The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club presents its fourth annual Holiday Greens Sale on Saturday December 2, from 9:00 am until 1 pm (or earlier if sold out, which last year happened at about 10:30 am, just 90 minutes after opening.) The rain date is December 3, same time, same place. The sale will be held […] Read more »
I have always been fascinated with people who find solutions where there are no problems and I feel obliged to keep you, loyal reader, up to date on important issues, especially in areas of personal hygiene. You may have read that Charmin, a major manufacturer of toilet tissue, claims to have come up […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School football team played its first postseason game at home against North Middlesex on November 3 and won 28-14 to advance to the MIAA Division 5 quarterfinals. The Bulldogs (5-4) were down 14-0 four minutes into the game but eventually settled in, and once they did, they were […] Read more »
After revealing that the towns of Rochester and Mattapoisett might already be working on a resolution, Rochester’s Select Board acted on Monday to table discussion of the Rochester Planning Board’s recent letter requesting the town take further action against the 241-acre regional Conservation Restriction plan that gives Rochester no rights to the water at […] Read more »
To The Editor: There is an old saying about history repeating itself, and it certainly was true in the 20th century. The brave souls in World War I were responsible for preserving the freedom enjoyed by the Americans living back then. I remember when the last of those World War I vets passed into […] Read more »
A Journey into the Amazon: Exploring some of the Western Hemisphere’s Unknown Areas for Shorebirds on Wednesday, November 15, at 6:30 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library (Virtual option available.) The Amazon is one of the most mythical places on earth. Home to alluring jungles, the largest volume of freshwater of any river […] Read more »
Toby Burr and Norm Hills both stepped away from the head table at different moments to recuse themselves from the actions of the Marion Select Board on Tuesday night at the Police Station. Burr, the chairman, abstained from the board’s discussion and vote to grant requests for town plowing of three private roads: […] Read more »
John and Pamela Lees will finally build their house at 49 Water Street after the Marion Conservation Commission voted to grant an Amended Order of Conditions (SE 041-1372) for proposed project modifications resulting in a reduction in the scope of work. Appearing before the commission on November 1, project representative Dave Davignon of […] Read more »
Join us for Geologic History of Cranberry Bogs on November 15 from 10:30 to 11:30 at the Marion Natural History Museum. This event is free. Join USDA Soil Scientist, Maggie Payne, in exploring the geologic history of cranberry bogs. With over 17 years of experience as a soil scientist studying coastal and upland soils […] Read more »
The Rochester Land Trust has launched a fundraising campaign to restore the stone walls at “George’s Pony Pasture” on Mattapoisett Road. The campaign has raised $16,000 so far, $8000 from Land Trust members and another $8000 from an anonymous donor who offered to match every dollar raised, up to $10,000. Masons began work on the […] Read more »