The Mattapoisett Yacht Club (MYC) kicked off its 2015 Season with its annual “Spring Fling” Party on Saturday, April 11 held at the home of Commodore Bob Warren. The event was well attended and a good time was had by all. The MYC, established in 1901, has provided local sailors with a variety of sailing […] Read more »
In 2012, the Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission extended the operating license for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in nearby Plymouth, one of the oldest nuclear plants in the nation, for another 20 years. Pilgrim is the same design as the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan that experienced a storm-related shut down in March 2011. This […] Read more »
On Friday, May 15 at 7:00 pm, the public is invited to the Marion Music Hall for the month’s Classic Film Friday Presentation, the 1940 drama, The Grapes of Wrath. Directed by John Ford, it explores a share-cropping family’s trials and misfortunes during the Great Depression. Having served four years in prison for killing a […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society will hold a yard sale at the East Rochester Church/Museum, 355 County Rd., Rochester on Saturday, May 30 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Items for the sale may be dropped off at the Museum on the following Fridays: May 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 9:00 am to noon or […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Winters Farmers’ Market is coming to an end. The final week will be Saturday, May 9 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, located at the Old Rochester Regional Junior High School Gymnasium. The market will start to have some summer market vendors attending as well. Fresh vegetables, meats, cheeses, honeys, jams, coffee, […] Read more »
The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. The public and new members are welcome. Read more »
Mattapoisett Friends Meeting will hold a yard sale on Saturday, May 9 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm in the social hall behind the meetinghouse at 103 Marion Road, Route 6. For anybody who has done some spring-cleaning and would like to join the sale, please contact the Friends by May 6. An inside table […] Read more »
You are invited for supper on Friday, May 8 at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. Everyone is welcome. Open Table offers a delicious meal prepared by volunteers on the second Friday of every month, September through May, so this will be the last meal for the season. There is no charge, although donations are gratefully accepted. […] Read more »
Marion Town-Wide Cleanup & SpringFest will be held on Saturday, May 9. The Cleanup is from 9:00 am to noon at the Music Hall; SpringFest is from noon to 4:00 pm at Washburn Park. Litter and clutter beware! Streets will be cleaned and closets will be cleared as the Marion Tree & Parks Committee and […] Read more »
The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on the Mattapoisett River, sponsored by the Rochester Fire Department, will take place on Monday, May 25 starting at 8:30 am at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir, Snipatuit Road, in Rochester and finishing at the Herring Weir, River Road at Route 6, in Mattapoisett. The race is open to persons of […] Read more »