The Marion Art Center has changed the second workshop date for Visible Mending with Sashiko with Instructor Crickett Warner to Saturday, April 30 from 10:00 am-1:00 pm. Join the renewed trend of repairing your clothing with beautiful traditional Japanese mending techniques and patterns. First recorded in Japan in the 16th century, peasants repaired worn out […] Read more »
Mark Rasmussen and Brendan Annett from Buzzards Bay Coalition attended the Mattapoisett River Valley Water Supply Protection Advisory Committee’s Tuesday afternoon Zoom meeting, where they proposed that the MRV member towns and Acushnet share in a $6,025,000 conservation restriction of the 240-acre Mahoney Lands. The property is situated mainly in Mattapoisett and also […] Read more »
Silas D. Coellner, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for February, 2022: Green Team: Raegan Correia & Caitlyn Lund Orange Team: Gavin Coffey & Alexandra Derrig Blue Team: Olivia Thompson & Matthew Williams Red Team: Gisele Duchaine & Xavier Monteiro Exploratory Team: Isa Rioux & […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Annual Meeting will be held on April 20, 11:00 am, in Reynard Hall at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. The Club is hosting a special presentation by Sheryl Faye – Ruth Bader Ginsburg – “I Dissent” – which will begin promptly at 11:15. The business meeting, election and installation of officers and […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust has created a few scavenger hunts for springtime exploration. These scavenger hunts will introduce you to a few of the many Mattapoisett Land Trust properties and teach you a few unique things about each site. Hope you enjoy your adventure. Scavenger Hunt Directions – Happy exploring. Locate the property you […] 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 Mattapoisett Land Trust is once again offering an introduction to vernal pools through a field trip into the Old Aucoot District. On Saturday, April 23, at 1:30 pm, we’ll meet […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center’s latest exhibit brings together the works of two artists who share a common goal of finding the beauty and meaning that hides within and bringing it into the light. The show is titled Emergence. Very apropos for a spring event. Tracey J. Maroni is a painter whose canvasses explore what […] Read more »
Brian Wallace of J.C. Engineering came before the Rochester Planning Board on Tuesday night for two separate matters: a playground project at the Countryside Daycare Center and to hear peer-review consultant Ken Motta’s newest to-do list for the residential subdivision at Plumb Corner. Wallace said the existing playground and roadways would be updated […] Read more »
On Saturday April 23 The Rochester Women’s Club will be hosting its town-wide cleanup.The event will begin at 9 am and runs until 1pm. The Women’s Club is located at 37 Marion Road in Rochester. We encourage Rochester Residents to stop by the clubhouse, pick up a few trash bags and get a street […] Read more »
Looking for something different and fun to do over Spring Break? How about going on a Scavenger Hunt? As part of Daffodil Days, during school vacation week, from April 19-23, the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will be sponsoring a Daffodil Scavenger Hunt for Kids. The Scavenger Hunt is free and open to kids of all […] Read more »