Mike Huguenin from the Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT) wasn’t thrilled when Mattapoisett Conservation Commission Chairman Mike King relayed some of the conservation agent’s suggestions for the MLT’s plan to eradicate 20,000 square-feet of invasive phragmites on property located at the end of Noyes Avenue known as Newmann Preserve. First thing during the May 15 meeting, […] Read more »
Marion voters elected to adopt all four of its ballot questions on May 17, making Marion the first of the Tri-Towns to vote in favor of the $2 million Old Rochester Regional artificial turf, track, and auditorium project. The Proposition 2 ½ exemption, Question 5 on the ballot, garnered 660 ‘yes’ votes versus the 323 […] Read more »
Join the Buzzards Bay Coalition to look and listen for songbirds, shorebirds, and raptors on Saturday, May 25at 8:00 am at Nasketucket Bay State Reservation (94 Brandt Island Rd., Mattapoisett). With the birding expertise of Nate Marchessault, president of the South Shore Bird Club, we’ll search for birds in forest, farmland, and along the rocky shoreline […] Read more »
The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race (RMDBR) Ham and Bean Supper will be held Saturday, May 25at the Rochester Senior Center, 65 Dexter Lane. The supper will be served from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm and tickets can be purchased at the door. Adults are $10.00 and children under twelve are only $5.00. Beans baked by […] Read more »
Holly Cardoza of Mattapoisett graduated from Simmons Universityon May 17, 2019 with a Master of Science in Education (with a concentration in Special Education) with a 3.98 GPA. Holly is a 2011 graduate of Old Rochester High School and a graduate of Stonehill College, Class of 2015. Isabella King, from Marion, qualified for the Spring 2019 […] Read more »
Yoga is known to be beneficial for body, mind, and spirit. However, for some people, yoga is not accessible. At Project Wheel House, the mission is to bring yoga to populations who often lack access to this form of mindfulness and exercise, but who would benefit greatly from adding yoga into their lives. If you […] Read more »
There was jubilation, shouts of “Yes!” and backslapping all around as Mattapoisett Town Clerk Catherine Hueberger read the Annual Election results that featured two Proposition 2 ½ override questions. The voters spoke passing both by considerable margins. Question 1 asked voters to approve an override that will allow the town to borrow $9.2-million for the […] Read more »
As if a spring bike ride through the country roads of the Tri-Town and surrounding area isn’t already sweet enough, when you top that with a scoop of ice cream at every stop, you experience what should be known as a Tour de Crème de la crème. Sunday, May 19, was the day the Mattapoisett […] Read more »
Six members of the class of 2020 at Old Rochester Regional High School will be attending the Boys’/Girls’ State Convention sponsored by the American Legion’s Florence Eastman Post 280, June 15-21, 2019, at Stonehill College in North Easton, MA. Lawrence DiCara, Esquire, will be sponsoring Ryu Huynh-Aoyama in memory of Jackie DeCosta; Mary Butler in memory […] Read more »
The Rochester Land Trust invites you to attend a “Forest Management/Logging Walk and Talk” with Forester Phil Benjamin on Saturday, May 25at 9:00 am at the Church’s Wildlife Preserve on Marion Rd in Rochester (across from 194 Marion Rd. if using GPS). The Land Trust recently completed an intensive logging operation on this 20.8 acre property. […] Read more »