The full monthly newsletter and calendar are available on our website www.rochestermaseniorcenter.com. Like us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/rochesterma.com On Friday, February 14 at 1:30 pm, the Rochester Senior Center will hold the annual Year of Remembrance event. This event is for friends and families who have lost a loved one in the past year. It is open to the community. […] Read more »
In 2018 and 2019 Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT) hired foresters Phil Benjamin and Tom Farrell to create Forest Management Plans for 360 acres of woods in our Old Aucoot and Brandt Island Cove Districts. To improve habitat for wildlife, particularly birds, the foresters recommend selective thinning and limited tree harvest in certain forest areas to […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT) welcomed scouts, siblings, and parents from Cub Scout Pack 53 to Dunseith Gardens on Saturday, February 1 for a campfire and winter hike. MLT’s Gary Johnson demonstrated how to build a “log cabin” style campfire with all-natural tinder, kindling, fire logs, and a single match! Once the fire was lit, MLT’s […] Read more »
In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded half by the Sippican Historical Society and half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were cataloged and photographed. The […] Read more »
There’s a new historical plaque situated at the site of the former Tripp Mill. Located on the west branch of the Mattapoisett River off Acushnet Road, Tripp Mill was owned and operated for decades by members of the Tinkham family. A stone spillway remains at the site. The over 20-acre Tinkham Pond fed by the […] Read more »
The full monthly newsletter and calendar are available on our website www.rochestermaseniorcenter.com. Events and photographs are also posted on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Rochestercoa. On Monday, February 3 at 12:00 pm, the Rochester Senior Center will hold a special luncheon prepared by Marsha Hartley. Marsha will be cooking up homemade chicken pot pie. All are welcome to attend […] Read more »
Online Registration Opens for ArtStart 2020 – Online registration for ArtStart, the Marion Art Center’s summer program for young children ages 4 ½ through 9, opens Friday, February 1. The MAC has added a fifth session to ArtStart in 2020. This year’s summer camp will run as follows: Session 1: June 29-July 3; Session 2: July 6-10; Session 3: July […] Read more »
They keep losing, but that hasn’t stopped the oil industry from trying to undo the Massachusetts Oil Spill Prevention Act (MOSPA). For the fourth time in a little more than a decade, the Coalition has assisted in successfully defending Buzzards Bay’s hallmark protection law. This month, a federal district judge rejected an out-of-state oil shipping […] Read more »
The friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging a non-profit, non-governmental group, has been aiding COA programs and supplementing the needs of senior citizens in the community for many years. During that time, the FOTMCOA has purchased furnishings, appliances, and televisions that the COA has used in its social rooms for the benefit of senior […] Read more »
Marion Council on Aging invites you to try Line Dancing every Monday from 2:00 to 3:00 pm at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center, 465 Mill Street. Line Dancing with Instructor Nancy Cabral. Were you aware that scientists have proven that regular dancing decreases the risk of dementia by 76 percent? After 75, people do […] Read more »