Upcoming Events at the Elizabeth Taber Library

Haunted Doll Craft ages 10-up Saturday, October 14 from 11 to 12 pm – Turn dolls into spooky Halloween decorations. Registration is required for this free program.             Paranormal New England – Thursday, October 19 at 6:30 pm. Learn about the paranormal world with the team that has investigated reportedly haunted locations throughout New England. […] Read more »

Fall Free Family Fun Festival

The Mattapoisett Lions Club will hold its annual Fall Free Family Fun Festival (FFFFF) on Saturday, October 28 at Shipyard Park, Mattapoisett from 12:00-4:00 pm. This event is FREE and no registration is required.             There will be; Tractor hay rides, Face painting, Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin, Pumpkin Bowling, Refreshments (while they last), […] Read more »

Plant Needs Electrical Repairs

Mattapoisett Water and Sewer Department Superintendent Henri Renauld has been largely assured that insurance will cover damage that the Water Treatment Plant sustained on August 8 when an EF-1 tornado ripped through a section of town north of Route 195.             In his report to the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission on Tuesday, Renauld […] Read more »

The Circus Is Not What It Used to Be

            Ringling Brothers, the “Greatest Show on Earth,” announced that the circus is back … without elephants and clowns.             I used to love going to the circus. When I was a boy, the circus set up almost in my backyard right in the field where a funeral home, condominiums, the fire station and the […] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

            Last year’s exhibit at the Rochester Historical Society Museum was Maps, Signs and Celebrations. As so often happens when we start looking in closets and behind cabinets, we found more maps and signs than we expected. In addition, it became apparent that when it came to Rochester celebrating an anniversary, less was never more. […] Read more »

Learn Improv at the Mattapoisett Library

On Saturday, October 21 at 2 pm, Meredith Charles of Drama Out of the Box is leading an improvisation workshop designed to challenge and inspire students to stretch their brains and limits. It is a great class for both the seasoned performer and those new to the world of theatre who are looking to try […] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Kate Marsden of Marion is among a group of students who are making history at Salve Regina University by becoming the first to perform on Broadway when they present a concert production of “Children of Eden,” a musical by the famed Stephen Schwartz, at the Lincoln Center in February 2024.             Katherine Solowey, of Mattapoisett, […] Read more »

Permanent Condition Still Talks

A 24 Parlowtown Road resident is learning as he goes about the trees posing danger and the brush growing into his yard.             Paul Drucker went before the Marion Conservation Commission on September 28 with a Request for Determination of Applicability to cut down and remove 14 tall trees and brush-cut to the ground.             […] Read more »

Bulldogs Bounce Back

            Sophomore Garrett Ignacio, junior Jauden Pedro and freshman Grady Oliveira scored goals, as the Old Rochester Regional boys soccer team defeated visiting Apponequet, 3-2, on Monday, improving their record to 6-2-1 and building a three-game winning streak entering Wednesday’s home game against Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech (4-3-1.) The match will be their final home […] Read more »

Music at the MAC Fall Series

The Marion Art Center (the MAC) is pleased to announce three upcoming music events in November. Tickets can be purchased online at marionartcenter.org/events.             Jazz Jam @ the MAC returns to the Marion Art Center stage on Friday, November 3 from 7:00-9:30 pm (tickets are $20 for MAC members, $25 for nonmembers; participating musicians attend […] Read more »