There are many reasons people take medication they should not be using. A common reason is that we see many doctors, and each may be unaware of what the others are prescribing. This can lead to ...

On Wednesday, January 7 at 6:30 pm, The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will host its annual “So you want to run for Public Office” speaker forum. This meeting will take place in the downstairs ...

Lorusso explained the tanks will contain a mix of sand, stone and liquid asphalt. The mixture’s flash point, i.e. flammable temperature, is 250 degrees, he said. In comparison, household heating fuel ...

In addition, we are pleased to announce the availability of one (1) $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior who will be entering the trades and attending an accredited trade school OR tool ...

This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, smallpox continued to spread among the ...

Old Rochester Regional High School’s boys and girls swim teams faced Brockton on December 18 for their first meet of the season, and both of the Bulldogs’ teams won. Kate Young was named a swimmer of ...

The long-awaited repairs to Long Wharf at Shipyard Park received conditioning on this night, December 22.

Applicants Leslie and Colin Veitch proposed construction of an addition and patio pool, as well as some tree removals on Autumn Lane. The applicant, per the project’s engineer, said the removal of the ...

Following this, the board began a discussion on the ongoing Briggs housing development project off Spring Street. This night’s talk was mainly focused on sewers and tie-ins. There were three main ...

The board set Mattapoisett’s Annual Town Meeting for Monday, May 11, and the Town Election for Tuesday, May 19. Board members have asked town departments to maintain a level budget and would like to ...

Health Director Lori Desmarais noted that the largest increase will be connected to an initiative to create online permitting. She said that it costs $6,750 to start-up the process around that same ...

The Rochester Planning Board Tuesday approved the waivers and began the draft decision phase for the Special Permit and Site Plan Review permit for Logging Swamp Solar’s plan to install a solar panel ...