The Holy Ghost Reuse Committee will be holding a Public Input Session on Wednesday, January 24 at 6 pm at the Mattapoisett Fire Station. The Holy Ghost Grounds is a 7.8-acre parcel located on Park Street that was purchased by the Town in 2016 with Community Preservation funding. A public survey on potential uses was […] Read more »
With the assistance of two consultants, the Marion Historic District Study Committee created a working list of over 250 Marion properties covering three and potentially five historic districts. So reported Will Tifft to the Marion Select Board during its January 3 public meeting at the Town House. One of several residents appointed […] Read more »
Author Steven Dahill remembers his grandmother in Mattapoisett threatening to make misbehaving children disappear like the Mary Celeste crew. The often-uttered threat would later serve as a source of inspiration for Dahill, who became an author and a sailor. “It’s a story I have heard for a long time,” Dahill said. Dahill […] Read more »
Husson University is pleased to celebrate the academic achievements of students recently named to the President’s List, Dean’s List and Honors List for the Fall 2023 semester of the 2023-2024 academic year, including Elizabeth Bungert of Mattapoisett – Honors; Tessa DeMaggio of Rochester – President’s List; Emma Mello of Mattapoisett – President’s List. It […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester would like to replace its aged main fire station on Pine Street with something like what the Town of Mattapoisett built along Route 6 before the COVID-19 pandemic, but post-COVID construction costs and supply-chain issues are straining the building industry at large. Nonetheless, Rochester officials were quite interested in […] Read more »
Rep. Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett), House co-chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, is pleased to announce that MassDOT will distribute $100 million in additional funding generated by the Fair Share Amendment to the Commonwealth’s cities and towns for road and bridge improvements. This latest round of funding is in addition to the annual Chapter 90 […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Republican Party invites everyone interested to join us on Thursday, January 18 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Knights of Columbus, 57 Fairhaven Road, Mattapoisett. Doors open at 6 pm and guest speaker at 6:30 pm. To start the 2024 election year off strong, you do not want to miss this month’s […] Read more »
Having had time to digest Albin Johnson’s objections to Marion’s septic bylaw requiring an upgrade to denitrification technology in any new construction, Marion Board of Health Chairman Dr. Ed Hoffer had his say when the board met on December 28 at the Town House. “There is no justification for us narrowing or making our […] Read more »
Drop by Dunseith Gardens at the corner of North Street and Route 6 between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm on Monday January 15 to craft your own pinecone bird feeder to hang in your backyard. Mattapoisett Land Trust will have a tent set up and all supplies needed for you and the family to make […] Read more »
It’s interesting to read the minutes of the early meetings of the Rochester Historical Society. In those days, the meetings were held at the homes of the members and donated items were also by necessity stored in their homes. This could lead to storage issues as one member found when she agreed to temporarily store […] Read more »