William F. Hubbard, Sr., 86, of Mattapoisett, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 24, 2024. He was the husband of Jeannette L. (Washburn) Hubbard. Born in Mattapoisett, son of the late James E. Hubbard, Sr., and Jessie (Linhares) Hubbard, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. Bill was the plant supervisor for 25 years […] Read more »
Carol Pearce Grime, age 74 of Glade Valley, NC; passed away Monday, April 1st, 2024 at her residence. Carol was born December 15th, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late William and Marjorie Briggs Pearce. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, David Fuller; her father-in-law, Donald […] Read more »
Prior to the May 13 Annual Town Meeting, Mattapoisett’s Select Board met briefly to vote on several matters brought before them. The board moved and voted to use $3,200 of ARPA funds to replace and update a radio console and another $2,900 to offset Board of Health expenses. The board further moved and […] Read more »
The Marion Democratic Town Committee will be holding a food drive to benefit Damien’s Food Pantry on June 8 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am in the Marion General Store parking lot. Please bring donations of nonperishable foods to help support the hungry in our community. Read more »
Marion Town Planner Doug Guey-Lee found himself dousing a brush fire of inflammatory responses from elected officials to a presentation remotely made by Grant King, deputy director of the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD), during Monday night’s meeting of the Marion Planning Board. SRPEDD is comprised of teams of professionals that […] Read more »
Protein is everywhere on the grocery and pharmacy shelves these days. There are protein shakes, protein bars, high protein cereals – you name it. One reason for this emphasis on protein is that in the 1980s and 90s we were taught to fear fat, and in the 2000s we were told carbohydrates were bad […] Read more »
Growing up in either Weymouth or western Mass., I always knew where I would be with my family on Memorial Day weekend. We would make the trek to Rochester to spend the weekend at my grandparents and attend the Rochester Memorial Day boat race. My grandfather, Jim Hartley, started the race in 1934 so […] Read more »
The MAC has rescheduled its upcoming workshop, Introduction to Photoshop Workshop: Unleash Your Creativity with Digital Editing, for Wednesday, June 12, from 5:00-9:00 pm in the MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater. The cost is $75 for MAC members and $90 for nonmembers. Join instructor Cathleen Broderick, professional photographer, to learn the basics of Adobe […] Read more »
It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates Joseph Reardon of Mattapoisett and Aaron Bates of Mattapoisett on being named to the Winter 2024 President’s List. The winter terms run from January to May. Luke Mullen of Mattapoisett has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Winter 2024 Dean’s List. […] Read more »
After a short hiatus from my weekly attempt to give you a respite from the important news of the world, I am back. I find it difficult to understand how an election is more important than stories about pickleball, porches, phones that make bird calls and cherry trees (alas, Stumpy the cherry tree […] Read more »