The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen meeting held on April 23 was an opportunity for the community to hear a comprehensive presentation for the proposed new fire station. Three presenters each took an aspect of the new construction project focusing on matters that will undoubtedly be aired when Town Meeting is asked to approve the spending […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Coalition invites you to join us for a public meeting on Thursday, April 25at 6:00 pm at the Center School Cafeteria, 17 Barstow St., Mattapoisett, to learn about a project to restore wetlands and improve trails at the Coalition’s popular Mattapoisett Bogs property on Acushnet Road. The Coalition acquired the 220-acre property from […] Read more »
James Nadeau, President of The Mattapoisett Lions Club, one of the 45,000 Lion’s Clubs around the world, is pleased to announce that Claire Noble Shriver and Mia Quinlan, both seniors at Old Rochester Regional High School, are the recipients of the 2019 Mattapoisett Lion’s Club Peter Hodges Memorial Award in the amount of $2,500 each. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Public Library and the Mattapoisett Tree Committee have teamed up to highlight trees this month with displays in both the Children’s and the Adult sections of the library. The displays feature the many books that the library has about trees, both fiction and non-fiction, and information about trees and their care as well […] Read more »
Everyone is invited to hear award-winning poet Dzvinia Orlowsky on Saturday, April 27at 3:00 pm. She will have copies of her new book “Bad Harvest” available for purchase and signing. Dzvinia Orlowsky is a Pushcard Prize winner and founding editor of Four Way Books. She has published six collections of poetry. She serves as Contributing Poetry […] Read more »
Standing behind a table covered in equipment and with a projection screen ready to go, John Berg, inventor, scientist, and engineer, prepared for his presentation at the Mattapoisett Museum on April 11. The assembled had come to hear Berg speak about the LED lighting system he and his team at Carpe Diem, a Franklin company […] Read more »
Disgruntled abutters to a project proposed for Beach Street left the Marion Planning Board meeting dissatisfied on April 16. The late afternoon public hearing for a new subdivision was cut short due to a scheduling conflict with the Board of Selectmen brought on by the Monday holiday. It was a packed agenda when the board […] Read more »
Anita Babineau Bernier, 86, of Rochester passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019. She was the wife of Conrad “Slim” Bernier and the daughter of the late Edward Babineau and late Judith (Babineau) Babineau. She was preceded in death by her brother, Edmour Babineau and his wife, Beatrice. Anita was born in New Bedford and lived most […] Read more »
Priscilla Alden Hathaway, 87, of Mattapoisett, professional artist, teacher, and environmentalist passed away April 20, 2019, at her home after a prolonged illness. The daughter of the late Andrew J. and Gladys (Maertins) Alden and the wife of Bradford Allen Hathaway, she was born in Brockton and lived in Braintree during her youth. Her family […] Read more »
The Marion-Rochester Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is seeking volunteers to assist with efforts to prepare for and respond to threats to the health and well-being of our towns’ residents. We need a diverse group of volunteers with both medical and non-medical skills and abilities. Medical: Nurses, PCAs, Physicians, Behavioral Health Specialists, Veterinarians, Pharmacists, Medics, EMTs, […] Read more »