Since 1947, the Sippican Woman’s Club has awarded scholarships to students who reside in Marion. In the past, scholarships have been funded by proceeds from the club’s annual Holiday House Tour. Due to the pandemic, the past three years scholarships have been funded by donations from both individuals and the sale of red, white and […] Read more »
Phyllis M. (Bryant) DuPont, 92, of Mattapoisett died Thursday, July 6, 2023 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Anthony J. “Jerry” DuPont. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Alfred and Rose (Ventor) Bryant, she lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven before moving to Mattapoisett. Phyllis was a […] Read more »
Carol Shute of Mattapoisett passed away on March 3, 2023. Carol was born on March 13, 1934 in Rockland, Maine to Merial and Lawrence Shute. She was a graduate of Fairhaven High School where she met her life long friends who later referred to themselves as the “Golden Girls”. Carol was an […] Read more »
The Marion Scholarship and Education Committee will need another meeting to kick off its campaign for the 2023-24 academic year after discussions addressing fundraising ideas and rubrics changes were put on hold during a brief, June 28 Zoom meeting. According to Chairperson Sandy Smith, the three recipients of the committee’s scholarship award are […] Read more »
After finding the picture shown here at the museum, I asked last winter if anyone knew anything about the steamship, Assawompsett. I soon received replies from several people (thank you) and am finally getting around to sharing. The Assawompsett was actually a side-wheeler steamer and while it did ply Rochester waters, its story is […] Read more »
Paper collectibles, from world postage stamps, postcards and ephemera to historic photos, will be featured in a benefit sale July 15 in Mattapoisett. Sale to be held from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting Hall, 103 Marion Road, Route 6. The sale will include items from the collections of the late […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Community Tennis Association, MCTA, which serves the towns of Mattapoisett, Fairhaven, Marion, Rochester, and Wareham is seeking adult men and women as new members to play in their summer tennis drop-in league. We currently have about 20 active participants and about 40 members in total. The drop-in begins at 8 am on Mondays, […] Read more »
Emily Field, Mattapoisett’s public health nurse, reported to the Board of Health the status of a plan to regionalize some public health services and associated staff known as the South Coast Public Health Collaborative. During the June 28 meeting of the board, Field expressed the need for greater focus on mental-health services and […] Read more »
The Wood Turtle is a very low-profile, crawling creature that spends most of its time near the waters of local rivers and streams. It also travels through forests and across grasslands but rarely winds up more than several hundred meters from flowing water. It prefers to use a shallow, sandy bottom to move from […] Read more »
Music from Land’s End Wareham, a group of internationally acclaimed musicians, will present a concert on Saturday, July 29 at 7:30 pm at St. Gabriel’s Church, 124 Front St., Marion. The program, “Melodious Noise,” will include baroque and modern pieces by Franz Tunder, Johann Bernhard Bach, Johann Christoph Bach, G.F. Handel, and Sebastian Gottschick. […] Read more »