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Special Town Meetings
Marion Special Town Meeting – October 22, 2018
6:30pm – Sippican School, Spring Street
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Rochester Special Town Meeting – November 19, 2018
Memorial School – Pine Street

Mattapoisett Special Town Meeting – November 26, 2018
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News

Selectman Questions Need for Harbormaster Boat

On October 15, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen met with Harbormaster Jill Simmons for an afternoon working session that lasted nearly two hours as topics for discussion ranged from the need for new boats, acceptance of updated Waterways Rules and Regulations, the use of private vehicles for town business, and much more. Before reviewing Simmons’ […] Read more »

Committee Reveals Taber Statue Design, Location

A group of residents along with the Sippican Historical Society have selected a sculptor and design for a privately funded bronze statue of Elizabeth Taber, and on October 16 the Marion Board of Selectmen gave the statue committee permission to place it on town-owned land at Bicentennial Park, across from the Town House and the […] Read more »

Variance Clears Recycling Plant for Completion

Construction for the Zero Waste Solutions solid waste and recycling processing plant slated for 50 Cranberry Highway is nearing completion, and now the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a setback variance that will allow the final aspects of the plan to be finished. Michael Camara, CEO of ABC Disposal, LLC and president of […] Read more »

Zoning Article Advances with Board Support

The majority of the Marion Planning Board voted in favor of supporting the Residence E zoning bylaw on the floor at Fall Special Town Meeting on October 22. No one from the public attended the public hearing for the zoning amendment proposed by town resident Sherman Briggs. The article, which will be on the warrant […] Read more »

Medical Marijuana Bylaw Questioned

The October 15 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board was a missed opportunity for the vast majority of the community when only one resident attended to comment on the draft Medical Marijuana Bylaw being prepared for the Fall Special Town Meeting. The draft written with the legal guidance of KP Law and a committee comprised […] Read more »

Vaccinations Over Vaping … For Now

The Marion Board of Health has not forgotten about its agenda to ban flavored nicotine and tobacco products in Marion, products like flavored “e-liquid” vaping juice and flavored cigars, but the focus for now is on flu clinics to provide flu shots to residents who want one. For the most part, Marion Health Agent Karen […] Read more »

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Sat 20

Mattapoisett Friends Fall Sale

October 20 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Sat 20

Rochester Artists Host an Art Show and Sale

October 20 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Farmers For America

October 20 @ 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Poet Josephine Yu at the Mattapoisett Library

October 20 @ 2:00 pm

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Events

Marion Board of Health Flu Clinic

The faith communities of Community Baptist, First Congregational, St. Gabriel’s, and St. Rita’s are co-sponsoring a flu clinic with the Marion Boa[...] Read more »

Democratic Town Committee

The next meeting of the Rochester Democratic Town Committee is October 20at 10:30 am at the Rochester Town Hall. We will be planning for the November [...] Read more »

Rochester Woman’s Club Welcomes Trick or Treaters

The Rochester Woman’s Club will be welcoming in Halloween this year by opening its doors to local Trick or Treaters. Members of the club will be[...] Read more »

Tabor Academy Hosts Visiting Author

Maggie Shipstead will be visiting classes during a week-long residency at Tabor Academy the week of October 15 – 19 in an effort to expose Tabor stu[...] Read more »

November Book Sale at MPL

It’s the perfect time of year to warm up under a blanket or next to the fire with a new book. The Friends Book Sale is the perfect opportunity to st[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Marion’s Green Community Status

To the Editor:             Marion’s qualifying as a designated State Green Community ma[...] Read more »

Marion Energy Management Committee

To the Editor: Feel the Green! A Warrant Article for Marion’s Electric Cars. Have you noticed the [...] Read more »

ORR High School Drama Club

To the Editor: I’m writing on behalf of the students of the ORR High School Drama Club and the Fri[...] Read more »

Friends of the Plumb Library

To the Editor:             We, the board of the Friends of the Plumb Library in Rochester[...] Read more »

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Sports

ORR Football Set for SCC Title Game

Old Rochester Regional (ORR) High School football managed to maintain its undefeated regular season [...] Read more »

Hockey Unlimited

Hockey Unlimited, an organization founded nearly 54 years ago and committed to teaching the fundamen[...] Read more »

Old Rochester Travel Basketball Association

Old Rochester Travel Basketball Association is announcing their tryouts for the 2018-19 basketball s[...] Read more »

