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Old Boy Scout Camp Illegally Cleared

            It was late into a long night of complicated cases being heard on January 15 when the members of the Rochester Conservation Commission were shown photographic evidence of illegal cutting taking place on property known as the Old Boy Scout Camp located at 0 Mary’s Pond Road. Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon displayed photos she […] Read more »

Commission Pursues CR Violation at The Cove

After a brief holiday hiatus, the Marion Conservation Commission tackled a full agenda on January 9, including the sticky issue of a conservation restriction (CR) violation at The Cove. Vice Chairman Shaun Walsh summarized the prior meeting’s discussion during which the commission gave residents of The Cove time to think about the violation of the […] Read more »

Developer Sues Over Solar Farm Denial

The developer of a proposed solar farm has filed a lawsuit against the Marion Planning Board for what it considers an “improper denial.” Solar developer ZPT Energy Solutions LLC filed a complaint with the Land Court on December 28 after the Planning Board denied the special permit request to construct a 21+-acre solar farm at […] Read more »

Capital Project Faces Potential $1 Million Shortfall

The Marion Board of Selectmen on January 15 endured the grunt work of preparing the numbers for a slew of proposed large-scale capital improvement projects to bring before the Capital Improvement Planning Committee on Thursday night ahead of Town Meeting. Representatives from CDM Smith, the Town’s engineering firm that holds the contract for designing and […] Read more »

Board Discusses Alcohol Citation, Schedules Town Meeting

A Rochester business was recently cited for selling alcohol to a person under 21, Rochester Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar informed the Board of Selectmen on January 7. Szyndlar told the selectmen – the governing authority that issues licenses to sell alcohol in town – that she received a letter from the Police Department disclosing that, […] Read more »

Marion Designated as Green Community

Town Administrator Paul Dawson and the Marion Board of Selectmen are pleased to announce that the Town of Marion was designated as a Green Community by the state late last month. “With so much conversation being made lately about the environment and our impact on it, this designation as a Green Community comes at just […] Read more »

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Tabor Showcase

January 19 @ 12:00 pm
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Marion Fireworks Committee

January 20 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Duck Waddle

January 20 @ 1:00 pm
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Experience a Total Lunar Eclipse

January 20 @ 11:30 pm

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Events

Southcoast Jazz Orchestra Fundraiser Concert

The Old Rochester Regional High School Music Department will be hosting a fundraiser concert by The Southcoast Jazz Orchestra, a 17-piece big band mad[...] Read more »

Marion Fireworks Committee

The Marion Fireworks Committee announces its fundraiser, Sunday January 20, 12 to 1:45 at the Tabor Academy ice rink. Cost is $5.00 per person.  Mitt[...] Read more »

SLT & NBC Lead Duck Waddle

Join the Sippican Lands Trust and the Nasketucket Bird Club for a trip around Marion to view winter ducks and other avian visitors on Sunday, January [...] Read more »

Experience a Total Lunar Eclipse

On the evening of January 20into the morning of January 21, the shadow of earth will pass in front of the full moon, creating a total lunar eclipse. C[...] Read more »

Tabor Academy Offers Tech Help

A free, open-to-the-public tech help session will be held at Tabor Academy’s Charles Hayden Library on Wednesday, January 16, from 9:30 am – 11: 3[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Village Mail Delivery

To the Editor: Can anyone explain to me why mail is not delivered by person or vehicle in Mattapoise[...] Read more »

Sippican Woman’s Club

To the Editor: The members of the Sippican Woman’s Club would like to take this opportunity to[...] Read more »

Make Mattapoisett “Special”

To the Editor: After reading the article from the Clarksons, I decided to send a few of my thoughts [...] Read more »

Sippican Woman’s Club of Marion

To the Editor: The Sippican Woman’s Club of Marion would like to thank you and all the members[...] Read more »

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Sports

Old Colony Boys Basketball Starts Off Hot

For only the second time since the program started in 1978-1979, Old Colony boys basketball is off t[...] Read more »

ORR Hockey Earns First Conference Win in Shutout

Jake Demoranvillecontinued his strong start to the 2018-2019 season with a lights-out performance in[...] Read more »

Mariner Youth Soccer Association Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the Mariner Youth Soccer Association will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday,Janua[...] Read more »

Strong Start for ORR Girls Basketball

Old Rochester Regional High School girls basketball has taken advantage of every opportunity in the [...] Read more »

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Features

Understanding the Art that We “See”

