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News

Voters Adopt Green Community Articles

The three Green Communities Act zoning articles on Rochester’s Special Town Meeting warrant all passed on November 19, which means Rochester is now ready to proceed towards Green Community designation. Board of Selectmen Chairman Greenwood “Woody” Hartley was sure he had a presentation that would eliminate any doubt that Rochester should meet the requirements of […] Read more »

ZBA Denies Setback Variance for Solar Project

Developers of a proposed solar energy project on Sarah Sherman Road will have to abide by the 100-foot property setbacks of the solar bylaw and reconfigure its placement of solar arrays after the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals on November 8 denied Clean Energy Collective’s request for setback relief. According to Greg Carey from CEC, […] Read more »

Soggy Saga Continues

On November 7, Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon for the Rochester Conservation Commission once again discussed the status of the Notice of Intent filing by REpurpose Properties whose plans to construct 22 duplexes adjacent to the Plumb Corner Mall has been bogged down with water runoff issues. “We’ve been working behind the scene dealing with the […] Read more »

Trustees Look to VFW Site for Affordable Housing

It’s now the home to the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center, but the Marion Affordable Housing trust thinks the 6.48-acre property that was once the old VFW might be a feasible location for some affordable housing. On November 13, the trustees inched closer to exploring this option. Administrator Terri Santos summarized her recent search efforts […] Read more »

Board Recommends All Proposed Zoning Articles

Ahead of the November 19 Fall Special Town Meeting, The Rochester Planning Board held a series of public hearings for seven bylaw articles slated for the warrant. Two of these articles pertain to the legislative requirements of the Green Communities Act, a state designation the Town hopes to achieve. The first option is an article […] Read more »

FinCom to Recommend All Finance Articles on Warrant

There will be 20 articles on the November 26 Fall Special Town Meeting Warrant, 17 of them involving matters of finance, and all 17 of them got the OK from the Mattapoisett Finance Committee on November 12. The Town Hall might have been closed for the holiday, but the FinCom was inside scouring the warrant […] Read more »

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Holiday in the Park

November 21 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Thanksgiving Fellowship Dinner

November 22 @ 12:00 pm
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Small Works at the MAC

November 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Dan Shaughnessy to Speak at the Mattapoisett Library

November 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Events

Small Works at the MAC

The Marion Art Center (MAC) is pleased to present Small Works on the Wall and two days of our Holiday Shop. Small Works features work from over 25 art[...] Read more »

Garden Group Holiday Boutique

The Annual Garden Group Holiday Boutique will be held December 8at Marion Music Hall. From seasonally designed window boxes, urns, and planters around[...] Read more »

The Occasion Singers Holiday Concert

Celebrate the season with music, laughter, and song. The Occasion Singers, directed by Cassandra Morgan, bring their unique talents and harmonies to c[...] Read more »

Senior Citizens Holiday Dinner

The Marion Police Brotherhood Annual Senior Citizens Holiday Dinner will be held at the Benjmain D. Cushing Community Center on Saturday, December 1. [...] Read more »

Holiday Luncheon and Cookie Walk

Stop by The First Congregational Church of Marion Community Center, 144 Front Street, on Saturday, December 8, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm for the 28th A[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Dog Hearing Representation

To The Editor: This letter is in response to the coverage at the recent town meeting of the incident[...] Read more »

Tolling the Bells on November 11

To the Editor: The cover of your September 20th Wanderer featured a mural at ORR painted by Amber Jo[...] Read more »

The Wanderer

Dear Editor of The Wanderer, I am a student at the Old Rochester Regional High School. I just wanted[...] Read more »

SRPEDD Meeting

To the Editor: This letter is to encourage all people who regularly use Route 6 between Fairhaven (a[...] Read more »

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Sports

Trahan Named Athletic Director of the Year

With the Old Colony athletic department’s consistent success in every season in both girls and boy[...] Read more »

Marion Recreation Offers Youth Soccer

If you are traveling on Dexter Lane in Rochester on a Saturday morning, you may see a future World C[...] Read more »

ORR Set for Div. 6 South Sectional Title Game

After winning a close first round game over No. 8 Bishop Stang, No. 1 Old Rochester Regional made no[...] Read more »

ORR Football Advances in Postseason

Although Old Rochester Regional football is the top seed in Division 6 South Section and won 27-22, [...] Read more »

