by Bette Davis and Claude Rains, this is the love story of delicate, middle-aged Charlotte Vale, who suffers a nervous breakdown due to the influence of her domineering mother. After entering a sanitarium, she emerges confident and seemingly cured. How will […] Read more »
Beautiful photo book now available to purchase to help raise money for Matt Congo steeple repairs. Would you like to own a beautifully bound 25+ page photo book of local Mattapoisett landmarks, landscapes, and Matt Congo Church? These would make great gifts for any occasion. The cost of each book is $50 with proceeds going […] Read more »
Rachel R. (Cloutier) Portelance, 53, of Marion passed away early morning Monday, February 15, 2021. Rachel ended her five-year battle with esophageal cancer at home alongside her husband Dan, her two sons Evan and Aaron and her puppy Walter. Although the past five years have been difficult, Rachel never let her disease limit her […] Read more »
On February 10, the Mattapoisett Board of Health received the good news that COVID-19 vaccines had been distributed to the first group of 100 residents lucky enough to have their application drawn from the first pool. Public Health Nurse Emily Field and soon-to-be-retired Public Health Nurse Amanda Stone reported that the town had […] Read more »
For some people, tromping around woodlands or along rocky coastlines in winter is not their idea of how to spend downtime. But for many thousands of others, it is the perfect time to go birding. But first, let’s begin with a simple truth: There is birding, and there is birdwatching. We will be […] Read more »
The phrase “moving house” is most often used by people who are packing up their belongings and moving to a new location. However, over the years in Rochester, that phrase has had a more literal meaning. In the 1800s, Nathan Willis purchased a large two-story house built by Stephen Winslow and located on Mendell Road. […] Read more »
The following students Earned Fall 2020 Dean’s List Honors at Stonehill College: Luke Couto, Mattapoisett, Class of 2024; Jacob DeMaggio, Rochester, Class of 2022; Chloe Lanagan Mattapoisett, Class of 2024; Kevin Ovian of Rochester, Class of 2023; Aidan Ridings, Mattapoisett, Class of 2023; Ainslee Rodrigues, Mattapoisett, Class of 2022; Megan Tracey, Rochester, Class of 2022. […] Read more »
Walter Hartley had a hard time convincing the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals that it is safe to build a house on 15 acres of property with only 16 feet, 8 inches of frontage during the board’s February 11 meeting. Nonetheless, Case No. 1160 was continued with plans for a site visit last weekend. […] Read more »