Raymond J. Silveira

Raymond J. Silveira, 67, of Mattapoisett passed away suddenly at home on Thursday June 23, 2022.             Born in Wareham, the son of the late Philip A. and Dorothy A. (Furtado) Silveira, he lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life.             Ray was employed as a property caretaker for various families in the Mattapoisett […] Read more »

Nathaniel Davis “Nat” Wheatley

Nathaniel Davis “Nat” Wheatley passed away on June 25, 2022 at the age of 53. He was born on January 21, 1969 in Boston, MA, the son of the late John Clark Wheatley and Priscilla Lincoln Wheatley of Marion, MA.             Nat graduated from Thayer Academy in 1987 and played football as well as being […] Read more »

No Fuss with Meehan’s Pool

            A June 22 public hearing of the Marion Conservation Commission determined that while Robert Meehan’s plan to install an 18 by 38-foot in-ground swimming pool with a 5-foot-wide concrete deck, spa, equipment pad and pool shed at 50 Lewis Street lies in an area subject to the state’s Wetlands Protection Act, the construction will […] Read more »

Youth Football Gets Four Home Dates

            Kristine Medeiros was back before the Old Rochester Regional School Committee on June 22, seeking approval to double the number of home dates that Old Rochester Youth Football was allowed last year to use the high school’s multi-use, stadium field for home games.             The request had been tabled while ORR Principal Mike Devoll […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Free Public Library

Enjoy programs for all ages at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library this summer!             Now that summer has officially started, visit the Mattapoisett Free Public Library to cool off and check out all the upcoming events.             On Tuesday, July 5 at 2:00 pm., teens will build solar ovens using upcycled pizza boxes, foil and […] Read more »

MWC’s Taste of the Town Is Baa-ack!

After two years as Taste of the Town without a Tent, Tuesday, July 12, will find members of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club back at work under the big white Harbor Days’ Tent in Shipyard Park. There, personnel from many of Mattapoisett’s favorite restaurants will join members of the Club in setting up for 2022’s Taste […] Read more »