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Town Concerned over Lack of Up-Front Money

The Marion Planning Board met on Monday for a list of action items that also included preparations and scheduling for 2026. The meeting began with confirmation of the 2026 Planning Board meeting schedule, available on the town website: www.marionma.gov/783/Meeting-Schedule. “My mind doesn’t work that far in advance, so I’m going to say it […] Read more »

BBC Gets Green Light to Restore Bog

Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday approved the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Notice of Intent proposal to ecologically restore a former 240-acre cranberry bog at 0 Walnut Plain Road by issuing the plan a positive Order of Conditions with special conditions. The plan here includes removal of berms, culverts and irrigation lines, and filling and re-grading […] Read more »

Disagreement Delays Appointment

Weeks of delays in achieving quorums necessary to hold a joint meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board and Mattapoisett Board of Health ended when, on October 30, the boards came together. They met to ostensively make a final decision on who would temporarily fill the vacant seat on the Board of Health. A seat […] Read more »

$1,000,000 Shaved off Fire Station

The former Country Fair Grounds on Pine Street became the focus of two important issues at the Rochester Select Board meeting on Monday. Town Administrator Cameron Durant gave the Finance Committee an update on the plans for the new fire station proposed for 65 Pine Street that included news of an approximate $1,000,000 […] Read more »

Toll Brothers Seeks Deal With Eversource

The Water & Sewer Regulations Review Committee met at the Town Hall Annex’s meeting room on October 23 with the hope of synthesizing some regulations and making them more user friendly to applicants. Committee members for consecutive weeks have waded through the regulations and some of the October 23 talking points included whether […] Read more »

Complex Filings Heard

The October 27 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission found the members plugging away at technical documents and procedures for nearly 3-hours. Cases ran the gambit, from your average, Request for Determination of Applicability, to questions around whether or not a new pier would encroach into a shared channel over a mostly underwater […] Read more »

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Events

Marion Republican Town Committee

The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Monday, November 10 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Stree[...] Read more »

ORRHS Drama Club Presents ‘Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery’

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Michael Devoll are proud to announce that the Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club will presen[...] Read more »

Rochester Land Trust

The Rochester Land Trust will hold its Annual Meeting at Red Barn Farm on Sunday November 9 at 11:00 am. The Farm is located at 157 Vaughan Hill Road [...] Read more »

Autumn Walk with MLT and Queer Hikes at Brandt Island Cove

Join Mattapoisett Land Trust and Queer Hikes on Saturday November 8 at 10:00 am for a casual walk on MLT’s Brandt Island Cove District trails. W[...] Read more »

Upcoming Events at the Elizabeth Taber Library

On Monday, November 10 school may be out, but mad science is in session. Join us at 2:00 pm for a fire and ice show presented by Mad Science of Southe[...] Read more »

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Opinion

William’s Fund

To the Editor; A neighbor-to-neig[...] Read more »

No Kings

To The Editor: The “No King[...] Read more »

Volunteer

Dear Editor, Several years ago, I[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Special Town Meeting

Dear Mattapoisett Voters, Thank y[...] Read more »

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Sports

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 »

Spikers Roll with New Contributions

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Features

Tri-Town Veterans Day Happenings

Rochester – The Tri-Town Veterans’ Office in conjunction with The Friends of the Rochester Senior Center hosts its annual Veterans Dinner and Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, [...] Read more »

November Reflections

November deserves the last flourishes of fall. Too many people go directly into Christmas from Halloween as though guided by commerci[...] Read more »

Marion Witches Cast Halloween Spells

On Halloween, just as the sun began to dip towards the horizon, it seemed the entire town came to show off their outfits for the Mari[...] Read more »

Bad Omens in Quebec

This week in Revolutionary War History, let’s discuss what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massac[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Sundays at the Rochester Historical Museum

We will be open throughout the Fall on Sunday from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The exhibit will be open for viewing and while they last, we’ll have fres[...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

Recently there was mention of early talk of separation between the town of Rochester and the Mattapoisett section of town. The 1736 organization of th[...] Read more »

November Food Drive at Mattapoisett Library

Give Back and Clear Your Fines. Through November 30, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library is partnering with the student Community Service Club of Old[...] Read more »

Notice to Veterans

On November 11 the students at Rochester Christian Learning Center will honor veterans at 9:00 am, in the fellowship hall at First Congregational Chur[...] Read more »

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ORR Launches enVision Math Program

The Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55 recently launched the en[...] Read more »

ORR Unified vs. Tri-Town Police Basketball Fundraiser

Save the date. Join us for the Annual ORR Unified vs. Tri-Town Police Basketball Fundraiser on Tuesd[...] Read more »

UCCT 8th Grade Open House

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School will host an 8th Grade Open House on Saturday, October 4, f[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Southern New Hampshire University congratulates Samantha Grasso of Marion and Stephen Sauerbrey of M[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

The University of Rhode Island celebrated its newest alumni during the University’s 2025 Comme[...] Read more »

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