On the nights of April 9 and April 10, the temperature floated in the 30s and 40s. That did not halt the filming of The Weekend on Cape Cod When Everything Changed. A beach wedding scene was to be filmed on those nights. Local extras were asked to park at Mattapoisett’s Park and Ride to […] Read more »
Get ready for some ropin’ and ridin’ on Pine Street. Rochester’s Select Board Monday reviewed a proposal to allow a rodeo this summer at the former Country Fair campgrounds at 65 Pine St. Kelly Pina of New England Rodeo, an officer with the group offering the plan, said it would like to put on a […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Police Chief Richard Nighelli are pleased to share that 14 students at the Sippican Elementary School so far this year have received the Norman Award, named after the police comfort-dog that’s been serving the school community since June 2024. The Norman Award was established this school year to honor students […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Free Library will host a local author talk on Saturday, May 10 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. Local resident Richard Cutler is the author of what has been described as “speculative fiction.” This is a subgenre of science fiction of which there are many genres including horror and space cowboy adventures. Those […] Read more »
The Scouts of Marion Cub Scouts Pack 32 and Troop 32 are once again leading the annual Earth Day celebration for Marion. The scouts are looking for volunteers to join the town-wide Clean Up in conjunction with the DPW and Marion Board of Health. The Scouts invite all community members to join them on Saturday, […] Read more »
Marion Art Center is pleased to present Aimee Bayles, joined onstage by Tristan Clark and Rob Ritchie. Aimee Bayles is a singer, songwriter and recording artist based in New York City. Originally from Virginia, her soulful, vocally driven music is influenced by an upbringing in southern church music, her training as an opera singer, […] Read more »
The League of Women of South Coast is hosting a Candidates’ Night at Old Hammondtown School on Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Jack Eklund will act as Moderator. All candidates running for Town Offices have been invited to participate in the event. There will be three components to Candidates’ Night: […] Read more »
The April 7 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board became a very brief meeting when the three members in attendance moved to table major discussions. The members believed given the topics that were intended to be discussed, a fuller board needed to be in attendance. Tabled until the next meeting scheduled for May 5 […] Read more »
For many decades, doctors have used the traditional coronary disease “risk factors” to predict an individual’s risk of developing heart attacks or other major coronary events. These include smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol. These factors can be plugged into various formulas to predict the likelihood of a coronary event occurring in […] Read more »
Welcome to April. Mark your calendars, we have some great things happening at the Library this month. The New Bedford Whaling Museum will be here at 12:30 pm on Saturday, April 12, to present “A Day in the Life of the Lagoda and a Whaling Voyage.” Docents from the Museum will talk about 18th […] Read more »