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SRPEDD Outlines Housing Production Plan Process

            Eric Arbeene, principal comprehensive planner with the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD), was on conference call with members of the Marion Affordable Housing Trust, who met on Tuesday night at the Music Hall to discuss the process that will culminate with a five-year update of the town’s Housing Production Plan.             […] Read more »

Drought Poses Challenges to Regional Water Watchdogs

            In his operations update for the regional water-treatment plant, Henri Renauld said, “It’s been really nice to get through these windstorms and not get all our primaries (high-voltage electrical wires) blown down.”             Renauld noted that age is a factor with such equipment in his October 13 update to members of the Mattapoisett River […] Read more »

Old Middleboro Road Solar Shut Down Pending New Application

            The Rochester Planning Board met on October 13 to address certain conflicts that have been raised surrounding work being done on the Old Middleboro Road Solar Project. On a visit to the site, Town Planner Steven Starrett discovered that the construction group tasked with completing the project has been following a set of plans […] Read more »

Restaurant Facing Non-Compliance Hearing

            With an increasing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases being reported at both the state and local level, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen believes it is their responsibility to protect the residents of the community. To that end, responding to complaints that a local eatery was not complying with state guidelines, a public hearing was […] Read more »

COVID-19 Cases Confirmed at Sippican School

            Old Rochester Regional School District Superintendent Mike Nelson, Marion Town Administrator Jay McGrail, and Marion Board of Health Chairperson Dr. Edward Hoffer reported positive cases of COVID-19 at Sippican School in Marion on October 12 and 13.             Tuesday’s press release stated that it is believed that the two cases are unrelated. On both […] Read more »

Immunization Planning, Restaurant Rating System Discussed

            Speaking to the issue of providing COVID-19 immunization, public health nurses Amanda Stone and Emily Field said distribution systems are not yet in place. This and other pandemic-related matters were discussed when the Mattapoisett Board of Health met on September 30.             Stone said that it’s unclear at this time what the process and […] Read more »

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Wed 21

Friends of the Marion COA

October 21 @ 5:00 pm
Thu 22

asketucket Bird Club Online Meeting

October 22 @ 7:00 pm
Fri 23

Outdoor Book Sale at the Elizabeth Taber Library

October 23 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sat 24

Green Screen Halloween

October 24 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Events

Nasketucket Bird Club Online Meeting

Nasketucket Bird Club will host Birding for Beginners on Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 pm.           [...] Read more »

Cushing Cemetery

Cushing Cemetery has not had a meeting for a while due to Covid-19, but we now feel safe to hold a meeting in an outdoor setting. We are holding a mee[...] Read more »

Marion Special Town Meeting

The Town of Marion Special Town Meeting will be held at the Old Rochester Regional High School Auditorium at 135 Marion Road, Mattapoisett on Thursday[...] Read more »

Marion Cub Scouts Trunk or Treat

Marion Cub Scouts welcome children from Marion and the surrounding area to a contactless Trunk or Treat drive-through experience on Saturday, October[...] Read more »

BBAHFH Informational Session

            The Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity (BBAHFH) will hold a virtual public[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Why I Resigned

To the Editor;             Why I resigned fro[...] Read more »

Building a Taj Mahal on Sippican Harbor

To the Editor;             Building a Ta[...] Read more »

Keeping Marion Affordable

To the Editor;             Keeping Mario[...] Read more »

Black Lives Matter

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

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Sports

Tabor Athletes Developing Skills to Maximize Potential

            Just like the other Tri-Town[...] Read more »

Old Colony Takes Home Another Markham Award

            Old Colony Regional Vocational-Te[...] Read more »

ORR, SCC Push Fall Sports Back

            The Massachusetts Interschol[...] Read more »

Old Colony Pushes Fall Sports Deep into Winter

            In a time when there is stil[...] Read more »

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Halloween Cover Contest
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Features

A Grateful Community Welcomes Home Its ‘Fairy Godmother’

            There was sunlight after a storm, rousing band music in the background, cupcakes, and a large warm and welcoming crowd when the Eliza[...] Read more »

Dear Post Office, I Love You!

            There has never been a time in my life when the US Postal Service did not matter. Some of my earliest memories of growing up in Onset[...] Read more »

Wild Turkeys Find Home in Suburbia

            The wild turkey has made a remarkable revival in numbers from near extinction in Massachusetts when the last one was killed in the ye[...] Read more »

Gravestone Art and Symbolism in the Tri-Town

            The Mattapoisett Museum hosted a virtual presentation by the Gravestone Girls, experts in the field of deciphering not only the crave[...] Read more »

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Happenings

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

From its inception and through the 18th century, pasturage was a source of wealth in Rochester. Indeed, when the lands that would become Rochester bel[...] Read more »

Marion Voter Information

The new secure ballot dropbox has arrived! This dropbox is located at the bottom of the stairs on the Library side of the Town House. It will be check[...] Read more »

Sippican Historical Society

Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of docum[...] Read more »

Sippican Historical Society Shop Opening

The Sippican Historical Society’s new shop at 141 Front Street, opening October 17, has a focus on children. A special assortment of new an[...] Read more »

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Schools

Preschool Screening Clinic Scheduled

The Old Rochester Regional School District will be holding its annual screening clinic for three and[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Members of the Class of 2020 at Stonehill College joined together for a virtual Commencement ceremon[...] Read more »

Falmouth Academy Community Series

The Falmouth Academy Community Series kicks off its 2020-21 season virtually on October 8, at 7[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Bernave M. Twyman of Mattapoisett, and Lily S. Youngberg also of Mattapoisett have be[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

MCPHS University is pleased to announce the students who have been named to the Dean’s List fo[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Elizabeth R. Field

Elizabeth R. Field of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully on October 15, 2020 surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She is survived by her h[...] Read more »

Beverly Morey Farwell,

Beverly Morey Farwell, 95, of Buzzards Bay, formerly of Mattapoisett, passed away on October 14, 2020, at Tobey Hospital, following a period of declin[...] Read more »

Robert A. “Bob” Potter, Jr.

Robert A. “Bob” Potter, Jr. of Rochester, MA died unexpectedly on October 7, 2020. He was born on September 29, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio to Pa[...] Read more »

Lynn A. Motta

Lynn A. Motta, 62, of Mattapoisett passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 after a period of declining health.       &nb[...] Read more »

Robert A. Simmons

Robert A. Simmons, 84, of Mattapoisett passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020 after a period of declining health.  He was the husband of Marlene [...] Read more »

Augustine L. “Gus” Medeiros, Jr.

Augustine L. “Gus” Medeiros, Jr., age 72, of Westport, passed away after a brief illness, on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Charlton Memorial Ho[...] Read more »

Richard Winterbottom

Richard Winterbottom, 81, of Fairhaven passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. He was[...] Read more »

Joyce (Harrison) Lariviere

Joyce (Harrison) Lariviere, 77, of Fairhaven passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 in her home surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of [...] Read more »

Gary Burton Gray

Gary Burton Gray, 82, son of the late George E. Gray and Muriel (Westgate) Gray, died peacefully on September 18, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New[...] Read more »

Timothy J. Watterson

Timothy J. Watterson, 63, of Mattapoisett died September 22, 2020 unexpectedly at home.           &n[...] Read more »

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