We are so fortunate to have vital and active historical societies in the Tri-Towns, especially when they join forces to bring programming to those of us thirsty to learn more about our heritage. On March 24, through the cooperative efforts of the Mattapoisett Museum and the Sippican Historical Society, a presentation offering insights […] Read more »
The Town of Mattapoisett will have two candidates running for one open seat on the Select Board after Chairman and incumbent Jordan Collyer returned papers to the town clerk’s office on March 25, joining relative unknown Donald R. Lamarr, who returned papers two days earlier. The winner gets a three-year term. The other two […] Read more »
For the second straight year, the Town of Marion will see four or more candidates running for two open seats on its Planning Board at the May 13 election. Five actually pulled papers, but John Rockwell chose not to return them for Planning Board; he will run for reelection to the Open Space […] Read more »
And now for something completely different. On Friday, March 11, at the end of another busy week handling the town’s business, a call came into the Select Board’s office from a concerned citizen reporting what they believed was illegal shell fishing in Hiller Cove off Aucoot Road. As he prepared to leave Town Hall […] Read more »
The first sign of spring may be Turkey Vultures circling overhead to clean up carcasses killed by speeding cars that they can locate miles away worth their keen sense of smell. The flight of a Turkey Vulture is easy to recognize by its profile of a lazy circle overhead with the purpose to find dead […] Read more »
The Grade 2 basketball playoffs brought out the best in March 10 action at Center School in Mattapoisett. The Warriors earned their spot in the championship game with a big, 10-2 victory over the Heat, while the Knicks advanced to the title game, narrowly edging the Celtics, 10-8. In the final, 10-2, the Warriors defeated […] Read more »
The Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (FCAM) is pleased to announce that Cayce, Kentucky’s fire chief met two Massachusetts fire chiefs at the FCAM Conference Wednesday, after FCAM helped to coordinate the donation of a tanker truck to the Cayce Fire Department following the destruction of all their apparatuses in a tornado late last year. […] Read more »
The arts touch even the most jaded soul with beauty, intellectual stimulation and moments of sheer joy. Thus on March 2 as Jill Sanford prepared to give the third in a series of presentations focused on early American art, a wave of sweet anticipation ran through the audience. Through her study of art […] Read more »
Graham Correia sensed he was in the right place when he realized how much he savored a cup of coffee with a stranger in a country store somewhere in Pennsylvania. “I was in my glory in those 30 minutes,” said Correia, who says he is learning to place value on every experience that […] Read more »
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School junior Finn Pereira has created the winning design for the 2022 Harbor Days t-shirt (center image). The Mattapoisett Lions Club’s Valerie Kane worked with students at Old Colony to create potential designs for the t-shirt, and Pereira’s design is the result of an online vote. The Harbor Days […] Read more »