The Historical Society this year has been frequently focused on cemeteries. I suppose that’s not completely surprising since we preserve and investigate the history of a town that will be celebrating its 350th anniversary inside of a decade. Previously, I have written about both the private cemetery in the center of town as well as […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Christopher Skelly of Skelly Preservation Services has been selected to complete a town wide Survey Plan which will make recommendations for updating Mattapoisett’s historic and cultural resources. The last survey of historic properties was completed in the early 1980’s, and it is necessary that the original […] Read more »
Saint Gabriel’s Episcopal Church now has a Director of Youth and Family Formation in place. Her name is Wendy Reardon, and she comes to the Parish with years of diverse experiences at forming young hearts and minds. The new programs of Formation kick off on Sunday, September 11 with an outdoor service, food and fishing. […] Read more »
The Republican Party as an organization has returned to Mattapoisett. Everyone interested in participating in the GOP should contact Paul Criscuolo, Chair Mattapoisett GOP, Email: chairmattyREP@gmail.com; Mail: 82 County Road PMB #17, Mattapoisett, MA 02739; Mobile 919.247.0706; Facebook: Mattapoisett Republican Party; Twitter: Mattapoisett Republican Party @MattyMAGOP Read more »
In a recent article in the Boston Globe newspaper, there was a story about an archeological dig at a 1725 house in Canton, MA. Among the items discovered, there were three pairs of shoes found in a crawl space under a floor as well as others in the walls. Over the years, our historical society […] Read more »
Chief Brian Jackvony and EMS Director Lt. Lyle McKay are pleased to announce that Marion Fire EMS was recently approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Office of Emergency Medical Services to conduct Community EMS programs. Community EMS is a collaborative system that addresses illness or injury prevention through public […] Read more »
The Marion Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Phase 2 of the Marion Historic Survey Update has recently been completed. Work on this project included updating and expanding the Historic Inventory in much of the Marion Village area in order to make it more accessible, more easily usable and fully compliant with current […] Read more »
On August 6 and 7, more than 6,000 riders, including four riders from Marion, four from Mattapoisett and six from Rochester, pedaled in the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), a bike-a-thon with one and two-day routes from 25 to 210 miles with the goal of topping last year’s record-breaking gift and raising $66 million for cancer research […] Read more »
Have you ever stood at the window facing your backyard and said, “The garden is really turning out beautifully this summer. I sure do wish I could find a way to share it with people.” Well, the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club may have a way for you to make that wish come true. Next summer, […] Read more »
I always like it when an article I have written leads to a second article because of a reader’s response. I think in the newspaper industry that means it is a story with legs. Often, the person responding has a much greater depth of knowledge than I do. This happened after I wrote the article […] Read more »