Friends of the Mattapoisett COA

Everyone is invited to join the Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The FMCoA serves as the fundraising arm of the Council on Aging. You can become a “Friend” and help out through your annual membership. Pick up the FMCoA membership application at the Senior Center or go online www.mattapoisett.net/friends-mattapoisett-coa-formerly-foe. […] Read more »

SLT Third Annual Guided Dog Walk

Shake off that food coma, grab your canine friend, and come join the Sippican Lands Trust for our third annual guided dog walk on Sunday, November 29. The Hot-to-Trot Post-Thanksgiving Doggie Walk will begin at 10:00 am at our White Eagle Property kiosk. All dogs and owners are welcome. Dogs must be leashed and under […] Read more »

Two-Family Conversion Causes Concern

The new owner of a Front Street house that was historically used as a two-family wants the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals to grant a Special Permit for an official conversion of the single-family to two-family, but opposition from a neighbor and a cautious ZBA could keep it a single-family house. Richard Schaffer, the attorney […] Read more »

Giving Mindfully This Holiday Season

Some gifts just can’t be put in a box, wrapped and tied with a bow. Some you can’t even hold in your hands, while others may be literally handed to one, but given to another –to a person across the world you might not ever meet in this life. These are the gifts the Friends […] Read more »

Coastal Zone Management Plan, Fees, and Fixes

A working meeting between the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen and the Marine Advisory Board focused on three areas of the waterfront enterprise fund: coastal zone management, fees, and wharf improvements. MAB Chairman John Cornish presented the selectmen with a draft that was not offered for public discussion at the time. The MAB members had taken […] Read more »

4th Annual Pizza with Santa

The Marion Police Brotherhood will hold its 4th Annual Pizza with Santa on Saturday, December 5 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street. Once again, we will be accepting donations to help “fill a cruiser” with new unwrapped toys for The Justice Resources Institute, a local nonprofit organization […] Read more »

Machacam Club

The Machacam Club will hold its monthly meeting on December 2 at the Legion Hall, 3 Depot Street. Social time is 5:30 pm; dinner is at 6:00 pm. This meeting will be a ham & bean dinner with pie for dessert. We hope it will prove worthwhile as we try to overcome the ban on […] Read more »

Man Fishing Rescued from Mattapoisett Waters

A call came into the Mattapoisett Police Department at 9:39 am on November 15 for a man overboard who was pulled from the cold waters of Mattapoisett Harbor after he fell out of his kayak. The kayak was modified to accept a motor and was fitted with homemade outriggers made out of crutches. Mattapoisett Harbormaster […] Read more »

Breakfast With Santa

A pancake breakfast will be held Sunday, December 6 from 8:00 to 11:30 am at The Knights, 57 Fairhaven Road, lower level in Mattapoisett. Santa will visit here from 8:00 to 10:00 am, so bring your cameras to take pictures. Breakfast is $6 a person and $20 for a family of four or more. Breakfast […] Read more »

Tabor Athletes Heading to NCAA Div I Schools

Eighteen Tabor Academy athletes from the Class of 2016 will be off to compete in NCAA Division I sports once they graduate from the School by the Sea. This is a record-breaking year, up from seven students last year. Celebrating their success, many of the student athletes took part in a ceremony to officially sign […] Read more »