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ConCom Approves Construction in Wetlands

            Not that anyone was complaining, but February 11 found the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission looking at an agenda populated by two pages of text that amounted to a meeting wrapped up in about 30 minutes.             Steve Gioiosa of SITEC, representing Vermette Development, LLC with its Notice of Intent filing for property located off Mattapoisett Neck Road […] Read more »

RMS Draft Budget Shows 3.25% Increase

            The Rochester School Committee viewed the draft fiscal year 2020 budget on February 7, which sees the general education budget increased by just 1.5 percent ($22,512) more than last year’s budget, and special education up 9.43 percent ($184,722), for a total overall school budget increase of 3.25 percent, or $203,476.             General education increases revolve around […] Read more »

Town Stuck with Failing Trash Truck

Marion is scurrying to find a solution to its continuing saga of its main curbside trash collector truck’s persistent habit of breaking down, delaying trash collection sometimes for longer than one day, and costing the town tens of thousands of dollars in seemingly futile repairs.             The truck was recently repaired again after its latest breakdown […] Read more »

Finance Committee Begins FY20 Cycle

            On February 6, members of the Mattapoisett Finance Committee began the process of crafting a fiscal year 2020 budget as they met with members of the Finance Department and the Assessors’ Office.             Before beginning the preliminary overview of Town finances, Town Administrator Michael Gagne shared insights into how the Town is moving towards preparing employees […] Read more »

ZBA Unsure About How to Apply Bylaw

            The application of Mark Ross and Margot Mims for a special permit was continued again on February 7 as the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals wrestled with the applicability to the proposal of several Town zoning bylaws.             Ross and Mims are requesting a special permit under Zoning Bylaw 230-6.1C, which regulates non-conforming uses and structures. […] Read more »

Selectmen Appoint New Treasurer/Collector

            After interviews with the two finalists for the treasurer/collector position on February 8, the Marion Board of Selectmen unanimously chose Susan Laak, currently an employee of the Town of Eastham.             A resident of Sandwich, Laak told the board that the similar-sized Town of Marion, along with the shorter commute, appealed to her and prompted her […] Read more »

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February Vacation Activities at MNHM

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Events

Marion Fireworks Committee

Join the Marion Fireworks Committee for the last skate day this season on Sunday, February 24from 12:00 pm to 1:45 pm at the Tabor Academy ice ri[...] Read more »

February Vacation Programs at Plumb Library

On Tuesday, February 19, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm at the Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library, 17 Constitution Way, Rochester – Science at the L[...] Read more »

Tabor’s Winter Music Recital

Join the Tabor Community at the Applied Music Recital on Monday, February 18at 6:30 pm in the Lyndon South Auditorium of the Stroud Academic Cent[...] Read more »

Registration Open for Mothers’ Day Tiara 5K

Registration is now open for the 2019 Tiara 5k Run held by the Women’s Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts. The first 300 to register will receive th[...] Read more »

SLT Valentine’s Day Walks

If you’ve got a sweetie, come join Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) and other couples at 1:00 pm on Saturday, February 16at the end of Parlowtown Roa[...] Read more »

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Opinion

To the Editor:             Benjamin Fran[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Police Department

To the Editor: I would like to thank the Mattapoisett Police Department and responders for the quick[...] Read more »

Building Our Largest Dementia

To the Editor: Congress just passed the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzh[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Postal Delivery

To the Editor: In a recent letter to the Editor a writer expressed frustration that residents of Mat[...] Read more »

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Sports

ORR Girls Track & Field Wins SCC Championship

            For the ninth time in as man[...] Read more »

ORR Back-to-Back SCC Boys Swim Champs

Old Rochester Regional High School (ORR) boys swimming is once again the standard for the South Coas[...] Read more »

OC Player’s 2,000th Point Sets Scoring Record

Not too many current and former high school basketball players can say they scored 1,000 points over[...] Read more »

ORR & Fairhaven Alumni Hockey

All hockey alumni from Old Rochester High School, Fairhaven High School, & the current ORFH Co-o[...] Read more »

