As the town nears its spring Town Meeting, Mattapoisett’s Finance Committee is closing in on the 2015 budget. During their April 2 meeting, committee members received a special visit from Bonnie DeSousa of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path and Steve Kelleher, Chairman of the Bike Path Committee. They also reviewed those areas of […] Read more »
Gary P. Reusch, 56, of Mattapoisett passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital, in New Bedford. He was the husband of 34 years, of Kathleen T. (Borges) Reusch. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of Fredrick, Jr. and Jeanne (Lizotte) Reusch of Mattapoisett, he lived most of his life […] Read more »
Nancy Hiller Jones, a resident of Jekyll Island, Georgia and a summer resident of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts died at home in Georgia on March 31st, 2014. Nancy was a cancer survivor for almost 5 years. She was born in 1928 in St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, Massachusetts and grew up in Marion, the daughter of […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club will again host its Annual Senior Citizen Turkey Dinner on Saturday, April 12 between 12:00 – 1:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church St., Mattapoisett. Senior citizens are invited to come and enjoy a complimentary delicious turkey dinner including stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetable, cranberry sauce, and of […] Read more »
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School students participated in the first annual Junior Achievement Titan Challenge at UMass Dartmouth on March 20 and three students placed second and won a silver medal and a $1,000 scholarship. The scholarship winners are Jason Bechtold, Mackenzie Chabot, and Chad Underhill, all juniors at Old Colony in Computer […] Read more »
This year’s Annual Meeting will take place at the Inn on Shipyard Park, 13 Water Street, on April 10. Arrive at 11:30 am for time to socialize before the luncheon at noon. Guests are welcome. The menu includes a garden salad, fresh baked rolls, three entrée choices and two dessert choices and beverage. A cash […] Read more »
The ORR School District School budget is this month’s topic on “Inside the ORR School District.” The series is funded through a grant from the Lighthouse Foundation. The program airs on the Tri-Town Ed Channel – Comcast Ch.97/Verizon Ch.37 Photo L-R seated: Kevin Brogioli, ORRJHS Principal; Lyn Rivet, Sippican School Principal; Rose Bowman, Center […] Read more »
Jill Simmons, Mattapoisett’s new harbormaster, reported to the Marine Advisory Committee on a number of activities that she has already completed, has underway now, or will have underway in the coming months. But nothing hit a nerve more than her suggestion that the town purchase a camera security system. The committee members in attendance – […] Read more »
People were still trickling in at 8:00 pm as the Marion Fireworks Committee’s second annual beach party on April 5 started picking up the pace with music and lights provided by Fun 107’s Michael Rock, and guests holding drinks with little umbrellas began shaking their hips. There was the scent of tropical coconutty sunblock in […] Read more »
The Rochester Historic District Commission is seeking new members. Please send letter of interest to Rochester Selectmen, 1 Constitution Way, Rochester, MA 02770. Read more »