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MARION
Annual Town Meeting – Monday, May 11
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Annual Town Election – Friday, May 15 – 8am to 8pm
Benjamin Cushing Center (COA), Route 6
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MATTAPOISETT
Special Town Meeting – Monday, May 11
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Annual Town Election – Tuesday, May 19
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ROCHESTER
Special Town Meeting – Monday, May 18
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Annual Town Election – Wednesday, May 27 – 8am to 8pm
Senior Center, Dexter Lane
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News

Parking Boats, Cars A Challenge

The Marion Marine Resources Commission met on May 20 at the Island Wharf Harbormaster Center where discussion focused on a survey being drafted by consultants Kristen Uiterwjk and Shannon Hogan of UMass Boston’s Urban Harbor Institute. The MRC members discussed outreach as well as one question that did not address private boating access. […] Read more »

Revote On Old Colony Next Month

Superintendent-Director Aaron Polanski held an Old Colony Building Project Update Informational Session on May 14, where he and other school representatives offered insights and updates into the continuing proposal for an update to the school building. There was a multi-town vote last November, where the proposed plan for a new Old Colony building […] Read more »

Nine Public Hearings in One Hour

The Marion Conservation Commission met on Wednesday, May 13 for a long list of Public Hearings as well as a vote on the Washburn Park parcel swap approved at the Special Town Meeting in March. Before getting into the meeting, Chair Matt Shultz announced this would be Administrative Assistant Emma Sylvia’s last meeting. […] Read more »

Cottage-Style Back to Drawing Board

The Monday meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found the elected members wondering what they could have done differently leading up to the Spring Town Meeting to secure the voters’ confidence for cottage-style developments. They tried to convince voters such housing was a viable option for Mattapoisett’s demand for more housing. The article failed. Chair Tom Tucker said […] Read more »

Concerns Aired Over Wetland Solar Project

With a roomful of abutters looking on and full of questions, the Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday opened a Notice of Intent hearing on a plan to place a ground-mounted solar array system within a 100-foot wetlands buffer zone. Project technical consultant Stacy Minhane began the hearing by reporting this will be a 2.3-megawatt […] Read more »

Hoagland as Chair; Burr as Vice-Chair

The Marion Select Board met on Tuesday for its first post-election convening with Carleton “Toby” Burr taking the seat previously held by Norman Hills. Burr had been on the Select Board until the 2025 Town Election, when he decided not to run. There was standing room only in the Police Station Conference Room, with […] Read more »

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Upcoming Events

May 30

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Red, White and Blue Bake Sale

May 30

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Rochester Historical Society Bake Sale

May 31

8:00 am

Tour de Crème Bike Ride

May 31

4:00 pm

Free Concert at the MAC

Jun 3

5:30 pm

Rabies Prevention Event

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Events

Red, White, and Blue Bake Sale

This weekend, May 30 from 10 to 2, the Rochester Historical Society is holding a bake sale at the Rochester Land Trust Pony Pasture on Mattapoisett Rd[...] Read more »

May Children’s Department Events at the Mattapoisett Library

Our Spring Storytime Session has wrapped up as of Friday, May 15. We look forward to starting up the Summer Storytime Sessions, starting with Family S[...] Read more »

Upcoming Events at the Elizabeth Taber Library

Join the Elizabeth Taber Library on Wednesday, May 27 at 1:00 pm for a lively and immersive program with Linda Booth Sweeney, author of The Noisy Pudd[...] Read more »

Nasketucket Bird Club Meeting

The Nasketucket Bird Club Meeting will meet Wednesday, May 27 at 6:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church Street with Guest Speake[...] Read more »

Rochester Historical Society Bake Sale

Our Red, White and Blue Bake Sale will be held on May 30 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Rochester Land Trust Pony Pasture on Mattapoisett Road. That [...] Read more »

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Opinion

Stepping Down

To Marion Voters, After 12 years [...] Read more »

Marion Marine Resources Commission

To the Editor: On March 31, the M[...] Read more »

STOP Sign

To the Editor It was a surprise t[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Candidates Night

To the Editor: Thanks to the Leag[...] Read more »

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Sports

Second Season Arrives for ORR

Old Rochester’s girls tennis te[...] Read more »

