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Vote Could Make ORR Acushnet’s High School

The Old Rochester Regional School District will learn on December 9 whether the Town of Acushnet will begin sending its students to Old Rochester Regional High School. Superintendent Michael Nelson reported at the ORR School Committee meeting on November 20 that Acushnet has been looking into forming a new school district partnership or […] Read more »

Bog-Filling Plan Needs to Dig Deeper

The Rochester Conservation Commission on Tuesday cast doubts over a plan to build 12 single-family house lots on 12 acres at Mary’s Pond Road and Pierce Mill Road. Appearing on Zoom, the developer’s representative, Brandon Barr of Merrill Engineers and Land Surveyors, held an informal discussion with the commission to get its preliminary […] Read more »

Water Street Culvert Repair Conditioned

The November 24 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission included a Notice of Intent filing by the town for the repair and reconstruction of the culvert that crosses Water Street. The culvert is located at the town beach, crossing from north to south as it empties into the town’s public beach. Long an […] Read more »

Zero Tolerance for Unregistered Boats

There will be zero tolerance for any boaters in town not in the state database for excise taxes, according to Marion Harbormaster Adam Murphy, who delivered this message to the Marion Marine Resources Commission on November 19 at the Maritime Conference Center. “We need to do a better job, and we need to send […] Read more »

Bike Path Projects to 2029

The Marion Conservation Commission expressed more excitement than recommendations at a public hearing for potential environmental impacts of the South Coast Bikeway through Marion. Project engineers Jeremy Packard and Callie Harper met with the Conservation Commission on November 19 in the Police Station’s conference room and detailed how the project will have minimal […] Read more »

Point Road Residents Weary of Rodents

To demolish a home in Marion, one might soon have to get a rodent report before moving forward. The Marion Board of Health on November 20 met with Zoning Commissioner Robert Grillo after a home was scheduled for demolition on Point Road. According to Point Road residents who appeared at the November 6 […] Read more »

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Events

Could I be Having a Heart Attack?

Until the late 20th century, getting to the hospital quickly with a heart attack wa[...] Read more »

Marion Village Stroll

The Marion Village Stroll will take place on Sunday, December 14 from 3 to 5:30 pm. Coordinated by Angela Rossi and sponsored by The Marion Business C[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Holiday in the Park

Mattapoisett’s Holiday in the Park will take place on Saturday, December 13 from 3pm to 5pm in Shipyard Park. There will be a special appearance by [...] Read more »

A Winter Wonderland of Song

Join Sippican Choral Society on Sunday, December 7, 4:00 pm, for a choral tribute to the festive season of winter. Our “Winter Wonderland”[...] Read more »

December Events at the Mattapoisett Library

The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library are hosting their annual jewelry sale beginning with a Preview Sale for Friends members on Thursday, December [...] Read more »

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Opinion

What is the greatest story ever told?

Dear Editor, The Christmas season[...] Read more »

Water Fees

To The Editor: When residents ins[...] Read more »

Water Street DoT Project

To the Editor December 4, 6:30 pm[...] Read more »

Department of Transportation Public Meeting

To the Editor; The Department of [...] Read more »

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Sports

Bulldogs on Road for Thanksgiving

The Old Rochester Regional High School football team rebounded from a challenging start to the 2025 [...] Read more »

ORR Playing for Spot in Elite 8

The Old Rochester Regional High S[...] Read more »

Unified Hoop Holds off Somerset

Old Rochester’s unified basketb[...] Read more »

ORRHS Bulldogs Win Golf State Championship

The Old Rochester Regional High School Bulldogs are MIAA Division 3 Golf State Champions! &nbs[...] Read more »

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Features

Let There Be Light

We finally know the holiday season is here, now that the house on Acushnet Road is lit up. [...] Read more »

Thoughts on… Neil, Willy and Me

Pamela LaPointe, a classmate of mine in high school who came from Tennessee in our senior year and stayed just that one year, wrote in my yearbook, “Good luck with the beatniks.” She was referring[...] Read more »

Cheering Down South

The Old Rochester Youth Football & Cheer (ORYF) Pee Wee Cheerleading Team is headed to nationals! Through their hard work, the te[...] Read more »

It’s Time to Deck The Halls

Finding the right Christmas tree is like finding the right mate. You search far and wide, even consider giving up. And then, out of t[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Children’s Department at the Mattapoisett Library

Due to the success of our food drive during the month of November, we will be continuing to collect donations for local food pantries in the form of n[...] Read more »

December at the Rochester Historical Museum

December is a busy time for everyone, especially Santa and his elves. The Rochester Historical Society is happy to help out the folks at the North Pol[...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned the Hartley Sawmill which was a successful business for many years and finally closed in 1964. The actual site of t[...] Read more »

New Santa Hat for Salty

Salty the Seahorse got a fresh coat of paint in 2024 for the Mattapoisett Land Trust’s 50th Anniversary. In December 2024 Salty’s old Sant[...] Read more »

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