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News

Rochester Farms Coverts to Rochester Solar Farm

            On May 14, the Rochester Planning Board and the community learned more about the proposed solar array planned for property located on Marion Road, owned by Craig Canning and known as Rochester Farms, LLC.             An abutter sued Canning to stop his original project, and that failed effort to turn the property into a farmer’s market […] Read more »

40R Study Shows Financial Benefit for Rochester

            The financial impact analysis of the proposed ‘40R’ affordable housing residential development in Rochester shows a net positive annual income for the town, news that developer Ken Steen happily shared during a public forum held May 8 to discuss the study’s findings.             According to consultant Judy Barrett, the conservative estimate for the steady annual revenue […] Read more »

Voters Accept ORR Project, Appointed Town Clerk

            The Old Rochester Regional High School athletic field, track, and auditorium project article was adopted by Marion Town Meeting voters on May 14, the second night of the Annual Town Meeting, allowing the project’s future to be determined by voters on May 17 during the Annual Election.             ORR School Committee member Heather Burke of Marion […] Read more »

New Home at Old Boy Scout Camp

            On May 7, the Rochester Conservation Commission heard Jose Araujo’s preliminary plans for his property, the former Boy Scout camp off Mary’s Pond Road. The Notice of Intent hearing included an update on the restoration plan an enforcement order required of Araujo.             Rick Charon of Charon Engineering described the project, saying that the majority of […] Read more »

Voters Defund Town Clerk’s Salary

Marion voters have spoken and, in the noticeable absence of Town Clerk Ray Pickles, voted during the Annual Town Meeting on May 13 to reduce the fiscal year 2020 town clerk salary line from $19,493 to $0.             The Finance Committee discussed the possibility of such a motion on April 17 and considered the best way […] Read more »

ORR Student Faces Felony Charge After Beating

Five people were arrested and one juvenile hospitalized on Tuesday, May 7, after an encounter at Ned’s Point in Mattapoisett escalated to windshield smashing and then the beating of a 17-year-old male from New Bedford with a baseball bat, resulting in several misdemeanor charges and one felony charge.             According to Mattapoisett Police Chief Mary Lyons […] Read more »

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Mon 20

Tabor Recital

May 20 @ 6:30 pm
Tue 21

COA Book Group

May 21 @ 10:00 am
Tue 21

Buzzards Bay Coalition Annual Meeting

May 21 @ 5:30 pm
Wed 22

MNHM After-school Programs

May 22 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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Events

New Exhibition and Art in Bloom

The Marion Art Center (MAC) is pleased to present its next exhibition, featuring works by Janet Gendreau & Peter Hussey.  The show runs [...] Read more »

Keeping History Alive: Celebration for One and All

The Sippican Historical Society invites one and all to join them in a joyous celebration of “keeping history alive” on Sunday, June 9from 12:[...] Read more »

Barbara Shapiro to Speak at the Mattapoisett Library

The One Book, Tri-Town series will wrap up on Sunday, May 19at 2:00 pm when “The Muralist” author Barbara Shapiro will be featured in[...] Read more »

Forest Management/Logging Walk and Talk

The Rochester Land Trust invites you at attend a “Forest Management/Logging Walk and Talk” with Forester Phil Benjamin on Saturday, M[...] Read more »

SLT Hosts The Long Walk

Join Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) for The Long Walk on Sunday, May 19starting at 1:00 pm through Aucoot Woods. Alan Harris, Sippican Lands Trust’[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path

To the Editor:             Friends of Bi[...] Read more »

RestoreORR Project

To the Editor:             I am writing [...] Read more »

ORR Restoration

To the Editor:             Along with pu[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Fire Station

To the Editor:             In 1957 I was[...] Read more »

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Sports

Tabor Baseball Battles through 2019 Season

            Tabor Academy baseball curre[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Recreation Summer Programs

Mattapoisett Recreation registration is open for the following Summer Programs: Brian Rudolph Basket[...] Read more »

Momentum is Strong for ORR Softball

            Old Rochester Regional (ORR)[...] Read more »

