Last summer a mini-reunion was held at the Mattapoisett Lighthouse in September. Although the turnout was rather small in the environmental context of the pandemic, those in attendance had a great time exchanging high school memories and catching up on 50 years of individual journeys. An ad hoc committee met following the gathering and realized […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission on May 25 voted to issue a Negative determination on a plan to build a standard, four-wall shed at 27 Fieldstone Lane but with a difference versus others like it. Commission Chairman Shaun Walsh motioned to issue the Negative determination that the construction of the 10×16-foot shed will not affect wetlands […] Read more »
Cosponsored by the Marion Garden Group, the Sippican Historical Society Speaker Series continues Friday, June 17 at 7:00 pm with an in-person presentation by garden historian and designer Marion Mako, entitled Women and Gardens at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street. Marion has coauthored two books about the counties of Cheshire and Somerset […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club recently announced its three scholarship winners for the 2022 year. The Adult Scholarship Award winner is Abigail Stark, a resident of Mattapoisett and a graduate of ORR High School, Class of 2018, who will be graduating from the University of New Hampshire in May 2022 with a Bachelor of Science […] Read more »
Oh sweet joy of joys, warm weather is now upon us and with it comes the pleasure of being in the gardens where plants we have lovingly nurtured are emerging from their winter’s rest. Now doesn’t that just sound wonderful? It does, but with the emergence of perennials comes the returning weeds, the bane […] Read more »
Ten years of discussion on an expansion of the Senior Center on Dexter Lane are apparently coming to fruition. Eric Poulin, executive director of the Rochester Council on Aging, presented a concept on building expansion to the Select Board during its Monday night meeting. The plan calls for a 10-foot bump-out from the side of […] Read more »
Lego Club Thursday, 4 pm May-September – Lego club is back! Join us Thursdays at 4 pm in the library courtyard for child-led play, open to all ages. This is a drop-in activity, we provide the Legos, you provide the creativity! Oversized-Legos available for young children. Lego Club will be held indoors in case of […] Read more »
Rochester has seven official town cemeteries. The ones that may be most familiar to people are Sherman Cemetery on Pine Street across from Rochester Memorial School, the Woodside Cemetery next to the Rochester Historical Museum on County Road. and the Hillside Cemetery, with its large sign, off of High Street. The Sherman Cemetery was […] Read more »
Collin Fitzpatrick of Marion received a bachelor of arts degree Cum Laude from College of the Holy Cross. Emma Higgins of Mattapoisett, Ainslee Rodrigues of Mattapoisett, Megan Tracey of Rochester, Kevin Ovian of Rochester, Aidan Ridings of Mattapoisett, Luke Couto of Mattapoisett, Chloe Lanagan of Mattapoisett and Jillian Craig of Marion have been named […] Read more »
Cornelia (Webster) Musser, 66, of Mattapoisett died Monday, April 11, 2022 unexpectedly at home. Affectionately known as Dee Dee, she was born in New Bedford in 1955, daughter of the late Dr. Jean J. and Betty (Connors) Webster, and spent her early life in New Bedford and her summers in Mattapoisett. Following her 1977 graduation […] Read more »