Daniela Gil Veras of Marion, Allison Paim of Marion and Maya Dube of Mattapoisett were named to the 2023 Spring Semester Dean’s List at Simmons University in Boston. To qualify for Dean’s List status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work […] Read more »
One of the first things Connor Gaudet realized when he was selected as the new curator for the Mattapoisett Museum was the voluminous quantity of ephemera in the collection. For decades as folks in the area cleaned out closets and attics, possibly upon the passing of a loved one, old materials held on […] Read more »
There had been a great deal of speculation regarding what was below the surface of the Mattapoisett Harbor waters, just what was supporting Long Wharf. Comments on the materials that might have been used decades ago ran the gamut from poor-quality dirt from construction sites to sunken boats, cement, rocks and more. Documentation from […] Read more »
Recently, the Mattapoisett Museum and the Mattapoisett Land Trust joined together to hold a showing of the silent movie, “Down to the Sea in Ships.” This reminded me of one of my grandmother’s stories. My grandmother, Marion Frazer Hartley, came to Rochester to teach school after graduating from Bridgewater Normal School. She eventually married Jim […] Read more »
Beautiful sailing on Tuesday night for the Ensign finale. Odyssey won both races to take the night however with 2 seconds Black Ice kept its hold on first place for the August Series. Uncle Fester took third for the night with a third and fourth place. Wednesday PHRF Series, Class A – No Quarter […] Read more »
There is “no wiggle room” for the 13 acres of Rochester land – known as Red Brick Farm East – for the town to explore water usage or other options. The land in question can become a well site for neighboring Mattapoisett to explore for its own water use, per a regional agreement, […] Read more »
Greetings from Plumb Library. Welcome to BookRemarks, a monthly feature focusing on all things library related. Have you ever thought “I’d really like to do something to help out the Library” but didn’t know what the next step would be? Let me introduce you to the Friends of Plumb Library. The Friends of […] Read more »
Joyce F. Grace, 81, of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 2, 2023. She was the wife of the late Donald E. Grace. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Abel and Mary (Silveria) Rapoza, she was raised in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett. Joyce loved birdwatching, seeing lighthouses, solving […] Read more »
A new art exhibit is now on view at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. Chris Morgado is a photographer, among other things, whose primary interest is rock ‘n’ roll musicians. At first, he just took pictures at concerts using his phone camera, but as his age and interest increased, he moved on to taking […] Read more »
Angelica Yacht Club held its Sailing Awards / Cookout on Labor Day. Angelica YC, located on Point Connett, Mattapoisett has been racing sailboats, starting with the Beetle Cats in the 1940’s thru the 1970’s then transitioning into the Alcort sunfish. They run the races off Tuttle pier, which allows great spectator views of the races […] Read more »