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Amendments Approved for Historic Inn

            Nils Johnson, owner/operator of the Inn at Shipyard Park, 13 Water Street, has been repairing and renovating the front façade and porch of the historic inn. Work has been ongoing through the winter until issues recently arose when it was discovered that water and gas lines would need to be slightly relocated to meet […] Read more »

Ineffective Order Needs New Plan

The Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday night revealed that its dispute with the owner of 89 Box Turtle Drive over clearing land too close to wetlands without a permit has yet to be resolved nearly one year after the problem started.             Commission Chairman Christopher Gerrior told the board the property owner and his attorney had […] Read more »

Inclusionary Bylaw Debated

            At member Jon Henry’s request during Monday night’s public meeting, the Marion Planning Board debated the town’s inclusionary bylaw that requires developers of housing projects to include a percentage of affordable units or pay the town a compensation fee as an escape clause from the requirement.             Now that Steen Realty has pulled its […] Read more »

Green Community No More

            The Rochester Select Board Monday night reviewed the 34 articles proposed for the spring Annual Town Meeting and instantly added one more, perhaps the most impactful of them all.             Select Board member Brad Morse motioned to add an article that would remove the town as a Green Community, and the board unanimously agreed. […] Read more »

Marion Joins Health Collaborative

            The March 21 meeting of the Marion Select Board was brief but dealt with a serious matter, public health. The board approved Westport’s management of the Southcoast Public Health Collaborative of which the town is part.             The intermunicipal, shared-service agreement, joins the towns of Westport, Marion, Freetown, Lakeville, Mattapoisett and Rochester with sharing […] Read more »

Marion Joins Public Health Collaborative

            Matt Armando, director of Public Health for the Town of Westport, appeared before the Marion Board of Health during its March 2 public meeting to seek the town’s participation in a Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment and Maintenance of the South Coast Public Health Collaborative.             The grant, according to Armando, is $300,000 […] Read more »

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Upcoming Events

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    March 29 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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    March 30 @ 6:30 pm

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    March 31 @ 7:00 pm

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Events

FCCR Holy Week Worship Opportunities

First Congregational Church of Rochester, 11 Constitution Way in Rochester, is pleased to announce its Holy Week schedule. We invite you to come and w[...] Read more »

Upcoming Events at the Elizabeth Taber Library

The second Annual Lizzy T Trivia Night Fundraiser. Friday March 24 at 7 pm – Gather a team of 5-6 members and compete in a battle of wits to ben[...] Read more »

Machacam Club

The next meeting of the Machacam Club is scheduled for Wednesday, April 5. We meet at the American Legion Eastman Post on Depot Street. Doors open at [...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Congregational Church

Among the most special times of the entire church year is Holy Week, which commemorates the last week of Jesus’ earthly life. Holy Week starts o[...] Read more »

Marion Garden Group Open Meeting

The Marion Garden Group’s April meeting will be held at St. Gabriel’s Parish Hall (Corner South & Front Streets, Marion) on Tuesday, A[...] Read more »

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Opinion

The Poet X

To the Editor:             The Poet X is a bo[...] Read more »

Response

To the Editor:             I write in respons[...] Read more »

Homophobia/transphobia

To the Editor;             After 25 years of [...] Read more »

School Committees

Dear Editor,             As I reviewed meetin[...] Read more »

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Sports

Tri-Town Basketball Finals Night

We hope you all enjoyed the season. Finals night was a huge success. For those of you that were unab[...] Read more »

Leadership, Length Big for Fox, Bulldogs

            At 3-2 going into Tuesday night&#[...] Read more »

ORR U12s Kicking Down Doors

            The comeback kids, otherwise know[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Awards Dinner

The MYC Awards were held on October 15 under the tent on a beautiful day. Commodore Warren held a br[...] Read more »

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Features

Sarah Kidd, The Pirate’s Wife

            On March 16, the Mattapoisett Museum with support from the Mattapoisett Cultural Council hosted Dr. Daphne Geanacopoulos, historian a[...] Read more »

Talking to Children about Racism

            Some people are more concerned with “being called a racist” rather than acknowledging that they might have biases, accord[...] Read more »

Food Bank Meeting Wider Needs

            With pandemic-related aid from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on a schedule to wind down, many area residents could see an end to [...] Read more »

Courting a New Passion

            Last week, I wrote about pizza in all its varieties and about the proliferation of pizza purveyors. Today I will be musing about[...] Read more »

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Happenings

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

As many of us know, Rochester once had an airport located on Marion Road (now Dogget Brook Farm.) It was closed at the beginning of World War II, and [...] Read more »

Seed Library Ready for Checkouts

The days are getting longer and the air is getting warmer. Have you started planting yet? Just restocked, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s[...] Read more »

Springtime

It is Spring again, Tra La! I’m so happy it’s Spring, Tra La! The days are longer The sun is warmer And crocuses, daffodils and tulips abound! And[...] Read more »

MYC Impacted by the Boatyard Fire

The horrific fire that destroyed Mattapoisett Boatyard last August also had a huge impact on the MYC. Not only our Clubhouse, but all its contents are[...] Read more »

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Schools

Academic Achievements

            Liza Appleby was awarded a Bachel[...] Read more »

Nolan Gibbons Memorial Fund

The Nolan Gibbons Memorial Fund (NGMF) announced that 12 teens from across the country, received sch[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

            Tufts University recently announc[...] Read more »

Kindergarten Registration

School Year 2023 – 2024 Kindergarten Registration for the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett & [...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

            Bryant University is pleased to r[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Howard C. Tinkham

Howard C. Tinkham, age 100, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2023.           [...] Read more »

Daniel Brian Smith

Daniel Brian Smith, 60, of New Bedford, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday, March 17, 2023. He was the husband of Mary Stanley-Smith for 3[...] Read more »

John J. Forest

John J. Forest of Rochester Ma passed at home March 5th after a long battle with Parkinson’s Dementia.        &nb[...] Read more »

Theresa M. (McCarthy) Barrett

Theresa M. (McCarthy) Barrett, 61, of Buzzards Bay passed peacefully March 18, 2023 unexpectedly at home.        &n[...] Read more »

Betsy C. (Dorr) Grassi

Betsy C. (Dorr) Grassi, 85, of Marion, passed away on March 8, 2023, in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Arego A. Gras[...] Read more »

Lydia Francis Coelho Dominici

Lydia Francis Coelho Dominici, 95, of Milford, passed away peacefully at Countryside Health Care where she was dearly loved. She was the daughter of t[...] Read more »

Claire M. (Shannon) Carvalho

Claire M. (Shannon) Carvalho, 83, of Mattapoisett passed away Sunday February 19, 2023, after a brief illness. She was the former wife of the late Ray[...] Read more »

David J. Bolton

David J. Bolton, 93, of Dartmouth passed away at home on Monday February 20, 2023. He was the husband of Madeline (Goley) Mello Bolton and the late De[...] Read more »

Lawrence G. Leger

Lawrence G. Leger, 86, of Rochester, died peacefully on Friday, February 17, 2023.             [...] Read more »

Richard J. Moniz

Richard J. Moniz, 81, of Rochester died February 16, 2023 peacefully at home.             He wa[...] Read more »

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