Ray Hanks was on a mission. He held fast to the concept of identifying Mattapoisett’s deceased veterans, those who perished in combat and those for whom the hands of time ran out. Little did he know that his then-stated mission would flower into his appointment as chairman of the town’s newest advisory committee. […] Read more »
Betsey June (Winslow) Converse, 90, of Marion, died October 27, 2023 at home. She was the wife of the late Norman A. Converse, Jr. Born in Fall River on February 3, 1933, she was the daughter of Edwin C. and Effie L. Winslow of Mattapoisett. She loved to tell the story of her adoption […] Read more »
Over the years of watching television, you could find eras where different genres dominated. Today, we have crime shows of all types with many of them having a military or police connection (NCIS, FBI, Seal Team.) In the past, we had shows with a PI or police officer (Mannix, Rockford, Columbo) as the main […] Read more »
What constitutes a bedroom was up for debate at the last two public meetings of the Marion Board of Health, and on November 2, Building Commissioner Bob Grillo asked for direction from the board on the matter. For instance, a home might be classified as a three-bedroom home but could be used as a […] Read more »
For over a decade, the Buzzards Bay Coalition, a membership-supported, nonprofit organization with the stated goals of restoring, protecting and securing sustainable uses of Buzzards Bay and its watershed, has begun the long-awaited restoration of The Bogs. The watershed itself is a vast area encompassing many hundreds of acres whose geological ecology has […] Read more »
Greetings from Plumb Library, welcome to BookRemarks, a monthly feature focusing on all things library related. Did you know that November is “Use Less Stuff Month?” So, what does this have to do with the Library, you may be wondering. Well, a great way to “use less stuff” is to start (or return to) […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club presents its fourth annual Holiday Greens Sale on Saturday December 2, from 9:00 am until 1 pm (or earlier if sold out, which last year happened at about 10:30 am, just 90 minutes after opening.) The rain date is December 3, same time, same place. The sale will be held […] Read more »
I have always been fascinated with people who find solutions where there are no problems and I feel obliged to keep you, loyal reader, up to date on important issues, especially in areas of personal hygiene. You may have read that Charmin, a major manufacturer of toilet tissue, claims to have come up […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School football team played its first postseason game at home against North Middlesex on November 3 and won 28-14 to advance to the MIAA Division 5 quarterfinals. The Bulldogs (5-4) were down 14-0 four minutes into the game but eventually settled in, and once they did, they were […] Read more »
After revealing that the towns of Rochester and Mattapoisett might already be working on a resolution, Rochester’s Select Board acted on Monday to table discussion of the Rochester Planning Board’s recent letter requesting the town take further action against the 241-acre regional Conservation Restriction plan that gives Rochester no rights to the water at […] Read more »