On January 11, the Sippican Woman’s Club hosted its member luncheon at their headquarters in the historic Handy Tavern Building on Front Street in Marion. The tables were laden with sumptuous morsel[...] Read more »

Treasures Troves of Trash: The Quirky Side of SEMASS

When you’re in the business of trash, there are certain things you can expect to encounter on a daily basis – a steady, almost constant stream of incoming rubbish, the ubiquitous stench of garbage[...] Read more »

Sail On Herman Melville

“Thar she blows …” bellowed actor Stephen Collins as he inhabited the very soul of Herman Melville during his one-man performance of “Sailing Towards My Father” at the Mattapoisett Library o[...] Read more »

The Buzzards Bay Coalition in Marion

The relatively new Buzzards Bay Coalition science laboratory and baykeeper boat building opened in October at the new location at Route 6 and Spring Street. It will now become a future landmark for cl[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Sippican Historical Society

In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-ha[...] Read more »

Liz Wiley Appointed Executive Director of the Marion Institute

The Marion Institute (MI) Board of Directors and staff welcome their new Executive Director, Liz Wiley, to the organization. Wiley will lead MI, which[...] Read more »

Rochester Council on Aging

Inclement Weather/Senior Center Closings: The Senior Center closes for all activities when Rochester schools are cancelled. Upcoming closings in Janua[...] Read more »

Tri-Town TV

Did you know ORCTV films and produces monthly TV episodes called Tri-Town TV!? Tri-Town TV is a great way to showcase your event, concert, or any othe[...] Read more »

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Schools

Academic Achievements

Ava Ciffolillo, Class of 2022, from Mattapoisett, was named to the dean’s list at Bucknell Uni[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Dean’s List statusatLehigh Universityin the Fall 2018 semester, which is awarded to students w[...] Read more »

2019/2020 Kindergarten Orientation & Registration

On Wednesday evening,January 30, a Parent Information Night for new kindergarten families begins at [...] Read more »

John and Abigail Adams Scholarship

Dr. Robert Dutch, Superintendent of the Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School is pleased to annou[...] Read more »

Preschool Screening Clinic Scheduled

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

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Obituaries

Mary Adelaide Roller

Mary Adelaide Roller, age 90, wife of Stanton S. Roller for 66 years, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2019 in Marshfield, MA of Alzheimer’s[...] Read more »

John E. “Jack” Boeing

John E. “Jack” Boeing, 98, of Marion, MA, on January 14, 2019. Predeceased by his wife, Jeanne, Jack leaves three sons and a daughter and [...] Read more »

Felix P. Gomes

Felix P. Gomes, 84, of Marion, entered into eternal glory on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. Born in Bourne, h[...] Read more »

Christine Grace Bertram

Christine Grace Bertram, age 66, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019, peacefully at home, surrounded by her loved ones after a long battle with can[...] Read more »

Ellen Daniels Eilertsen

Ellen Daniels Eilertsen, 27, of Fairhaven passed away peacefully January 6, 2019 after a long battle with her disease. She was the loving mother of Sa[...] Read more »

Evelyn (Salley) Jenks

Evelyn (Salley) Jenks, age 98, passed away on January 6, 2019, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine, following a brief hospitalizat[...] Read more »

Barbara L. (Warburton) Langlois

Barbara L. (Warburton) Langlois, 88, died at home in Mattapoisett on Saturday, December 29, 2018 surrounded by family. She was predeceased by her husb[...] Read more »

Mary “Candy” (Souza) Drayton

Mary “Candy” (Souza) Drayton, 74, of Rochester, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at home after an extended period of declining health. Ca[...] Read more »

Elizabeth (Betty) Houghton Weinberg

Elizabeth (Betty) Houghton Weinberg died peacefully at her home in Marion, Massachusetts on Christmas morning 2018 at age 96. She was the daughter of [...] Read more »

Mildred (Brown) DePierre

Mildred (Brown) DePierre, 93, of Mattapoisett died December 31, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late [...] Read more »

Gloria J. (Evans) Snyder

Gloria J. (Evans) Snyder, 67, of Mattapoisett, MA passed away on December 31, 2018 at Atria Assisted Living in Fairhaven, MA. She was the wife of Will[...] Read more »

Annette R. (Paquin) Moran

Annette R. (Paquin) Moran, 81, of Mattapoisett passed away on Thursday December 27, 2018. She was the wife of retired Mattapoisett Police Chief James [...] Read more »

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