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Mattapoisett Town Meetings

What’s happening in Mattapoisett government — Select Board, School Committee, Planning, Finance, and Town Meeting. Show up. Speak up. This is how Mattapoisett has governed itself since it became a town in 1857.

Mattapoisett runs on Town Meeting — the purest form of self-government in America, where residents, not politicians, set the budget and make the rules. Our Annual Town Meeting is held in May, with the town election the following Tuesday. The meetings below are open to the public. The single most effective thing any resident can do is walk into the room.

Select Board
Five members since 2026
Expanded from three to five by Chapter 21 of the Acts of 2025; the first full board was elected in May 2026. Generally meets twice a month — agendas on the town site.
Annual Town Meeting
Every May
The warrant — every article the town will vote on — is posted on the town’s Document Center ahead of the meeting. Read it before you go.
Boards & Committees
Planning, Finance, Schools
Most of what changes a town happens at board meetings nobody attends. Seats open every year — tell us if you would serve.

Town Calendar & Agendas at mattapoisett.gov »

Meeting dates, agendas, and minutes are published by the Town of Mattapoisett at mattapoisett.gov. Always confirm the time and location on the official town calendar before attending — meetings are occasionally rescheduled.