Gateway Youth Hockey

Gateway Youth Hockey will hold re-evaluation/tryouts for any returning players as well as new players during the week of August 31 at Hetland Arena, New Bedford. This is an opportunity to join our program as well as get an idea of where we will put our teams during the upcoming season. The schedule is as […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Recreation Fall Program

Fall is fast approaching and Mattapoisett Recreation has many programs to offer. Join us for free Flag Football clinics on Sunday, August 30 from 9:00 – 10:00 am and Wednesday, September 2 from 6:30 – 7:30 pm at the Mariner Youth Soccer Complex. The season kicks off Sunday, September 13. Tennis Lessons at the Hammond […] Read more »

RPD Offer Free Self Defense Class for Women

The Rochester Police Department is proud to announce that our R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) instructors will hold a class in August 2015. R.A.D. is a dynamic self defense program for women only. We are now accepting names of women interested in the upcoming class. Officer Alyson Rego is our department’s newest certified instructor. She will […] Read more »

Seahorse Campers Have Fun Giving Back

After seven weeks of fun, crafts, tennis lessons, sports, and games, campers at the Mattapoisett Recreation Seahorse Summer Explorers Camp have turned their attention to the community and how they can give back in the spirit of gratitude and goodwill. For the seventh week of camp, the kids have been counting their blessings and contemplating […] Read more »

MPOA Charity Golf Tournament

Mattapoisett Police Officer’s Association will hold a Charity Golf Tournament at the Allendale Country Club, 1047 Allen St. Dartmouth, September 25 at 8:30 am, Shotgun Start (Rain Date: September 28). Entry price is $125 per person, $500 foursome. Entry deadline is September 18. Registration fee includes 18 holes of traditional scramble golf format, golf cart […] Read more »

Serious Injury in Motorcycle Accident

On August 15 at approximately 5:30pm, the Rochester Police were dispatched to a motorcycle accident on Braley Hill Road in Rochester. The operator was 20-year-old Stephen J. O’Brien from Wareham. O’Brien lost control of a 2003 Honda motorcycle and went off the right side of the road striking a tree. He was transported by Rochester […] Read more »

Dr. Vernon L. Ingraham

Dr. Vernon L. Ingraham, age 90, of Wareham, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015 surrounded by his family. Born in Milford, NH, a son of the late Clayton R. and Eva L. (Mason) Ingraham, he had lived in Vermont and Marion before moving to Wareham in 1998. Dr. Ingraham served in the United States Army […] Read more »

Michael Allen Sylvia

Michael Allen Sylvia, 53, of Rochester, MA passed away Thursday, August 13 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He was the son of Carl L. and Mary-Alice (Chase) Sylvia of Marion. He was the grandson of the late Clifton and Alice Chase of Rochester. Michael was a graduate of Tabor Academy in Marion and attended […] Read more »

Five Minute Public Hearing

Everything was in place at the Mattapoisett Town Hall for a lively discussion of electrical aggregation when the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen, along with Town Administrator Michael Gagne, went down the agenda at the August 11 meeting. But, when the board looked out into the audience, they found only one resident. Regardless of the lack […] Read more »