The Rochester Senior Center is making and taking friendly phone calls to residents who would like to connect via telephone for some friendly conversation. Please contact the Senior Center if you would like to be added to the list for this service. The Rochester Senior Center would like to remind residents that Eastern Equine Encephalitis […] Read more »
The Mass Cultural Council has adjusted to the challenges brought on by the Covid pandemic and continues to support a variety of artistic, scientific and humanitarian projects that provide rich cultural activities for our communities. Many current grant recipients have had to alter their original proposals and use virtual format options, reorganize to comply with […] Read more »
As we watch the protest marches of the Black Lives Matter movement, it is interesting to look back at the years of similar marches, protests, and arrests that finally resulted 100 years ago in women gaining the right to vote. For all the preceding centuries, women were second class citizens and in most cases without […] Read more »
Marion will be offering three ways to vote in the September 1 State Primary. There will be voting by mail, early voting in person at the Town Clerk’s office, and regular voting at the polls. The deadline to register to vote in the State Primary is Saturday, August 22. The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot is Wednesday, August […] Read more »
The new Little Library at Matt Congo Church has been a huge success. We now find we are running low on children’s books. Please search your bookshelves and see if you have any age appropriate books you would be willing to donate. We need books for children of all ages but particularly books for young […] Read more »
On August 18, it will have been 100 years since the ratification of the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote. However, women were not “given” the right to vote; they campaigned over 50 years for equality and the right to vote. The 19th Amendment declared, “the right of citizens of the United States […] Read more »
The newly formed Marion Democratic Town Committee consists of 30 members. Our Mission Statement is to support issues that create a just and sustainable society, as well as to elect Democratic candidates who will work toward these goals. This year, 2020, is an important election year both locally and nationally. We have launched a new […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s harbormaster and team assisted the Army Corps and the Coast Guard, as the Mayflower returned to Plymouth via Buzzards Bay and the Cape Cod Canal after completing sea trials and a stay in New Bedford due to recent tropical storm. Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Environmental Police Read more »
On August 10, Mattapoisett received two checks totaling $185,229 from the Plymouth County CARES Act, a fund established to help cities and towns offset unplanned expenses due to COVID-19. Presenting the checks were Plymouth County commissioners Sandra Wright and Gregory Hanley, along with Thomas O’Brien, the county treasurer, and Jim Cantwell, the state director. Receiving […] Read more »
Activities at the Rochester Senior Center are gradually being re-introduced. All activities are held outdoors, weather permitting (under 90 degrees and not raining). COVID-19 guidelines are in place for all activities and events. Attendees are reminded to bring their own masks and adhere to social distancing (six-feet apart from those not in the same household). […] Read more »