The South Coast LGBTQ+ Network and The Rochester Rainbow Coalition present: An Informational Series to Explore SOGIE (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression) This is the first in a series to plainly explain SOGIE from different points of view. The presenters include Andy Pollock, South Coast LGBTQ+ Network’s Executive Director, who will discuss […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Friends Meeting will soon be holding donation drop-off times in preparation for an October 10 yard sale. The Friends are looking for clean, gently used clothing as well as clothing racks anyone might want to pass on. They would also welcome good quality household items, but not electronics or large furniture. Please drop […] Read more »
Boys Soccer: Old Rochester’s boys soccer team played its season debut at Seekonk on September 9 and won 3-0. Senior Grady Oliveira was named the player of the game, scoring 2 goals, as senior Owen Harrington made six saves for the shutout. They’re 1-0 heading into Monday’s home opener against Somerset Berkley (1-1) and […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee will host an open community discussion on Thursday, September 17, featuring Tim Dunn, lead political reporter for the Boston Herald. The event will provide residents with an opportunity to learn more about current political events and issues affecting Mattapoisett and Massachusetts state government, as well as issues that may be important […] Read more »
On Saturday, September 19, join us for a late summer hike looking for which mushrooms are fruiting. We will chat about basic anatomy and diagnostic features for identifying mushrooms. Limited discussion on edibility. Some potential species of fungi we may see at this time of the year include chicken of the woods, old man of […] Read more »
There are 30 properties in town with delinquent taxes and Select Board members at Tuesday’s meeting were seeking answers from town tax title attorney David Condon. Condon said that, with changes to the law and a proactive approach, the town can recover the tax funds, and he expressed confidence that most of these cases […] Read more »
A Know Your Rights session provided by the ACLU of Massachusetts will be held at 5:45 pm on Thursday, September 17, in the Community Room of the Marion Police Station, 550 Mill Street, Marion. The presenters will be Cole Gibson, Racial Justice Community Advocate, and Sierra Brown, Regional Community Advocate for the ACLU. Knowing your […] Read more »
On September 16 at 7:00 pm at the Rochester Historical Society Museum at 355 County Road, there will be a short meeting followed by a talk on how small cranberry growers can survive and maybe even thrive in today’s economy. It will be given by Woody Hartley. There will be refreshments following the talk. […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in the early United States. Last week, 9,000 Continental troops flooded back into Manhattan following their defeat in Brooklyn, as General Washington and his officers scrambled to come up with a plan. Remaining supplies were checked as […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee invites residents to join us for our next meeting on Wednesday, September 23, at 6:30 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. You don’t need to be a committee member to attend, and you certainly don’t need to know how a town committee works. Our meetings are open to […] Read more »