For the second straight year, the Town of Marion will see four or more candidates running for two open seats on its Planning Board at the May 13 election. Five actually pulled papers, but John Rockwell chose not to return them for Planning Board; he will run for reelection to the Open Space […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Sippican Elementary School Principal Marla Sirois are pleased to share the success of this year’s After Class Enrichment (A.C.E.) sessions. The A.C.E. Program is organized by V.A.S.E. (Volunteers at Sippican Elementary,) a group of Sippican parents, teachers and community members. V.A.S.E. began planning for this year’s A.C.E. program in the […] Read more »
March 24, 7 pm – Join us virtually for a book lecture by Skip Finley, author of Whaling Captains of Color: America’s First Meritocracy, cosponsored with the Sippican Historical Society, Registration is required and can be completed on our website www.mattapoisettmuseum.org/events or by emailing info@sippicanhistoricalsociety.org. Free. March 27, 1 pm – Southcoast Lessons presents […] Read more »
Richard Vacca is a biologist, has worked as a quality assurance engineer, and has been an environmental planner in the private sector, as well as town planner and conservation agent for Franklin, Hanson and West Bridgewater. Vacca is also an attorney. After Vacca came before the Mattapoisett Select Board on Tuesday night as […] Read more »
Jeffrey and Amanda Costa will be able to build their garage and covered breezeway at 47 Cross Road after the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals determined during its March 17 public hearing that a variance allowing greater than the by-right square footage is warranted. In deliberating the merits of the request, ZBA member […] Read more »
MCPHS University is pleased to announce the students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester including: – Jhett Labonte is a native of Marion and is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, Physical Therapy degree. Jhett will graduate from the Boston, Massachusetts campus in 2025. […] Read more »
Robert A. Martin, 74 of Mattapoisett, died peacefully after a long illness on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022. He was the loving husband of Deborah (Nunes) Martin. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Arthur and Marion (McKenna) Martin, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. Bob […] Read more »
The Seed Library is open. Seeds are available to check out free from the library; a variety of flower, herbs, and flowers available along with books on plants and gardening. Interested in starting your own garden? Check out a gardening kit from the library that comes with everything you need to start your first planting. […] Read more »
All Southcoast Active Service Military, Reservists and Veterans are invited to join the monthly meetings of the American Legion: Florence Eastman Post #280 (Serving the Tri-Town area of Mattapoisett – Marion – Rochester and beyond.) We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 1900 (7 pm.) Florence Eastman Post is located at 3 […] Read more »
Mary E. (Urquhart) Pearsull, 85, of Rochester, died March 20, 2022 after a long illness. She was the wife of Jack M. Pearsull, Sr. Born in Blakely, GA, she was 1 of 5 siblings. There after her birth she moved to New York City where she was raised. She was the daughter of the late […] Read more »