The Mattapoisett Police Department annual Halloween parade and costume contest on Halloween night was a spectacular event. There were so many elaborate costumes which made judging by Town Administrator Michael Lorenco, Old Hammondtown School Principal Kevin Tavares and School Resource Officer Lima extremely difficult. Thank You to all for all the generous donations. A […] Read more »
Julia Deane (Jay) Crowley, age 100, of Marion MA, Jay Crowley (1997 Wanderer Keel Award Winner) passed away on October 17, 2022, after a long and active life. Jay was born in Beijing, China, to Julia (Coolidge) and Frederick Deane and grew up in Boston and Marion MA. She graduated from the Winsor School in […] Read more »
Rockland Trust and its customers will have to wait until at least mid-November to know if one of its ATM drive-up/walk-up kiosks will be built in the Plumb Corner mall parking lot. After hearing and voicing multiple objections to where it is being placed, the Rochester Planning Board continued its October 25 public […] Read more »
Once again, the bells will be ringing in the Tri-Town on Veterans Day, November 11, in honor of all veterans, past and present. The bell ringing honors the celebration that occurred on Armistice Day in 1918, signaling the end of World War I. In the past, the bells have been rung from churches, from town […] Read more »
Trustees of the Mattapoisett Christian Church will host their annual ecumenical service on November 20 at 3 pm. The service will be held at the historical Mattapoisett Christian Church, home of the Mattapoisett Museum, at 5 Church Street, Mattapoisett. Rev. Dr. Richard Wolf of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church will lead the worship service with […] Read more »
The results of the 2022 alewives (river herring) migration as recorded by an electronic fish counter on the Mattapoisett River at Snipatuit Pond have been completed. This year’s count of herring in the Mattapoisett River was 2,332, an increase of 446 over the 2021 total of 1,886. Counting conditions were ideal this past spring, the […] Read more »
Marion Cub Scout Pack 32 is holding a soapbox derby and food drive on Saturday, November 5, from 10 am to 2pm. The derby will be held on Holmes Street Marion. If weather forces a cancellation, the derby’s rain date is Sunday, November 6. Starting at 10 am, the Scouts will be racing […] Read more »
The SHS Speaker Series presents Michael Moore discussing his recently published book, We Are All Whalers on Saturday, November 5 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall and via Zoom. For the past 25 years, Michael Moore has been privy to the trauma that North Atlantic right whales suffer when ships collide with […] Read more »
The new director of the Joseph Plumb Library, New Bedford native Kristen Cardoso, took a 17-year, step-by-step path to her new position, with a detour through Canada. Her fascination with books started very early. As a child, she said, “I was a huge reader. So was my mother, and she always made sure we […] Read more »
Doris (Barrett) Boucher, age 98, of Rochester, Massachusetts passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022 in Middleboro, MA. She was the wife of the late Hormidas R. Boucher. She was born to Samuel C. and Laura (Duchaine) Barrett on November 12, 1923, in Fairhaven, MA and was a proud 1942 Honor Graduate of Fairhaven High […] Read more »