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Annual Town Meeting, Monday, June 22
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Annual Election, Friday, June 26
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MATTAPOISETT
Annual Town Meeting, (Postponed)
Annual Election, June 16
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ROCHESTER
Annual Election, Wednesday, June 17
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News

Planning Begins for FY21 Budget

            During the June 30 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen, the primary focus was on planning a revised FY21 budget.             Retired Town Administrator Mike Gagne, along with current Town Administrator Mike Lorenco, explained to the board what early steps have been taken as the town faces revenue shortfalls related to business declines in the […] Read more »

Historical Society Donates $150,000 to Town House

            The work being done around the Marion Town House will continue, thanks to a $150,000 donation from Sippican Historical Society.             Frank McNamee and Will Tifft represented Sippican Historical Society at Monday’s special, remote access meeting of the Marion Board of Selectmen where the latter’s membership voted to accept the donation.             Selectman John Waterman told the […] Read more »

Rebuilt Zoning Bylaw, Master Plan in the Works

            Presentation is an important piece in achieving dialogue with town residents that are dealing with their own building issues and also the big picture of where Mattapoisett is heading.             To that end, two guests dominated Tuesday night’s remote access meeting of the Planning Board: consultant Judi Barrett and Grant King of the Southeastern Regional Planning […] Read more »

Steen, Seasons Back at Odds over Ring Road

            The Rochester Planning Board tackled confusion over updated plans pertaining to a new development on Cranberry Highway in their Zoom meeting held on June 23.             Phil Cordeiro, representing Steen Realty and Developments, began a presentation of the updates to the project and noted that traffic engineers had been working to develop new plans for the […] Read more »

Citizens Question, Ultimately Agree at End of Long Night

            On June 22, registered voters in the town of Marion met at the Sippican School for the annual Town Meeting to debate and vote on the proposed, 58-article warrant. To address the dangers of coronavirus, Town Administrator James McGrail developed a plan to allow for an in-person event, while maximizing the safety of those participating. […] Read more »

Petition Bid for Tax Reduction Voted Down

            Town Meeting almost didn’t make its 75-member quorum, and when it did, there were not enough town meeting members in favor to pass the citizen’s petition that would have transferred $50,000 from Rochester’s free cash for the purpose of reducing the tax rate.             Article 20, the final article on the warrant, was among three that […] Read more »

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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

July 5 @ 8:00 am
Sat 11

Arts in the Park

July 11 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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MAC Met & Greet

July 11 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

July 12 @ 8:00 am

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Events

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, will have 8:00 am-only services from July 5 through September [...] Read more »

Sippican Historical Society Annual Meeting

            Notice is hereby given of the Annual Meeting of the Members of the Sippican Hi[...] Read more »

Marion Art Center

ArtTalk at the MAC             The Marion Art Center announces its second ArtTalk at the M[...] Read more »

New Bedford Symphony 2020-2021 Season

The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Yaniv Dinur are pleased to announce the concert programs for the 2020-2021 season. Subscription [...] Read more »

Contactless Curbside Pick-Up and Summer Reading

            The Elizabeth Taber Library will begin offering contactless curbside pickup of[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Members of the Tri-Town Communities

Today, Governor Baker’s Office and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education releas[...] Read more »

Sentinels

To the Editor:             Last November[...] Read more »

Thank you

Dear Editor,             Like most of us[...] Read more »

New Superintendent

Dear Students, Teachers, Paras, Administrators, Staff, Families, Town Officials and Residents of Mar[...] Read more »

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Sports

MATTREC Summer Golf Clinics

Mattapoisett Recreation is partnering with Reservation Golf Club and pro Brian Mattos for summer gol[...] Read more »

Gardner’s Dedication a Manual for Teachers, Coaches

            Even a pandemic couldn’t s[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Road Race Goes Virtual 2020

Although there will be no in-person race this year, the Mattapoisett Road Race committee encourages [...] Read more »

ORR’s Ashley Soares Stays Hungry after College Freshman Adventure

            Ashley Soares was in the mid[...] Read more »

