Marilyn G. Kelley, 88, of Naples, FL and Rochester, MA, died suddenly on Easter Eve, April 8th. She was the loving wife of the late John Dillon “Jack” Kelley, her Horace Greeley High School sweetheart, where she was the Student Class Secretary, Cheerleader, and Homecoming Queen. She was a devoted caregiver to John who predeceased […] Read more »
Daniel C. Briggs, 69, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully on April 18, 2023. Married 41 years, he was the loving husband of Lori (Mansfield) Briggs. They were a special couple, inseparable, sharing their passions for the ocean, traveling, cooking, gardening, their home and their cats. In his younger years, Daniel started out working […] Read more »
Prompted by the suggestion of Amanda Hastings and a motion from Jim Muse, the Mattapoisett School Committee voted during its April 13 public meeting to approve two new slots for its School Choice program for the 2023-24 academic year. The action increases the maximum number of slots from 12 to 14. The public […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Recreation Summer Camp registration is open! We have many one-week camp offerings this summer. Providence College D1 player Meg Hughes will be running a Girls Soccer Clinic, June 19- 22. Brian Rudolph has two weeks of Competitive Basketball trainings on June 26-30 and July 17- 21. We have four options for Golf clinics at […] Read more »
During this after-school program at the Marion Natural History Museum, we will be learning a little about chemistry while making our own works of art. When you introduce a typical piece of clothing made of cotton or linen to a colored dye, fiber reactive dyes attach to cellulose fibers using a covalent bond. The […] Read more »
The League of Women Voters South Coast will be hosting a Candidates’ Night for the benefit of Mattapoisett voters on Wednesday, May 3, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Old Hammondtown School. Read more »
A public information meeting regarding the next phase of the Mattapoisett Bike Path was hosted by the town in concert with the Bike Path Committee. Featured presenters were Pare Corporation members Amy Archer and Tim Thompson, who led the audience of approximately 30 through processes that have been completed and conceptual planning of Phase 2a. […] Read more »
It was well over 50 years ago that the sad story of Osprey numbers along the south shore of Buzzards Bay was almost completely depleted due to the wide spraying of DDT poisoning the thickness of their egg’s shells, preventing them from hatching. In the years from 1860 to 1979, the fledgling numbers were […] Read more »
Learn all about warblers at this free event hosted by the Nasketucket Bird Club on Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. Spring is one of the best times to see warblers. This workshop is devoted solely to the hard-to-see, but incredibly beautiful warblers. We will learn about tips and […] Read more »
The Purrington Lecture Series presents a concert with Scotland’s beloved folk group, North Sea Gas, on Tuesday, May 2 at 6:00 pm in the Community Room of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow Street. Forty years and stronger than ever. “North Sea Gas” is one of Scotland’s most popular folk bands with great […] Read more »