The Rochester Select Board met on Monday and approved and signed the warrant for the May 22 Annual Town Meeting, with one big surprise. It was by a vote of 2-1, with board member Paul Ciaburri voting against. That negative vote from Ciaburri, who was attending remotely via Zoom, resulted from discussion of one […] Read more »
“In 1996 when I got started with this thing, my children were four and five years old. Now their children are one and four,” stated Steve Kelleher chairman of the Mattapoisett Bike Path Committee. Time does slip into the future. Kelleher remembered that he had read a magazine article that spoke to a […] Read more »
A beautiful double Adirondack chair is going home with someone from the June 24 Mattapoisett Woman’s Club’s June in Bloom Garden Tour. On that same day, the Club will be holding a raffle for a 2-seat ready-to-use Adirondack chair as a finale to the day’s Garden Tour. Tickets are priced at one (1) for […] Read more »
Are you looking for even more signs that summer is just about here to stay? If so, join us at the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club’s June in Bloom. This year’s biennial Garden Tour will be in full display in our quaint seaside village on June 24, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Several expansive gardens […] Read more »
“This is a momentous day for Mattapoisett,” stated Select Board Chairman Tyler Macallister on April 27. A long saga filled with real drama in the form of a pandemic and defective materials had sidelined the opening of the Shining Tide section of the Mattapoisett Bike Path, from Reservation Road to Goodspeed Island Road. Now, after […] Read more »
Sentimental Value or Family Treasure? Let the experts weigh in. Your grandmother’s favorite vase or necklace may be worth a small fortune. Would you like to know? Meet the Experts at the High Tea & Treasures Road Show, hosted by The First Congregational Church of Marion on Saturday May 6, 3:00 pm to 4:30 […] Read more »
To the Editor; I am writing in response to William Nussbaum’s letter, which was published in the April 13th edition of The Wanderer on behalf of the Mattapoisett Selectboard. First off, we welcome you to Mattapoisett, it is a great Town and we know you will enjoy living here. I know you have […] Read more »
Spring is blooming, and energy is flowing. What a time to get outside. Join Mattapoisett Land Trust on Sunday May 7 from 10:00 to 11:00 am at the Woodcock Preserve trail for a Spring Mindfulness Walk. Park at the Tinkhamtown Woodlands parking lot on Long Plain Road. We will begin from there. Led by […] Read more »
A Capacity Assessment Results Toolkit (CART) was discussed by the Marion Board of Health during its April 20 public meeting. The CART is one of many pieces of information anticipated by Marion as a member of a six-town, state-sponsored Southcoast Public Health Collaborative. Marion has used initial funds to purchase software to help […] Read more »
Drop by the Mattapoisett Free Public Library at 7 Barstow Street on Thursday, May 11 between 1:00 pm and 1:30 pm and meet local potter Wendy Goldsmith, who has her “Feathers and Fins” exhibit currently up at the library. Chat with her and see some of the elements she uses to create her lovely pottery, […] Read more »