The COA Book Group will meet at the Rochester Council on Aging on Tuesday, April 18 at 1:00 pm. We will be discussing The Maid by Nita Prose. The next book will be This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub and copies will be available at the meeting to borrow. Please bring your library card. […] Read more »
Greetings from Plumb Library and welcome to BookRemarks, our new monthly feature focusing on all things library related. It’s April and spring is finally here. Easter and flowers and sunshine and School Vacation Week. Do you have plans yet? We can help with that. Did you know the Library has Zoo and Museum Passes […] Read more »
Lego Club Tuesdays at 4 pm – Our Lego Club is back. All kids are welcome to join us for some open-ended play time. Create your masterpiece. Air Dry Clay Coasters Workshop. Part 1 Thursday April 13 at 6 pm Create your clay coasters; Part 2 Thursday, April 20 at 6 pm Paint and […] Read more »
The Rochester Select Board Monday night conducted a dangerous-dog hearing based on a charge by police that the 12-year-old American Pit Bull Nomad owned by John McCusker of 105 Robinson Road has been used as a weapon to threaten town law enforcement officers. In the end, the board concluded the animal’s actions just […] Read more »
Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library to view local artist Wendy Goldsmith’s pottery exhibit, “Feathers and Fins” between April 15 and May 14. Most of the pieces incorporate birds or fish in their design. Goldsmith has created art all her life. Making ceramics for 30 years. Goldsmith has learned that working in clay involves […] Read more »
The First Congregational Church of Marion, 28 Main Street, welcomes all to our Easter Week worship and special events. Wednesday, April 5 at 7:00 pm, the Patrick Henry College Chorale, a 42 member mixed voice ensemble, will be performing a special concert at 7:00 pm. Thursday, April 6 at 7:00 pm is the […] Read more »
Join the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, April 16 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm in welcoming award-winning cookbook author, Terry Walters, as she shares her easy-to-grasp approach to healthy home cooking with an educational presentation, a cooking demonstration and a tasting from her newest cookbook, Nourish. The cookbook includes easy home-fermented foods, superfoods […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett School Committee voted during its March 20 public meeting to approve Superintendent of School Mike Nelson’s proposed FY24 school budget of $7,842,346. The figure above includes $98,922 for Bristol Agricultural High School, which is not included in the general operating budget of $7,743,425. The operating budget represents an increase of $208,382 […] Read more »
Barbara S. Besse, 92, of Rochester passed away peacefully on March 29, 2023 at Sacred Heart Home in New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Richard H. Besse and daughter of Raymond and Alberta King. Barbara worked at McLellan’s 5 & 10 in Wareham after high school and on family cranberry bogs. […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum Afterschool Program, Exploring Wetlands and Vernal Pools will be held on April 5 from 3:30 – 4:30. Cost: 8.00/members, 10.00/nonmembers. Let’s take a look at these important local habitats and how they help us. We will be conducting several hands-on experiments involving water, soils and taking a close look […] Read more »