The Mattapoisett School Committee met on July 1 by Zoom, went into executive session, and emerged to vote to accept a memorandum of agreement with the Mattapoisett Educators Association. The one-year agreement includes a 2.25-percent pay increase. Mattapoisett Town Administrator Mike Lorenco also attended the meeting and voted in the affirmative, along with […] Read more »
In the July 1 meeting of the Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission at the Police Station, Chair John Rockwell characterized progress on various projects as “slow,” but said, “The wheels are turning.” MOSAC is involved in several areas around Marion, and the nature of that involvement seems to change with every location. […] Read more »
Bertha S. (Miethe) Perrault, 102, of Mattapoisett died peacefully in her home on July 10, 2021, where she was under the care of her loving daughters. She was the wife of the late Edward A. Perrault and daughter of the late Bernard and Bertha (Ochs) Miethe. Bertha was a city girl, born and raised […] Read more »
July 13, 6:30 pm: Mandala workshop with author and artist Dannie Engwert. The author of “Good Grief” celebrates joy through art. Design your own found object mandalas and take home a photographic keepsake of your creations. This is an outdoor program at the library for teens and adults. July 20, 1:00 pm: Flying High […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett COA holds Widowed Persons Support every first Thursday of each month at 9:30 am at 17 Barstow Street, Mattapoisett, MA, at the COA Entrance. Free and confidential, Led by Nancy Arnold, Bereavement Counselor, Southcoast Health VNA. Contact Nancy for more information at 508-973-3227 or ArnoldN@southcoast.org. Have you (or maybe someone you know) […] Read more »
The 74th Annual Marion Horse Show is a cherished event for the town and the surrounding area. So, when the skies darkened and threatened this year’s event, people arrived anyway, towing their horse trailers loaded down with supplies for equines and their humans. This year’s event was held on July 3 at Washburn Park. […] Read more »
The Rev. Paul Goranson, Retired Rector Grace Church, Oxford, MA, will officiate on July 11 at 8:00 am and 10:00 am services using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. All are welcome at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, by the Town Beach, in Mattapoisett on Sunday, July 11. Masks required at this time. Read more »
College of the Holy Cross congratulates more than 1,451 students who were named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List, including Collin Fitzpatrick of Marion, majoring in Economics; Danielle Nutter of Mattapoisett, majoring in History; and Anne Le Gassick of Mattapoisett, majoring in Undeclared. Coastal Carolina University recognized nearly 1,200 students during its in-person Spring […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health on July 6 considered adding some dumpster regulations to the town’s Health Code to combat an increasing issue with pests, particularly raccoons, causing problems at the dumpsters of area establishments. Health Agent Anna Wimmer told the board that she and Public Health Nurse Lori Desmarais researched the regulations […] Read more »
For many, many decades, the Brattle Book Shop has been a fixture in Boston for lovers of old, used, and rare books. Its history is the history of a family whose love of the printed word transcended nearly all other desires. Today, Ken Gloss, a second-generation bookseller and highly respected authority on rare books […] Read more »