To the Editor; Everyone at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library would like to thank all of you who participated in the Children’s Department’s 2025 Summer Reading Program. This was a very busy summer for us in the Children’s Department. Across all of our story times, community reader events, activities, crafts, Camp Seahorse visits, […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Museum
Please join the Mattapoisett Museum, 5 Church Street, on September 4, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm for its Annual Meeting. After a brief business meeting, noted historian and author, and member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag, Linda Coombs, will speak on the subject of historical erasure – the systematic reduction or elimination of the presence […] Read more »
Fall Music at the MAC
The MAC has a fantastic fall music lineup, including the hugely popular Unplugged series, with 3 dates left for 2025. Join us upstairs in the MAC’s Patsy Francis Gallery for an evening of unplugged music featuring Nina Ott and Chris Lopes on Friday, October 3. Don’t miss Unplugged on November 21 with Jack Coleman and […] Read more »
Susan Braley Drake
Susan Braley Drake, 84, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts and Largo, Florida, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2025, following a courageous and tumultuous battle with heart disease. Born on July 27, 1940, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Susan was the daughter of Helen F. Patasin (Braley) and Warren G. Pierce. She was a proud graduate of […] Read more »
Jean (Lawrence) LaPointe
Jean (Lawrence) LaPointe 76, July 13, 1949 – August 21, 2025 It is with great love and sadness the family of Jean (Lawrence) LaPointe announces her peaceful passing at home in Rochester, Massachusetts. Surrounded by her family, Jean left this world in the same loving spirit with which she lived her life. Jean […] Read more »
Jo-Anne M. (Sites) Lombardo
Jo-Anne M. (Sites) Lombardo, age 70, of East Providence, Rhode Island, formerly of Brockton, East Taunton, Boston, Northbridge, and Nashua, NH, passed away at the Evergreen Nursing Health Center of East Providence. The daughter of the late Roger F. and Rosemarie F. (Sullivan) Sites, she was a 1973 graduate of Brockton High School. She […] Read more »
Ethics of Appointments Debated
During the August 26 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board, the issue of ethics with respect to a short-term appointment became a flash point. The agenda listed “Action Items discussion and possible vote on Board of Health Interim Member to the Board of Health.” The appointment would fill a vacancy expected on the board […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Yacht Club Cruise
Mattapoisett Yacht Club will hold a Labor Day Weekend Cruise on Friday, August 29 to Tuesday, September 2 to Cuttyhunk. Contact Cruise Captain Carlos with any questions or comments at CruisingChair@MattapoisettYC.org. We always have a BBQ on the beach with an open fire. Please bring a few pieces of firewood if you have them […] Read more »
A Boston Pops Season Finale
On Friday, August 29, the Marion Concert Band will close its 2025 season with a concert in the style of the Boston Pops Orchestra. The program, which includes selections by Boston Pops arranger Leroy Anderson and former Pops conductor John Williams, is as follows: Montmartre March – H. Wood Barber of Seville Overture – G. […] Read more »
New Exhibit at Rochester Historical Society
It will be a while until our next exhibit is up and running. The grand opening will be October 4, but before then, we can use some help. The exhibit is ” The Tools and Industries That Made Rochester”. We are looking for loans or donations of old tools that reflect that. We’re thinking tools […] Read more »