As I write this article, I’m mulling over plans for the 4th of July. I’m sure they will include a cookout and maybe a parade or fireworks. Looking through some of the papers at our museum, I came across a copy of a program of sorts for the 10th Anniversary of Independence. As much […] Read more »
Sunday, July 3, The Rev. Philip C. Jacobs III, Retired Rector, Trinity Church, Canton will conduct services at St. Philip’s Church, 34 Water Street, Mattapoisett. The Book of Common Prayer will be used at 8:00 am and 10:00 am services. All are welcome! Read more »
Falmouth Academy has announced its Head of School List for academic achievement in the third trimester of the 2021-22 school year. Students named to the list have earned at least three A’s and no grade below B-minus; Mattapoisett Giumetti, Benjamin 2023, Don and Shannon Giumetti Richardson, Daicey 2026 Elizabeth and Thomas Richardson Marion […] Read more »
Raymond J. Silveira, 67, of Mattapoisett passed away suddenly at home on Thursday June 23, 2022. Born in Wareham, the son of the late Philip A. and Dorothy A. (Furtado) Silveira, he lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life. Ray was employed as a property caretaker for various families in the Mattapoisett […] Read more »
Nathaniel Davis “Nat” Wheatley passed away on June 25, 2022 at the age of 53. He was born on January 21, 1969 in Boston, MA, the son of the late John Clark Wheatley and Priscilla Lincoln Wheatley of Marion, MA. Nat graduated from Thayer Academy in 1987 and played football as well as being […] Read more »
A June 22 public hearing of the Marion Conservation Commission determined that while Robert Meehan’s plan to install an 18 by 38-foot in-ground swimming pool with a 5-foot-wide concrete deck, spa, equipment pad and pool shed at 50 Lewis Street lies in an area subject to the state’s Wetlands Protection Act, the construction will […] Read more »
Kristine Medeiros was back before the Old Rochester Regional School Committee on June 22, seeking approval to double the number of home dates that Old Rochester Youth Football was allowed last year to use the high school’s multi-use, stadium field for home games. The request had been tabled while ORR Principal Mike Devoll […] Read more »
Enjoy programs for all ages at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library this summer! Now that summer has officially started, visit the Mattapoisett Free Public Library to cool off and check out all the upcoming events. On Tuesday, July 5 at 2:00 pm., teens will build solar ovens using upcycled pizza boxes, foil and […] Read more »
After two years as Taste of the Town without a Tent, Tuesday, July 12, will find members of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club back at work under the big white Harbor Days’ Tent in Shipyard Park. There, personnel from many of Mattapoisett’s favorite restaurants will join members of the Club in setting up for 2022’s Taste […] Read more »
State Representative William Straus announced on Monday night that the Town of Mattapoisett has been awarded a state grant in the amount of $120,000 for further engineering study of the bike path’s Phase 2a planning. Originally, The Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path in partnership with the town’s Bike Path Committee had applied for […] Read more »