The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to offer a continuing education scholarship award to a Mattapoisett resident who is re-entering the academic world after graduation or receipt of GED and is in pursuit of a postsecondary degree or certificate. The application is available online at www.mattapoisettwomansclub.org. All applications must be postmarked by May 31. Submissions […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board is collecting donations for the Fairhaven Animal Shelter. The shelter needs nonclumping cat litter, laundry detergent, bleach, canned dog food, Lysol cleaner, Pine Sol, and dry cat food. They would also be interested in other appropriate things, such as dog and cat toys, blankets, etc. All donations […] Read more »
A continued public hearing Tuesday night with the Marion Planning Board on Major Site Plan Review for the application of Fieldstone Farms Market to expand its 806 Mill Street footprint upset abutters in attendance when the hearing was continued because the board is waiting on its peer review. Planning Board Chairman Tucker Burr […] Read more »
I like Spam! There, I’ve said it. I like Spam. That would be Spam with a big “S”, not spam with a small “s”. No one likes spam with a small “s”. Spam with a small “s” is junk that fills your email inbox with unsolicited commercial jetsam of useless garbage. Spam […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Nasketucket Bird Club will be on Wednesday, April 24, at 6:30 pm at the Mattapoisett Public Library, 7 Barstow Street. Free and open to the public. More bird info at the Nasketucket Bird Club website: www.nbcbirdclub.com or the Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/NasketucketBirdClub Woodpeckers, Presented by Dana and Bob Duxbury-Fox. […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Mike Devoll are pleased to share that Old Rochester Regional High School hosted its inaugural Credit for Life Fair on April 10. The fair aims to help students learn about budgeting and money management skills, as well as starting to think about building healthy financial habits. Prior […] Read more »
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School is proud to host a Lacrosse Out Cancer Challenge on Saturday, May 4 at Upper Cape Tech’s Football Field, offering an afternoon of competitive lacrosse games and comradery as they rally together to raise awareness for pediatric cancer research. Lacrosse Out Cancer is a lacrosse based “challenge” to […] Read more »
Rochester’s Zoning Board of Appeals on April 11 approved projects proposed and therefore expertly defended by two Town Hall officials. The board endorsed the variance of the required, 40-foot, side setback for a one-story, one-bedroom addition at 17 Gerrish Road proposed by Finance Committee Chairman Kris Stoltenberg and a Special Permit for the […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Land Trust is introducing the “Hike50 Challenge” in celebration of their 50th anniversary this year. From May 1 through August 31 of this year, MLT challenges you to hit the trails in the Tri-Town and log 50 miles of hiking. This Hike50 Challenge is a fun incentive for folks to explore trails and […] Read more »
Old Rochester Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson and Rochester Memorial School Principal Heidi Letendre are pleased to share that Rochester Memorial School fourth-graders participated in an interactive wind turbine workshop last month. In March, teacher Stephanie Cyr and her fourth-grade class welcomed special guests Tom Lynch and Jason Brooks, the father of fourth-grade student […] Read more »