The Mattapoisett Cemetery and Monuments Committee invites the community to a day of recognition ceremony for the town’s Purple Heart recipients. Those being honored are Barry A. Alves, Allen H. Bowman, Barry J. Denham, Roger E. Kelley and Edward D. Kinney Jr. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, August 10, at 10:00 am on […] Read more »
On a picturesque day overlooking the harborside, hundreds of attendees gathered at Munro Preserve for the Mattapoisett Land Trust’s and Mattapoisett Museum’s Great Community Picnic on August 1. The event, a collaboration between the two parties, offered guests to sit at a table for the purchase of a ticket and a “free reign” to […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Finance Committee will be welcoming three new members, Aaron Goldberg, Kathy Costello and Karen Keenan, after a unanimous vote followed separate interviews of the three candidates on Tuesday night at Town Hall. The three come from diverse backgrounds, and the interviewing committee comprised of Town Moderator Lizanne Campbell, Select Board Chairman […] Read more »
It’s that time again. The Rochester Grange Fair will be held Saturday, August 17 at the Grange Hall 205 Hartley Road. Fair books are out with all the information needed to enter or visit the Fair. If you would like to enter, please bring your entries to the hall on Friday the 16 between […] Read more »
The Marion Concert Band will present a Latin-American “Festival” of music on Friday, August 9. The diverse program includes music from Mexico, Spain, Brazil and the Caribbean, as well as familiar music that demonstrates the influence that Latin-American musical styles have had on American popular music. To add to the festive atmosphere of the evening, […] Read more »
To the Editor; I have been following the commentary concerning the trees being removed for the purpose of street and sidewalk up grades. One point I feel that is very important to consider is the damage these trees will cause after a hurricane. As we all know they were planted after the devastating hurricane […] Read more »
Marion’s Historic District Draft Bylaw is not quite ready for public consumption, but two key votes held during Monday’s Zoom meeting of the Study Committee have positioned the document for critical next steps. “This is a huge step forward,” said Committee Chairman Will Tifft. On Monday, the committee approved changes to Sections […] Read more »
Ray Rose has only been traveling for 10 years, so it is only natural that he would visit Europe and forget. It was only natural that he would tour Machu Picchu and forget. “There were many times that, dammit, I meant to do it, but I keep forgetting,” admitted Rose. Then there […] Read more »
Rochester’s Select Board started its meeting Monday by accepting a $602,226.33 check from the Plymouth County commissioners. County Commission Chair Jared Valanzola and Commissioner Sandra M. Wright presented the Select Board with the oversize facsimile of the check that the town was recently awarded in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds as administered […] Read more »
With some of these articles, I like to put a picture that makes people puzzle over why it’s there. This is one of those pictures. Putting together our current exhibit on how we’ve entertained ourselves for over 300 years led me to thinking about the places where some of those entertainments took place. […] Read more »