Squirts: On Saturday morning, the Squirts won 8-3 in a battle with the Coastal Gold Stars. The entire team played hard to deliver the win. Ben Hebbel led the scoring with three goals, and Nate Wilson took care of the net stopping 21 of 24 shots. On Sunday, the team faced off with a Milton […] Read more »
Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT) for a short walk on Saturday, November 26 at 1:00 pm to Hammond Quarry, the former granite quarry that was an important part of the Town’s history and early industry. Owned primarily by the Hammond family, the quarry operated from the early 1700s until the early 1900s and produced […] Read more »
The holidays are coming. The Mattapoisett Historical Society’s 3rd annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair will be held at the museum (5 Church Street) on Saturday, December 3 from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon. The Fair will offer delightful gifts for all ages and interests. We will have books, totes, cosmetics, art, bookmarks, sea glass, […] Read more »
On November 18, SSV Tabor Boy, Tabor Academy’s 92-foot sail training schooner, will head down to the Caribbean for the winter months to act as home and research vessel during weeklong voyages for Tabor Academy student researchers. The students will be working on an ongoing collaborative research project to protect the coral reefs of the […] Read more »
David Smith approached the Rochester Conservation Commission on November 15 looking for approval to clear two properties that previously belonged to George Church and that now belong to the Rochester Land Trust. Commission member Rosemary Smith excused herself from the discussion due to personal involvement with the application. “We’ve recently bought a 3.5 acre property […] Read more »
Frances R. Mazerolle, 90, of New Bedford died November 21, 2016 at The Oaks Nursing Home. Born and raised in Marion, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Alice M. (Arnold) Robinson, she lived in New Bedford for the past 31 years. She was a member of the Credit Women’s Business Club, a founding […] Read more »
Irene E. (Burgess) Tiernan, 92, of Mattapoisett died Sunday November 20, 2016 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Andrew J. Tiernan, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Rogers) Burgess, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett many years ago. […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is delighted to announce a special holiday concert performance by the Occasion Singers on Friday, December 16 at 7:30 pm. Under the direction of Cassandra Morgan, who will also accompany on keyboard, audiences will enjoy harmonic arrangements of seasonal favorites. The Marion Art Center Holiday Shop will be open before and […] Read more »
Once again, the Sippican Choral Society ushers in the holiday season with its presentation of the 2016 Christmas concert. This year, they will feature the works of Pergolesi, Vaughn Williams, Rutter and Lauridsen and will be accompanied by an orchestra. They are delighted to have the opportunity, once again, to be joined by the SouthCoast […] Read more »
On Saturday, November 5, three cheer teams from Old Rochester Youth Football and Cheerleading (“ORYF”) competed in the New England Pop Warner Cheer Regional Championship held at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, MA. The Junior Varsity Level 2 Small team (“JV2”) earned first place, ending 11 points ahead of the second place finisher, and […] Read more »