It may hard for younger people to accept this, but when I was in medical school, we talked casually of patients having had “the usual childhood diseases,” referring to measles, mumps, chicken pox and rubella (German measles). Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads easily to others with near 100% transmission. While generally […] Read more »
The Rochester Republican Town Committee will hold its next meeting on Monday. March 10 at 6:30 pm, at the Ponderosa Sportsman’s Club, located at 242 Robinson Rd, Acushnet. Rochester’s Town Administrator, Cameron Durant, will be the guest speaker. All are invited to attend. Come, bring a friend, and meet Rochester’s new Town Administrator. Read more »
Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55 Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Michael Devoll are proud to share that senior Michael Hogan, a Special Olympics athlete, recently bowled a perfect game. Michael Hogan, 18, of Mattapoisett, achieved a perfect score of 300 in a game of bowling at Wonder Bowl […] Read more »
Katherine Solowey, Mattapoisett, has been named to the Dean’s List at Hamilton College for the fall 2024 semester. Failenn Fitzpatrick of Marion, class of 2027, and Joel Michaud of Mattapoisett, class of 2025 were named to the College of the Holy Cross’ Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the Fall semester of the 2024-25 […] Read more »
The Marion Finance Committee met on February 26 for a discussion with Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Jody Dickerson and held further talks regarding the Draft Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. Dickerson and the committee spoke on Waste Management’s contract expiring on December 31, 2025. He mentioned the increase of fees to people […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission on Tuesday granted a Negative Determination that wetlands bylaw restrictions do not apply to a proposed large-scale water main improvement project by SEMASS at 141 Cranberry Highway. The project’s environmental scientist Hailey Page explained that the plant’s main pipe for the employees’ water use failed in December of 2023. It is being […] Read more »
The Library is pleased to announce some upcoming events for adults. Alfred Saulniers, author of “The French of New Bedford, the Early Years” will be giving a presentation on his new book from Spinner Publications at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday March 15. The event will be held in our Downstair Program Room. Space is […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Historical Commission invites you to a Presentation by Lynn Smiledge, Preservation Consultant, on March 29, at 2:00 pm in the meeting Room at the Mattapoisett Public Library. Ms. Smiledge has completed Phase One of a multi-phase inventory of significant historic and cultural resources in the Town of Mattapoisett. This survey was funded by […] Read more »
It took one voter making a motion at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church’s 2023 Annual Meeting, and a unanimous vote in favor, to set into motion a process to explore becoming an Open and Affirming Church. This meant that the Church would welcome people of all sextual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions into the full […] Read more »
Butterfly naturalist Joe Dwelley will be focusing his presentation on the butterflies we might see in spring, summer and fall on Wednesday March 12, 10:30 am to 11:30 am at the Marion Natural History Museum. He’ll be concentrating on native plantings to attract butterflies to our backyards. We’ll be learning how to identify our local […] Read more »