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Old Water Building to Be Demolished

The November 27 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission found Chairman Mike King explaining what the commission’s role is in the Notice of Intent application filed by Allan Pineda and Mary Manning, 33 Church Street. The former Water Department building nestled in the heart of the village was sold to Pineda and Manning, who have […] Read more »

Featherbed Solar Project Extended to 2027

Some solar projects take a lot longer to complete than others. Rochester’s Conservation Commission on November 21 approved a request to extend the Order of Conditions for the Featherbed Lane South Solar project at 0 Featherbed Lane for three years, until February of 2027. Appearing before the board on Zoom, the petitioner’s engineering […] Read more »

Tough Break on Sewer Bill

The Marion Select Board denied two requests for sewer abatements, one of those cases especially painful given its five-figure, bottom line. Frederick Mock will have to pay his $11,133.56 sewer bill, despite not being present when approximately 30,000 gallons of water went through his sprinkler system at 5 Moorings Road while he was […] Read more »

Mixed Feelings Follow MCAS

When it came time for members of the Old Rochester Regional School Committee to respond to the administration’s presentation of the district’s MCAS scores, member Margaret McSweeny made sure that despite hard work and achievement that was reported to the committee at its November 16 public meeting, the controversial subject should not be put […] Read more »

Property Sale Questioned

The November 16 meeting of the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals listed Case 1527, filed by Allan Pineda for a Variance and Special Permit for property located at 33 Church Street, the former Mattapoisett Water Department office. The filing’s public hearing was not opened. Instead, the board’s clerk, Tony Tranfaglia, read a letter from […] Read more »

Rentals Skirting Rules May Be Unsafe

Short-term rentals appear to be impacting neighborhoods and could be unsafe, according to members of the Marion Affordable Housing Trust. The committee met on November 14 and discussed this and other topics, including how to make Marion housing more affordable. Trust member Eileen Marum said these rentals are not inspected for code […] Read more »

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Events

SHS Speaker Series

Travel to 18th Century Paris by joining Robert Darnton on December 6, at the Marion Music Hall. [...] Read more »

Christmas at the Knights of Columbus

All are welcome to join the Mattapoisett Knights for their Annual Christmas Event at 57 Fairhaven Rd, Mattapoisett, on December 8 from 6:30 to 9:00 pm[...] Read more »

Rochester Republican Town Committee

The Rochester Republican Town Committee will be holding its monthly meeting Wednesday, December 13, at the North Rochester Congregational Church, 289 [...] Read more »

“Songs of Light” Winter Concert

The “Songs of Light” Concert will be presented at Tabor Academy on Sunday December 3 at 7:00 pm. This special concert is a collaboration b[...] Read more »

Rochester Women’s Club

The Rochester Women’s Club, located at 37 Marion Road in Rochester, will be having their Scholarship Christmas wreath sale on Saturday December 2 fr[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Village Road Project

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Trees and the Main Street to Marion Road

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Mattapoisett Town Meeting

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World War II

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Sports

Bulldogs Share Division Crown

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ORR Playoff Runs End

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Gridders Stage Playoff Comeback

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Relentless Runners SCC Runners-up

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Features

Davin’s Drive Grows in 2023

Davin Alves won’t be looking to repeat his 2022 holiday food-donation fundraiser, he has decided to take it to another level with D[...] Read more »

Holiday Cheer Comes Full Circle

She had ordered two pies from the Cushman Bakery, a home delivery service that came once a week bringing pastries and breads I can st[...] Read more »

I Am Sick, Where Should I Go?

In the “old days,” say the 1950s and ’60s, getting sick was much simpler. If you did not feel well, you called your doctor and either went to his – and 90%-plus were male – office or he made[...] Read more »

Town Clerk Finds Camaraderie on Job

Meet Marjorie Barrows, Marine Corp. veteran, retired U.S. Postal Service officer and since 2022, Rochester’s town clerk. [...] Read more »

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Lions International Peace Poster Contest

Kai Johnson, a 6th grade student at Old Hammondtown School has taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning a loca[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Free Public Library

Mattapoisett Public Library Director, Jennifer Jones, has resigned to become Director of the Lakeville (MA) Library. We are grateful for her leadershi[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Congregational Church Celebrates Advent

The Mattapoisett Congregational Church would like to invite the community to several special events to kick off the Advent season. On December 2 from [...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Land Trust Merchandise

Do you have old Mattapoisett Land Trust merchandise laying around in a drawer somewhere? Well, we’d love to see a picture of it. If you have older, [...] Read more »

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Rochester Women’s Club

The Elks of Wareham/New Bedford Lodge No. 73 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and Student of t[...] Read more »

National Merit Scholarship Program

The principal, Michael Devoll, of Old Rochester Regional High School announced today that Allison D.[...] Read more »

Old Hammondtown School Ranked Among Best

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Kevin Tavares are very proud to announce that Old Ham[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Sarah Sollauer of Rochester has made the Dean’s List at Wentworth Institute of Technology for [...] Read more »

Elks Student of the Month

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