Wesley N. Bowman, 80, of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, October 23, 2021. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Kubik) Bowman, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born, raised and educated in Mattapoisett, he was the son of the late Alexander Bates Bowman and the late Edna (Morell) Bowman […] Read more »
In her Public Health Director / Nurse Report to Tuesday’s meeting of the Marion Board of Health, Lori Desmarais said there are 41 active COVID-19 cases including 25 over the last two weeks. There were 39 positive cases in Marion in September 30, but that number has risen to 53 so far into […] Read more »
Mattapoisett gardeners, do you have a garden you’d like to share with others for part of the day on June 25, 2022? Mattapoisett residents, do you have a garden to recommend that you’ve always wanted to see? The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Garden Group is seeking local gardens for their June 2022 Garden Tour. If […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional High School’s football team returned home on Friday, picking up a dominant 40-13 win over Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech. The win was a massive change from the Bulldogs’ first home game where they lost to Dartmouth, 24-7, a loss that head coach Bryce Guilbeault said provided motivation heading into his team’s second […] Read more »
In addressing the October 13 meeting Marion School Committee Vice-Chair Nichole Daniel thanked the Sippican School faculty and staff and Old Rochester Regional administration for its efforts in getting the 2021-22 academic year off to a safe and healthy start. “We know that COVID isn’t going anywhere,” said Daniel, referencing a discussion earlier […] Read more »
Single lane dirt roads, public and private, have been on the minds of townspeople as of late. Some people choose to live on a lane and enjoy it, some would never consider it and shudder at the thought. The environment of Mattapoisett allows for such choices. Growing up and learning to drive on […] Read more »
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 »
The October 18 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found the board handing out continuances, one extension, and a postponement. On the postponement front, a draft of a new solar bylaw that the board had been working diligently to have prepared in time for the mandatory two rounds of public meetings before heading to […] Read more »
For the Mattapoisett Bike Path Study Committee, it’s been a long 26 years of trying to work out all the moving parts associated with the construction of a multi-million-dollar bike path that will one day connect through Mattapoisett from Fairhaven to Marion. Along the way there have been triumphs and setbacks, but the […] Read more »
As the dance music pumped through the gusty, fresh fall air, little children cavorted and danced in the Shipyard Park gazebo while others had fanciful paints applied to their eager, smiling faces. Still others stood patiently in line for their turn to take a hayride or select a pumpkin from the one-day-only pumpkin patch. […] Read more »