Elizabeth Sprague Pitcher was born in 1791 in a modest house on a small lane connecting Main and South Streets in Marion village. Daughter of Theophilus Pitcher and his wife, Sarah, she had five brothers and one sister. From the start, she hungered for an education, attending every village schoolhouse, and eventually becoming a teacher. […] Read more »

The Rochester Senior Center welcomes a new Afternoon Program Assistant, Barbara Wilson. Barbara is a Senior Aid sent by Coastline Elderly Services.              The Greater Boston Food Bank Free Commodity Food distribution will take place on Wednesday, June 12from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Program participants must pick-up their own food items unless other arrangements have been […] Read more »

Get outside and explore different beach habitats with your little ones this June during Itty Bitty Bay Explorers, a series of three free outings on Wednesday mornings with the Buzzards Bay Coalition. Through fun games and hands-on activities, your family will learn all about coastal animals and their habitats along Buzzards Bay’s shorelines.             On June 5, […] Read more »

It’s time to clean your shelves of your used books to make way for the new ones you’ll be buying at the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s annual book sale. We’re looking for good-quality hardcover and paperback books, audio and video tapes, DVDs, children’s books and puzzles. Please, no periodicals, encyclopedias, or textbooks. Donations can […] Read more »

Tuesday, June 11is the first day you can register at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library (MPL) for our children’s summer reading challenge. Drop by the library to complete your registration form and receive a free chain with a special tag and a time reading log. Track the time you read to earn prizes, beads for your […] Read more »

            The Town of Mattapoisett is facing a recycling contamination problem. Contamination has become such a global problem that China, one of the world’s largest receivers of recyclables, has instituted a “National Sword” policy which now bans 24 types of solid waste, which includes various plastics and unsorted paper and sets tougher standards for contamination levels. […] Read more »

In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-half by the Sippican Historical Society and one-half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »

Marion’s Transportation and Circulation Task Force (a subcommittee of the Planning Board) and the Board of Selectmen are pleased to announce that the town has achieved Tier 2 status in the Complete Streets Program. This milestone qualifies Marion to apply for grants of up to $400,000 per year for projects that improve town-owned roads, sidewalks, […] Read more »

The Old Rochester Regional Class of ‘74 will hold their 45th reunion on Saturday, July 20from 6:00 pm to midnight at the Reservation Golf Club in Mattapoisett. Please contact Betsy Horrocks-DiVeglia at diveglia@gmail.com if you have not received an invitation or you have had an address change. Read more »