The University of Rhode Island celebrated its newest alumni during the University’s 2025 Commencement on May 16-18, 2025, including: –Andrew Coucci of Mattapoisett, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance. –Mariana Ditata of Rochester, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences. […] Read more »
The South Coast Chamber Music Series offers a Place to Pause. When life moves too fast and the world feels loud, we all need a place to pause. The South Coast Chamber Music Series returns this fall with five weekends of transformative musical storytelling designed to help you slow down, breathe deeper, and reconnect – […] Read more »
On Sunday, September 7 at 10 am the Mattapoisett Congregational Church will hold its annual homecoming in the sanctuary at 27 Church Street in Mattapoisett. Everyone in the tri-town area is invited to celebrate with us in worship with a Blessing of the Backpacks for students returning to school (children are encouraged to bring their […] Read more »
By becoming a”Hospital Caring Clown” with The Smile Factory Clowns, located at 88 Hatch Street, Suite 213, in New Bedford you can have fun volunteering in our three local hospitals; St. Lukes, Charlton Memorial and Tobey Hospitals. Classes are Tuesday evenings from 6:30 pm to 8:45 pm for 10 weeks. They begin on September 16 […] Read more »
Michael King’s variance petition case 1563 involving King’s right to use 84 North Street as a farmstand came to an end on August 21. King, through his attorney James Marsh, asked for a withdrawal without prejudice which was granted by the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals. King’s long journey to get a definitive ruling […] Read more »
One of my favorite cartoons showed two young men walking off the basketball court, one saying, “I am bushed; I must be really low in electrolytes;” Response: “yes, we really need some electrolytes right away. “ First man: “What are electrolytes?” Electrolytes are minerals, predominantly sodium, potassium and calcium in the human body, that […] Read more »
Tuesday Night Ensign Races. August 19 – Uncle Fester Wins the Night beating Odyssey in a tie breaker for first, placing 4th and 1st in the two races. Odyssey placed 1st and 4th. The next four boats all tied with 8 points, with Hamburglar winning the tie breaker for third place for the night with […] Read more »
Now that the summer reading program at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library has finished, the staff of the Children’s room would like to thank all those who contributed to a very successful program. Our Community Readers were outstanding. Thanks to Liz and Ken for not only reading on the lawn, but for giving out tasty […] Read more »
On October 10 the Marion Natural History Museum will be hosting “Early life history of the humpback whale” at 6:30 pm at the museum. Humpback whale mothers give birth in the Caribbean and travel with their babies to New England waters to feed each summer. This talk will dive into the world of young calves […] Read more »
Join Miss Macy for family story time for ages 0-5 on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am. Kids grades K-4 are invited to join us for Afternoon Activities on Tuesdays from 3 to 4 pm. We’ll do a different activity every week ranging from STEM activities to crafts and nature exploration. On Tuesday, September 2 […] Read more »