The ORR Lady Bulldogs Varsity Basketball team dominated Dighton-Rehoboth 50-24 Thursday night in front of a home crowd in the ORR gymnasium. The girls went on a 16-2 run in the first quarter and never gave up their lead. The team improves to 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the South Coast Conference. Sophomore Gabby Reuter […] Read more »
Across the nation, housing markets are still stifled from the collapse in 2008. Growth remains slow but prices were up 3.6% in the third quarter from one year ago, according to Standard & Poor. In the last few months, Mattapoisett has seen a significant increase in local residential real estate development. The number of qualified […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School Cheerleaders worked hard all season to earn a spot in the National Championships in Florida, but they need your help to get there! They have until February to raise $12,000 in order to afford the trip to Orlando. In order to reach their goal, the ladies have coordinated several […] Read more »
Oil Painter Margot Wizansky knows how important animals are to people. That’s why she has dedicated a good portion of her time for her latest exhibit painting animals and doing pet portraits. Now, Tri-Town residents will have a chance to see the artist’s latest exhibit as it makes its way to the Mattapoisett Library. “It’s […] Read more »
Pam and Oren Robinson of Rochester have always been cat people. More often than not, a few furry felines would find a comfortable home with their family. “They’ve always been a passion of ours,” said Oren. “We adopted a few from shelters but that wasn’t really solving the problem.” The problem is too many cats. […] Read more »
On Tuesday, December 25, many Tri-Town residents braved the chilly temperatures and jump into Mattapoisett Town Beach for the 12th Annual Christmas Day Swim. All of the proceeds benefitted the Helping Hands and Hooves organization, which provides therapeutic horseback rides to people with disabilities. Photos by Felix Perez. Read more »
Since 1951, Christmas at Tinkhamtown Chapel has been a Mattapoisett tradition. At first, a service was held on Christmas Eve, a format that endured until about 30 years ago when it was moved to the Saturday before Christmas. For the last few years, the chapel has hosted an annual carol sing-along for the community. The carol sing, […] Read more »
Since 2009, Mattapoisett resident William Huggins has been battling colon cancer. He was first diagnosed when he was 37 and was treated successfully. But the cancer came back and metastasized, spreading to his liver, and quickly advancing to Stage IV. There is no Stage V. As a result, Huggins under went extensive surgery during which 75% of his […] Read more »
The boom in energy efficiency technology has been steadily progressing despite the world’s resistance to upgrading to a greener standard. It isn’t as easy as putting some solar panels on the roof or turning down the heat. Municipalities, especially, have been hard-pressed to “go green” in an effort to save taxpayer dollars that could be […] Read more »
December 3 was warmer than expected for this time of year so Dan White of Mattapoisett decided to take advantage of the balmy temperatures and brought his four Scottish Terriers to Washburn Park in Marion for a walk. They had spent many an afternoon previous strolling the paths around the park and White decided to […] Read more »