Elle Gendreau of Mattapoisett has been named to the Spring 2022 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean’s List that semester. Jake Mourao of Mattapoisett earned placement […] Read more »
On a hot and sunny July 13 afternoon, Lisa Wheeler of the Plumb Memorial Library, local professor and ecologist Dr. Mindy Labranche and Michelle Kirby of the Snow’s Pond Association brought over two dozen children to the Lawrence Way shore of Snow’s Pond to teach them about the importance of lakes, ponds and freshwater life. […] Read more »
It isn’t often that the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission has a brief and uncomplicated meeting, but that was just the case when the commissioners met on July 13. Coming before the commission with a Request for Determination of Applicability was the Mattapoisett Land Trust for property located at 0 Dupont Drive. MLT president Mike […] Read more »
Since early colonial agriculture times in this country, the Barn Swallow has been a welcome visitor to barnyards because it eats so many unwanted, crop-destroying insects such as beetles, flies, wasps, crawling ants, moths and spiders. At a speed of over 74 miles per hour, while skimming over ponds, lakes and rivers, the […] Read more »
The Rev. Benjamin Staley, Rector, St. Stephen’s Church, Providence, RI will officiate on Sunday, July 24 at St. Philip’s Church, 34 Water Street, Mattapoisett next to the Town Beach. The 8:00 am and 10:00 am services will use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. All are welcome. Read more »
To the Editor; Saturday at Harbor Days was a glorious event for this 90-year-old. The Lions Club staff was so helpful coping with my disability (thank you) and I had a chance to chat with so many old and new friends. I was amazed to meet Keisha Garbutt from Belize who was visiting […] Read more »
Jillian Jensen’s young life is coming together like the plot of a made-for-television drama series with scenes seemingly interwoven even several years before reaching the action-packed scramble as the story nears its conclusion. It only makes sense that the 29-year-old Bishop Stang High School graduate who grew up in Rochester will appear on TV […] Read more »
Before 1961, there was no Old Rochester Regional High School. Tri-Town residents upon completing the eighth grade were separated and shipped off to various schools in the area. “The first half of the alphabet went to Mattapoisett Center, the second half went to Marion … for the ninth grade. For the 10th and […] Read more »
When I wrote about Rochester’s 10th anniversary of the ending of the Revolutionary War, I listed the many toasts made by the dignitaries at Ruggles Tavern, which was located in front of the house shown in the picture. Of the many toasts listed, numbers 5 and 6 were to the governor and lieutenant governor serving […] Read more »
Summer Reading is here. Student summer reading kits include reading logs, badge, stickers and a reading buddy. Return your reading logs to win prizes and help us raise money for Heifer International. Teens and Adults: Summer Reading is for everyone. Pick up your reading log bookmarks. Return completed bookmarks to be entered into our […] Read more »