On November 2, Mattapoisett’s 2022 update of the town’s Master Plan was released by the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD), which has been working with a volunteer group of residents on the project since August 2020. Due to the restrictions imposed on public gatherings during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, […] Read more »
The topic of possible school consolidation has been a hot button for several years with no clear pathway to a consensus. On November 2, the Edward J. Collins Jr. Center for Public Management at UMass Boston research team, after collecting and studying data as to what options the Town of Mattapoisett may wish to […] Read more »
Old Colony Technical Institute launches free Culinary and Welding training, including job placement. Career opportunities await you if your goal is to improve your vocational skills, need training and job placement. Old Colony Regional School District has forged an ongoing partnership with MassHire, Greater New Bedford Workforce Board and the New Bedford Career Center. Together, […] Read more »
There will be a general membership meeting of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club on Thursday, November 17 at 11:00 am. The meeting will be held at Raynaud Hall of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church at 27 Church Street in Mattapoisett. The day’s event will include a brief business meeting, a luncheon presented by the Tea Committee, and […] Read more »
A proposal for a new bylaw to would ban the sale of nip bottles in Marion was originally based on a fall Town Meeting, but Marion decided against holding a special Town Meeting so the matter will now go to Spring Town Meeting during the board’s public meeting on Monday night at the Police […] Read more »
The Tri-Town Veterans Office in conjunction with American Legion Post 280 would like to extend an invitation to all to attend the Mattapoisett Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will be held this Friday, November 11, at the Old Hammondtown School. We will begin at 11:00 am, and the program will last for approximately one hour. […] Read more »
To the Editor; For a little town like Marion, $1,200,000 is serious money. The Energy Management Committee (EMC) attended the October 18th meeting of the Select Board to celebrate a decade of progress toward its mission of reducing Marion’s dependence on fossil fuels and saving energy costs. To date the EMC has led efforts […] Read more »
The Rochester Finance Committee Monday night transferred $7,600 from the town’s reserve account in a bid to stop Council on Aging Executive Director Eric Poulin from resigning to take on a higher-paying job in Wellesley. Mike Cambra, vice-president of the COA Board of Directors, said Poulin has received an offer to work as […] Read more »
Josephine S. “Joan” Anderson, 100, of Rochester died peaceably on October 30, 2022. She was born in Lowell, daughter of the late Stanislaw and Antonina (Radziwilowicz) Pomarnacki. Joan’s life was shaped by multiple challenges- growing up during the depression, coming of age during World War II, and soon thereafter, becoming a single mother raising […] Read more »
The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Country Music Night on Saturday, November 19, 7 pm to 11 pm featuring The Creekside Band. The event will be held at 57 Fairhaven Road, Mattapoisett, and the cost is $10 at the door. Read more »