The Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals met on Thursday, June 18 in Town Hall and had two cases on the agenda. Of the petitions, one was for a Special Permit and the other for a variance. Chair Susan Akin began the meeting with the first case, that being the petition for Special Permit […] Read more »
F. Scott Fitzgerald didn’t elaborate much about the gardens that presumably surrounded Gatsby’s mansion. We can only guess they must have been fabulous. The Newport Flower Show could certainly give one grand ideas. Held last weekend at Rosecliff, the 30th Annual Newport Flower Show celebrated its milestone anniversary with the theme “Pearls of […] Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club is pleased to announce that they have awarded $11,100.00 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors who reside in Marion and in addition, they have awarded $4,500 in renewal/continuing education scholarships to residents of Marion enrolled in a post-secondary college/university. The funds used to award these scholarships came from the money […] Read more »
St. Philp’s Episcopal Church, located next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, opens for their 142nd year with clergy visiting each week through Sunday September 6. Services, using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, are at 8:00 am and 10:00 am All are welcome. June 28: The Rev. Robert Malm, Interim Rector St. Peter’s […] Read more »
Dear Editor, Free and fair elections are the foundation of American democracy. Citizens must be able to choose their representatives without interference from those already in power. When government officials use their authority to influence who can vote or whose votes are counted, the integrity of the democratic process is threatened. Critics of recent […] Read more »
Elizabeth “Betty” Yvonne Howard Linzee, born in Montpelier, France on March 19, 1926, passed away on November 15, 2025, at the age of 99 after a very long and active life of caring and service. At the time of her death, she was living in a cottage at her younger son’s home in Marion, MA; […] Read more »
Batten down the hatches! On Thursday, June 18, 7th graders from Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, and those apart of the Supplemental Courses Offering Personal Enrichment program, or S.C.O.P.E., took part in a voyage not often seen on the Seven Seas; the sailing of cardboard boats. The week-long enrichment program, described as […] Read more »
A variety of board appointments and one important follow-up to the vote to fund a new Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School facility dominated the Rochester Select Board meeting on Monday. In a ballot question election on June 20, Acushnet, Carver, Lakeville, Mattapoisett, and Rochester, the five members of the Old Colony vocational […] Read more »
In the early days of the conflict between the American colonies and Great Britain, there was no great push for an actual split from the mother country. Trouble began in 1761, after King George III (shown here) was installed on the throne and he issued a “writ of assistance”. For many years, Britain had neglected […] Read more »
The musicians for the Buzzards Bay Musicfest come from around the country and, indeed, around the world. They perform in the finest concert halls, opera houses and ballet theaters while continuing to collaborate with world-class artists that make their experiences unique and profound. From the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to the Pit Orchestras of Broadway and […] Read more »