On Tuesday March 12 at 6:30 pm, the Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will convene in the downstairs public meeting room of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library to hold its local caucus to elect four (4) Delegates and four (4) Alternates to represent Mattapoisett at the Massachusetts State Democratic Convention to be held Saturday, June 1 […] Read more »
Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library between March 1 and 31 to view the Artist Series Exhibit called Fine Art and Corporate Design by Thomas H. Lynch, National Artist and Designer. Lynch has been working professionally for some 40 years. His BFA in design is complemented by a lifetime pursuit of artistic development and […] Read more »
A Homeschool Christian Cooperative will open its doors in Rochester in September, for Grades K-8. Rochester Christian Learning Center is a ministry of the First Congregational Church of Rochester and will open three days per week on the property of the church, located in the center of Rochester. To inquire, please email RochesterChristianLC@gmail.com Read more »
After a 40-year career, Town of Rochester Health Director Karen Walega is retiring in June. That was the big revelation to come out of Rochester’s February 7 Board of Health meeting, in which Walega advised that it was time to start the search for her replacement now. She said the panel should not […] Read more »
Those of you in the metro Boston news market have been regaled with the saga of the failing Steward Health Care System, owner of nine hospitals in eastern Massachusetts. One eye-catching story described the $40,000,000 yacht purchased by Steward’s CEO, Dr. Ralph de la Torre, while Steward hospitals were having equipment repossessed because of failure […] Read more »
Charlotte “Sharlie” (Pratt) Sudduth, 84, died peacefully at her home in Marion, MA on February 10, 2024. Born November 1, 1939, Sharlie was the eldest daughter of Aileen and Edwin Pratt. She was born in New York. In her early years she lived on the campus of Westminster School where her father taught, then moved […] Read more »
In recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College in Boston has named Madeline Wright of Mattapoisett and Gracey Weedall of Marion to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean’s List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for a 16-credit […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Land Trust is hosting a Hot Chocolate Hike during school vacation week. On Wednesday, February 21 at 10 am join MLT and embark on a slow and easy hike through the Old Aucoot District Woods. We will be starting from the Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior Foundation on Angelica Ave. After a 45 minute hike, […] Read more »
When colonial towns were being settled, there was much work to do. One of the first jobs was the building of a “cattle pound”. The creation of one signaled that a village had been established. Pounds were particularly important because of the damage caused to crops by roaming animals. While today we think “dog” […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional School Committee met on February 1 and approved the district-wide School Improvement Plan(s) for the 2023-24 academic year. ORR Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson introduced the School Improvement Plan, beginning by explaining that Vision 2028 had recently been introduced. All the elementary school districts adopted a one-year plan to […] Read more »