The chairman of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, Mike King, attended Tuesday night’s Rochester Conservation Commission public meeting to launch a complaint that Rochester commissioners said will take time to address the right way. King complained to the Rochester ConCom that there is an unpermitted structure, a dam, in the Rochester portion of the Mattapoisett […] Read more »
So far it’s been a long, hard day in Mattapoisett for emergency services workers. Currently the Mattapoisett Fire Department is fighting a large fire at the Mattapoisett Boatyard on Ned’s Point Road alongside several area departments. At approximately 1:30 pm today, the Mattapoisett Fire Department was called to a possible explosion and fire on […] Read more »
On Friday August 19 the Mattapoisett Police arrested Joseph Herrera Rodriguez and Jorman Aybar both of Dorchester, MA. During the week of August 19, the Mattapoisett Police received multiple reports of stolen and altered checks from Mattapoisett residents that mailed the checks at the Mattapoisett Post office outside mailboxes. Amounts of the reported […] Read more »
Tuesday Night’s Ensign Class can’t catch a break as strong winds once again cancelled racing. Oh and let’s not forget the torrential downpours and lightning. For Wednesday’s Night PHRF Fleet, the weather was perfect. No Quarter Given took the win in Class A and Hamburgler took top honors in Class B. Read more »
Town Administrator James McGrail and Town Clerk Lissa Magauran would like to remind community members of voting information for the Massachusetts State Primary. The 2022 Massachusetts State Primary will be held on Tuesday, September 6. The last day to register to vote for the State Primary is Saturday, August 27. The Town House, located […] Read more »
Plumb Library Director Jennifer Woodward has resigned after only one month in the position. The Rochester Select Board on Monday night announced that Woodward quit the town job effective August 5. Reading from the letter of resignation, Select Board Chairman Woody Hartley quoted her as saying “the transition has been rocky,” and she thought […] Read more »
To set the stage for what transpired at the August 15 meeting of Mattapoisett’s Complete Streets Committee, let us first take a look back at the town’s policy regarding the implementation, expectations and goals or the program’s deliverables. On the state website Mass.gov, the Town of Mattapoisett’s Complete Streets Policy reads, “…will focus on […] Read more »
On Sunday, August 21, The Rev. Eric Fialho, Rector St. Gabriel’s Church, Marion will conduct services at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 34 Water Street next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett. The 138th summer season services, with visiting clergy each Sunday, are at 8:00 am and 10:00 am using the 1928 Book of Common […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Christopher Skelly of Skelly Preservation Services has been selected to complete a town wide Survey Plan which will make recommendations for updating Mattapoisett’s historic and cultural resources. The last survey of historic properties was completed in the early 1980’s, and it is necessary that the original […] Read more »
Mattapoisett native Eric Todd Sweet lives up to his last name, greeting the world and everyone in it with the rare, effusive cheer that seems to make the sun shine a little brighter. A mountaineer by choice, Sweet has spent every weekend for the past eight years hiking the White Mountains in New Hampshire. […] Read more »