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Rebalancing and Reorganizing

The Rochester Finance Committee met on Monday at 7:00 pm in the Rochester Town Hall. All board members were present, except for David Arancio. The meeting began with the committee unanimously approving the transfer of $360,392 from the town’s reserve fund to last year’s snow and ice removal budget, which had gone over budget […] Read more »

Affordability Questions Dominate Cottage Community Hearing

A proposed zoning bylaw intended to encourage smaller homes along the Route 6 corridor drew more than 30 residents to the Planning Board Monday night. Much of the discussion centered on a question that has become increasingly important in town: Will smaller, less expensive homes do enough to address Mattapoisett’s affordable housing shortage? […] Read more »

Board Approves Slate of Requests

The Rochester Planning Board began its meeting on Tuesday, August 18, by issuing a Certificate of Completion for the final construction of the new “Briggs Hobby Barn,” 618 New Bedford Road. Built by Mark Briggs of Marion within the town historic district to store and repair collectible automobiles, trucks and other motor vehicles, […] Read more »

Bike Path Insurance Costs Inflated

The Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission met on Thursday, August 6, in the Music Hall. They reviewed the commission’s funds, the Point Road Bike Path’s status, Grassi Bog maintenance, and other regular business related to maintaining their properties. The meeting began with the approval of the minutes. Then Chair Norm Hills moved to […] Read more »

Already Continued Agenda Continued Again

At the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission meeting on Monday, August 10, one new public hearing was followed by many that had been continued at previous meetings. Chair Michael King began by noting three of the five originally scheduled hearings had been canceled, thus moving to discuss the new Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation […] Read more »

Habitat for Humanity Seeks Development

At its Tuesday, August 11, meeting, the Mattapoisett Select Board met with representatives from both Habitat for Humanity and the Sons of the American Revolution. First, they approved the minutes from their July 14 meeting, followed by the approval of minutes from various Executive Sessions dating back to January 2023. They then approved […] Read more »

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Events

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

The Rev. Robert Malm, Interim Rector of St. Peter’s on the Canal, Buzzards Bay, will lead services on August 23 at 8:00 am and 10:00 am at St. P[...] Read more »

Elizabeth Taber Library

Summer Reading has come to a close at the Elizabeth Taber Library in Marion. There were 172 registered readers between the ages of 0 and 12, each of w[...] Read more »

From Jazz to Rock: America’s Popular Music

On Friday, August 21, the Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series with a program of American popular music. The program, which[...] Read more »

Adult Events at the Mattapoisett Library

Check out these exciting August and September programs at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library (MFPL), located at 7 Barstow Street. [...] Read more »

Woodland Walk for Mushrooms

On Saturday, September 12 at 10am, join us for a late summer hike looking for mushrooms that are fruiting. We will chat about basic anatomy and diagno[...] Read more »

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Opinion

A Pointless Attack on Our School

To the Editor: A Pointless Attack[...] Read more »

Bathrooms

To the Editor: An incident in the[...] Read more »

Trojan Horse

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Beware the Trojan Horse at the ballot box.

To the Editor: Beware the Trojan [...] Read more »

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Sports

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Results

August is turning out to be a great month to sail as both Tuesday and Wednesday nights brought perfe[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Fall Round the Bay Race

The Mattapoisett Yacht Club’s Fall Round the Bay Race, scheduled for August 29, will have one star[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club August Race Results

The Tuesday Night Ensign fleet finally had a perfect night of racing after suffering through most of[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club July Series Results

The Tuesday night Ensign Class finally completed two races this week to wrap up July. Odyssey won bo[...] Read more »

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Features

Summer Break: A Gardener Gets Away

I’ve been following my own advice from the last column, and I have to tell you — it’s made all the difference. &nbs[...] Read more »

Celebrating Plumb Library with Bubbles

Over a dozen children came to Joseph H. Plumb Library’s lawn with their families on Tuesday, August 18, for a celebration of the li[...] Read more »

From Flamenco to Calypso at Wharf Island

As musicians settled into their chairs at the Robert O. Broomhead Bandstand, concertgoers set up lawn chairs across the grass at Isla[...] Read more »

News Reaches The Old World

This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in the Thirteen Colonies. Last week, Wash[...] Read more »

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Happenings

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

This weekend, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Joseph H. Plumb Library, but Rochester’s libraries go back much further than that. There [...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Museum New Entrance and Temporary Closure

The Mattapoisett Museum is excited to announce that a new museum entrance will soon be constructed to provide all community members with direct access[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Democrats Seek New Members

The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee (MDTC) is looking for a few good neighbors. &nb[...] Read more »

Donate to a Classroom Supply Drive

These are difficult times for many local families as they struggle to manage the rising costs for everyday needs. As a new school year approaches, stu[...] Read more »

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Back to School at the Elizabeth Taber Library

The staff at the Elizabeth Taber Library are excited to welcome our neighbors at Sippican Elementary[...] Read more »

ORR Bulldog Pride Alumni Association

To celebrate the alumni of ORR, the ORR Bulldog Pride Alumni Association (BPAA), for the fourth cons[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Paetyn Tripp, of Marion, has been named to the Spring 2026 Emmanuel College Dean’s List. [...] Read more »

Joshua Vanderquist Appointed as Assistant Principal of RMS

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is pleased to announce Joshua Vanderquist as the new Assistant Prin[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Laura Pardo of Marion was named to the College of the Holy Cross’ Spring 2026 Dean’s List.[...] Read more »

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