Visit the Mattapoisett Free Public Library at 7 Barstow Street this December. The Teen Advisory Board meets on Tuesday, December 3, at 6:00 pm. Interested teens can contact Amanda Lawrence at alawrence@sailsinc.org. TAB is intended for students between the ages of 12 and 18 who seek a leadership role in the library. New members […] Read more »
As I’ve mentioned before, Abraham Holmes doesn’t make much mention of either Christmas or Thanksgiving. This is not surprising as the Puritan influence was strong. Christmas and Thanksgiving weren’t official national holidays until 1863. While we live in a state where the first Thanksgiving occurred in the 1620’s, the idea of a national day […] Read more »
On November 21, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library Board of Trustees held their regular monthly meeting. But the meeting was far from regular as the board took up the matter of the library director’s sudden resignation. After eight months on the job as the library director, Colleen Tierney resigned. Tierney had relocated from Texas […] Read more »
Sunday, December 8 from 3 to 5:30 pm Coordinated by Angela Rossi and sponsored by The Marion Business Community Association, local merchants offer hospitality and treats; Santa arrives via boat at the Old Landing at 3:00 pm; Clydesdale horses pull wagons of happy guests. Added to this are crafts, games, and musical performances, and the […] Read more »
The Library will close at 12:00 pm on Wednesday November 27, and be closed Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29 in celebration of Thanksgiving. The Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library’s annual Holiday Book sale will be kicking off on Sunday, December 1 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and will be operating […] Read more »
Rochester’s Water Commission on November 13 granted the Hobby Barn now under construction on New Bedford Road access to the public water main there. The board approved Briggs Brains LLC Project Manager Jason Maurer’s request to permit a two-inch connection to supply the two buildings being constructed on the property with domestic water service […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Congregational Church’s annual Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, December 7 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in Reynard Hall at 27 Church Street in Mattapoisett. This year’s event will include homemade frozen foods, baked treats, hand knitted and crafted items, Christmas/holiday decorations, gift items, greenery for wreaths as well as jewelry, […] Read more »
It’s been thirty-eight years since the Sippican Woman’s Club’s first Holiday House Tour. In 1986, club members Shirlee Thomas and Jean Collison suggested a fundraiser to then Club President Betsy Parks and Judy Harrison, Treasurer of the club. They agreed it was a great idea, and the first Holiday House Tour was launched. Both Shirlee […] Read more »
Christopher John Wallace, 63, of Dartmouth died at St. Luke’s Hospital on November 23, 2024 after a massive heart attack. Christopher was raised in Marion and graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School. He studied architectural engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology, and went on to design buildings of all types and size in […] Read more »
Patricia D. “Pat” (Glennon) Waldron, of Fairhaven, formerly of Wareham, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford, on Friday, November 22, 2024. She was 72. Pat was born in Schenectady, New York, and was the daughter of the late Patrick J. Glennon III and his late wife Thelma (Moore) […] Read more »