To the Editor;             The Mattapoisett Tree Committee would like to thank the Highway Department and Tree Warden for planting two trees at the Police Station for Arbor 2022. Highway Surveyor Garrett Bauer and his crew, along with Tree Warden Roland Cote, were instrumental in the placement and planting of the trees.             One of […] Read more »

To the Editor;             Towns, cities, states and countries around the world have pledged to slow the climate crisis. If our collective global society cannot sufficiently reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases (mainly from burning coal, oil and methane) to level off their concentrations in the atmosphere, the Earth will warm further, and the extreme weather […] Read more »

To the Editor;             The Mattapoisett Public Schools serve 439 of our town’s children each day– children with a wide range of strengths, needs and hopes. They are vibrant and empirically successful hubs of our community, far from the “money pits” on a “feeding frenzy” portrayed by the Finance Committee during the budget process.             […] Read more »

To the Editor,             During the Holocene epoch, which stretched out over 12,000 years—until the 20th century—temperature, precipitation patterns and terrestrial and ocean ecosystems settled into a “sweet spot” conducive to human propagation and well-being. That environmental stability allowed the human species to thrive. We could have continued in that Holocene geological epoch, but we […] Read more »

Dear Neighbors,             We lost our little dog, Matty, in the Mattapoisett Land Trust off of Prospect Road. Although we were greatly saddened not to find him, the support of our neighbors, many of whom we have not met, lifted our spirits. We want to extend our appreciation to everyone who took the time to […] Read more »

To the Editor;              “My name is Mille,” she said, extending her hand with all the poise, and self-possession rare in one so young. I never met Millie before, but watched her from my car as she arrived at St. Rita’s for the Palm Sunday services. What caught my attention?             Millie arrived alone, not […] Read more »

To the Editor,             The Mattapoisett Bike Path Study Committee has been working with the Town Select board to complete the 4.6-mile bike path in Mattapoisett for 25 years. Currently a common question is, “Why is it taking so long to complete Phase 1B, the section from Mattapoisett Neck Road to Railroad Ave?”             Quite […] Read more »

To the Editor;             The not guilty verdict of former police Chief Mary Lyons saddens me. It is another example of the double standard the justice system employs.             Those with political influence and/or money seems to affect the verdict given by our judges. The lowest subjects on the totem pole don’t have a chance, […] Read more »

To the Editor;             A quotation in last week’s account of the Planning Board’s meeting about the proposed solar bylaw deserves my response.             A town official is quoted, “We need to look at Mattapoisett as Mattapoisett and take a hard look at what we are planning, not killing possible revenue. Ninety-four percent of the […] Read more »

To the Editor;             What is going on with the Rochester Select Board?             I ask this after reading in the Wanderer that two proposals to enhance public safety in front of Town Hall have been presented. I applauded this initiative presented by the Select Board in September 2021, but raised concerns. But let’s back […] Read more »