Alice M. “Albit” Briggs, 69, of Marion died Saturday, February 12, 2022 at home after a long illness surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Sherman E. “Shermie” Briggs. Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of the late Roland and Jean (Backstrom) Randall. Alice graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School […] Read more »
The Plumb Library and Rochester Land Trust are collaborating with Tri-Town Against Racism to offer a special Trail Tale honoring Black History Month. The Trail Tale at the George and Catherine Church Wildlife Conservation Area takes you on a half-mile walk through the woods as you read the poem “The Undefeated” written by Kwame Alexander […] Read more »
Henri Renauld, Mattapoisett Water and Sewer superintendent, met with the Mattapoisett Finance Committee on February 10 to review his FY23 operating budgets for the two enterprise funds. The committee members heard about the challenges both departments are facing due to aging infrastructure throughout the community. They also heard about possible expansion of the […] Read more »
The male cardinal with the scarlet crest on his head is a high-profile member of the finch family that decorates our bleak mid-winter backyard snowdrifts. The female is much less decorative with dull colored plumage painted by Mother Nature to be camouflaged when sitting on her nest. Both male and female are classified as […] Read more »
The Town of Mattapoisett mailed out their 2022 Mattapoisett Census/Dog Licensing forms in January. If you have not returned your form yet, please do so as soon as possible. According to Massachusetts General Law, if you fail to return your census form, your voter status may be changed to inactive. On the bottom of the […] Read more »
Tufts University recently announced the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester. Dean’s List Honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. This year’s list includes: Charlie Dineen of Marion Class of 2023, Rosemary Loer of Mattapoisett Class of 2023, Grace Russell of Mattapoisett Class of 2023 and Emma […] Read more »
After an undefeated season in which it captured the South Coast Conference championship, the Old Rochester Regional High School girls’ track team solidified the spot atop the SCC meet on February 12 at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech. With a total score of 98 points, the Lady Bulldogs took first place in almost every event. […] Read more »
One place where the Old Rochester Regional District’s elementary schools still feel a bit of an advantage over secondary and middle grades is the little kids got a bigger piece of the 2020-21 school year full-time and in person. Asked to address anxiety during the February 3 meeting of the Rochester School Committee, […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Free Public Library offers a variety of programs for children and teens in the final days of February As the month of February begins to wind down, the fun continues at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library for children and teens. Storytots continues on Thursday at 10:30 am. Bring your little ones for […] Read more »
There are new Saturday hours at the Marion Natural History Museum on the third Saturday of the month from 10 to 12. We will be open the following Saturdays: February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21 and June 18 Let’s have fun visiting the exhibits, playing with Legos and crafting at the museum. […] Read more »