Pickleball Season is Here

Mattapoisett Recreation is pleased to announce Adult Pickleball drop-in on Tuesday and Thursdays fro[...] Read more »

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Features

Touch-A-Truck Attracts Hundreds in Marion

The weather – perfect. The turnout – remarkable. Hundreds of children and their families came out on Saturday, May 11, for the Marion Recreation Department’s 8thannual Kids Equipment Fun Day, ak[...] Read more »

What Eleanor Said

            Imagine being able to have a conversation with Eleanor Roosevelt; being able to ask her questions and being treated to her warmt[...] Read more »

Poetry is Pugilism

            I bet the real Emily Dickinson would never have walked onto a stage and read her poems aloud in something called a “poetry kno[...] Read more »

‘The Bogs’ to Be Restored

            The Buzzards Bay Coalition (BBC) held a public presentation on April 25 to share its plans for restoring old cranberry bogs on A[...] Read more »

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Happenings

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 »

Pathway to Planting

Now with warmer weather and longer days; brown turning to green, our thoughts begin to focus on our gardens. Let the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club ([...] Read more »

Rochester Council on Aging

The Rochester Senior Center will have a table at Coastline’s Annual Healthy Aging Fair at the Fairhaven Recreation Center on Friday, May 10. Th[...] 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 »

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Schools

Marion Local Scholarship

Thirteen high school seniors from Marion recently applied for the Marion Local Scholarship. They are[...] Read more »

ORRJH Students of the Month

Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following S[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Sienna E. Wurl of Mattapoisett was welcomed into Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society at the W[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Bryan D. Coffey, Kristoffer Thomas Johansen, and Alyssa Marie Seifert of Rochester earned Bachelor[...] Read more »

New Principal at Sippican School

As Superintendent of Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union [...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Kim E. (Sterling) Anthony

Kim E. (Sterling) Anthony, 61, of Mattapoisett died May 15, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a long courageous battle with cancer.  &[...] Read more »

Mary Patricia “Pat” (Kane) Marston

Mary Patricia “Pat” (Kane) Marston, 80, of Marion passed away Wednesday May 15, 2019 after a brief illness. She was the wife of Frank J. Marston. [...] Read more »

Christopher J. Roderick

Christopher J. Roderick, 50, of East Falmouth passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday May 8, 2019. He was the beloved son of Charles and Sus[...] Read more »

John D. “Jack” Kelley

John D “Jack” Kelley, 86 of Rochester died peacefully at home with his loving family and caregiver at his side on May 8, 2019. He was the husband [...] Read more »

William E. “Bill” Grigg

William E. “Bill” Grigg, 61, of Taunton, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at his home after a brief illness. He is survived by his “lovely [...] Read more »

Warren David Englund

Warren David Englund, age 89 of Mattapoisett, MA, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2019 at the Life Care Center of Raynham.     [...] Read more »

Alexander Marsden

Alexander Marsden, 86, of Rochester died Monday, May 6, 2019 at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fairhaven. He was the husband of Dori[...] Read more »

Joseph G. Howard

Joseph G. Howard, of Rochester, beloved husband of Elaine M. (Nihill) Howard, died peacefully on May 7, 2019 at the age of 73. He was the loving and p[...] Read more »

Edith B. (Barrows) Rehbein

Edith B. (Barrows) Rehbein, 89, of Marion, died April 30, 2019 at home. She was the widow of the late Roy H. Rehbein and the daughter of the late Stan[...] Read more »

Jose Delgado

Jose Delgado, M.D., (D.L.) FAPA of Marion, MA passed away on April 14th, 2019 after a brief illness at the age of 95.  Born in New Bedford, son o[...] Read more »

Joshua Patrick Farney

Joshua Patrick Farney of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, tragically succumbed to the heavy going of life on April 22, 2019. He was 24 years young. Joshua[...] Read more »

George F. Liarikos, Jr.

George F. Liarikos, Jr., LT COL, U.S. Army, Ret., 87, of Rochester, passed away Friday April 12, 2019 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Joa[...] Read more »

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