Dr. Earland “Earl” Briggs, a long-time resident and “town dentist” of Marion, left us on September 27th at the ripe old age of 98. Within a few weeks of his death, he was still enjoying lobster rolls, chocolate-coconut cake, and playing “noodle tennis” at his assisted living facility in Boca Raton, Florida. Earl was the […] Read more »
An FDA advisory panel recently recommended approval of the Galleri blood test that uses DNA technology to look for evidence of over 50 cancers in people without symptoms. The idea, like all “screening” tests, is to find cancers before they cause symptoms and when they are easier to treat. While it has not […] Read more »
Angelica Yacht Club, located on Point Connett, is Mattapoisett’s other yacht club. Racing started in Beetle Cats, going as far back as the 1930s. Now Sunfish is the class of boat. Racing starts off Tuttle Pier every Sunday, weather permitting. The Beginners Division starts first, and the kids are swapped out every couple of races […] Read more »
Each Wednesday from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, teens in 6 to 12 can join us in the Student Lounge for snacks, crafts and chill time. Teens and tweens in grades 4 to 12 can also join us every Friday for T(w)een Friyays in the Student Lounge from 3:00 pm to 5:00pm to play games, […] Read more »
Frances Louise (Hiller) Healey, 82, of San Rafael, CA died at home Sunday, September 27 in the care of hospice and her husband Michael. Fran was born April 7, 1944 at Mass. General in Boston, third daughter of Eldredge and Margaret (Crane) Hiller, and raised in Marion until the family moved to Scarsdale, New […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission plans to open the public hearing on the proposed Mahoney’s Lane project Wednesday, October 28, at 6:30 pm in the Old Rochester Regional High School auditorium. Whether residents will be able to participate by Zoom remains unresolved. At its September 28 meeting, the commission discussed how to accommodate the […] Read more »
Mattapoisett has named five Community Liaisons to broaden community input into the town’s Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) 2.0 program, which focuses on strengthening resilience to climate change and addressing social and environmental vulnerabilities. The liaisons are Linda Deveau, Jessica DeCicco, Curtis Mendes, Lauren Rosa and Alison Van Keuren. They will serve on the […] Read more »
Football: The Old Rochester Regional High School football team played at Dartmouth (1-2) on September 25 and won 13-12. Junior Benji Baptiste was a player of the game with 36 carries for 204 yards and two touchdowns, including a 43-yard run, as senior kicker Nolin Vieira was also named a player of the game, making […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum Fall Nature Drawing & Journaling in New England event has been rescheduled to October 10 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Join us for nature drawing and journaling the fall in New England. You can bring any media, but we will focus on graphite and colored pencils. Tricia Cassady […] Read more »
We hope to see a good turnout on Sunday, October 4, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Rochester Historical Society Museum, 355 County Road in Rochester. We are having a Cranberry Bake Sale and Raffles as we begin the Sunday openings of our latest exhibit, “Rochester and the Revolution.” In addition to […] Read more »