As part of its commitment to safety, controlling costs and managing risk, the Town of Rochester was awarded a $5,000 grant to enhance security at the Rochester Memorial School. Rochester received the grant from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA), which provides property and casualty insurance to the town. Rochester will use the grant funds […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Class of 1964 is holding their annual summer gathering for local classmates on Saturday, June 28 at 1pm at Ned’s Point Lighthouse in Mattapoisett. This would be a good time to confirm your attendance at our 50th reunion in September 2014. Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust is pleased to announce that it has acquired 22 acres of woodland and salt marsh along Mattapoisett Neck Road from Jeanne and Gregory Downey of Mattapoisett. The property lies between parcels of land that were previously protected by the Mattapoisett Land Trust as well as the Wildlands Trust of Duxbury, MA. […] Read more »
Join us at the Elizabeth Taber Library on Thursday, June 19 at 6:30 pm for a special program featuring Derek DeCosta of Mattapoisett. He is the author of The Moonlight King, a modern day true story of slavery to freedom. Derek DeCosta was born Yoon Sang Kyun from a tiny village in South Korea where […] Read more »
On Dec. 30, 2007, after watching her father battle leukemia for two years, Heather Hobler, 53, of Mattapoisett, lost him to the disease. Within a month, she was diagnosed with cancer herself. Hobler was grieving her father as she was dealing with her own treatments for a rare form of breast cancer. Within weeks of […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Land Trust is pleased to announce that Leonard Murphy, fifth in his class of the top ten seniors graduating from Bishop Stang High School, is this year’s chosen scholar to receive the Blanche B. Perry Scholarship for $1000. Leonard is the son of Marigloria and Leonard Murphy of Rocky Hill, in Mattapoisett. Leonard is […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club announces their biennial garden tour, Down by the Bay Garden Tour – Saturday, June 28 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, rain or shine. A cool spring portends a fabulous summer on the South Coast of Massachusetts. Mattapoisett is well-known for spectacular perennials, annuals, beautiful views and warm sea breezes in […] Read more »
Wendy Collins of Rochester will bike 100 miles in the 2014 Ride to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, July 12. Beginning and ending in Fort Devens, MA, the Ride provides a two-mile family ride, 30-mile, 62-mile and 100-mile route reaching all the way from Western Massachusetts to Southern New Hampshire. The Ride to End Alzheimer’s grew […] Read more »
Ladies who love the outdoors: Join the Buzzards Bay Coalition for “Women in Waders,” a series of three exciting adventures in June that will keep you learning, laughing, and discovering new things about yourself and our local waters. We will explore ways to get up close and personal with nature in a safe and supportive […] Read more »
On Sunday, June 8 at 7:00 am, The Trustees of Reservations and the Paskamansett Bird Club will sponsor a bird walk at East Over Reservation in Rochester. The Reservation’s wide open fields provide ideal habitat for bobolinks, bluebirds, orioles and other grassland birds. Join local bird expert Bill Gil to explore this protected landscape and […] Read more »