Seasoned Pro to Crunch Numbers

Judy Mooney doesn’t mind helping out some in her retirement, and that makes members of the Mattapoisett River Valley Water Supply Protection Advisory Committee and Water District Commission very happy.             The recently retired Town of Marion finance director agreed on Tuesday to serve both arms of the MRV as treasurer, a part-time job that […] Read more »

Alive with Imagination

We are so fortunate to live in an area heavily populated with visual artists. We don’t have to fight Boston traffic or throngs of people to gain access to museums. Creative genius is close at hand. All we have to do is go to the library.             Currently on view at the Mattapoisett Free Public […] Read more »

Junior High a Pivot Point of Positivity

In reporting to the Old Rochester Regional School Committee on September 5, ORR Junior High School Principal Silas Coellner said the climate in the junior high is the most positive he has seen in a long time.             “We live and breathe transition at the junior high school. … It all happens very fast, and […] Read more »

The Road from Belhaven by Margot Livesey

Please join us at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, September 22 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm for a Fall 2024 Purrington Author Talk Series. Hear author Margot Livesey give a talk about her newest novel The Road from Belhaven (2024) – the story of a girl’s coming of a late-19th century Scotland. […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Invites New Members

The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club invites women of Mattapoisett who are interested in learning more about club membership to its ‘welcome’ luncheon on Thursday, September 19 at 11:30 am in Reynard Hall at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. Whether you are new to the area, a new mom, a stay-at-home mom, or newly retired, you are welcome […] Read more »

Life Savers Recognized

George Powers was enjoying a springtime bike ride with a few hundred other cycling enthusiasts when he experienced a near-death heart attack. It’s a date he and his family aren’t likely to forget – May 19, 2024, on the Tour de Crème.             Several cyclists sprang into action performing CPR, while others called for the […] Read more »

Ghosts, Explaining the Paranormal

The Rev’d Eric E. Fialho, Rector at Saint Gabriel’s Church in Marion, will be leading a six-week comprehensive course exploring how the Church defines, understands and explains the topic of Ghosts. Fr. Fialho is an accomplished instructor and has taught courses on many topics over the years, but he said that this one will probably […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee

The Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee welcomes members, guests and community members to join us on Thursday, September 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm to attend our monthly meeting. The location is at the Knights of Columbus, 57 Fairhaven Road, Mattapoisett. Join in the discussion and planning of the upcoming Southcoast Rally.             2024 MA Republican […] Read more »

Durant Enacts Transition

Rochester’s new town administrator, Cameron Durant, grabbed the reins of his job quickly at his first Select Board meeting Monday.             The former Human Resources director for the Town of Fairhaven’s first motion as Rochester’s head administrator was to recommend disbanding the Town Administrator Search Committee, which the Select Board quickly did.             “We’ll do […] Read more »

MA Preservation Funds Available

The Marion Historical Commission is sharing this preservation funding opportunity for eligible 501c(3) non-profit organizations throughout the Tri-Town area.             Preservation Massachusetts has announced the 2025 round of the Massachusetts Historic Preservation Matching Grant Program.             The 1772 Foundation, in cooperation with Preservation Massachusetts, is making available 1:1 matching grants of up to $10,000 for […] Read more »