The Marion School Committee met Thursday, January 30 with a list of action items and pending approvals. The first item was the approval of a fundraiser for Sippican Elementary for a fieldtrip in May. The sixth-grade trip is to Camp Burgess in Sandwich. The trip fundraiser was unanimously approved. Three donations were also approved and […] Read more »
Boys Basketball The Old Rochester Regional high school boys’ basketball team hosted Bishop Stang (7-7), on January 29, and won 78-61. Gavin Martin was named the player of the game, as he got a double-double, scoring 13 points and having 12 assists. Finn Kavanagh scored 22 points, Grady Oliveira scored 16, and Henry Berry […] Read more »
Sitting atop a small rise in the topography of Spring Street sits the Elizabeth Taber Library, an elegant fixture in the community since 1872. The library was gifted to the town by philanthropist Elizabeth Taber. The posted history of the library states that Taber was considered the “fairy godmother” of Marion. The childless widow was […] Read more »
The Lamb of God Christian Church of Mattapoisett will be holding our monthly no-cost Food Assistance Outreach at the Mattapoisett American Legion Hall, 3 Depot Street, Mattapoisett, on Sunday, February 9 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. This Monthly Food outreach will have frozen meats, non-refrigerated 1-2% milk, assorted juice, frozen vegetables, fresh eggs […] Read more »
The Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, May 12, followed by the Town Election on Friday, May 16. Here is the list of the available elected positions: Board of Assessors (1) Board of Health (1) Select Board (1) Marion School Committee (1) ORR School Committee (1) Open Space Acquisition Commission (2) Planning […] Read more »
College of Charleston congratulates John Butler of Mattapoisett, majoring in Economics and of Mattapoisett, Sally Butler majoring in Marketing, who were named to the Dean’s List for Winter 2024. Springfield College has named Rylee Kouta from Mattapoisett to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the 2024 fall semester. Kouta has a primary major […] Read more »
R. William Blasdale, known as Bill to most, passed away on January 30, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of family values, committed service, generosity and leadership. Bill grew up in Mattapoisett and at 15 years old he met Mary Jean Schmidt. After graduation from high school at Tabor Academy and college at Princeton University, he […] Read more »
Paul Newby Grace, 70, of Mattapoisett passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Known affectionately by everyone as Newby, Paul Grace was an excellent musician and performed professionally throughout the region. He began playing keyboards at an early age, becoming a soulful keyboard player and singer who put his heart and soul into […] Read more »
Hazard mitigation plans were briefly discussed on February 3 as the Mattapoisett Planning Board went through their brief but important agenda. The board has been formulating mitigation plans for several months in concert with the town’s safety units (police), Highway Department (evacuation routes), and the Water and Sewer Department (Mattapoisett River Valley). The board […] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Library is now operating out of the Marion Music Hall for the month of February to facilitate a library improvement construction project. During this time our temporary phone number for library services will be 508-538-1214 The Elizabeth Taber Library will continue to provide access to collections of new fiction, new […] Read more »