The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on the Mattapoisett River, sponsored by the Rochester Fire Department, will take place on Monday, May 26 starting at 8:30 am at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir, Snipatuit Road, in Rochester and finish at the Herring Weir, River Road at Route 6, in Mattapoisett. The race is open to persons of […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust invites the public to join its members and friends on Saturday, May 10 for “Wolf Talk,” a presentation about the habits of the gray wolf by Michael LeBlanc and Amy Foss and accompanied by their ambassador wolf, Denahee. Michael and Amy have raised and studied wolves since 1978, and in addition […] Read more »
On Saturday, May 3, South Shore residents will gather at the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting House to discuss the Safe Driving Bill, a bill that would remove immigration status as a barrier to Massachusetts drivers from getting tested, licensed and insured, thereby improving road safety for all Massachusetts residents. In separate recent online polls conducted by […] Read more »
FORM is proud to announce the Old Rochester Junior and Senior High School concert calendar for May. The following events are free and open to the public. Director Mike Barnicle and the ORR High School Band and Chorus will present a variety of tunes and pops favorites that are sure to bring smiles at the […] Read more »
May is National Bike Month and May 10-18 is Bike Week. In the Tri-Town and across South Coast, we’ll be promoting better bicycling in the following ways: 1) Bicyclists can join the Tri-Town Bike Riding Club and join us on Sundays for a sociable outing. We provide maps, and break into compatible groups according to […] Read more »
There will be an Amnesty International letter-writing session on Sunday, May 4 at the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting, 103 Marion Rd. (Rt. 6). Drop in between 12:00 and 2:00 pm to write letters in support of prisoners of conscience. Materials and sample letters provided. Read more »
Mattapoisett Friends Meeting has learned it might take upwards of $245,000 to restore its historic 1827 meeting house on Route 6 and has begun a fund-raising campaign to help raise some of that amount. The estimate was provided by J. M. Booth & Associates, Inc., of New Bedford, an architectural firm, who issued a 17-page […] Read more »
Celebrate Mother’s Day with the gift of music – and the fun of a silent auction! The SouthCoast Children’s Chorus will be performing their spring concert entitled, Sing For Joy! on May 11 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion at 7:00 p.m. The concert will be preceded by a Wine and Cheese Pre-Concert Reception and […] Read more »
Litter and clutter beware! Streets will be cleaned and closets will be cleared as the Marion Tree and Parks Committee and Gifts to Give join forces for Marion’s 2014 Town-Wide Cleanup. To be held on Saturday, May 10 from 9 am until noon, the event is sponsored by the Tree and Parks Committee and the […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 22 acres of woodland and wetland in western Mattapoisett from Greg and Jeanne Downey of Mattapoisett. The property lies southwest of Mattapoisett Neck Road between preserves previously protected by the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Wildlands Trust. The […] Read more »