On Sunday, October 5, the South Coast Bikeway Team will participate in the Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride to raise money for clean water and a completed South Coast Bikeway. We are looking for more team members. If you have ridden as an individual in the past or are taking on the challenge for the first […] Read more »
The MAC has a full slate of fun activities to get your mind, body and soul back into the swing of things. Tap Fit – Instructor Teah Keogh is back with TapFit – this 60-minute class is designed for adults who want to add a little more happiness and a little less seriousness to […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Town Band would like to thank everyone who attended our recent concert, featuring movie music. Our final concert of the season will take place on August 20. This concert will feature a selection of requests received throughout the summer, as well as a few from last year. At this time, we are no […] Read more »
Gosnold Division and Training Ship Patriot State of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps are welcoming new applicants to the training program at Mass. Maritime Academy. Young men and women between the ages of 11 and 17 who may be interested in nautical or military opportunities are encouraged to join. Scheduled events include an annual […] Read more »
Lauri Carlson, John Jenney and Faith Ball recently donated Strawberry Point and the Pine Islands south and west of Pine Island Pond to the Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT.) All three are the children of David (deceased) and Janet Jenney, well-known and remembered Mattapoisett residents. These lands have been loved by the family since the early […] Read more »
Calling all crafters. This is your heads up to save the dates for the upcoming Friends of Plumb Library Crafting Sale. The Friends of the Library will be holding their first ever sale of craft supplies on Friday August 22 from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday August 23 from 10:00 am to 1:30 […] Read more »
The new exhibit that will open at the Rochester Historical Society Museum this fall is ” The Tools and Industry that Made Rochester” and it is supported by the Rochester Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The picture accompanying this article is one of the […] Read more »
The Bristol County Radio Control Club, Inc., will hold its annual John Nicolaci Memorial Float Fly on Saturday, August 16. The event will run from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. It will be held at Mary’s Pond in Rochester, Massachusetts. Parking opposite 507 Mary’s Pond Road. This is a non-competitive AMA sanctioned event. All […] Read more »
The August meeting at the Rochester Historical Society Museum will be hosted by both the Society and the Historical Commission on August 20 at 7:00 pm at the Historical Society Museum at 355 County Road, Rochester. Cemeteries, Genealogy and the Revolutionary War will be the topic of the evening in the context of beginning […] Read more »
Looking through some newspaper articles assembled in a notebook by Betty Beaulieu, I came across a 1951 Standard Times article about Rochester and its controversy over building a new school. Previously, I had mentioned that it took about 30 years for discussions on building a new school to actually result in the Rochester Memorial School, […] Read more »