On Thursday June 15, the MDTC will hold its annual caucus to elect delegates to the Massachusetts Democratic Party State Convention to be held at the Tsongas Center UMASS Lowell on Saturday, September 23. The caucus will take place from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm in the public meeting room of the Mattapoisett Fire Station, […] Read more »
Strike up the band! The Mattapoisett Town Band is preparing for the 2023 season. The first performance is planned for July 5 at 7:30 pm at Shipyard Park in the heart of the historic town center. If you wish to join the band, all levels are welcome from students to seasoned performers. Two rehearsals […] Read more »
Dorothea “Dot” (Scott) Tripp, 102, of Chiefland, Florida died September 26, 2022 peacefully in her son’s home. She was the loving wife of the late Clifford “Bud” Irving Tripp. Born in Westerly, RI on April 30, 1920, devoted daughter of the late James Henry Scott and Mary Elizabeth Latham. Dot lived in Mattapoisett from 1920 […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Road Race has a new look. While the race still takes runners through the village and the proceeds still provide scholarships to local students, the new course excludes the unpleasant stint on Route 6, and the last leg is a straight line from Ned’s Point Light to the finish line. No more zig zagging […] Read more »
Carolyn S. Titcomb (Mattapoisett, MA). The United States of America lost one of its oldest and most loved citizens this past Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the age of 106 years, 46 days. In addition, Red Sox Nation and Patriot’s Nation also lost one of their biggest fans. From April to October she could usually […] Read more »
Kimberly I. Meyer-Pelletier, 68 of Fairhaven, MA died peacefully on Friday, June 2, 2023 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Richard C. Pelletier for 39 years. Born in Hinesville, GA daughter of the late Arthur H. and Dorothy G. (Lavallee) Meyer, she grew up in a […] Read more »
I haven’t been paying attention to the national news lately … it is too depressing … so when I happened to see an old newspaper headline saying, “Montana is the first state to ban TikTok,” I was confused and surprised. Confused because at first glance, I thought it meant clocks were being banned, particularly […] Read more »
Are you looking for even more signs that summer is just about here to stay? If so, join us at the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club’s June in Bloom. This year’s biennial Garden Tour will be in full display in our quaint seaside village on June 24 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Several expansive gardens […] Read more »
As most of us know, this past weekend was the 89th Mattapoisett River Race. Begun by Rochester’s Jim Hartley as a project for his 4H group, the race down the river from Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir became a yearly event. When William Watling became the Herring inspector for Rochester, he realized that debris in the river […] Read more »
Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Nasketucket Bird Club on Saturday June 10 8:00-9:30 am for a beginner’s level birding walk. This birding walk will be led by Justin Barrett, President of the Nasketucket Bird Club. It will be a lovely, relaxed morning in nature and a wonderful opportunity to learn about local wildlife. […] Read more »