As most of us know, this past weekend was the 89th Mattapoisett River Race. Begun by Rochester’s Jim Hartley as a project for his 4H group, the race down the river from Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir became a yearly event. When William Watling became the Herring inspector for Rochester, he realized that debris in the river […] Read more »
This summer, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library is participating in the National Library Pen Pal Project. This nationwide program pairs patrons from libraries across the country to be pen pals. Patrons will be paired with a similarly aged pen pal, and all of the mailing will be done by the library. The library […] Read more »
Each year, the Plymouth County Educators Association awards its members for significant service in the following areas: professional service, community service and association service. PCEA also recognizes staff members who are making a difference in their first few years of service. Members are nominated by a colleague to receive one of these awards. This year, […] Read more »
Every year, Old Rochester Community Television honors one graduating senior from each of our Old Rochester Regional High School and Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School video production programs with its ‘Outstanding Video Production Student Award’. The $1000 award is meant to assist the student as they move on to study video production or […] Read more »
Seven Town trees were planted today Two Maples a London Plane a Linden a Sweet Gum a Tupelo a Hornbeam Replacing trees many decades old Planted by people just like us Never to see them fully grown Seven more trees to grow and grow Seven this fall, five in the spring Will they still stand […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center will run a new session of Yoga at the MAC in June with instructor Deb Fraine. Classes will meet Monday mornings the first three weeks in June in the MAC’s Patsy Francis Gallery (upstairs). Deb has been a local yoga instructor since 2015 and an Occupational Therapist since 1987. Enjoy […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the winners of two $2,500 scholarships for Mattapoisett residents who are graduating from a local high school this year. The winners are Corinne Robert and Isabella Bianca Russo. Corinne Robert will be graduating from ORR High School. She plans to matriculate as part […] Read more »
When CNN advertises a town hall event, we all know that the Presidential election cycle is gearing up. However, the moderated question-and-answer sessions are a far cry from what has actually gone on in New England town halls for over two centuries. While many Massachusetts towns have gone through the stages of transitioning first to […] Read more »
Many streets in Marion have recently experienced heavy tree removal, particularly Converse Road, Front Street and Spring St. Every 10 years or so, Eversource comes through to inspect power lines and remove trees where they think they are in danger of coming down over the wires. Large orange trucks have been doing the work- hard […] Read more »
Previously, I wrote about Rochester’s Bicentennial which was commemorated on July 22, 1879. This date was chosen because it was 200 yrs. from the signing of the “Sepecan Purchase” in Plymouth. The 200th was a one-day celebration which according to reports of the day was attended by 6000 people. As years passed, it […] Read more »