Save the date for the Marion Art Center’s Online Art Auction, July 28-31. In the meantime, the MAC is collecting art donations in preparation for this premier fundraising event. Do you have a piece of art or special item you no longer use or have room for? The MAC’s auction committee is now accepting paintings, prints, […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Boy Scouts Troop 53 is looking for donations of the following materials for Care Packages for Mattapoisett seniors: facemasks, hand lotion, lip balm, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, combs, mouthwash, nail clippers, bar soap, shampoo, bed socks, glasses cleaning cloths, hand sanitizer (pocket size or bigger bottles), tissues (pocket size or small boxes), disinfectant cleaning […] Read more »
Times they are a-changing, or so the song goes. But change is inevitable as the push and pull of surrounding events, or in this case big-ticket municipal projects, have the Mattapoisett Capital Planning Committee ready to dig deeper and more expansively into requests than ever before. On March 31, committee Chairman Chuck McCullough […] Read more »
Town Administrator Jay McGrail and Finance Director Judy Mooney appeared before the Finance Committee at its March 31 Zoom meeting to explain changes to two articles for the Spring Town Meeting warrant. The committee members voted to approve the changes to Articles 2 and 20, part of their meeting including votes to approve warrant […] Read more »
Michael R. Bowers, 55, a lifelong resident of Fairhaven, passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 5, 2021. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of Joseph T. Bowers of Fairhaven and the late Cecile M. (Gauvin) Bowers. Michael attended New Bedford Vocational Technical High School and is a Veteran of the US Navy, […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center has awarded prizes to four students in the current “High School Student Art Show.” The exhibition committee based its decisions on the following: skill and technique, overall presentation, creative use of medium, written artist statement, and how closely the work aligned with the show’s prospectus, “Exploring life during and after COVID: […] Read more »
Vernal pools are a vital breeding habitat for resident amphibians and invertebrates such as wood frogs, spotted and blue-spotted salamanders, and fairy shrimp. The MLT is once again offering an introduction to vernal pools and instructions on how to certify them through two field trips into the Old Aucoot District. Because of COVID-19 precautions, the […] Read more »
In a Zoom meeting held on April 6, the Rochester Conservation Commission continued a discussion related to extending a previously issued Order of Conditions for the construction of a bituminous concrete (asphalt) processing facility along King’s Highway. Stephen Meltzer of Edgewood Development Company, LLC, representing the project, explained that he conducted a successful […] Read more »
If you take a quick glance at the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School golf roster, it might seem like the Cougars are at the beginning of a rebuilding process. But that is not the case with Kathy Peterson’s sophomore-heavy team. “They’re going to be good; they work at it,” Old Colony’s […] Read more »
The April 6 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen may have been a brief 25 minutes, but the two items on the agenda represented opportunities to improve lives, both everyday life and, for some, the quality of a life being lived in the shadow of medical issues. One day motorists may be […] Read more »