My Grandmother was born in 1894 and grew up in Roxbury, a section of Boston, which is very different today than it was then. Her father had come to the United States from Ireland by way of Canada. Once here, he went from operating a tea cart to owning a brick-and-mortar store. My grandmother […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library invite book lovers of all ages to their upcoming Spring Book Sale on Friday, April 12, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Library Community Room at 7 Barstow Street, Mattapoisett. This event is a great opportunity to find gently used books at affordable prices while supporting the […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Museum, 5 Church St, Mattapoisett, will again be rocking, this time with Four Bridges Bluegrass Band on April 26 at 6:00 pm This New England-based bluegrass band has performed together since 2013. From fast-paced, hard-hitting bluegrass to sultry and down-home country music, Four Bridges encompasses a wide range of traditional sounds that burn […] Read more »
July 4 will be here before we know it and so will the 53rd running of the Mattapoisett Road Race, “4 on the 4th”. Begun in 1971 by Bob and Doris Gardner, 15 runners raced from Point Connett to Shipyard Park. Since then, the route has changed a few times, and now, over 1000 runners […] Read more »
Winter is over and spring is here so the Historical Society will once again have meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Rochester Historical Museum at 355 County Rd., Rochester. Meetings will start at 7:00 Pm and be followed by refreshments and conversation. Our first meeting will be Wednesday, April 16 […] Read more »
The Friends of Plumb Library are pleased to announce their Spring Book Sale. The sale will take place from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm Friday April 25 and from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm Saturday April 26 in the Library’s Downstairs Program Room. This area is handicapped accessible via a lift. On sale will be […] Read more »
As has certainly been mentioned in previous articles, the town of Rochester, incorporated in 1789, included both Sippican (now Marion) and Mattapoisett until the mid 1800’s. Some newspaper clippings found in the Museum tell about the desire of certain sections of town to separate into two new towns. Mattapoisett led the charge by pressing […] Read more »
The annual Earth Day town wide clean up sponsored by the Rochester Women’s Club will be held on Saturday, April 19 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Women’s Club will be open during those hours for you to stop by, grab your street cleaning supplies and a cup of coffee. There will be a […] Read more »
There will be an ORCTV Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, March 27 at 5:00 pm Via Zoom meeting and in person at the ORCTV Studio 135 Marion Road, Mattapoisett. The link for the Zoom meeting is: us02web.zoom.us/j/9377728445?pwd=U2hNdU9OZEVzbVYwMmFnbFppOE9TQT09&omn=81699895463 Meeting ID – 937 772 8445 – Pass Code – 1uGsze. Read more »
Back to the history of Rochester’s schools. By 1859, there were eleven school districts in town. They were spread throughout town with the hope that no child was too far from a schoolhouse. Schools had a summer and a winter term. Generally, the different terms would have different teachers. Each district was a legal […] Read more »