Make your own spice blends and explore fruit dehydration at Elizabeth Taber Library’s Cooking Club, Friday, August 22 at 6:00 pm. Call the library to register for this free event. Join the Elizabeth Taber Library’s youth services department on August 27 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm to celebrate the beginning of the school […] Read more »
The Lamb of God Christian Church of Mattapoisett will be presenting the following events in August and September: Adult Bible Study on August 20, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm will be held at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, in the lower meeting room. Children’s “Bible Story Time” on September 2, 10:00 am to 11:00 […] Read more »
On Sunday, October 5, the South Coast Bikeway Team will participate in the Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride to raise money for clean water and a completed South Coast Bikeway. We are looking for more team members. If you have ridden as an individual in the past or are taking on the challenge for the first […] Read more »
The Rev. Jeffrey Paull Cave, Retired from Diocese of Atlanta, GA, will return from his home in Northern California to lead services on Sunday, August 24. Historic St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, located next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, invites clergy from near and far during the summer only season. Services using the 1928 Book […] Read more »
Eleanor Bradford (Luther) Johansen, 94, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully on Friday, August 8, 2025. Eleanor was born in New Bedford on December 29, 1930, the daughter of the late Bradford Wheeler Luther and Elva Woodworth (Fairbairn) Luther. Eleanor grew up in Fairhaven and graduated from Fairhaven High School in 1948. She married the late Robert […] Read more »
Richard Weston Straffin, 85, of Rochester passed away peacefully on August 12, 2025. He had been married for 48 years to the late Lois Carol Phillips Straffin. He was the son of the late Weston and Irene (Reeves) Straffin. Born in Brockton, he raised a family of 8 in Middleboro, where he was a […] Read more »
The Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series on August 22, with a program of music inspired by the sea. The program includes two soloists and is as follows: Hands Across the Sea – J. P. Sousa Parade of the Tall Ships – J. Chattaway Fantasy on American Sailing Songs […] Read more »
Dear Editor, The poem below is dedicated to Island Wharf, a treasure in the middle of a vibrant town center. Breathe. Unwind. Belong. Step onto sunlit blades – an emerald carpet unfurling beneath your feet, each blade a gentle hand, guiding you to move, to rest, to inhale the warmth of Island Wharf. Here, […] Read more »
The Town of Marion is pleased to announce the grand rededication of DePina Landing on River Road, celebrated with an open house on Wednesday, August 14. On a beautiful afternoon, Town officials, community members, and members of the DePina family gathered to honor the site’s history and legacy. Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman welcomed […] Read more »
To the Editor; On May 12, Mattapoisett’s Town Meeting voted to expand the Select Board from three to five members. That decision – made in public, after debate – is now in the Home Rule process as H.4245. Calling a “do-over” because some dislike the outcome isn’t more democratic; it’s undoing a lawful vote. […] Read more »