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Features

Marion’s Annual Turkey Trot

Here I am at the finish line of Marion’s Annual Turkey Trot. So far, I haven’t seen any turkeys but maybe they already finished. However, if you have ever waited for turkeys to cross the r[...] Read more »

Re-Join the Club

The offer was just too good for any minor under the age of 18 to refuse. Twelve CDs for just one penny! Then, every subsequent month, they send you one CD and, if you don’t like it, simply return it[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Remembers Florence Eastman

One hundred years after the end of the war that the world once hoped would be the last, American Legion Post 280 Commander Michael Lamoureux invoked the name of the young woman – the only young woma[...] Read more »

Marion Reflects on Gratitude, Sacrifice of Veterans

“We set aside one day a year to honor our veterans,” said retired Lt. Col. Joseph Napoli, master of ceremonies for Marion’s November 11 Veterans Day observance. And while we honor those who foug[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Friends of Mattapoisett COA Christmas Store

Friends of Mattapoisett COA Christmas Store on 21 Barstow Street will be open on November 26, 27, and 28 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and on November 29f[...] Read more »

New Programs and Classes at the MAC

The Marion Art Center (MAC) is pleased to present the Putnam Murdock Trio on Saturday, December 22 at 7:30pm. Putnam Murdock (guitar and vocals), Barr[...] 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 »

Rochester Women’s Club News

The Rochester Women’s Club will not be making their absolutely delicious Thanksgiving pies this year. The bakers are tired. We are hoping folks [...] Read more »

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Schools

Upper Cape Tech Craft Fair

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School will hold their 24th annual American Made Professional Arts[...] Read more »

Elks Student of the Month

The Elks of Wareham Lodge No. 1548 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and Student of the Year Aw[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Sienna Wurl of Mattapoisett was welcomed into Western New England University‘s chapter of Alph[...] Read more »

Friends Academy Open House

Friends Academy, located at 1088 Tucker Road in North Dartmouth, will hold an Open House on Sunday, [...] Read more »

Tabor to Break Ground on New Dormitory

At their fall meeting on October 13, Tabor Academy’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to forge [...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Daniel J. Rodenbush, Sr.

Daniel J. Rodenbush, Sr., age 90, of South Easton, formerly of Brockton, died peacefully on November 10, 2018, surrounded by his family at Life Care C[...] Read more »

David M. dos Santos

David M. dos Santos, 39, of Stephen St, Dartmouth passed away early Tuesday morning on November 13, 2018 in a tragic motor vehicle accident. David is [...] Read more »

Noëlla (Trahan) Chevalier

Noëlla (Trahan) Chevalier, age 95, of Rochester, passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of t[...] Read more »

Margaret V. (Logovich) Brown

Margaret V. (Logovich) Brown, 95, of Rochester, died November 10, 2018 in the Life Care Center of West Bridgewater. She was the daughter of the late S[...] Read more »

Eleanor Clark Lopes

Eleanor Clark Lopes passed away on November 8, 2018. Our mother’s fondest memories, while living at her gramma Clarks house in Fairhaven, were w[...] Read more »

Edwin B. Comstock

Edwin B. Comstock, 66, of Mattapoisett passed away Friday November 9, 2018. Born in New Bedford, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. He was a gr[...] Read more »

Denis Raymond Choquette, Jr.

Denis Raymond Choquette, Jr., 38, of Fairhaven, died Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford unexpectedly. He was the husb[...] Read more »

Barbara G. (Correia) Gifford

Barbara G. (Correia) Gifford, 84, of Mattapoisett, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018, at her home. She was the wife of the late Robert L. “Scu[...] Read more »

John F. ‘Jack’ Callahan

John F. ‘Jack’ Callahan , 70, passed away unexpectedly on October 26, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Anderson, his daughter Cristina [...] Read more »

Eileen Corrigan Lonergan

Eileen Corrigan Lonergan, 52, died peacefully on October 31, 2018, surrounded by the love of family. Eileen is a remarkable mother to three remarkable[...] Read more »

David L. Morea

David L. Morea, 44, of Brooklyn NY, died suddenly of Cardiovascular Disease, on Tuesday October 16, 2018. He was the son of Lloyd F. Morea, and the la[...] Read more »

James M. Kelly

James M. Kelly, 71, of Marshfield died October 31, 2018 peacefully at Sachem Nursing Home after a long illness. Born in Dorchester, son of Theresa M. [...] Read more »

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