Beginning April 8, the Elizabeth Taber Library will be open by appointment every Thursday. Book your timeslot for in-person browsing or computer use between 11:00 am –3:45 pm. Curbside pick-up is still available through the library, with new extended pick up hours on Tuesdays. Curbside pick-up is available Tuesday, 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm; Wednesday, 12:00 pm […] Read more »

Captain Judah Hathaway, born in 1832, began his maritime career in 1849 at the age of 17. He shipped aboard the whaler Hickley under Captain Alan Besse. They sailed around Cape Horn and were at sea for four years. Having worked his way up to first mate, he sailed from Marion on the schooner Admiral Blake.             During the […] Read more »

The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra (NBSO) presented over 130 virtual and in-person concerts and programs between March 20, 2020 and March 21, 2021. These events included a wide range of musical and educational programming featuring the musicians and staff of the orchestra. Musical performances varied widely, including musicians livestreaming from their homes, masked cellists playing […] Read more »

The Mattapoisett Free Public Library is providing another ‘Take & Make Adult DIY Craft Kit’: tissue paper pompoms. In this simple but cheerful project, you’ll learn to make large decorative tissue paper pompoms by going to a great recent database we have called Creativebug. We provide all the necessary supplies, including a transcription of the […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Land Trust’s 2018 Forest Management Plan recommended the removal of invasive plants and poor quality trees in a 2-acre parcel north of Route 6, and just west of the Quaker Meeting House in Mattapoisett. These steps will allow regrowth of a young forest free of invasive plants. The necessary clearing work began on March […] 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 »

State Representative William M. Straus, Selectman Jordan C. Collyer, and Kathleen Damaskos of the Mattapoisett Cultural Council have announced the award of 20 grants totaling $11,560 for cultural programs in and around Mattapoisett.             Grant recipients include Mattapoisett Free Public Library, Mattapoisett Land Trust, and Mattapoisett Museum. A complete list of recipients and grant amounts […] Read more »

The picture with this week’s article is of the covers of the first of four Rochester Journals (which can be purchased from the Friends of the Library or at the Rochester Historical Museum). In 1999, Librarian Lucy Loomis, using grant funding, reached out to Rochester residents to contribute memories of life in Rochester. Called “Diary […] Read more »

Do you know a high school teacher who would be happy to assign a creative civics project? Do you know a high school student who loves to make videos? Please help League of Women Voters of Massachusetts spread the word about its “Democracy Challenge” Student Video Contest.             What is the contest? We are asking […] Read more »

The Rochester Senior Center will be offering most regularly scheduled programs starting in April. Coffee & Conversation is offered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 am –11:00 am. Scrabble is scheduled on Tuesdays from 9:00 am – 11:00 am. Stepping & Stretching will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 2:00 pm – 3:00 […] Read more »