This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in New England and the northern Thirteen Colonies. Last week, General Washington and a long column of thousands of Continental Army soldiers finally arrived in New York City. The general would set up a temporary headquarters in […] Read more »
Join Sippican Choral Society in celebration of “The Glory of Spring” on Sunday, May 3 at 4:00 pm, at Wickenden Chapel, Tabor Academy. The featured work of this annual concert will be Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” one of sacred music’s most uplifting choral works, with solos by local singers Karen Antonsen-Devoe of Marion and Patrice Tiedemann […] Read more »
It’s that time of year again when we find our Annual Town Meeting and Annual Town Election right around the corner. Here are some important dates for Marion town residents. On Wednesday, April 29, Ballot Machine Testing will occur in the Town Clerk’s Office at 10:00 am and Warrant Review will be held at […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society in collaboration with the Rochester Historical Commission are continuing with their project to make as many of our Revolutionary soldiers and sailors more than just names on a list. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. While the muster cards and pension records tell the story of their service […] Read more »
Fifth graders at Mattapoisett’s Old Hammondtown School made a huge impression on the local tree committee (of which I’m a member) with their entries in the annual poster contest. This year’s theme “If Trees Could Talk” brought out an array of inventive renderings from students in Greta Anderson’s art class, many featuring local landmarks […] Read more »
On Saturday, the Mattapoisett Lions Club held their annual Senior Dinner at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on 27 Church Street. The free dinner was open to all local seniors, with visitors entering the large hall and taking their seats at one of many tables lining the middle of the room, or makeshift cafeteria. […] Read more »
Residents pelted Rochester’s Conservation Commission with concerns and alternative solutions Tuesday when the board re-opened its Notice of Intent hearing for the Town of Rochester’s proposed work with a harvester to cut and remove invasive aquatic weeds in Snipatuit Pond. Commission Chair Christopher Gerrior started the meeting with the magnitude of the problem. […] Read more »
Old Rochester’s girls tennis team played at Dartmouth (3-2) on April 15 and won 4-1. Neva Matos won 6-0, 6-2 at first singles, Caroline Houdelette won 6-1, 6-1 at second singles, Grace Hebert won 6-4, 6-1 at third singles, and Molly Franco and Paige Marotta won 6-4, 6-1 at second doubles. The Bulldogs took a […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Congregational Church (MCC) Scholarship and the Coquillette Scholarship offer awards of $1,000 and $2,500 to graduating seniors. These scholarships are open to graduating seniors who are members of MCC or who reside in the towns of Mattapoisett, Marion, or Rochester. Graduating seniors from the greater SouthCoast area who have a connection to MCC […] Read more »
New Session of ART+Play – The MAC will run another session of Art + Play, a program for children ages 2-5 on Mondays, 9:30 am to 10:30 am in the MAC Studio, with instructor Aylin Cetik. Sessions start on May 4 and run through June 1 excluding May 25, Memorial Day. The program focuses on […] Read more »