Bulldogs Shred Season Schedule

Caroline Houdelette once again passed challenging tests at second singles with a pair of straight-se[...] Read more »

MYC Hosts Round the Bay Regatta

The 38th Mattapoisett Yacht Club Spring Round the Bay Race will be on June 6. This is the first race[...] Read more »

Matos, ORR Keep Rolling

The Old Rochester Regional High School girls tennis team played against Apponequet (2-9) on May 7 an[...] Read more »

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Features

The Tradition Continues, Nearing A Century

The 92nd Annual Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race had a record-setting day on May 25 despite rain showers and gray skies. [...] Read more »

Memorial Day in Mattapoisett

They gathered to remember. They gathered to support one another in a ceremony meant to enliven memories of those fellow townspeo[...] Read more »

Rochester School Committee Candidate Spotlights

Editor’s Note: Four candidates, incumbent Katherine Duggan and challengers Barbara Lee, Isabel Gomes-McCann and Stacie Noble Shrive[...] Read more »

Washington Heads to Philadelphia

This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in New England and the northern Thirteen [...] Read more »

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Happenings

Tour de Crème

This coming Sunday, we will once again offer riders the chance to sample the frozen wares from our creamery sponsors while enjoying the South Coast’[...] Read more »

Salt & Light at the MAC

Salt & Light, the new show in the MAC Galleries, will open on Friday, May 29 with an artists’ reception from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The show runs t[...] Read more »

OCRVTHS Summer Discovery Experience

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School recently opened registration for its 9th annual Summer Discovery Experience program and tickets a[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Lions Club Scholarship Recipients

Kim Ray, President of The Mattapoisett Lions Club, one of 50,000 Lion’s Clubs around the world, is pleased to announce that Leah Hollenbeck a senior[...] Read more »

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Schools

First Time for Everything

Thank you, Vince (White, co-head [...] Read more »

ORRHS Students to Attend Boys’ State & Girls’ State

Eight members of the class of 2026 at Old Rochester Regional High School will be attending the Boys�[...] Read more »

‘Tender’ Memories Matter Most

Thank you, Mr. Jaccaci. And good [...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Andrew Wronski of Rochester has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Spring 2026 [...] Read more »

ORRSD Selects Charles West as Next Principal of Center School

Assistant Principal Charles West has been selected as the next Principal of Center School. He is set[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Preston “Tony” Archibald Carrington

Preston “Tony” Archibald Carrington, 66, of New Bedford and Mattapoisett, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 17th, 2026, after a peri[...] Read more »

Nancy K. Griswold

Nancy K. Griswold, 87, of Mattapoisett passed peacefully on May 22, 2026. Born on September 12, 1938, to Katherine and Ralph Hill, she grew up in Walp[...] Read more »

Betty Jean (Smith) Voss

Betty Jean (Smith) Voss, 93, of Marion, passed away on April 27, 2026 surrounded by the love of her family. She joins her beloved husband of 66 years,[...] Read more »

Nancy Tuck

Nancy Tuck, 93, of Wareham, Marion, and Holliston, Massachusetts, passed into peace on April 17, 2026, after a long illness. She was born Nancy Gene N[...] Read more »

Michael J. Paolella

Michael J. Paolella, 77, of Wareham, passed away on May 8, 2026, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the beloved husband of L[...] Read more »

David T. Rocha

David T. Rocha, 86, of Mattapoisett died Thursday, May 7, 2026 at Tobey Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Elvita (Baptista) Rocha, [...] Read more »

Christine A. Cervelli (Tanner)

Christine A. Cervelli (Tanner), 71, of Rochester, Massachusetts, passed away at home with her family on November 17, 2025, after a courageous battle w[...] Read more »

Rory Michael McFee

Rory Michael McFee, 78, of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Saturday, May 2, 2026. He was the husband of Ch[...] Read more »

Sue Ellen Sullivan

Sue Ellen Sullivan, 57, of Rochester passed away peacefully at home Monday, April 27, 2026 with her family by her side after a long courageous battle [...] Read more »

Ethan Justin Mistica

Ethan Justin Mistica, 20, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, entered God’s heavenly kingdom on Monday, April 6, 2026, at the St. Luke’s Hospital, sur[...] Read more »

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