On Halloween, just as the sun began to dip towards the horizon, it seemed the entire town came to show off their outfits for the Marion Art Center’s Annual Halloween Parade. The MAC’s very own volunteer witches guided the parade, which departed from the Marion Music Hall and hiked down Main Street, up Spring […] Read more »
Weeks of delays in achieving quorums necessary to hold a joint meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board and Mattapoisett Board of Health ended when, on October 30, the boards came together. They met to ostensively make a final decision on who would temporarily fill the vacant seat on the Board of Health. A seat […] Read more »
Join Mattapoisett Land Trust and Queer Hikes on Saturday November 8 at 10:00 am for a casual walk on MLT’s Brandt Island Cove District trails. Wander the woodland trail south along the saltmarsh, stopping at the observation platform to see if there are any osprey or tree swallows still around. The walk will continue to […] Read more »
The Town of Mattapoisett is gearing up for an Independence Day celebration – and we need your help to make it happen. We’re calling on community members of all ages to volunteer for this year’s July festivities. We have several ideas that are being considered to present a Small-Town Celebration of The USA on […] Read more »
On Monday, November 10 school may be out, but mad science is in session. Join us at 2:00 pm for a fire and ice show presented by Mad Science of Southern MA and RI! This program is for kids grades kindergarten and up. Please register via our website. November is international games month and […] Read more »
The former Country Fair Grounds on Pine Street became the focus of two important issues at the Rochester Select Board meeting on Monday. Town Administrator Cameron Durant gave the Finance Committee an update on the plans for the new fire station proposed for 65 Pine Street that included news of an approximate $1,000,000 […] Read more »
The Water & Sewer Regulations Review Committee met at the Town Hall Annex’s meeting room on October 23 with the hope of synthesizing some regulations and making them more user friendly to applicants. Committee members for consecutive weeks have waded through the regulations and some of the October 23 talking points included whether […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War History, let’s discuss what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, the army prepared as winter creeps ever closer. The newly created Continental Navy embarked on its first mission, with the Hancock and the Franklin sailing north to the […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee will hold a public meeting on Thursday, November 13 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Neimad Facility, 57 Fairhaven Road, Mattapoisett. The meeting will address important community concerns. The evening will also feature light refreshments, a cash bar, and open conversation among community members. Please visit Facebook.com/MattapoisettGOP for […] Read more »
Ward Reynolds “Renny” Maier, M.D., 83, of Marion, Massachusetts, died of multiple myeloma on Sunday, October 26, 2025, under hospice care at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. He was the loving husband of Christine Walker Maier, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Renny was the son […] Read more »