The Mattapoisett Town Band would like to thank everyone who attended the Latin American Celebration Concert last Wednesday. Our next concert will take place on July 30, 7:00 pm at Shipyard Park. At this performance, we will celebrate our 125th anniversary as the Mattapoisett Town Band. Representatives from the town and the state […] Read more »
As mentioned previously, Rochester had many one and two-room schools scattered around town. This enabled students to walk to and from school, though many walked as much as a mile in all kinds of weather. Over time many of the smaller ones were closed and schools became more centralized. This led to a school bus […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health met on July 17 for a quick but informative meeting at the Town House, touching upon the rise of tick-borne illnesses and the safety of town beaches. Health Director Lori A. Desmarais informed the board that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE or “Triple-E”) and West Nile Virus cases, both […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board meeting on Tuesday, July 22 took only 30 minutes, but the board managed to make some appointments, preview the Town Party this weekend, and offer an update on the bumpy Point Road. At the Police Station’s meeting room, the Select Board promoted Sommer Cardosa to Marion Police sergeant and Adam […] Read more »
Gracie McCarthy of Marion received a B.A. in Public Relations and Anthony Steele of Rochester received a B.S. in Finance received their degrees in May as part of the Class of 2025 at Roger Williams University. Katherine Solowey, of Mattapoisett has been named to the Dean’s List at Hamilton College for the spring 2025 […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Museum, 5 Church Street, is delighted to announce its upcoming events for August that are open to the community and are sure to please. For more information on all of these programs, please consult mattapoisettmuseum.org/events. The Great Community Picnic will be held on Thursday, August 7, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society is looking for those items that are still in good working order but which you no longer want or need. We are looking for clean, serviceable items that you would want to buy, that is if you weren’t giving them away. We really appreciate it when people donate “stuff” that we […] Read more »
On Tuesday,Rochester’s Planning Board began a review of a proposal for a three-lot Definitive Subdivision on an 8.67-acre parcel at 19 County Road. Robert Esposito, engineer for the petitioners Robert and Christine Murphy, explained that one lot will be for the existing house lot. The two new lots would also be for four-bedroom residential […] 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. The best way to figure out what was going on was to read Washington’s papers and General Orders of the time period, as there was daily correspondence and orders […] Read more »
The Recreation Department’s Seahorse Explorer Summer Campers theme of the week was “Mattapoisett is Special,” and to discover why, campers headed to the Mattapoisett Museum just around the corner from their home base at Center School. Campers ages 4-7 (Starfish and Crabs) and ages 8-12 (Rays and Sharks) visited on consecutive days. Curator and […] Read more »