The Rochester Women’s Club is having a paint party for children ages five and up on Saturday, May 2 from 10:00 am – 12:15 pm. This event is a fundraiser for the Raymond C. Hartley Scholarship Fund. Juice and pastries will be served, followed by a painting party with Amy King of King Designs. Amy […] Read more »

Business has been as brisk as the weather at the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s second Saturday of the month book sales. So good, in fact, that the supply of children’s books is low. Now is a great time for a bit of spring cleaning, and for donating good quality children’s books to the Friends. […] Read more »

Actor Stephen Collins will perform “Unlaunch’d Voices: An Afternoon with Walt Whitman” at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, April 19 at 2 pm. The public is invited to attend this free performance, supported in part by a grant from the Mattapoisett Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural […] Read more »

Spring has sprung, the weather is warmer, the days are longer, and just in time for Earth Day. AHA! celebrates our “Sustainable SouthCoast” on April 9. AHA! (Arts, History and Architecture!) is a FREE family-friendly event held rain or shine on the second Thursday of each month from 5:00 to 9:00 pm in historic downtown […] Read more »

The Rochester Police Department, in conjunction with Police Exam Solutions, has scheduled an Entrance Exam for the Rochester Police Department on May 30. The Rochester Police Department employs 10 full-time officers, five part-time officers and a number of reserve officers serving a population of approximately 5,400 residents. The department will hold an entrance exam to […] Read more »

The Sippican Lands Trust will not be holding its Annual Easter Egg Hunt this spring. After a long winter and a delayed spring warming, the trails are not in good condition for this event. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope you have a great holiday! Stay tuned for other upcoming kids events as the […] Read more »

The April meeting of the Rochester Women’s Club will be held Thursday, April 2 at 7:00 pm. The club house is located at 37 Marion Road in Rochester. Wine and cheese will be served before the meeting. We are looking forward to our very busy spring and are working on our 2015-2016 schedule. Women from […] Read more »

On April 20, Pamela Ciffolillo and Amy Wiggin from Mattapoisett, MA, will run to conquer cancer as members of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team in the 119th Boston Marathon. Ciffolillo and Wiggin, along with nearly 575 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates from across the United States and around the world, will run Massachusetts’ historic marathon route […] Read more »

During the final week of the season at Tabor Academy, Hockey Unlimited bestowed awards upon three of its young players. Goalies Zachary Pateakos of Marion and Jake DeMoranville of Rochester received Most Improved Player awards. Tim Dyer, Managing Director and Head Coach of Hockey Unlimited said, “Zack and Jake each have shown that hard work […] Read more »

The Sippican Community Solar Garden project construction is all coming together. The utility has installed its new poles and wires to connect the site to their service. The transformer and main electrical components will be in place and connected on April 7. The solar panel array installation will be complete on April 10. With the […] Read more »