Hospital pricing is notoriously difficult to understand. Until very recently, it was also impossible to find out how much a hospital was going to charge you for a test or procedure until you got the bill. Starting January 1, 2021, each hospital operating in the United States was required to provide clear, accessible […] Read more »
In L.C. Humphries’s papers that we have at the museum there is an entire section devoted to alewives (herring). The arrival of alewives in the springs of the 1700 and 1800’s was eagerly awaited. They were both a welcome food source and for some a money maker. In preparation for their arrival, all mills […] Read more »
Award-winning Providence poets Karen Donovan and Catherine Imbriglio will read from their poetry on Saturday, May 18 at 2 pm, as part of the Purrington Series sponsored by the Mattapoisett Library Trust. Karen Donovan’s latest collection of poems, Monad+Monadnock, was published by Wet Cement Press. Her book Planet Parable (Etruscan Press) appears in the […] Read more »
It has been a tradition for the Rochester Council on Aging (COA) to hold a candidate’s forum during an election year. In keeping with tradition, we will be holding a forum for candidates on Wednesday, May 15 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Rochester Senior Center located at 67 Dexter Lane. Each of […] Read more »
In January, the Mattapoisett Museum began its collaboration with PRLab at Boston University. Established in 1978, PRLab is the oldest student-run public relations agency in the country. The organization provides Boston University graduate and undergraduate students with “hands-on public relations experience that empowers them to push boundaries and produce results for brands and clients […] Read more »
Out of the blue, a friend of mine called me last week. I hadn’t heard from him for some time. He had just found out that our mutual doctor was leaving the area and moving to South Carolina. He wanted to know what we could do about it. I suggested we kidnap the turncoat physician. […] Read more »
Roughly one year after settling in as Rochester’s new town administrator, the Select Board will launch a search for its next town administrator after the members accepted Glenn Cannon’s letter of resignation during Monday’s public meeting at the Senior Center. Cannon’s resignation is effective on Monday, May 13, the date of Rochester’s Annual […] Read more »
The Friends of the Library will be holding a Book Sale on Friday, May 17 from 12 noon to 5pm and Saturday, May 18 from 10 am to 2 pm. The Plumb Memorial Library is located at 17 Constitution Way in Rochester. Weather permitting, the sale will take place outside near the Gazebo. Otherwise, the […] Read more »
Welcome to Book (re)Marks, all the info you need about what’s happening at the Library this month. Did you know that May is Mystery Month? Come check out our display of thrillers, suspense novels, cozy mysteries, who-done-its and more. The Friends of the Library will be holding their Spring Book Sale from 12 to […] Read more »
Rev. Lisabeth Brimm passed away peacefully at McCarthy Care Center in East Sandwich, MA on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Liz was the devoted life partner of 31 years to Carol M. Wester of Mattapoisett, MA. Liz was born in Shawnee, OK to Preston and Lou Brimm, and had two beloved brothers, Patrick, and Michael, all […] Read more »