To the Editor; In response to comments made at the Board of Health meeting of June 15, 2023 I offer the following: Prior to 2000 the present retention pond area at Silvershell Beach was mostly unused public land which was developed into a stormwater retention system to capture and treat polluted runoff from […] Read more »
Alia’s Art Focuses on Growth
One image displays brightly colored flowers at the bottom and a classic New England forest and American flag at the top. This painting is called “Cultivate” and is one of many meaningful paintings conducted by Old Rochester Regional High School rising senior Alia Cusolito. The image captures what it is like for a […] Read more »
New Marine Resource Officer Introduced
Isaac Perry, Mattapoisett’s newly appointed Marine Resource Officer, was officially introduced to the town at the July 11 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board. Doing the introductory honors was Police Chief Justin King, who said Perry came highly qualified, had been a police officer in the towns of Marion and Rochester, a shellfish […] Read more »
Young People’s Concert
The Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series with a Young People’s Concert on Friday, July 14. The concert will include an opportunity for children in the audience to play rhythm instruments with the band. The program is as follows: Children’s March – E. F. Goldman Looney Tunes Overture – B. Holcombe A […] Read more »
Harbor Days Schedule
Shipyard Park, Mattapoisett FREE round trip shuttle transportation to and from the town wharf/Shipyard Park provided by the Mattapoisett Council on Aging. Pick up and drop off in the parking area next to Ying Dynasty. Saturday, July 15, 2023 shuttle – 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. • Sunday, July 16, 2023 shuttle – 8:00 a.m […] Read more »
Community Picnic a ‘Fun-Raiser’
What do you get when you combine, imagination, wine, food and an historic harborside location? Give up? You get the Great Community Picnic. This fundraiser has become an annual staple of summertime fun hosted by the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Mattapoisett Museum. This year the event is scheduled for Thursday, August 3, at […] Read more »
Water Access Maintained with Road to Solar
Rochester’s Select Board voted Monday night to not exercise its Right of First Refusal to purchase 7.3 acres at 109 Neck Road that are being taken out 61A agricultural protection land for development of a solar energy array there. But first, the board paused over Town Moderator and Finance Committee Chairman David Arancio’s […] Read more »
Sippican Woman’s Club Scholarships
Since 1947, the Sippican Woman’s Club has awarded scholarships to students who reside in Marion. In the past, scholarships have been funded by proceeds from the club’s annual Holiday House Tour. Due to the pandemic, the past three years scholarships have been funded by donations from both individuals and the sale of red, white and […] Read more »
Phyllis M. (Bryant) DuPont
Phyllis M. (Bryant) DuPont, 92, of Mattapoisett died Thursday, July 6, 2023 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Anthony J. “Jerry” DuPont. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Alfred and Rose (Ventor) Bryant, she lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven before moving to Mattapoisett. Phyllis was a […] Read more »
Carol Shute
Carol Shute of Mattapoisett passed away on March 3, 2023. Carol was born on March 13, 1934 in Rockland, Maine to Merial and Lawrence Shute. She was a graduate of Fairhaven High School where she met her life long friends who later referred to themselves as the “Golden Girls”. Carol was an […] Read more »