On April 6, the Mattapoisett Planning Board began the Site Plan process for the town’s new Water and Sewer headquarters building. The 16,800 square-foot structure will be constructed on land owned by the town at 15 Industrial Drive. Jon Gregory of Tata & Howard, Inc., the town’s consulting engineers for the build, described […] Read more »
Student artwork filled the halls of Center School on March 31 as families and educators gathered for the Mattapoisett Art Show. The event showcased artwork from students at Center School and Old Hammondtown School. The building was transformed into a gallery featuring drawings, paintings and sculptures created throughout the school year. Students selected […] Read more »
The Rochester Women’s Club will hold an Earth Day Clean Up on April 25 from 9am to 1:00 pm. Pick up your garbage bags and gloves at the Rochester Women’s Club, 37 Marion Road, Rochester and name the street or place you are cleaning up trash. Read more »
Discover the wonderful world of warblers on Wednesday, April 22 at 6:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow Street. Warblers are among the most beautiful birds but also challenging to identify. We’ll explore the fascinating world of these tiny migrants, from their amazing colors to their complex songs, behaviors, and habitats. […] Read more »
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, Washington set off with many of his troops on the 200-mile journey to New York. Conversely, the British are regrouping in Halifax, taking stock of men and […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission on Tuesday reviewed an important update on two Notices of Intent hearings for High Street Solar 1 and 2 at 0 High Street, which propose work within the 100-foot wetlands buffer zone for a ground-mounted solar array. One NOI is for Lots 4 and 5. A separate NOI was filed […] Read more »
On Tuesday, April 14 at 1:00 pm, The Banned Book Club will discuss The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Pick up copies of this short story at the circulation desk to participate in this discussion. On Wednesday, April 22 at 11:00 am the Readers’ Advisory Group will meet for the first time to […] Read more »
Reading Sam Bishop’s articles detailing Gen. Washington’s correspondence, sent me looking through the book ” Mattapoisett and old Rochester”, a couple of copies of which are at the Rochester Historical Museum and also at the Plumb Library. As mentioned previously, Rochester, more than any other Plymouth County town, was quick to fall in with […] Read more »
There’s a lot going on at MYC starting with our Annual Spring Fling on April 18, at our newly opened clubhouse. Members and their guests are invited. Food will be catered by “On The Go”. A visit to our Social Activities page on our newly designed website has all the details on this event plus […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional High School is proud to announce that several of its talented art students have been recognized in the prestigious 9th Congressional District Art Competition. The following students were selected by the judges to receive awards: Mixed Media: 2nd Place: Lauren Serpa, 3rd Place: Jocelyn Yurof Drawing: 1st Place: Ian […] Read more »