In 2020, Adam Murphy ran against Woody Hartley for the latter’s Select Board seat and lost. Murphy is back in the race this year, this time running against Select Board Chairman Brad Morse, whose term is up. The term is three years. Morse is running for reelection in one of only two […] Read more »
To the Editor; “My name is Mille,” she said, extending her hand with all the poise, and self-possession rare in one so young. I never met Millie before, but watched her from my car as she arrived at St. Rita’s for the Palm Sunday services. What caught my attention? Millie arrived alone, not […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging is again holding their annual Pie and Cake Bake Sale, on April 16, from 8:30 am to 12 noon. The location of the sale has been moved to the Knights of Columbus Hall located at 57 Fairhaven Road. There will be a variety of tasty treats for […] Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club will hold its Annual Luncheon and Meeting on Friday, April 29 at The Bay Club, 63 County Road, Mattapoisett. Members and guests are invited to meet and greet at 11:30 am, followed luncheon served at 12:15. The meeting and election of officers will follow during dessert. Anyone who is interested in […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School track-and-field teams opened the 2022 spring season with a bang on April 7 at Apponequet Regional High School in Lakeville, defeating the host Lakers in dominant fashion. Despite missing key players like Colby Gross due to injury and Tyler Trudeau due to ORR’s conflicting drama production, the final […] Read more »
In reporting to the Rochester School Committee on recent actions of the Old Rochester Regional School Committee during the former’s April 7 public meeting, member Jason Chisholm talked about the request by the president of ORR Youth Football to once again use ORR’s multipurpose (stadium) field. The ORR School Committee discussed the matter […] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Library in Marion is pleased to announce its 2022 Fundraiser Event: Tables Of Content, repeating an event that was highly successful in 2018 and 2019. On Friday, June 17 and Sunday, June 26, generous friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library will host literary-inspired dinners in their homes to raise money for the […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society will resume meetings at the Rochester Historical Museum at 355 County Rd. on April 20 at 7:00 pm. We’re asking people to bring an old photo of themselves or an older relative (maybe a baby picture or great grandparent) or maybe a picture of somewhere in Rochester that has changed or […] Read more »
During the closing minutes of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission’s April 11 meeting, conservation contract agent Brandon Faneuf and associate Greg Lacroix brought up stormwater issues found at the new condominium project known as Stingray City, located on Marion Road. What initially was a simple request for a minor change to the Order of Conditions […] Read more »
Corinne Peterson of the Buzzards Bay Coalition appeared during the March 31 public meeting of the Marion Water & Sewer Commissioners to discuss a sewer-capacity proposal that the BBC has worked on as part of a larger, Upper Bay project. The feasibility study is looking at the potential of regional wastewater treatment for […] Read more »