Today, many of the younger generations know phones as an essential item to carry with them to use as cameras, text, and store all the essential aspects of life. A landline phone, particularly one with a dial, is an antique to be puzzled over. However, older residents of Rochester remember not just landlines with easily […] Read more »
Using our new database, Creativebug, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library has fashioned a craft kit to help you realize “you’re more creative than you think”. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, learn how to use yarn to wrap wire that is shaped into the word LOVE. Log in to Creativebug to watch how it’s done […] Read more »
The Marion Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Claire Dempsey and Jennifer Doherty have been selected as historic preservation consultants for continuation of the Focused Historic Survey of Marion’s Portuguese and Cape Verdean Communities. Work has begun as part of efforts to expand and update Marion’s Inventory of Historic Assets, initially completed in 1998, […] Read more »
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »
The Massachusetts legislature concluded its two-year session with the passage of a transportation bond bill on January 5. The transportation measure authorizes $16.5 billion in road and bridge projects around the entire state over the next 10 years. Rep. Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett), House co-chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, was one of six […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center opens its 2021 season with the annual Winter Members’ Show. The exhibit runs Friday, January 15, through Thursday, February 25. Current gallery hours are Thursday – Saturday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm each day, or by appointment. All visitors must adhere to state recommended safety guidelines, including social distancing and mask […] Read more »
Applications for Community Preservation Act funding are now available in the Town Clerk’s Office at the Marion Town House located at 2 Spring Street, Marion, MA 02738. The Community Preservation Act is a Massachusetts Law that allows participating cities and towns to adopt a real estate tax surcharge supplemented by State matching funds in order […] Read more »
There is an old English tradition called the “Burning of the Green.” On the eve of Epiphany, 12th night, the custom was to take down Christmas trees, wreaths, and other greenery. The folklore underlying this tradition was the belief that spirits lived in the varied natural Christmas decorations. The greenery gave them shelter during […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to offer two $2,000 scholarship awards to Mattapoisett residents who are high school seniors graduating June 2020. In addition, there will be one $1,000 scholarship granted to a Mattapoisett resident who is reentering the academic world after graduation and is in pursuit of a postsecondary degree. Please go to […] Read more »
On Wednesday, December 9, the Mattapoisett Master Plan Committee (MMPC) met for the first time via Zoom. The role of the MMPC is to work with the Planning Board to guide the project by identifying local goals and priorities, to comment on and to influence work that the project team creates, and to be optimistic […] Read more »