The Town of Mattapoisett’s Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 14. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm in the Old Rochester Regional High School Auditorium, 135 Marion Road. There are 35 warrant articles to be voted on. A copy of the warrant is available on the Town website (www.mattapoisett.net). Copies are also […] Read more »

Expand your repertoire of appetizer recipes! Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, May 20from 2:00 – 3:00 pm and see a cooking demonstration by local chef and Johnson & Wales graduate Colby Rottler. Learn how to prepare seven delicious hot or cold appetizers – from meat to cheese to veggie/vegan. Have a […] Read more »

The 2018 Memorial Day Remembrances and Parade will take place on Monday, May 28starting at 9:00 am in front of the Music Hall at 164 Front Street. In the event of rain, the event will be relocated to the Multipurpose Room of Sippican Elementary School. The 2018 parade and remembrances will follow a new route, […] Read more »

The May 16 meeting of the Rochester Historical Society will feature Henry Hartley presenting the history of the Hartley Saw Mill through pictures and personal recollections at the East Rochester Church/Museum, 355 County Road at 7:00 pm. This interesting look into the life of one of our Rochester businesses is in keeping with our focus this […] Read more »

Get outside and take a Sunday Stroll with the Buzzards Bay Coalition at New Boston Trail (325 New Boston Road, Fairhaven), on May 6at 10:00 am. During this leisurely one-hour walk through the woods, you’ll get some fresh air and exercise while learning how to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle. New Boston Trail is the […] Read more »

The public is welcome to a lecture by Dr. Stuart Swiny entitled “History Matters: Investigations in Cyprus and the Middle East” at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, May 6at 2:00 pm. This program is offered as part of The Purrington Lecture Series by the Mattapoisett Library Trust. Imagine the often irreparable damage suffered […] Read more »

Join the Astronomical Society of Southern New England and the Buzzards Bay Coalition for an evening stargazing walk at The Bogs, 138 Acushnet Road, Mattapoisett on Friday, May 4at 8:00 pm. Far away from the city lights, the 500-acre Mattapoisett River Reserve offers visitors a dark, expansive sky to view the stars. As you gaze […] Read more »

Please join us at the Elizabeth Taber Library on Thursday evening, May 10, at 6:30 pm for an author talk with Marie Fricker. She will be discussing her book All in My Head: How a Hypochondriac Beat Brain Cancer. A book signing will follow. Marie (Gallishaw) Fricker is a head writer for the 30-office Jack […] Read more »

There will be a Sunday Morning Family Walk in the Woods entitled “Loving God’s Creation” on May 6at Munn Preserve in Mattapoisett. The Mattapoisett Congregational Church Sunday School and Mattapoisett Land Trust will lead a spiritual walk for children and their parents to explore emerging Spring beauty, the importance of salt marshes, local history and […] Read more »

The Machacam Club will hold the final meeting on May 2at Post 280. Social time is 5:30 pm; dinner is at 6:00pm. The meal will be ham, beans, cole slaw with pie for dessert. Unfortunately, we will not have a speaker for this meeting. Callers and members are asked to bear in mind the importance […] Read more »