While Mattapoisett’s August 8 encounter with an EF-1 tornado was widely chronicled, including property damage at the Water Treatment Plant, Vinnie Furtado said during Tuesday’s meeting of the Mattapoisett River Valley Water Supply Protection Advisory Committee that the Town of Fairhaven was also hit. “When the tornado went through Mattapoisett, it also affected […] Read more »
Since the dawn of humankind’s ability to speak and form intellectual thoughts into spoken words, people have gossiped. The French call it les potin, les commerages, or les ragots. Such exchanges of inflamed information, over the backyard fence tittle-tattle has in more recent times been exploited beyond our ability to comprehend – consider modern news […] Read more »
The Tinkhamtown Chapel Annual Christmas Carol Sing-along will take place on Saturday, December 23 at 5:00 pm at the Tinkhamtown Chapel, Acushnet Road and Tinkham Lane. Join your friends and neighbors as we sing the classic carols in a 19th century chapel. Light refreshments will be served. Anyone wishing to take part by singing a […] Read more »
If you are in need of ideas for a last-minute Christmas gift for your loved one, do I have the gift for you. How about a cruise? I’m no expert when it comes to cruises … I’ve only cruised around our fine harbor once or twice … but four days on the ocean blue […] Read more »
The members of the Marion Capital Improvements Planning Committee are like Santa’s elves, listening intently and seeking clarification to a long list of requests being made by the town’s department heads as they map out capital needs for the next fiscal year. There are critical hurdles to getting this bulging sack of information […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will hold its December meeting on Wednesday December 20 at 6:30 pm in the downstairs public meeting room at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library located at 7 Barstow Street. Tri-Town community members who share the Democratic Party values are invited and welcomed to attend. You do not need to be […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional High School’s girls’ basketball team played their season opener at home against New Bedford on December 7 and won 50-47 in a thriller. Emma Johnson was named the player of the game with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Hannah Thorell had 10 points and 13 rebounds of her own. It […] Read more »
Engineer Richard Rheaume of Prime Engineering came before the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission on December 12, requesting the acceptance of what he deemed a “minor field change.” The project is located at 20 Howard Beach and owned by 21 Century Mill LLC. After describing the changes to the original plan, which included second-story alterations, Chairman […] Read more »
The holidays, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or just “the holiday season,” are for most of us a time for family get-togethers, singalongs, gifts and joy. For people living alone or struggling with depression, the expectation that they should be happy simply adds to their pain. This season is thus for some a time of increased risk […] Read more »
Please join us for a fun family tradition that helps those in need. Helping Hands and Hooves will host the 20th annual Christmas Day Swim at 11:00 am at Mattapoisett Town Beach. Each swimmer is asked to donate $15 (payable on the day of the swim.) The first 75 swimmers will receive a festive […] Read more »