Spring Round The Bay Results from June 6. This was a staggered start race meaning all the handicap times are calculated at the start of the race. The winner is the first boat to cross the finish line. This years’ race, in the Spinnaker Class, 11 seconds was the margin of victory as Matt Schmit’s […] Read more »
The First Congregational Church of Rochester has begun a second phase of building restoration focusing on its sanctuary. It follows the successful renovation of the Vestry building last year. Workers are using the scaffolding currently alongside the sanctuary to install new siding, the first step in a full structure “facelift” aimed at extending the […] Read more »
There will be an Old Colony Special District Election on Saturday, June 20. Mattapoisett voters can cast their ballots in person at Old Hammondtown School, 20 Shaw Street. Polls will be open 10 am until 6:00 pm. Absentee ballots are available for this election however there will be no early voting as it is not […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Assistant Principal Lauren Millette are proud to announce that art students from Old Rochester Regional High School once again connected with students from another country – this time Armenia – as part of an international initiative known as the Memory Project. Students in Art II and Honors Art III […] Read more »
The Rochester Select Board Monday approved adding a debt-exclusion question to the June 20 Special Election that will ask town voters to endorse building a new $288,000,000 Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School. On that date, Acushnet, Carver, Lakeville, Mattapoisett, and Rochester, the five members of the Old Colony Vocational Education District, will […] Read more »
We invite children and teens ages 5-18 to participate in our “I Voted” Sticker Design Contest. Designs may be patriotic-themed, Marion-themed, or a creative combination of both. One winner will be selected from each age group (5-9 years-old, 10-14 years-old, and 15-18 years-old), and all three winning designs will be printed and available to voters […] Read more »
Our Town, the Thornton Wilder play, is opening at the MAC on June 12. Directed by Pippa Asker, the play is an exploration of everyday life, love and loss in the fictional New England town of Grover’s Corners. Told through the eyes of the omniscient Stage Manager, the play follows the daily routines of two […] Read more »
World-wide Knit in Public Day is Saturday, June 13. Join fellow knitters from 12:00 pm noon to 2:00 pm on the Mattapoisett Museum lawn, 5 Church Street, Mattapoisett. Bring lunch, beverage, a lawn chair, and your fiber work. Dessert will be provided. All fiber crafts are welcome. If you have any questions, email Gail […] Read more »
The June 1 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found the members engaged in discussion about possible next steps to the ongoing question: “Does Mattapoisett want affordable housing?” While the quick answer seems to be yes, lingering questions and the impact of reduced price tags on residential buildings are wide open. In attendance […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in New England and the northern Thirteen Colonies. Last week, Washington arrived in the largest city in the colonies, and the de-facto capital of the Thirteen Colonies, Philadelphia. Here, he meets with representatives from across the revolting former-British […] Read more »