As chairman of the Mattapoisett Capital Planning Committee for a number of years, Chuck McCullough has been at the forefront of reviewing and bringing to Town Meeting expenditures over $10,000 as requested by town departments. But more recently over the past year or so, McCullough, with the assistance of the committee members, has begun […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Library Artist Series exhibition of John Middleton: Found Objects Transformed from December 15 to January 14. After receiving a PhD in English in the midwest (writing his dissertation on Moby-Dick,) Mattapoisett resident John Middleton was an assistant professor of English in Georgia. He then had a career in sales and marketing. When he retired […] Read more »
The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Monday, December 13 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. The Public and new members welcome. Read more »
The Marion Planning Board opened discussion on Lockheed Martin’s property during its Monday night Zoom meeting. While the future of the land in Sippican Office Park may never fall under the board’s purview, the members’ discussion is the latest step in what is quickly becoming a comprehensive, town-wide effort to evaluate and/or influence […] Read more »
The Luna moth was chosen in 1987 as the most beautiful in America and selected to appear on a United States postage stamp. It also won first prize to grace the cover of National Field Guide for Moths. And in the year 2007, it was programed as an animated moth symbol on television to […] Read more »
Muriel F. (Johnson) Emery, 97, of Mattapoisett died December 6, 2021 peacefully at Our Lady’s Haven. Born and raised in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Frank E. and Clara (Bentley) Johnson, and lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Her family includes her daughter, Elizabeth LaValley and her husband Stephen of […] Read more »
The Rochester Women’s Club on Marion Rd. was organized in 1928 and incorporated in 1932. When it first started it was an auxiliary of the Men’s Club, and the meetings were held in their building. The group later ended that connection and became part of. At that time they moved their meetings to the vestry […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club will hold a toy and canned goods drive on Saturday, December 11 at the old Bowlmor parking lot (next to Ying Dynasty,) 22 County Road, Mattapoisett. New, unwrapped toys and canned goods may be dropped off between 10:00 and 2:00. Following the drive, canned goods will be delivered to Damien’s Pantry […] Read more »
Andrew B. Tillett, 59, of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Drew was born in New Bedford on August 10, 1962, and spent the majority of his life as a proud Fairhaven resident. He initially attended Tabor Academy but insisted on transferring to Fairhaven High in order to […] Read more »
The Rochester School Committee was thrilled to hear from three sixth-grade students during its December 2 meeting. The students, also inside Rochester Memorial School but connecting to the committee meeting via Zoom, attended to present on the NexTrex Summer Cycling Challenge, a project-based learning experience focused on plastics recycling. “We are doing […] Read more »