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Open position for the Mattapoisett Scholarship Committee

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Scholarship Committee is seeking applicants for an open position as a member. The Committee has seven members who meet four to five times per year to publicize, solicit student applications, determine the...

Eat, drink and be scary at Old Rochester’s Trunk or Treat fundraiser

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School’s Drama Club will host a Trunk or Treat fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will be in front of Old Rochester located at 135 Marion Road. Entry is $5 per person. There...

Skele-fun at Trunk or Treat with first responders

MARION — Hang out with Marion’s Fire Department, Police Department and Harbormaster’s Department at a spooky Trunk or Treat celebration. There will be music, pumpkin painting and treats at Island Wharf Marina located at 2 Island Wharf Road. The...

Calling all the monsters: send us your spooky snapshots!

Attention all goblins and ghouls of all ages! Do you want to be featured in Sippican Week? Send us your Halloween photos of costumes, decorations or other autumnal photos. We want to showcase our readers and the spooky spirit of the Tri-town....

Hidden gem hunt at yard sale continues

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Friends Meeting will hold a yard sale this Saturday, Oct. 18 from 8 am to 12 p.m., located in their community hall at 103 Marion Road on U.S. Route 6 in Mattapoisett. There will be a large variety of items for sale....

Hip-Hip-BOO-ray: Rochester Haunted Grange returns

ROCHESTER — Join Boy Scout Troop 31 for its second annual Haunted Grange Halloween Event on Saturday Oct. 25. This is an all ages and free event that will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Rochester Grange, located at 205 Hartley Road. There...

Pumpkin decorating contest and Lego days at Elizabeth Taber Library

MARION — Join the Elizabeth Taber Library for multiple upcoming events. The library will remain closed on Sundays for the remainder of 2025. Pumpkin decorating contest. Check out a free pumpkin from the Elizabeth Taber Library with your library...

A terror-ific Halloween costume contest and parade

MATTAPOISETT — Calling all Hallo-queens and creepy kings to the Mattapoisett Police for a Halloween costume contest and parade Oct. 31 at 6 p.m. The parade will start at Center School at 17 Barstow and Church Street. The parade will travel West on...

Wampanoag exhibit opens Nov. 6 at Mattapoisett Museum

Men working on a fish weir at the mouth of the Mattapoisett River in the Museum's diorama depicting what the Wampanoag village of Mattapoisett may have looked like 2,000-3,000 years ago. Source Phil Mello

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Museum will unveil its new, permanent exhibit entitled “From the Land to the Shore: The Wampanoag of Mattapoisett” on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. The exhibit tells the story of the Wampanoag people who have lived in...

Children’s events at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library

MATTAPOISETT — Check out these children’s events at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, located at 7 Barstow St. To register for these events or to receive further information, visit the library’s website at mattapoisettlibrary.org or call...

Deja-boo! Marion Art Center’s Halloween Parade to return

Marion Art Center's 2023 Halloween Parade. Source: Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center is brewing up plans for the non-profit’s annual Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct. 31. People of all ages wearing costumes are invited to join the family-friendly event. Participants will meet in front of Marion Music...

Tri-Town Marines invited to celebrate 250 year anniversary

The Marine Corps League of Greater New Bedford is celebrating 250 years of Marine Corps history and invites Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester Marines and Marine Corps veterans to a birthday celebration on Nov. 6 at the Freetown Veterans of Foreign...

Old Colony to be addressed at next Rochester Republican Town Committee meeting

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Republican Town Committee will meet on Oct. 13, at 6:30 p.m., at the Ponderosa Sportsman Club in Acushnet located at 242 Robinson Road. David Hughes, an Old Colony School Committee member, will be in attendance and will...

Spooktacular Marion Council on Aging Halloween Celebration

MARION — Join the Marion Council on Aging for a spooktacular afternoon with lunch and ghost stories. The event will begin at 12 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 with a lunch of Monster Tuna Sandwich and a Ghoulish Tomato Soup. Lunch will be followed by Gothic...

Scholar lectures explore San Francisco, the Panama Canal and medicine

Join the Marion Council on Aging for road scholar lectures this October. These programs are presented virtually. Call to register at 508-748-3570. Twentieth Century Medicines That Saved the World. Hear about the time before the age of penicillin...

Variety of educational and spooky Marion Council on Aging Events

MARION — Join the Marion Council on Aging for multiple fall events and classes this October. All events are located at 465 Mill Street. Call 508-748-3570 for registration and for more information. Evaluating Your Home Insurance. Every year,...

Annual Marion Art Center Meeting

MARION — The Annual Meeting for the Marion Art Center will be held on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 4:30pm. The meeting will take place in the Marion Art Center’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater, located at 80 Pleasant Street. All members are invited to...

Hidden gem hunt at yard sale

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Friends Meeting will hold a yard sale this Saturday, Oct. 11 from 8 am to 12 p.m., located in their community hall at 103 Marion Road on U.S. Route 6 in Mattapoisett. There will be a large variety of donated items for...