Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to offer (2) $2,000.00 scholarship awards to Mattapoisett residents who are high school seniors, graduating in June 2022. In addition, there will be a $1,000.00 scholarship granted to a Mattapoisett resident who is reentering the academic world after graduation and is in pursuit of a post secondary degree. Please […] Read more »
The January 10 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission found two local business owners in polite disagreement over a proposal for the construction of a storage garage. Grace Knox, owner of DG Service Company came before the commission with a Notice of Intent filing for the construction of a storage garage at her place […] Read more »
Andrew B. Denham, 39, died January 12, 2022 after a long battle with addiction. Born in New Bedford, son of Barry J. and Deborah M. (Bourdon) Denham, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator and as a landscaper. Andrew enjoyed music, singing and […] Read more »
Peter Frederick Trow, 69, of Mattapoisett died peacefully on January 12, 2022 surrounded by his family at Brigham and Women’s Hospital following a sudden onset of complications from chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Amy (Fistori) Trow, his cherished daughter, Grace (Trow) Potter and her husband Chet of Mattapoisett. He is […] Read more »
Sharon M. (Nobrega) Blanchard, 73, of Rochester passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Philip Blanchard. Born in Washington, DC, a daughter of the late Daniel and Juliette (Bonvouloir) Nobrega she lived most of her life in the area. Mrs. Blanchard was a […] Read more »
At one time, my husband’s favorite TV show was History Detectives. Viewers sent in questions and the show’s cast, using the many resources of their network, searched out answers. In a previous article I asked the question, “What happened to Bonney Hill?” The hill, a great sledding spot, had been mentioned in an older poem. […] Read more »
Mattapoisett School Committee members Carly Lavin and Tiffini Reedy pushed back on the proposed inclusion of Wednesday, November 23, as part of the Thanksgiving Day break when the 2022-23 draft school calendar was discussed during Monday night’s committee meeting. “I think it’s just a little choppy … might be a fan of being […] Read more »
Virtual Reception for Winter Members’ Show – The Marion Art Center will host a virtual reception for its first show of the 2022 season, the Winter Members’ Show. The in-person reception was postponed and rescheduled as a virtual event in light of the recent surge in regional COVID cases. Anyone is invited to attend the […] Read more »
To the Editor; January 21, 2022 marks 12 years since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision gave constitutional rights to artificial entities, such as corporations. Citizens United, the PAC, was founded in 1988 by Floyd Brown, a longtime Washington political consultant, with major funding from longtime industrialists the Koch brothers. The […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Library Director Jennifer Jones has found a way to not only give local residents a platform to discuss climate-change issues but useful, easy-to-understand information on various aspects of the topic. As Jones recently shared, “In January 2021, I applied for a grant from the Richard & Ann J. Prouty Foundation, Bank of America, […] Read more »