On Friday, March 13, Pastor Amy Lignitz Harken, and Phil Jackson, Chair of the Council at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church (MCC), jointly announced the suspension of all activities taking place at the Church until the beginning of April. Church leadership determined that the best course of action, at this time of great stress and anxiety […] Read more »

The Mattapoisett Museum Charity Yard Sale scheduled for Saturday, May 9 has been canceled. The museum is no longer accepting donations. Read more »

Spring is finally here, and summer is on the horizon – which means now is the perfect time to sign up to swim for clean water at the 27th annual Buzzards Bay Swim on Saturday, June 27. Register now at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/swim to secure your spot in this popular event.             The Buzzards Bay Swim is an […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail are disappointed to announce the cancelation of the fifth annual Tour de Crème scheduled for Sunday, May 17. The emergency measures instituted by state and local government in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic require that we not hold the event this year. We […] Read more »

As a precaution, the Rochester Land Trust is postponing the Annual Meeting that was scheduled for March 26. We apologize for the inconvenience and we will reschedule at a later date when able. Read more »

After prayerful consideration and in compliance with government directives, First Congregational Church of Rochester, 11 Constitution Way in Rochester, has closed its church buildings in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. All services and activities held at FCCR — including the Easter Community Carnival scheduled for Saturday, March 28 – have been canceled […] Read more »

The Mattapoisett PTA invites the community to join us at our eighth annual “Adult Night Out” fundraiser event on Friday, April 3 at the Walrus & Captain in the Ropewalk starting at 7:00 pm.              Donations of raffle prizes and silent auction items are pouring in from our generous community! Items include: multi-night luxury hotel stays, golf equipment […] Read more »

The Rochester Historical Society museum has several family scrapbooks from long time Rochester families. These scrapbooks hold a wealth of local information on a variety of topics of days gone by.  Our March monthly meeting will have these scrapbooks on display for everyone to browse through on Wednesday, March 18 at 7 pm at the museum 355 County […] Read more »

The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to have Diane Gilbert of the Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust as the speaker at our meeting on Thursday, March 19. Our meetings are held at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church’s Renyard Hall, located at the corner of Church and Mechanic Streets, beginning at 11:00 am. An informal luncheon is provided by […] Read more »

Come one, come all to the second annual Easter Community Carnival to be held at First Congregational Church of Rochester, 11 Constitution Way in Rochester, on Saturday, March 28. Doors open at noon for two hours of family-friendly fun that includes carnival foods and games with lots of prizes and candy-filled eggs, a bouncy house, face […] Read more »