ORR Football Secures SCC Large Title

Old Rochester Regional football didn’t mess around in the battle for the South Coast Conference La[...] Read more »

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Features

Buzzards Bay Coalition Opens New Marion Center

Situated at the intersection of Spring Street and Route 6 – where once stood a building that housed a hardware store and then a café and suffered greatly from decades of hard use followed by years [...] Read more »

Community Purrs for Octopurr Fest

Halloween time in the Tri-Town is full of fun, festive events, but few are as enjoyable and endearing as Octopurr Fest at It’s All About the Animals in Rochester. Now in its fourth year, Octopurr Fe[...] Read more »

Marion Fire Department Open House

The Marion Fire Department hosted its annual Open House on October 12 during National Fire Safety Week. There was fun, food, fire demos, and a whole lot more that brought scores of families out Friday[...] Read more »

Mark Twain and His Southcoast Benefactor

At 45 Center Street in the center of nearby Fairhaven stands the historic Millicent Public Library. It is named after the library’s primary founder Henry Huttleston Rogers’ daughter who died at th[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Scouting for Food

Boy Scout Troop 53 will be taking part in the Council-wide Scouting for Food drive. Door hangers will be distributed in Mattapoisett on Saturday, Octo[...] Read more »

Rochester Council on Aging

For the complete newsletter, please visit us at 67 Dexter Lane, Rochester, MA to pick up a newsletter or visit us on our website: rochestermaseniorcen[...] Read more »

Marion’s New Playground

Remember when you were a little kid and going to the playground was so much fun? Where I grew up, the only playground was on the grounds of the Cathol[...] Read more »

Human Case of West Nile Virus Confirmed in Plymouth County

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today the first confirmed human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Plymouth County. In ad[...] Read more »

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Schools

Academic Achievements

Paul George Matos of Rochester made the dean’s list at Wentworth Institute of Technology for t[...] Read more »

UCT Eighth Grade Open House

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School, located at 220 Sandwich Road in Bourne, will hold their an[...] Read more »

Preschool Screening Clinic Scheduled

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

Academic Achievements

Shawn Arruda of Acushnet has been recognized for achieving academic distinction at the University of[...] Read more »

A Closer Look at ORR’s Library Commons

Upon entering through the front doors of Old Rochester Regional High School, there lies what appears[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Thomas H. Kendrigan, Jr.

Thomas H. Kendrigan, Jr., (TK) 69, of Margate, Florida, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2018, surrounded by the love of family and friends. Born[...] Read more »

Justine R. (DiLorenzo) Bondi

Justine R. (DiLorenzo) Bondi, of Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away at home on October 10, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Federico D[...] Read more »

Sean M. Kozlowski

Sean M. Kozlowski, 28, of Rochester died October 14, 2018 at Rhode Island Hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Born in Falmouth, MA, [...] Read more »

Kriss-Lynn Lopes

Kriss-Lynn Lopes, 31, of Acushnet, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in New[...] Read more »

Nicholas “Nick’ Mendes

Nicholas “Nick’ Mendes (USMC, Ret.) age 80, of Rochester passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 9, in Bourne. He was predeceased by his parent[...] Read more »

Carol H. (Houston) Perry

Carol H. (Houston) Perry, 89, of Mattapoisett died October 4, 2018 unexpectedly at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Manuel R. [...] Read more »

Bruce A. Maksy

Bruce A. Maksy, 77, of Rochester, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at his home after a long illness. He was the husband of Deborah C. (Moody) Maksy. Bo[...] Read more »

Patrick James Spencer

Patrick James Spencer was a man with a giant heart, who loved his family unconditionally. Growing up in Lexington, Massachusetts, he was an avid sport[...] Read more »

Richard “Dick” Arthur

Richard “Dick” Arthur, 85, of Marion, MA, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on September 29, 2018 after a long struggle with[...] Read more »

Michael J. Deprospo

Michael J. Deprospo, 80, of Rochester, formerly of Watertown, died Sept. 28, 2018.  He was the husband of Norma M. (Ligor) Deprospo and the son of th[...] Read more »

Daniel Armand Charron

Daniel Armand Charron, age 74, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Tobey Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Sandr[...] Read more »

Dennis Michael Perry

Dennis Michael Perry, 71, of Mattapoisett, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton. He was the devo[...] Read more »

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