St. Philip’s Summer Season

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, hosts visiting clergy each week through the summer concluding on August 31. All are welcome to attend the 8:00 am and 10 am services which use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. Service dates include:             June 29 The Rev. Jay James, Assisting Rector, […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Museum

The Mattapoisett Museum at 5 Church Street is open for the 2025 summer season. Please drop by on Friday and Saturday afternoons from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. You can also visit by appointment (contact info@mattapoisettmuseum.org) from now to September 27.             Currently on display is “Wanderer100: The Legacy and Afterlife of Mattapoisett’s Last Whaler” […] Read more »

Applicants Plan Waterfront Improvements

 It’s a seaside community, and with the beauty comes the issues associated with coastal erosion. The June 23 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission found the commissioners exploring the technicalities of waterfront modifications along oceanfront and barrier-beach locations.             Coming before the commission was Dave Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone Inc., representing property owners […] Read more »

Recreation Director Candidate Selected

The June 24 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board included the board members meeting with the two finalists, Marissa Hughes and Sandra Soutter, who were vying for the soon-to-be-vacated position of Recreation Director. Each candidate was given the opportunity to share their professional and relevant backgrounds as well as asking the board any questions that […] Read more »

A Glorious Summer

‘Now is the springtime of our discontent, made glorious summer’ by a hot dry spell. Pardon the Shakespeare quip but it occurred to me that a “glorious summer” would be a fine thing about now. What are the chances of that happening?             If you haven’t been keeping count, we just had the 13th rainy […] Read more »

Daniel J. McCarthy

Daniel J. McCarthy, 53, of Marion, passed away on June 17, 2025, at Tobey Hospital, Wareham, after an unexpected cardiac event. He was the son of Gerald P. and the late Catherine T. (Carguilo) McCarthy. Dan loved his family, his fiancée Nicole, his dogs Loki, Mazy, and Scully, (Mozi, dec. 3/18/2020), and the life and […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club

Cruise with us! Join the Mattapoisett Yacht Club Cruising Group today. Sail and Power Boaters are welcome. No fees.             Each individual cruise has an assigned Cruise Captain who is responsible for disseminating information to those who have signed up on our website cruising page at www.mattapoisettyc.org/cruising.html.             If you are not a MYC member, […] Read more »

Timeless Tunes, Tales and Tributes

An evening of Timeless Tunes, Tales and Tributes highlight The Irving Berlin Revue, opening September 5 & 6 at 7:30 pm and September 7 at 4:00 pm. That’s the weekend after Labor Day. Directed by Paul Sardinha, the musical revue features singers, musicians and local narrators plus the debut of the Truman Terrell grand piano. […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Race Results

Tuesday Night Ensign Series June 17 – The battle for first place continues between Brou ha ha and Odyssey in the June series. And as it has been the last few weeks, Brou ha ha continues to break the tie breaker for the nightly win by winning the last race. Black Ice gets third for […] Read more »

Competition for Island Wharf Parking

            The Marion Marine Resources Commission (MRC), at its own public meeting last week, discussed how there is not enough parking for boaters at Island Wharf and the adjacent open space property. Some who attended the June 17 public meeting of the Marion Select Board complained of the opposite: not enough parking for non-boaters in […] Read more »