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Big Agenda, Easy Filings

            While it is true that wetland related rules and regulations are often complicated for residents, a packed conservation commission agenda doesn’t always mean complicated cases. That was the case when the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission met on August 12.             The one filing that brought in a crowd that evening – a crowd that sat cheek to […] Read more »

Selectmen Set Special Town Meeting

The Rochester Board of Selectmen has set the date for the fall Special Town Meeting, settling on Monday, November 18.             The deadline for warrant article submissions will be September 6.             The board was originally looking at October 28 as a date, but the town clerk was unavailable for that date.             The November 18 Special Town […] Read more »

Tri-Town EEE Threat Raised to Critical

            The first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in the area has been confirmed, raising the Rochester and Marion EEE risk level to “critical”.             State and local health officials announced the risk increase on August 10 after a resident identified only as someone living in southern Plymouth County had contracted the mosquito-born virus.             Some local […] Read more »

Town Hopes Trash Collection Picks Up the Pace

Marion Selectman John Waterman is looking forward to the day when he can finally go about his business in the center of Marion without somebody coming up to him complaining about trash pickup.             On August 7, the Marion Board of Selectmen discussed the tough transition the town has experienced since it swapped its municipal run […] Read more »

Health Agent Misreports On EEE Death

            During the August 13 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen, Town Administrator Michael Gagne said that Mattapoisett Health Agent Dale Barrows reported to him that the unidentified Tri-Town resident who had contracted Easter Equine Encephalitis (EEE) died of the virus earlier in the day. That information, however, was wrong.             Barrows’ incorrect information stopped the […] Read more »

The A, B, Cs of Subdivisions

The Mattapoisett Planning Board agenda on August 5 contained A, B, and C subdivision filings in various stages of approval and/or completion. Subdivisions can be very complex or very simple and understanding the language and technical elements of each can be, at times, vastly more challenging then learning the a, b, cs.              Coming before the […] Read more »

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Docu-Tuesdays

August 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tue 20

Mattapoisett History Lecture Series

August 20 @ 7:00 pm
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Brad Barrows Memorial Bike Run

August 21 @ 9:00 am
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Reading and Sipping at the Mattapoisett Library

August 21 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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Events

Annual Plant Sale

Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging, is excited to sponsor our Third Annual Plant Sale on Saturday,September 14from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Join[...] Read more »

South Coast Chamber Music Series

South Coast Chamber Music Series (SCCMS) Artistic Director Janice Weber is pleased to announce the full program for the 2019-2020 season. This season,[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Benefit Book Sale

Books about military campaigns from the Aztec Empire to Napoleon to the Vietnam War will be one highlight of a 2-day book sale August 23-24 at the Mat[...] Read more »

Upcoming Teen Events at the Mattapoisett Library

As the summer winds down, the fun continues at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. Craft Tuesdays at our makerspace continues throughout August and [...] Read more »

Rochester Cub Scout Car Wash

Show your car the extra love and attention it deserves after all your summer travels by visiting the Mattapoisett Fire Station, 26 County Rd, from 10:[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Bridge Benefit

To the Editor:             The Elizabeth[...] Read more »

Restore ORR Project

To the Editor:             The Restore O[...] Read more »

Marion Town Party Cancelled

Dear friends and neighbors,             [...] Read more »

Old Rochester Regional School Committee

Dear Editor and Tri-Town Community Members,          &n[...] Read more »

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Sports

Mattapoisett Recreation Fall Program Registration

MATTREC is offering the following fall programs: -Flag Football on Sundays at Tabor Academy.  -[...] Read more »

Jake Jason’s Recording-Breaking Season Stole the Show

            The Tri-Town area had multip[...] Read more »

MATTREC Summer Program Offerings

Mattapoisett Recreation still has spaces available in the following programs:    &nbs[...] Read more »

ORR Boys Tennis’ Postseason Stops in Semis

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

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Features

A Peak Under the Sea

            It can be said that we are very fortunate to have the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) practically in our backyard – [...] Read more »

Our Pal Harry

            When my husband retired more than ten years ago, I decided he needed a dog to keep him company. After some internet research, he[...] Read more »

RCF Short, But Still Sweet

            As if the threat of the Triple E virus wasn’t enough to put a damper on the last weeks of summer, the Rochester Country Fair ([...] Read more »

Thoughts on: When the Circus Came to Town

Every kid of a certain age dreamed of running away with the circus. Short of hopping on a train and sleeping with the elephants, I lived the next best thing … the circus was in my back yard! &nb[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Rochester Council on Aging

The Rochester Senior Center is pleased to welcome in-coming Director, Cheryl Randall-Mach. Randall-Mach is co-Directing for the month of August with r[...] Read more »

What’s Happening at the Elizabeth Taber Library

Thursday, September 12at 6:00 pm – Author Visit with Elizabeth Bear – The Elizabeth Taber Library presents Hugo Award winning author [...] Read more »

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 »

Applications for Affordable Homeownership Opportunity

Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity announces that applications are now available for a 1,256 sq.ft. 3-bedroom Habitat for Humanity home located at[...] Read more »

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Schools

Academic Achievements

The following Tri-Town residents were among the students who received their degrees in May as part o[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Mikayla Demanche of Rochester received the Alumni Memorial Award during the Academic Awards ceremony[...] Read more »

Marion Scholarship Fund

To enhance the education of Marion students, the Town of Marion has two funds. Both funds are suppor[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Inspired to excel, 897 members of the Class of 2019 were awarded a Bryant Universitydegree at t[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

The following Tri-Town residents were among 1,598 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Christine J. (DeCoff) Felix

Christine J. (DeCoff) Felix, age 67 of Marion, passed away on Saturday August 17, 2019 in Hope Hospice and Palliative Care RI with her loving family a[...] Read more »

Paula L. (Wood) Clement

Paula L. (Wood) Clement, 60, of Milford passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 in her home with her family by her side, after a five-and-a-half-year long [...] Read more »

John Edward Humenuk

John Edward Humenuk, 81, of Raynham, MA, passed away on August 6, 2019 after a period of declining health.        &[...] Read more »

Maurice Roland Belliveau

Maurice Roland Belliveau, 85, of Bourne died Sunday, August 11, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family He was the husband of Jean M. (Amaral) Belli[...] Read more »

Warren Briggs

Warren Briggs, 85, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2019 at his home in Marion, MA. His family and friends will always remember him for his clever [...] Read more »

Susan (Silloway) Hottel

Susan (Silloway) Hottel, 80 of Mattapoisett died August 5, 2019 at home.              [...] Read more »

Chad Matthew Rusinoski

Chad Matthew Rusinoski, 38, of Rochester died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham form injuries sustained in an ATV accident. He was [...] Read more »

Robert R. “Kirk” Coykendall

Robert R. “Kirk” Coykendall, 74, of Marion, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, July 28, 2019 after a nine-month courageou[...] Read more »

Arabelle Davoll

Arabelle Davoll, 89, of Rochester died Monday, July 29, 2019 at her home.  She was the wife of Ernest J. Davoll.     &nb[...] Read more »

Somerville, J. Deane

Somerville, J. Deane passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at his home in Marion, MA, at the age of 94.  His greatest source of happiness[...] Read more »

Dolores Schilling

Dolores Schilling, 88, of Rochester, Massachusetts previously of Florissant, Missouri, passed away Wednesday July 17, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital af[...] Read more »

Florence Marie Byron

            Florence Marie Byron, age 52         &[...] Read more »

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