James Andrew Manning, 47, of Palm Coast, FL, formerly of Rochester passed away Friday June 28, 2024. Born in New Bedford, the son of the Kathleen M. (Saunders) Manning and the late Edward A. “Butch” Manning, he lived in Rochester for most of his life before recently moving to Florida. He was a graduate […] Read more »
Circle July 17 and join us for our annual Ice Cream Social and music with Tom and Sheila Perry. We’ll be setting up downstairs to beat the heat. The event takes place at our museum at 355 County Road, Rochester at 7:00. Anyone who would like to help out and bring some ice cream […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Recreation Department is pleased to offer math tutoring for skills support for students free of charge. The program will run for 7 weeks and is open to students entering Grades K-9. The classes will take place on Thursday mornings July 11 – August 22 at 9:00 and 10:00 am. They will be held […] Read more »
Most cancers eventually cause symptoms, but usually only when the cancer has been there a long time, and often when the optimal time for treatment has passed. This has led to the recommendation behind many “screening tests,” tests done in people with no symptoms. Colonoscopy, Pap smears (often combined with HPV virus testing), […] Read more »
Derek Saltzman is expanding his physical-therapy business to a third location after the Marion Planning Board granted him a Special Permit to occupy space in the former Lockheed Martin property. Presently, Fusion Physical Therapy has offices in New Bedford and in Mattapoisett, the latter location along Route 6 on the Marion side of North […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Musicfest is proud to present 4 outstanding soloists in this year’s concert series. On Wednesday, July 10 at 7:30 pm, Cynthia Raim will be performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15. Ms. Raim was unanimously chosen as the First Prize winner of the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition […] Read more »
Please join the Mattapoisett Museum for the opening of our latest exhibition “Wanderer 100: The Afterlife of Mattapoisett’s Last Whaler” on Thursday, July 11 at 6 pm. Since the moment of her tragic crash in 1924, the Wanderer has been a symbol of Mattapoisett’s heyday as the shipbuilding capital of the 19th century, as […] Read more »
In a newly released video from the Buzzards Bay Coalition, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Sam Waterston warns residents of southeastern Massachusetts that nitrogen pollution from septic systems continues to put serious stress on the Bay’s ecosystem. The video also explains what residents and communities can do to tackle the problem. In the […] Read more »
Jason Payne, 47, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, passed away on May 20, 2024 in Philadelphia. He was born on December 13, 1976, in Boston, Massachusetts. Jason was an incredible and loving husband to Jill Payne and a devoted father to his daughter, Brooke Lichty. Family meant everything to him. An animal lover at heart, Jason […] Read more »
Daniel N. Lopes, 79, of Fairhaven died Thursday, July 4, 2024 unexpectedly at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Paul and Gertrude (Nunes) Lopes, he lived in Fairhaven for most of his life. He honorably served in the United States Air Force from 1963-1967. Danny was a […] Read more »