Boy Scout Troop 53 will be taking part in the Council-wide Scouting for Food drive. Door hangers will be distributed in Mattapoisett on Saturday, October 27announcing this annual event and Saturday, November 3, non-perishable food items will be collected for distribution through local food pantries. Narragansett Council Scouting for Food through 31 consecutive years has […] Read more »

For the complete newsletter, please visit us at 67 Dexter Lane, Rochester, MA to pick up a newsletter or visit us on our website: rochestermaseniorcenter.com/ to download the newsletter onto your computer. Also, don’t forget to follow us on our Facebook page for weekly updates. www.facebook.com/rochestercoa/. There are a lot of upcoming trips in October. […] Read more »

Remember when you were a little kid and going to the playground was so much fun? Where I grew up, the only playground was on the grounds of the Catholic orphanage. We weren’t supposed to go there, but we did. Then came the day I fell off the monkey bars and landed on my face. […] Read more »

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today the first confirmed human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Plymouth County. In addition to the case just identified, there have been 41 other human WNV cases identified in Massachusetts this year – the highest number of cases Massachusetts has ever recorded in a single […] Read more »

At a meeting of the Sippican Lands Trust (SLT)’s Board of Directors held on September 11, 2018, a new slate of Executive Officers was approved. The new Executive Officers are Alan Harris as President, Jonathan Howland as Vice President, Wayne Tirrell as Treasurer, Susannah Davis as Clerk, Kate Ross as Past President, and Randy Parker […] 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 »

The Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging (FOTMCOA), 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 […] Read more »

At the end of July, the Town submitted an $8.5 million dollar grant proposal to the Federal Department of Transportation (“DOT”) to reconstruct Industrial Drive and build a separated bike/pedestrian path from the North Street “Park and Ride” to the Marion Town line. Mattapoisett Town Administrator Michael Gagne described the project’s benefits: “It will facilitate […] Read more »

Over the last several weeks, there has been lots of activity at the Mechanic Street entrance to the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. You might wonder – what’s going on here? In addition to the installation of a three-level lift at the wheelchair-accessible entrance on Church Street, a third lift is now under construction. FORM Construction has […] Read more »

For the complete newsletter, please visit us at 67 Dexter Lane, Rochester, MA to pick up a newsletter or visit us on our website: www.rochestermaseniorcenter.com to download the newsletter onto your computer. Also, don’t forget to follow us on our Facebook page for weekly updates: www.facebook.com/rochestercoa/. There are a lot of upcoming trips in October. […] Read more »