The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to offer two $2,500 scholarship awards to Mattapoisett residents who are high school seniors graduating in June 2019. In addition there will be a $1,000 scholarship granted to a Mattapoisett resident reentering the academic world after graduation and is in pursuit of a post-secondary degree. For high school seniors, […] Read more »
Are you ready to be whisked away to an enchanted place where the rugs are magic carpets, genies inhabit golden lamps, rings, and jewels, and a street boy can be turned into a wealthy prince to marry a beautiful princess in disguise? Then rub your magic lamp, hop on your camel, and head to the […] Read more »
“Effective April 1, all property owners who have a municipal sewer stub associated with their property will be paying a privilege fee,” said Henri Renauld, Mattapoisett’s Water and Sewer superintendent. The fee has been necessitated for a variety of reasons, not the least of which are the payments made to Fairhaven for the capacity they […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional Athletic Hall of Fame, now in its 9th year of recognizing athletic excellence from ORR graduates and participants in the ORRHS sports programs, has two events to publicize for this coming spring and summer. Our Annual “Hall of Fame Classic” Boys and Girls Alumni vs. Varsity Basketball games will be held […] Read more »
The Marion Fireworks Committee is proud to announce its Fireworks Auction and Gala event scheduled for March 23. The day begins at 1:00 pm for an auction preview and ice cream social. This event is free to the public and will be held until 4:00 pm. This includes a cakewalk, photo booth, and a chance to […] Read more »
Old Rochester Community Television will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, April 25, at 5:30 pm at the ORCTV studio located at 135 Marion Road, Mattapoisett. This meeting will include the election of officers to the Board of Directors. 2019 Board of Director’s Nomination Slate: Marion, Chris Charyk, 2-year term; Rochester, Tom Bretto, 2-year term; Mattapoisett, […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board on March 12 finalized its draft of a new bylaw to regulate recreational adult-use cannabis establishments and voted to send it off to the Board of Selectmen, who will then send the bylaw back to the Planning Board to hold a public hearing ahead of the Annual Town Meeting. Board member […] Read more »
In its continuing pursuit to save money wherever it can in order to provide Tri-Town students with quality education, the Old Rochester Regional School Committee on February 27 voted to explore solar energy as a way to save on utility costs and direct as much funding as it can towards academics. The new school business […] Read more »
The small but mighty Marion Art Center (MAC) has been bringing the beauty of artistic creations in its many forms to the local community for decades. That was never truer than with the current exhibits unveiled on March 1 titled “Students of Sippican and Menagerie.” On the first floor gallery walls are 31 works of […] Read more »
Movies are shown every Friday at 1:30 pm. All are welcome and there is no charge. Join us. Movies are posted on our Facebook page. You can also give us a call to find out what’s playing. We usually know by Wednesday afternoon. Small Home Repair Financial Assistance Program: Financial assistance is available for Rochester […] Read more »