The bruises and cuts may have hurt even more by Sunday, but in the long term, each and every welt should remind the members of the Old Rochester Regional Youth Football 12-and-under team of what they accomplished. At one point this fall, the Bulldogs were 2-3, and one more loss would have canceled […] Read more »
Saturday Storytimes! Our next story time will be on Saturday December 3 – Play, read and create with us! Holiday Book crafts Thursday December 8 from 4-6 pm – Create recycled homemade gifts from books and other library materials. True Crime Book Club Tuesday December 13 from 6:30-7:30 – This month’s reading selection: […] Read more »
Tickets are going fast for the Marion Art Center’s upcoming production of the holiday classic A Christmas Carol, adapted for radio from Charles Dickens’ novella by Anthony Palermo, directed by Rick Sherburne. Audience members will enjoy the storytelling nature of this production through performance of the voice featuring all the familiar characters: Scrooge, the Cratchits, […] Read more »
Marion Trust #1, Michael Craffey, is allowed to repair an existing seawall and remove invasive phragmites at 522 Point Road after the Marion Conservation Commission issued an Order of Conditions during its November 16 public meeting. “I appreciated all the description that Dave (Davignon) gave us, the methodology. Having seen the plans, I […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Knights of Columbus will host a free family-friendly night of caroling and s’mores leading up to the lighting of our Christmas tree on Friday December 9. Please join us at 6:30 pm for live music and Santa arriving at 7:00 pm by the shrine to ring in the season with family and friends. […] Read more »
The 2022-2023 Blue Book has been mailed. We would like to thank all of this edition’s advertisers. If you did not receive one they are available at three locations: Eastern Bank, 340 Front St., Marion; The Wanderer, 55 County Rd., Mattapoisett and Plumb Memorial Library, 17 Constitution Way, Rochester. If you have received a copy […] Read more »
Dorothy “Dorothea” E. Brown (Keene), 92, of Mattapoisett, MA passed away on November 13, 2022. She died from natural causes at St. Luke’s hospital unexpectedly with her family present. Dorothy was born on August 25, 1930 in Taunton, MA. She was the daughter of the late John W. Keene and the late Esther (Lynch) […] Read more »
December 13 will be the decision date for several projects the Rochester Planning Board reviewed during a busy meeting on November 16. First, however, the board endorsed the Approval Not Required application for minor changes to 31 Clapp Road, which is owned by Conservation Commission member William Clapp. Clapp wishes to revise […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett COA will be holding their Holiday Luncheon on December 8. The Luncheon will begin at Noon and will be held at the Mattapoisett Knights of Columbus Hall on Rte 6. Festive music will be provided by Rick and John. The menu includes French Meat Pie, Mashed Potatoes & gravy, vegetable, […] Read more »
Plans for a Village-Style Smart Growth District in Marion were discussed by the Marion Planning Board during its public meeting on Monday night at the Police Station. While the primary purposes of the plan drafted by the Bylaw Codification Committee (a subcommittee of the Planning Board) include furthering the goals and policies of the […] Read more »