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Features

Old-School Strategies Still Ring True in Mosquito, Tick Season

            In a presentation entitled “The Bugs That Bug You,” Blake Dinius, the entomologist educator for the Plymouth County Extensio[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett’s New Fire Station Breaks Ground

            On June 30 the skies may have been gloomy, but faces were beaming with joy as local officials along with project planners, engin[...] Read more »

The Migration Loons of Summer

            If you are a bird watcher along the coastline of Buzzards Bay, loons may still appear coming in from the ocean where they spent [...] Read more »

Hills Staves Off Multiple Challenges

            When Ted North pulled out of the Planning Board race at the end of April, he cited the coronavirus pandemic in a letter to the e[...] Read more »

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Wanderer Today



Happenings

Sippican Historical Society

Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned[...] Read more »

Buzzards Bay Water Quality

Water quality conditions measured in Buzzards Bay last summer (2019) offer a stark reminder about the impact of land development, outdated infrastruct[...] Read more »

Elizabeth Taber Library

Curbside pick-up has begun at the Elizabeth Taber Library. Place a hold on Marion library materials online through our website or over the phone. Libr[...] Read more »

Farm to Family Produce Boxes Available

Old Rochester Regional School District partnered with the USDA is providing Farm to Family produce boxes for any tri-town resident throughout the summ[...] Read more »

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Schools

Academic Achievements

Leah Przybyszewski of Mattapoisett, has been named to the spring 2020 Dean’s List at Amer[...] Read more »

Bishop Stang Fourth Quarter Honor Roll

Bishop Stang High School is proud of the accomplishments of our students, and recognizes those stude[...] Read more »

Bishop Stang Announces Top Graduate

Bishop Stang High School congratulated the top ten students of the Class of 2020 on May 26 during a [...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Union College honored the Class of 2020 during a virtual ceremony on June 18 including William [...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Becker College is proud to announce that Zachery Tilden of Marion has been named to the De[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Betty (Connors) Webster

Betty (Connors) Webster, 96, of Marion passed away at home on Wednesday June 24, 2020. She was married to the late Dr. Jean J. Webster for 35 years an[...] Read more »

Janet (Cynar) Rosa

Janet (Cynar) Rosa, 70, of Fairhaven passed away Thursday April 9, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital.         [...] Read more »

Mary C. (Riley) Youngberg

Mary C. (Riley) Youngberg, 98, of Port Charlotte, FL and Wareham died June 30, 2020 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, FL after a brief illness.&[...] Read more »

Edward Vieira

Edward Vieira, 86, of Mattapoisett passed away June 27, 2020 at Tobey Hospital after a period of declining health.       [...] Read more »

Deborah A. (Nash) Sienkiewicz

Deborah A. (Nash) Sienkiewicz, age 75, of Mattapoisett passed away unexpectedly at home on June 24, 2020. She was the wife of Kenneth W. Sienkiewicz. [...] Read more »

David Mort

David Mort, a life-long resident of Mattapoisett, MA died on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the age of 58.David was born on May 29th 1962. He graduated f[...] Read more »

Joseph Edward Singleton, Sr.

Joseph Edward Singleton, Sr., 91, a resident of Marion, passed away on Wednesday June 24, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford after a bri[...] Read more »

Carlotta (Roderiques) Holder

Carlotta (Roderiques) Holder, 77, of Boston, died June 20, 2020 at CareOne at Brookline.  She was the daughter of the late Abilio and Mary ([...] Read more »

Barbara Jane Fuller, nee MacNeil

Barbara Jane Fuller, nee MacNeil, departed this world peacefully on June 17th at her home in Marion, Massachusetts after a brief illness, surrounded b[...] Read more »

Robert J. Zora

Robert J. Zora, 97, of Marion, died Monday, June 15, 2020 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the husband of the late Florence L. (Akins) Zora.  [...] Read more »

Joseph R. Rose

Joseph R. Rose, 57, of New Bedford died June 14, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital of Covid 19.          [...] Read more »

William H. Hawkes

William H. Hawkes (Bill) of Rochester, formerly of Fairhaven, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8th at home with his loving wife, Lorraine by his[...] Read more »

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