This April 6, the Good Shepherd’s Table at the Church of the Good Shepherd on High Street in Wareham will be marking 20 years of serving free meals for the community. The “Table”, as it has become known, is also updating its pantry and meal schedules for spring. Free, hot “home-cooked” meals will still be […] Read more »
Spring is here. Just as exciting, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library is bringing programs to celebrate it. Starting Tuesday, April 4 at 3 pm, Craft Tuesday returns to our Media Lab. Stop by for a quick craft and some fun. No registration is required. The Teen Advisory Board meets the second Tuesday of […] Read more »
It drives my wife crazy that all my friends and I do is talk about the good old days. I’m sure it’s because we can’t remember much of what we did last week. Many of our memories are of our days at Center School in the original building built in 1898 and in […] Read more »
Scott Rassoulian was voted an Order of Conditions for tree and brush cutting he applied to conduct for the sake of access to a right of way shared with other residents abutting his 195A Converse Road home. The decision, made by the Marion Conservation Commission during a March 22 public hearing, followed painstaking […] Read more »
After Old Rochester Regional School Committee member Matthew Monteiro explained his December, 2022, request for review of 10 controversial books currently accessible in local public school libraries was motivated by a desire to achieve transparency, he presented a 16-minute argument for their inclusion during the committee’s March 15 public meeting. Committee member Joseph […] Read more »
The March 28 Mattapoisett Select Board meeting might have been the shortest yet, but it was filled with the business of managing the town. The board closed the FY24 Town Meeting warrant containing 29 articles. Town Administrator Mike Lorenco said that most of the articles are standard and primarily related to finances and […] Read more »
“Butterfly Man” Joe Dwelly, a Yarmouth resident, will be visiting the Marion Natural History Museum on Wednesday, April 5 from 10:30 to 11:30 to share what he knows about our local species. Mr. Dwelly will give advice about where certain species can be found and how we can attract them to our own backyards. To […] Read more »
Clear your schedule and mark your calendars: on Sunday May 21 the Tour de Crème bike ride returns for its fifth year. After three years hiatus due to the pandemic, the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail are thrilled to run this event once again. Cycle from Mattapoisett through […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to host a competition offering two (2) $2,500 scholarships to any area high school senior, male or female, who is a resident of Mattapoisett and who will be graduating in June 2023. In addition, there will be a competition for one (1) $1,500.00 scholarship to be awarded to […] Read more »
I’ve been thinking about writing an essay about all the dogs I encounter on my walks through Mattapoisett village. Unfortunately, a writer’s block has descended upon me, and I have been unable to come up with any good ideas. So, I decided to check out this “AI” thing I have been reading about […] Read more »