David L. Pendergast, 75, who divided his time between Boston and Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, and Naples, Florida, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Friday, December 12, 2025. He was the beloved and devoted husband of Mary (Bevelock) Pendergast. Born in Boston, David was the son of the late William and Betty (McCarthy) Pendergast. He […] Read more »
Barbara (Cochrane) Nicholson, 99 years old, passed away peacefully, at Alden Court in Fairhaven, MA after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late William T. Nicholson, Sr. Born and raised in Fitchburg, MA daughter of the late Harold and Eleanor (Everett) Cochrane, even as a child, Barbara was adventurous, curious, […] Read more »
George E. Foster, 82, of Westport, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, December 13, 2025 surrounded by loved ones after a long period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Susan J. (Drinkwater) Foster. Mr. Foster was born in Taunton, son of the late G. Edward and Helen (Randall White) Foster, […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB) requests your help collecting NEW hats, gloves, and scarves through January 11. TAB recognizes that winter can be especially difficult for veterans, so our members have teamed up with The Veterans Transition House in New Bedford to help. Your donations of NEW hats, gloves, and […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will hold its final meeting of 2025 on Tuesday December 16 at 6:30 pm in the downstairs public meeting room of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. The featured speaker will be 10th Bristol State Representative Mark Sylvia, who will join local Democrats and attendees to review the past year and […] Read more »
The Point Road Bike and Walking path still needs work, according to the Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission. The committee met on December 4 at the Police Station conference room and agreed that work needs to be done on the path, which will tie in with the larger South Coast Bike Path, an […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, General Washington received various anxieties originating from Boston by Lieutenant Colonel Loammi Baldwin. Baldwin stated there were large deliveries of ammunitions from Britain arriving in the harbor. […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Michael Devoll are pleased to share that Old Rochester Regional High School hosted its second annual Community Service Learning (CSL) Day on Wednesday, November 26. More than 600 ORRHS students and staff members spent the half-day before Thanksgiving break engaging in hands-on service projects benefiting local schools, nonprofit […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union #55 have launched this year’s Playbook Initiative and Project 351 programming with two fall workshops already completed. Through a partnership with the Boston Celtics and Project 351, the school system’s Playbook work connects student leaders in grades 4 through 12 from Old Rochester Regional […] Read more »
We invite you to join us from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm on Saturday, December 13 at the Library for the Annual Friends Holiday Fundraiser. We will be auctioning off 12 beautifully curated, themed baskets, as well as a couple of deluxe gift baskets worth over $100 each. Tickets are on sale now and will […] Read more »