To the Editor: I am a business owner in Mattapoisett and hold a real estate broker’s license for my office. As a business owner and long-time resident of Mattapoisett, I’ve watched how real estate transactions in Town have grown more complex over the years. What used to be handled by a few, now requires […] Read more »
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
On Sunday, August 10, The Rev. Robert Malm, Interim Rector, St. Peter’s on the Canal, Buzzards Bay, MA, will return for the second time during St. Philip’s 141st Summer Season. Services, using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, will be held at 8:00 am and 10:00 am. All are welcome to this historic church next […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Town Band
The Mattapoisett Town Band would like to thank everyone who attended and made our concert last week such a success. Next week’s concert, on August 13, will be songs from movies. The Town Band is also seeking requests for our final concert of the season, scheduled for August 20. Please message us on our Facebook […] Read more »
Continuing Development of Long Wharf
In their monthly meeting on Thursday, July 31, the Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board primarily discussed ongoing talks with Childs Engineering on development of Long Wharf. At the beginning of the hybrid meeting, the chair of the board, Carlos G. DeSousa, asked for Harbormaster Isaac Perry to sit at the main table with the […] Read more »
Mr. Aardvark Goes to Washington
I’ve spent most of my life in the Tri-Town, bumping between burrows in Rochester, a sandy beach hole in Marion, or in The Wanderer’s office in Mattapoisett (don’t tell my boss I live there). I spend my days drinking iced coffee, walking the streets in search of cool goings-on, or looking for myself in pages […] Read more »
‘Cruising with the Cops’ Boat Tour
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is excited to share that a group of Old Rochester Regional’s SAIL summer program students successfully embarked on a “Cruising with the Cops” boat tour with officers from the Marion, Rochester, and Mattapoisett police departments. “We met at the Marion Maritime Center where students were given a safety tutorial, life […] Read more »
Marion Department of Public Works
To the Editor; I would like to publicly thank Mr. Jody Dickerson, Director of the Marion DPW, and the entire Marion Department of Public Works crew for their prompt response in carefully removing two dead trees that posed a significant hazard along the busy Mill Street roadway. We understand and appreciate the importance of […] Read more »
A Latin-American Festival
The Marion Concert Band will present a Latin-American “Festival” of music on Friday, August 8. The diverse program includes music from Mexico, Spain, Brazil, and the Caribbean, as well as familiar music that demonstrates the influence that Latin-American musical styles have had on American popular music. To add to the festive atmosphere of the evening, […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Yacht Club
July 2025 Racing Series is in the books. Ensigns Series – Odyssey wins both races Tuesday night and captures the hard-fought battle with Black Ice and Brou Ha Ha for the July series. Black Ice got a 2nd and 3rd which finished them second for July. Brou Ha Ha finished 3rd and 2nd, placing them […] Read more »
What’s Up There?
We are well past the halfway point of 2025. So far, there’s been a good number of cosmic events to gaze up at. There are many more in the months ahead as well. On August 1, the moon reaches its “apogee,” meaning it is at its furthest distance from Earth in its orbit. Also […] Read more »