Mattapoisett Community Preservation Committee

The Mattapoisett Community Preservation Committee will be accepting project funding applications for Committee consideration and presentation at the Spring 2024 Annual Town Meeting. The Project Application will be available on the Town Website and in paper form at the Selectmen’s Office on October 12. Submit completed Applications by November 17 to: Mattapoisett Community Preservation Committee, […] Read more »

Halloween Card Making Workshop

Dannie Engwert is a professional card maker who has distributed her work in Japan, at Harrod’s in England and all over the United States. Dannie is a fiber artist who turned to collage card making to use up scraps of fabric. She has been making cards for the last 20 years. Dannie will share her […] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

The house pictured here is currently the home of Skip Mull, but it has an interesting history. Its story starts with Calvin Chaddock who was the 3rd Pastor of the North Rochester Church and also Principal of an Academy (an academy was much like today’s high schools and offered education beyond the simple math and […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Friends Meeting

Stamps and covers will be sold at one of the tables featured during the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting’s annual fundraiser yard sale starting at 8 am, Saturday, October 7, 103 Marion Road (Rte. 6.) There will also be many stamp items for beginning collectors and hobbyists. All proceeds will benefit the Quaker Meeting. Read more »

Recording of Village Historic District Meeting

The Marion Village Historic District Study Committee held a public meeting on Tuesday, September 12 to present the Study Committee’s progress since being formed last winter. Preservation consultant Eric Dray presented a brief history of Marion Village and its architectural styles – a village which he believes is “the most intact historic town center on […] Read more »

Rochester Woman’s Club

The next meeting of the Rochester Woman’s Club will be held on Wednesday, October 4 at 6:30 pm. The club house is located at 37 Marion Road in Rochester. Our membership is not limited to Rochester residence.             Originally, this club was an auxiliary of the Men’s Country Club, known as the Rochester Country Club. […] Read more »

New Exhibit at the MAC

 The Marion Art Center announces its newest exhibit, The Macy Women, featuring paintings by sisters Beth Macy, Deborah Macy and Margaret Macy. Show dates are September 30-November 3, with an artists’ reception scheduled Saturday, September 30 from 3:00-5:00 pm.             Separate Lives; One Epiphany of Color – Three sisters born of artistic heritage unite their […] Read more »

Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride

The Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride is adding some shining new scenery for its 17th year. The annual Watershed Ride is a fund-raiser for the Buzzards Bay Coalition, a membership-supported nonprofit organization that protects clean water in communities across the Buzzards Bay region. Every dollar raised helps support the Coalition’s work to improve the health of […] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

            In this area, with September comes the threat of hurricanes and memories of hurricanes past. Probably the ones that most come to mind on the Southcoast are the Hurricane of ‘38, Hurricane Carol and Hurricane Bob. I just recently learned that Carol was actually just one of the hurricanes of 1954. The picture with […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Cultural Council

Mattapoisett Cultural Council invites grant proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs until October 17 at massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-program/application-process/. Grants are available to support cultural projects and activities in and around Mattapoisett, including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies or performances in schools, workshops and lectures. These programs promote the availability of rich cultural experiences […] Read more »