Vote Pushes New Filters Forward

The Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission voted at its July 13 meeting to move forward with the preliminary design agreement for the Koch Separation filter upgrade to its water treatment plant.             After Jon Gregory of Tata & Howard told the commission that the preliminary design engineering agreements were set last month for filter […] Read more »

Rookie Year Draws Rave Reviews

            Mentorship played a key role in keeping first-year Old Rochester Regional School Superintendent Mike Nelson and his Central Office staff on an even keel through the tumultuous 2020-21 academic year that saw ORR District students begin the year mainly in a hybrid learning format and eventually return to school on a full-time, in-person basis. […] Read more »

Nolan Fest Celebrates an Amazing Life

            On August 18, it will have been a year since Nolan Gibbons passed away in his sleep, and two of his best friends in the music world are still trying to process their loss.             “A year before, I was doing Acapella Academy and he was my roommate at that camp, and I got […] Read more »

Three Marion Firefighters Graduate from Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training

Chief Brian Jackvony is pleased to announce that three Marion firefighters recently graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Call/Volunteer training program.             Firefighters Derek Malouin, Jared English and Patrick Owen are three of the 16 graduates from the MFA’s Call/Volunteer Training Class 92, which officially completed the Firefighter I/II program on Tuesday, June 29.             […] Read more »

Rochester Town Democratic Caucus

The Rochester Town Democratic Committee will be hosting its Caucus on Thursday, July 20,at 7:00 pm on Zoom. Together, we will elect two delegates and one alternate to attend and participate in the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention for the purpose of adopting a party platform. The convention will occur on September 25, and the final […] Read more »

Roland R. Menard

Roland R. Menard, 61, of Mattapoisett died July 12, 2021 unexpectedly at home.             Born in New Bedford, son of Roland and Janet (Major) Menard, he was raised in Fairhaven, traveled around the country when young, but lived in Mattapoisett most of his life.             He was a self-employed carpenter for many years. A hard […] Read more »

Charles “Charlie” McGowan

Please join us in celebrating the life of Charles “Charlie” McGowan. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 10:30am at St. Anthony’s Church in Mattapoisett. Following the service, the family will be hosting a casual lunch reception at 12:00pm at the McGowan family summer home at 3 Prospect Drive in […] Read more »

Board Accused of Favoritism

            Rochester Planning Board members were once again accused of favoritism regarding their review of a Definitive Subdivision Plan known as Longbow Lane filed by Planning Board member Ben Bailey, who had recused himself from the proceedings.             Represented by Bill Madden of G.A.F. Engineering Inc., the Gerrish Road project would feature a single residential […] Read more »

Nature Bingo Hike

Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust and Mattapoisett Library on Friday, July 23, at 10:00 am at the Grace Pond Preserve for a guided hike. Complete our Nature Bingo Game while hiking and receive a small prize from the library. Pre-register your children age 4 and up for this program at www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=MATTAP.             “The Mattapoisett Land […] Read more »

What’s Happening at the Elizabeth Taber Library?

July 17, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: A visit from the artMobile! The New Bedford Art Museum’s artMobile will arrive at the library with art projects inspired by the Ruth E. Carter exhibit Uncommon Threads. Explore fashion and costume design with the artMobile crew. This is a drop-in event at the library for all ages. […] Read more »