Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Stephanie Wells are pleased to share that author David A. Kelly visited Old Hammondtown School last week to speak with fourth and fifth graders about writing and creativity. Kelly, the author of the popular “Ballpark Mysteries” series, spoke candidly about his early frustration with writing and how learning […] Read more »
Arlene F. (Rogers) Belliveau, 82, of Rochester, MA and The Villages, FL died Sunday, November 23, 2025 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Paul Belliveau. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late John and Maude (Mosher) Rogers, she was raised in New Bedford and lived in […] Read more »
The Marion Special Town Meeting was held on Monday, November 24 at 6:45 pm at Sippican School. Of the two articles voted upon, Article S1 passed with an absolute majority and Article S2 was postponed until the next Town Meeting. Article S1: To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 20 […] Read more »
The November 19 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board found the board fielding questions regarding the selection of Luke Mello as the new Animal Control officer. Earlier in the proceedings when the agenda item… “possible vote to fill the position” was discussed, Town Administrator Mike Lorenco explained the process used to evaluate two […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Congregational Church’s annual Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, December 6 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 and homemade candy, hand knitted and crafted items, Christmas/holiday decorations, gift items, greenery for wreaths as […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, Washington had to curb the anti-Catholic celebrations inherent to Guy Fawkes Day. This was primarily to not alienate the Catholic Quebecois, for whom Washington hoped to […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions will be hosting a food and toy drive December 13 in front of Ying Dynasty from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm and from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Shipyard Park during the town tree lighting event. Monetary donations are also encouraged. All toys will be shuttled over to the Mattapoisett […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society Museum will be open on the remaining 2 Sundays in November. After that call 617-750-2818 to arrange an appointment. We are located at 355 County Rd. in Rochester. In December we will have 2 events to be announced soon, but the interesting news is that if you go to the […] Read more »
The library will be closed at noon on Wednesday, November 26, and closed all day on Thursday and Friday, November 27 and November 28, in celebration of Thanksgiving. Drop off gently used books, puzzles, and games for the Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library’s Donation Days, through December 3. Please make sure all materials […] Read more »
The town’s Affordable Housing Trust met on November 12 in the police station conference room and met with a potential new member with decades of relevant experience, and the trust talked about revamping its web site. MAFT also discussed logistics for special emergency lock boxes for elderly residences, as well as seeking grant opportunities for […] Read more »