Coastline Elderly Services is asking adults aged 60 and older and their caregivers to complete a needs assessment survey to help the agency and state elder services identify and support the current needs of aging populations. Surveys have been mailed to a selection of older adults living within Coastline’s service area. An online version […] Read more »
Trustees of the Mattapoisett Christian Church will host their annual ecumenical service on November 24 at 3:00 pm. The service will be held at the historic Mattapoisett Christian Church (Mattapoisett Museum), 5 Church Street, Mattapoisett. Rev. Michael Frady of The Mattapoisett Congregational Church will lead the worship service with Father Marek Chmurski of St. Anthony’s […] Read more »
Marion Sivil, a 6th grade student at Old Hammondtown School, has taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the Mattapoisett Lions Club. Marion’s poster is among more than 450,000 entries submitted worldwide in the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Lions International is sponsoring the […] Read more »
Last year, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a major public health problem. While it was made worse by the pandemic, both before and after the pandemic loneliness was common and troublesome to many. A survey from Harvard’s School of Education found that 21% of U.S. adults described loneliness as a major problem; surprisingly, […] Read more »
I’ve referenced Abraham Holmes many times due to the valuable memoirs that he left to us. However, I realized as I prepared for the SAR event on October 26, I had never really thought much about his participation in the events up to and during the Revolutionary War. According to Mary Hall Leonard’s book […] Read more »
ETL Spice Pantry is back for November. Pick up recipes and spices to make Black Pepper Steak Fajitas and Carrot and Parsnip Bisque and check out our extensive collection of cookbooks for all your upcoming holiday get togethers. Baby/Toddler Time is Moving to Mondays at 10:30 am. This is a program for babies ages […] Read more »
WOC1 Alexander J. Buckley graduated from the Massachusetts Army National Guard Warrant Officer Candidate School. Alex grew up in Mattapoisett and joined Troop 53 Boy Scouts as a Tiger Cub. Over the years with many activities and accomplishments gained, Alex went on to become an Eagle Scout. He attended Old Colony Vocational School where he […] Read more »
Rochester’s Board of Selectmen on Monday approved postponing the Special Town Meeting originally scheduled for January 6 to January 27. Town Administrator Cameron Durant said the change to the later date was an easy decision for the board to make after noting the articles for the meeting need more preparation time. He said the […] Read more »
The Red Sox collapsed on the diamond. Wait until next year. The Patriots don’t look so hot. Wait until next year. I missed Halloween! How did I miss it. I guess I’ll have to wait until next year. How did I miss Halloween? It just came and went, disappeared like a ghost […] Read more »
Beth F. (Foresman) Hodges, 83, of Mattapoisett died November 6, 2024 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Peter B. Hodges. Born in Boston, daughter of the late Philip Billings Foresman and Lois (Norton) Foresman, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. She was formerly employed as a registered nurse and […] Read more »