The Mattapoisett Road Race Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 college stipends. The Road Race Committee awards these stipends to college bound ORR student athletes. This year’s award recipients are Desi Sinnott, Sally Butler, Isabella Hunt and Maggie Brogioli of Mattapoisett, Isabelle Kelly of Marion and Teagan Shay of Rochester. Receiving […] Read more »
Throughout October check out a pumpkin at the Elizabeth Taber Library! Pick up a pumpkin, take it home to decorate and return it to the library by October 28 to enter our Great Pumpkin Contest. (Carved pumpkins will be accepted only between October 26-28.) True Crime Book Club hosted by Jay Pateakos – Tuesday […] Read more »
Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission Chairman John Rockwell called a special public meeting for October 6 to discuss progress on the Point Road Bike Path. In discussing progress with clearing along the designated area where the Point Road Bike Path will run alongside the road, MOSAC member Deb Ewing said, “It still looks […] Read more »
The volunteer witches of the Marion Art Center have been brewing up plans for resuming our annual Halloween Parade around the town on Monday, October 31. Costumed characters of all ages are invited to join in for this fun family event! Participants should meet in front of the Marion Music Hall (we’ll line up on […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett PTA is pleased to be partnered with Booster to sponsor a Fun Run Fundraiser for Center School and Old Hammondtown School (OHS)! The fundraising effort has already started and is open until October 18! Our goal is to raise $20,000 to support OHS playground updates, bring arts and science enrichment programs to […] Read more »
Natalie Thayer Richards, 94, of Mattapoisett, passed away on Monday October 10th after a life very well lived. Born in Weymouth, MA to Howard and Madeline Richards, the family soon moved to Norton, MA where they turned an apple orchard ruined by bad luck and a hard freeze into a celebrated poultry business. Natalie was extremely […] Read more »
Longtime Marion, MA resident Katheryn Lynn Babbitt, 94, passed away at Waveny Care Center on October 4, 2022 in New Canaan, Connecticut. She was born in Princeton, West Virginia on April 27, 1928 to Francis Norton Davidson and Eva Gallaher Davidson. Following Mr. Davidson’s work-related accidental death when Katy was but eight months old, […] Read more »
If you are thinking about heading south for the winter, you might want to consider Belize. As seen through the eyes of biology researcher and wildlife photographer Joy Marzolf, it is wonderland in full, living color. Hosted by the Mattapoisett Library’s Purrington Lecture Series on October 7, Marzolf made an hour-long photographic presentation, bringing […] Read more »
Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust on Saturday October 22 from 5:00 – 7:30 pm for an evening of fun, family-friendly, fall activities! Salty’s Soiree takes place at Dunseith Park on the corner of Rt. 6 and North Street in Mattapoisett (aka Salty the Seahorse Park.) We will have music by Jeff Dunn, storytelling by Jackson […] Read more »
Unfortunately, rain canceled the tractor pull at the Rochester Country Fair. However, it did bring back memories of horse pulls that I went to as a child. Horse pulls predated tractor and truck pulls. Around the 1860’s, it was horses that pulled farming machinery. Farmers loved to brag about how strong their horses were, and […] Read more »