Our Spring Storytime Session has wrapped up as of Friday, May 15. We look forward to starting up the Summer Storytime Sessions, starting with Family Storytime on Thursday, June 18, and Baby Storytime on Friday, June 19, both at 10:30 am. Our Play Group and Play Club are also on break for the summer. […] Read more »
Preston “Tony” Archibald Carrington, 66, of New Bedford and Mattapoisett, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 17th, 2026, after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Patricia (Moniz) Carrington for 44 years. Born in Trinidad and raised in Florida, Tony lived in New Bedford for many years before recently moving to […] Read more »
Superintendent-Director Aaron Polanski held an Old Colony Building Project Update Informational Session on May 14, where he and other school representatives offered insights and updates into the continuing proposal for an update to the school building. There was a multi-town vote last November, where the proposed plan for a new Old Colony building […] Read more »
Join the Elizabeth Taber Library on Wednesday, May 27 at 1:00 pm for a lively and immersive program with Linda Booth Sweeney, author of The Noisy Puddle, winner of the Massachusetts Book Awards picture book/early reader category. Designed for young children and their caregivers, this special event blends storytime with hands-on discovery, celebrating the wonder […] Read more »
Kim Ray, President of The Mattapoisett Lions Club, one of 50,000 Lion’s Clubs around the world, is pleased to announce that Leah Hollenbeck a senior at Old Colony Regional Technical High School and Caitlyn Lund, a senior at Old Rochester Regional High School, are the recipients of the 2026 Mattapoisett Lion’s Club Peter Hodges Memorial […] 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, the American rebels face increased anxieties over rumors there are over ten-thousand Hessian mercenaries inbound to assist the British. While Washington calls on New York’s residents to […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission met on Wednesday, May 13 for a long list of Public Hearings as well as a vote on the Washburn Park parcel swap approved at the Special Town Meeting in March. Before getting into the meeting, Chair Matt Shultz announced this would be Administrative Assistant Emma Sylvia’s last meeting. […] Read more »
Nancy K. Griswold, 87, of Mattapoisett passed peacefully on May 22, 2026. Born on September 12, 1938, to Katherine and Ralph Hill, she grew up in Walpole and graduated from Walpole High School. Nancy earned her bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College and master’s degree from Lesley University. A gifted educator, she enjoyed a long career […] Read more »
The fifth Annual Ken Souza Memorial Scholarship is being awarded to two ORRHS graduating seniors, Ian Hartwig and Christopher Huffman. The award, given each year to the outstanding senior video production student in the ORCTV/ORRHS School to Career Path video production program, is named to honor ORCTV’s first board president Ken Souza. The two students […] Read more »
The Nasketucket Bird Club Meeting will meet Wednesday, May 27 at 6:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church Street with Guest Speaker Troy Blodgett speaking about Nature’s Secret Recipe for Tropical Bird Diversity. For his presentation, Troy will take us on a virtual tour of three avian hotspots in the tropical Americas to […] Read more »