The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s Annual Meeting will be held Sunday, October 20, 2:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow St. After a brief business meeting, Matthew Carvalho, Vice President of the Junior Friends, who recently represented the school district as a delegate to Washington, D.C., will present a slide show […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society will hold a Cranberry Bake Sale and Open House on Saturday, October 26, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the East Rochester Church/Museum. A very special feature from 9:30 to 11:30 am will be Paul Sardinha, Old Rochester Drama Club Director, entertaining on the piano and organ. Paul is also […] Read more »
The Boy Scout Troop 52 and Cub Scout Pack 52 of St. Mary’s will be holding their annual “scouting for food” event on Saturday, October 26, and on Saturday, November 2. On October 26, the Cub Scouts will be dropping of collection bags on your front door step, to be filled with canned goods and non-perishable items (please […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett YMCA will be hosting a Halloween Hayride and party on October 25, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm. Annual Halloween costume contest held – $5/child. Read more »
St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion will be holding a Yard Sale on Saturday, October 19, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The sale is being sponsored by the Adult Choir of St. Gabriel’s, and proceeds will benefit both the music program and St. Gabriel’s outreach and relief efforts. The sale takes place in the […] Read more »
The Sippican Lands Trust is hosting its first ever “Hairy Scary Halloween Stroll” on Saturday, October 19, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Join us for tricks and treats and an eerie walk through the woods on our White Eagle Property! This short stroll crosses both Sippican Lands Trust and Marion Open Space Land. Guest storyteller […] Read more »
Salty the Seahorse and the Mattapoisett Land Trust once again wish to invite children of all ages to join us for some fun in the firelight on Friday, October 18, from 5:30 until 8:00 pm at Dunseith Gardens (Route 6 at North Street). The Land Trust will provide the cooking fires, with hay-bale seating, and […] Read more »
The Sippican Elementary School in Marion is sponsoring a program designed to assist parents to become more knowledgeable in effective child rearing. The four group sessions will focus on understanding the stages of development, the effective and ineffective methods of discipline, and a review of the different philosophies of parenting. The presenter, Jim Fitzpatrick, LICSW, […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society meeting to be held on Wednesday, October 16, will feature “Halloween Memories and Other Things That Go Bump in the Night.” Members will be invited to share their stories … if they dare. Jeanne Roy will present ideas for triggering and recording memories. Everyone has memories and stories that should be […] Read more »
On Friday, October 11, at 12:30 pm, the Sippican Woman’s Club will welcome a return visit by Seth Mendell, local historian and Mattapoisett resident, who will trace the colorful history of the largest of the Elizabethan Islands Naushon – including the pirates of Tarpaulin Cove, the American Revolution and the arrival of John Murray Forbes. […] Read more »
