Every gardener has them: the plants that never make the cover of a seed catalog but somehow become the backbone of the garden. They aren’t the divas with enormous blooms or exotic colors. Instead, they’re the dependable souls that quietly fill the gaps, soften the edges, and make everything else look better. I’ve come […] Read more »
The Teen Summer Reading Challenge continues at MFPL. Teens who read books from their assigned reading list and fill out a book review get to pick a prize. Students going into grades 7-12 are eligible to participate. Calling all gamers. The library is hosting a Teen Video Game Takeover on July 21 from 3:00 […] Read more »
Despite the hot and humid weather, the Mattapoisett Road Race was a great success. More than 1400 runners registered for the race. Henry Myers of San Diego was the overall winner with a time of 21:03.6 minutes and Abigail Hassman of Foxboro was the women’s winner with a time of 22:14.6. Lowell Copps was the […] Read more »
On July 4, the Tri-Town and its many residents celebrated the United States’ 250th birthday. Though we were coming off the back end of an extreme heat advisory, no events had to be canceled, and celebrations were held across the towns; and the nation. In Marion, Piney Point Beach had fireworks on July 2 […] Read more »
On the morning of July 4, Mattapoisett saw its typical wave of athletes arrive, ready to run. This time was a record breaker! Even with high heats from an extreme heat advisory, 1387 racers crossed the line in the end, over 50 more racers than last year and the most the race has seen […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Planning Board met on Monday in a hybrid-format in Town Hall and on Zoom. First, Chair Thomas Tucker began the meeting by introducing Taylor Perez from the agency Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) who walked the board through updated rules and regulations for surrounding communities. SRPEDD is working with […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board met on Monday in the Police Department’s conference room and along with the approval of payment to Toll Brothers, Inc. for a Field Engineering Peer Review, held a Public Hearing for the expansion of the existing structure at Sippican Holdings, LLC’s site at 14 Barnabas Road. Following the approval of […] Read more »
On Wednesday, July 15 at 2:00 pm, there will be an open rehearsal of the full orchestra with Maestro Antony Walker conducting. This will be a unique and rare opportunity to observe professional musicians in rehearsal as they prepare for the evening performance. This is a musical event you will not want to miss! The […] Read more »
As has been widely reported in the last week, on Friday, July 3, a customer angrily threw their coffee at a worker at the Mattapoisett Dunkin at 51 County Road. Something not reported, however, is that it was an iced coffee, not a hot one. Speaking with an employee who did not wish to […] Read more »
The Rochester Select Board Monday took under advisement the proposed adoption of a new Special Equity Policy regarding marijuana establishments, out of concern the regulation will limit who can receive that type of business license. The policy that the state is mandating every city and town adopt requires towns to grant permits for marijuana-related […] Read more »