These are difficult times for many local families as they struggle to manage the rising costs for everyday needs. As a new school year approaches, students and staff at Rochester Memorial School could use some help with classroom supplies. To that end, the Rochester Democratic Town Committee is coordinating a collection of supplies to be […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Yacht Club’s Fall Round the Bay Race, scheduled for August 29, will have one start for the Spinnaker Class, a separate start for the Non-Spinnaker Class, and another separate start for the Double-Handed Non-Spinnaker Class rather than the staggered “Pursuit” start that was used in the Spring Round-the-Bay Race. The course begins and […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Free Public Library is hosting a Teen Movie Night on August 19 at 6:00 pm. Watch Camp Rock with friends and enjoy snacks. The movie will be outside if the weather permits. No registration is required. Teen Tie-Dye Day will take place on the library lawn (weather permitting) on August 20 from […] Read more »
The Town Coffee Committee met last Wednesday as we do every week, though we have acquired a new moniker, the “ROMEOs” (Retired Old Men Eating Out). It was given to us by a group of the fairer sex who have observed our deliberations from time to time. Anyway, while we continue to solve the […] Read more »
The Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission met on Thursday, August 6, in the Music Hall. They reviewed the commission’s funds, the Point Road Bike Path’s status, Grassi Bog maintenance, and other regular business related to maintaining their properties. The meeting began with the approval of the minutes. Then Chair Norm Hills moved to […] Read more »
An Hour with Eleanor, written and performed by Cynthia Krause, will take place at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on Saturday, September 26 at 4:00 pm. “I was a little controversial,” so says Eleanor Roosevelt in her opening greeting in An Hour with Eleanor. This one-woman play was the winner of the 2022–23 Marion Art […] Read more »
Stay cool this week at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, located at 7 Barstow St. Looking to spruce up your plant collection? Need to pass on some of your propagated plants? Join us for a Plant Swap on August 22 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Bring any healthy, pest-free plants to trade. Plants […] Read more »
There was one more reason to celebrate summer reading at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Saturday, August 8. It came with a scoop of ice cream. Children who participated in the library’s 2026 Kids’ Summer Reading Program gathered with their families for an end-of-summer ice cream social, enjoying a sweet treat after […] Read more »
It happens every year, around the time when the “dog days” of summer set in. You’ve been absolutely smitten with your garden — watching each new flower come into blossom, admiring those close-to-perfect, beautifully manicured, colorful vistas. And then, almost imperceptibly, everything seems to droop and fade. As the keeper of the garden, you […] Read more »
To the Editor: An incident in the girls’ bathroom in Rochester has been the backdrop of heightened anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and has fueled an effort to deny the rights of gender nonconforming children. The “concerned” father of a 9-year-old girl and his supporters have made claims — both formally with the U.S. Department of Education and […] Read more »