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Features

The Vocal Barred Owl

            Two new friendly neighbors who live nearby on Indian Road of Sconticut Neck in Fairhaven report seeing a barred owl perched duri[...] Read more »

Love’s Mountain

            As we sat in the theater seats waiting for the show to begin, I looked out across the rows and the advancing attendees and said,[...] Read more »

‘Heathers’ Explodes on Tabor Stage

            Tabor Academy ‘rules the school’ when it comes to selecting a smash hit title for its annual winter musical production, and [...] Read more »

Mattapoisett to Build First ‘Habitat’ Home

            When the people at the Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity (BBAHFH) say, “Habitat homes are built with a community of kindness,” they must know that they are in the right[...] Read more »

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Happenings

RMS Students Learn Through ‘Play’

Mr. Tom Kinsky teaches second grade at Rochester Memorial School (RMS) and has pioneered several creative projects including the establishment of a po[...] Read more »

Rochester Council on Aging

COA Peer Review – Monday, February 11. This visit from 2 COA Directors in Connecticut culminates a 1 1/2 year process to achieve national senior[...] Read more »

Sippican Historical Society

In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-ha[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Fire Station Building Committee

At May 2018 Town Meeting, Fire Chief Andrew Murray presented the need to replace our aging Mattapoisett Fire Department (MFD) building with a modern f[...] Read more »

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Schools

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Scholarship

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to offer two $2,500.00 scholarship awards to Mattapoisett res[...] Read more »

ORRHS Term 2 Honor Roll

The following students have achieved honors for the second term at Old Rochester Regional High Schoo[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

John Breault of Mattapoisett was named to the Fall 2018 Dean’s List at the University of [...] Read more »

UCCRTS Honor Roll

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School’s 2nd Quarter Honor Roll included: Lucas Marcolini, Grade[...] Read more »

Mariner Youth Soccer

Mariner Youth Soccer is now accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. Applicants mu[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Chloe O. Harding

            Chloe O. Harding, a young and very brave little 8 year old girl died at home o[...] Read more »

Maribeth (Walsh) White

Maribeth (Walsh) White, 55, of Acushnet, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at home. She was the wife of Raymond A. White, III with whom she s[...] Read more »

Kenneth C. “Kenn” Cutler

Kenneth C. “Kenn” Cutler, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard (ret.), age 79 of Rochester, MA, passed away February 15, 2019 at Tobey Hospital, Wareham, M[...] Read more »

Harold Talbott

Harold Talbott died peacefully at his home in Marion, Massachusetts, on February 7, shortly before his 80th birthday from complications of Parkinson[...] Read more »

Bonnie D. (Burrell) van Stephoudt

Bonnie D. (Burrell) van Stephoudt, 73, of Marion died peacefully at home February 2, 2019 surrounded by her family.      &nbs[...] Read more »

Janice E. (Gallant) Silveira

Janice E. (Gallant) Silveira, 81 of Mattapoisett died February 3, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a long illness.     &nbs[...] Read more »

Constance Ann (Whittaker) Miller

Constance Ann (Whittaker) Miller died on Tuesday January 8, 2019. The youngest of three, Connie was raised in Marion, Massachusetts. She was one of th[...] Read more »

Jane K. Ellis

Jane K. Ellis, 93, of Rochester, died Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Alden Court in Fairhaven. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Ar[...] Read more »

Harriet E. (Dugas) Gray

Harriet E. (Dugas) Gray, 91, of Fairhaven died peacefully on January 24, 2019 at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her [...] Read more »

Florence R. (Rose) Monterio

Florence R. (Rose) Monterio, 96, of Marion, died January 28, 2019 at home. She was the widow of the late Antone E. Monterio and the daughter of the la[...] Read more »

Mary Lee (Love) Trautman

Mary Lee (Love) Trautman, a longtime Marion resident, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2019. She was born to the late F. Anita and John T Love Jr [...] Read more »

Mary Adelaide Roller

Mary Adelaide Roller, age 90, wife of Stanton S. Roller for 66 years, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2019 in Marshfield, MA of Alzheimer’s[...] Read more »

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