As the winter season depends, and the parade of holidays continues, many people find themselves in a more charitable frame of mind. Nothing puts us in the mood for helping others than short days, long nights and strings of lights glinting from nearby houses. But this year, among the usual patter of coat drives […] Read more »
The Town of Mattapoisett is scheduled to begin the courtesy Christmas tree pickup beginning January 3 through January 20. Christmas trees should be placed curbside by 7:00 am on the day of your regularly scheduled rubbish pickup. Trees in plastic bags or with ornaments will not be picked up. Trees are also accepted at the […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Republican Party invites everyone interested to join us on Tuesday, January10 at 6:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow Street. Topics for discussion are: 1) Party Membership – We are growing rapidly but we welcome new members. If interested, please attend or contact by email: chairmattyrep@gmail.com; 2) GOP State Activities; […] Read more »
Need a distraction from the cold weather? Sign up to participate in one of our reading programs! Children from grades 3-6 are encouraged to join the Quahog Book Awards! Registration opens on Tuesday, January 17 for the Quahog Book Awards Program. There will be weekly beads, specialty events and great books! The program will […] Read more »
Nancy J. (Downing) Fletcher, 79, of Mattapoisett died Saturday, December 31, 2022 peacefully in her home surrounded by her family after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, Nancy was the daughter of the late Harry and Ellen (Heuberger) Downing. She was a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett who attended Fairhaven High School and later graduated […] Read more »
Carol W.”Bibe” (Winslow) Lawrence, 88, of Rochester, passed away on Dec. 31, 2022, in Nemasket Healthcare Center, Middleboro. She was the wife of the late Elmer H. Lawrence, Jr. and the daughter of the late Kenneth W. and Olive B. (Phipps) Winslow. She was born in Acushnet and lived in Rochester for many years. […] Read more »
I received four books this past Christmas. They are sitting on the table next to my recliner, next to the two unfinished ones I received the previous Christmas. Okay, so, I’m a slow reader. I like to read but after 20 minutes, I am sound asleep. Zonked. Out like a light. I […] Read more »
Ken Steen’s request earlier this year that the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals officially consider his plan to install meters for all 60 units at Marion Village Estates to be unsubstantial was met with advice from Marion Town Counsel Jon Witten that the ZBA consider the additions a substantial change, to which attorney Mark Bobrowski […] Read more »
A talk on the history of Marion’s Portuguese, Azorean and Cape Verdean Communities will be presented on Wednesday, February 1, at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall. This is the second of two presentations DaSilva is giving to the Marion community. The first one, held in October, 2022 was met with wide attendance and […] Read more »
George Pierce “Porgie” Randall, 93, of Mattapoisett died December 31, 2022 at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of the late Joan N. (Lewis) Randall. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Jeremiah L. and Lillian I. (Ingalls) Randall, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. Through the years, Porgie […] Read more »