The Mattapoisett Community Preservation Committee is in the process of updating the town’s Community Preservation Act plan to incorporate changes in the Community Preservation Act, as well as to establish new priorities for the use of CPA funds. A public meeting will be held Thursday, February 28 at Center School from 6:30 to 8:00 pm […] Read more »
March is soon to arrive and so will the FORM Annual Scholarship Concerts! The Friends of Old Rochester Music are proud to announce that the Instrumental Concert will be held on Thursday, March 7 and the Choral Concert on Thursday, March 14. Both begin at 6:30 pm and will be held in the Old Rochester […] Read more »
With two feet of snow on the ground and hours spent shoveling in sub-freezing temperatures, it’s difficult to think of summer, but that’s exactly what the members of the Mattapoisett Lions Club have been doing! Members of the Club are hard at work planning another great Harbor Days event. So save the dates! The weeklong festivities kick off on Sunday, July 17 with […] Read more »
Join the Knights of Columbus for dinner and a special evening of entertainment on Saturday, February 23 from 5:30 to 9:30 pm featuring the comedy of local radio Rhode Island personality, David Kane. Doors at the K of C Hall in Mattapoisett will open at 5:30 pm for a community social hour and cash bar […] Read more »
Does your imagination ruin away with you? Are your favorite stories the ones that seem the most outrageous and silly? If that is you, come join the Mattapoisett Historical Society and the Mattapoisett Free Public Library for a morning of Tall Tales on Thursday, February 21 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. Learn what makes […] Read more »
Children who will be five years of age by August 31, 2013 and reside in Marion are eligible to enroll in Kindergarten. Kindergarten Registration will be held at Sippican School on Thursday, March 21 from 9:30 to 10:30 am and from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. During these times, registration forms will be processed and new […] Read more »
Due to blizzard conditions on February 8, the Showstoppers community service singing troupe has rescheduled their Adult Comedy Night fundraiser for Friday, February 22 at 6:30 pm at Salerno’s Seaside Function Hall located at 196 Onset Avenue in Onset Village. Ticket holders who cannot make the new date will be granted refunds before February 17. […] Read more »
The February 20 meeting of the Rochester Historical Society will be at 7:00 pm in the East Rochester Church/Museum, 355 County Road, Rochester. The program for the evening will be “Exploring the ‘L.C. Humphrey Papers’” with Fran Florindo. The Humphrey Papers are an interesting, sometimes humorous, collection of memories of farm life and the people […] Read more »
The Sippican Women’s Club will present “Cuttyhunk and the Elizabeth Islands” on Friday, February 8. Mattapoisett resident and historian Seth Mendell will present. Following Bartholomew Gosnold’s arrival on Cuttyhunk in 1602, the center of activity shifted to Nauson, the largest of the Elizabeth Islands. Mendell will trace the colorful history of the island, including the […] Read more »
On Friday, February 15, the public is invited to enjoy another installment of the Sippican Historical Society’s popular program, Classic Film Friday. Now co-sponsoring the film series is the Marion Council on Aging. One Friday each month, the organizations present a classic movie and offer a discussion on its historical context or significance. This month’s […] Read more »