Mattapoisett Water and Sewer Department Superintendent Henri Renauld has been largely assured that insurance will cover damage that the Water Treatment Plant sustained on August 8 when an EF-1 tornado ripped through a section of town north of Route 195. In his report to the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission on Tuesday, Renauld […] Read more »
Ringling Brothers, the “Greatest Show on Earth,” announced that the circus is back … without elephants and clowns. I used to love going to the circus. When I was a boy, the circus set up almost in my backyard right in the field where a funeral home, condominiums, the fire station and the […] Read more »
Last year’s exhibit at the Rochester Historical Society Museum was Maps, Signs and Celebrations. As so often happens when we start looking in closets and behind cabinets, we found more maps and signs than we expected. In addition, it became apparent that when it came to Rochester celebrating an anniversary, less was never more. […] Read more »
On Saturday, October 21 at 2 pm, Meredith Charles of Drama Out of the Box is leading an improvisation workshop designed to challenge and inspire students to stretch their brains and limits. It is a great class for both the seasoned performer and those new to the world of theatre who are looking to try […] Read more »
Kate Marsden of Marion is among a group of students who are making history at Salve Regina University by becoming the first to perform on Broadway when they present a concert production of “Children of Eden,” a musical by the famed Stephen Schwartz, at the Lincoln Center in February 2024. Katherine Solowey, of Mattapoisett, […] Read more »
A 24 Parlowtown Road resident is learning as he goes about the trees posing danger and the brush growing into his yard. Paul Drucker went before the Marion Conservation Commission on September 28 with a Request for Determination of Applicability to cut down and remove 14 tall trees and brush-cut to the ground. […] Read more »
Sophomore Garrett Ignacio, junior Jauden Pedro and freshman Grady Oliveira scored goals, as the Old Rochester Regional boys soccer team defeated visiting Apponequet, 3-2, on Monday, improving their record to 6-2-1 and building a three-game winning streak entering Wednesday’s home game against Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech (4-3-1.) The match will be their final home […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center (the MAC) is pleased to announce three upcoming music events in November. Tickets can be purchased online at marionartcenter.org/events. Jazz Jam @ the MAC returns to the Marion Art Center stage on Friday, November 3 from 7:00-9:30 pm (tickets are $20 for MAC members, $25 for nonmembers; participating musicians attend […] Read more »
All Southcoast Active Service Military, Reservists and Veterans are invited to join the monthly meetings of the American Legion: Florence Eastman Post #280, serving the Tri-Town area of Mattapoisett – Marion – Rochester and beyond. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7 pm. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, Oct […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Special Fall Town Meeting, scheduled for Monday, November 6, will feature several capital expenditures, including $350,000 for renovation to the Highway Department and $300,000 for roadway improvements. But those sums will be eclipsed by the $8,000,000 needed for the town’s 16% share of needed upgrades to the Fairhaven sewer plant. During the […] Read more »