The First Congregational Church of Rochester Women’s Guild will be having its annual Christmas Fair, on Saturday, November 3from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall at the Church on 11 Constitution Way, Rochester. There will be many tables with handmade items, silent auction, baked goods, jewelry, plants, hand carved birds, quilted items, […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Nasketucket Bird Club will be on Thursday, October 25at 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Public Library. Alan Kneidel, biologist at Manomet, will present “Migratory Ecology of Whimbrels on Cape Cod and Beyond.” Many shorebird populations are declining. To understand what threats are impacting survival, Manomet is conducting research to uncover […] Read more »
The faith communities of Community Baptist, First Congregational, St. Gabriel’s, and St. Rita’s are co-sponsoring a flu clinic with the Marion Board of Health on Sunday, October 28from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at the First Congregational Church’s community center meeting room behind the General Store at 144 Front Street, Marion. Please remember to wear […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Rochester Democratic Town Committee is October 20at 10:30 am at the Rochester Town Hall. We will be planning for the November 6 election by reviewing the ballot questions. We will also be discussing what it means to become a “green community” in preparation for the upcoming town meeting. All are […] Read more »
The Rochester Woman’s Club will be welcoming in Halloween this year by opening its doors to local Trick or Treaters. Members of the club will be dressed in costume and handing out treats between 4:30 and 6:30 on Halloween evening. The Rochester Woman’s Club is a non-profit organization of local women (not only Rochester residents) […] Read more »
Maggie Shipstead will be visiting classes during a week-long residency at Tabor Academy the week of October 15 – 19 in an effort to expose Tabor students to professional American writers. The author will meet with faculty groups and students in their English classes, as well as the staff of the student newspaper or those […] Read more »
It’s the perfect time of year to warm up under a blanket or next to the fire with a new book. The Friends Book Sale is the perfect opportunity to stock up on some reading material. The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library will be holding their Second Saturday Monthly Book Sale, November 10, from 10:00 […] Read more »
On Saturday, October 20at 5:30 pm on the Dunseith Property, Route 6 and North Street, the Mattapoisett Land Trust offers a unique story teller, Danny Dullea, for their annual “Salty Silvery Moon Soiree” celebration with a fire to make s’mores. Danny Dullea’s stories, he said “are about Environmental Justice to honor the beauty and integrity […] Read more »
Yasmina Reza’s “ART” will open at the Marion Art Center (MAC) on Friday, November 9with subsequent performances on Saturday, November 10; Sunday, November 11; Friday,November 16, and Saturday, November 17. All Friday and Saturday performances will begin at 7:30 pm, while the Sunday matinee performance on November 11 will begin at 2:00 pm. How much […] Read more »
The annual fall sale at the East Mattapoisett Quaker church will be held from 8:30 am to noon on Saturday, October 20, at 103 Marion Road (Rte. 6). Vendors should call Alan Harris at 1-508-317-3601 to see if inside tables or outside space are still available. To donate sale items (no electronics, heavy furniture, or […] Read more »