The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library (FOML) invite you to the Annual Jewelry & Accessories Sale. It is a wonderful opportunity to do some holiday shopping or treat yourself to a great selection of costume, upscale and vintage jewelry and accessories at very reasonable prices. We will also feature high-end pieces in our silent auction. […] Read more »
Have you always wanted to learn how to play Mah Jongg? Now’s your chance. Join us for a three-week Mah Jongg learning session, open to Sippican Woman’s Club members and up to four non-members. Tuesdays: September 1, 8 and 15, 10:00 am to noon, at Handy’s Tavern on 152 Front Street, Marion. Please […] Read more »
Over 60 campers from Mattapoisett Recreation’s Seahorse Summer Explorers Camp took over the Mattapoisett Museum on Monday, August 3, as a kickoff to their “Mattapoisett Is Special” themed week. Armed with seek-and-find and scavenger hunt sheets, five groups of campers, ages 4 to 12, scoured the museum for three hours, examining artifacts and documents, guided […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Congregational Church at 27 Church St., Mattapoisett, invites the community to join a simple monthly effort to help ensure everyone has enough food to put on the table. On the third Thursday of every month, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, please drive by and drop off your donation of nonperishable food to […] Read more »
This weekend, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Joseph H. Plumb Library, but Rochester’s libraries go back much further than that. There was an historical piece on “Rochester Libraries” printed in the “Evening Star” in December of 1897. Written by John S. Ryder, it stated that Rochester had a library in the early 1800s. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Museum is excited to announce that a new museum entrance will soon be constructed to provide all community members with direct access to all sections of the museum. The new entrance will bring visitors into a new foyer located on the East side of the building, from which visitors will enter the Mendell […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee (MDTC) is looking for a few good neighbors. If you’re a registered Democrat in Mattapoisett who cares about what’s happening in this town — and in this country — we’d love to have you join us. The MDTC is your local Democratic committee, and we do real work: supporting […] Read more »
These are difficult times for many local families as they struggle to manage the rising costs for everyday needs. As a new school year approaches, students and staff at Rochester Memorial School could use some help with classroom supplies. To that end, the Rochester Democratic Town Committee is coordinating a collection of supplies to be […] Read more »
An Hour with Eleanor, written and performed by Cynthia Krause, will take place at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on Saturday, September 26 at 4:00 pm. “I was a little controversial,” so says Eleanor Roosevelt in her opening greeting in An Hour with Eleanor. This one-woman play was the winner of the 2022–23 Marion Art […] Read more »
When we envision a company of militia fighting in the Revolution, I think we usually picture the well-known three white marchers with the flag, the drum and the bugle. However, the Revolutionary War was also fought by men of color and Native Americans. Early in the war, the Native American tribes chose sides, with most […] Read more »