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News

Another Burr Takes a Chair

            Tucker Burr was elected chairman by a 3-2 margin during the Marion Planning Board’s May 15 public meeting. It was the first meeting since former Chairman Norm Hills retired from the board, along with Chris Collings, whose term also expired this year.             Burr’s support came from Andrew Daniel and new member Ryan Burke. […] Read more »

Sippican a Happy Land

            Attending the May 10 Marion School Committee meeting remotely from Camp Burgess in Sandwich where she was with a Grade 6 field trip, Sippican Elementary School Principal Marla Sirois reported the kids were “having a fantastic time,” noting the noise in the background of her call.             May brought that time of year when […] Read more »

Land Trust Plan Gains Town Support

            Mike Huguenin, president of the Mattapoisett Land Trust, came before the Mattapoisett Select Board on May 23 to discuss and receive the support of the board for two unrelated initiatives.             The first was to discuss and approve conservation restrictions primarily for property recently acquired by the town and by other entities such as […] Read more »

Molly’s Cove Improvement Gets Push

            Molly’s Cove is traversed by Mattapoisett Neck Road with a culvert that is in dire need of improvement. The area has been studied for some time by the Buzzards Bay Coalition and in 2021 by the Woods Hole Group which developed several options for the roadway in a future world where overtopping and flooding […] Read more »

Three Projects Approved

            Laurence and Janet Reinhart received an Order of Conditions at the May 10 Marion Conservation Commission meeting, allowing the applicants to add new bay windows and a new door, landing and stairs, along with installation of a new masonry patio, removal and installation of a retaining wall, removal and replacement of an existing concrete […] Read more »

CWMP Will Cost Big Bucks

            Engineers Kent Nichols and Rebecca Mongada appeared on behalf of consulting firm Weston & Sampson at the Marion Select Board’s special meeting on Monday night at the Music Hall for a public hearing on the town’s Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP.)             While regionalizing sewer with the Town of Wareham lingers as an option, […] Read more »

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Upcoming Events

  1. Reading Frederick Douglass Together

    June 1 @ 1:00 pm

  2. Candida Rose Show

    June 1 @ 6:00 pm

  3. Watercolor Class

    June 2 @ 6:30 pm

  4. Family Sensory Walk

    June 3 @ 10:00 am

  5. Member Appreciation Day at MAC

    June 3 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Events

More Tap Dancing at the Marion Art Center

The Marion Art Center will offer another Tap Dancing Workshop for adults (ages 15+ also welcome) with MAC Dance Academy’s program leader Teah Keogh [...] Read more »

Family Sensory Walk

Let’s turn up our senses. We’ll use them to explore woods, wetlands and waterfront up-close on a Family Sensory Walk with Mattapoisett Land Trust [...] Read more »

June Pride Workshop for Teens and Tweens

The Marion Art Center will host a June Pride Workshop for Teens and Tweens on Saturday, June 10 from 12:00-2:00 pm in the MAC Studio. The MAC’s All [...] Read more »

Watercolor Class

The Mattapoisett Museum is delighted to host a captivating watercolor painting class on June 2, at 6:30 pm. Led by local artist Lana Quann of “T[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Memorial Day

Mattapoisett’s Memorial Day events will be held on Monday, May 29 at Center School. Events will begin at 1:30 pm in the gymnasium. The guest spe[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Marion Community Preservation Committee

To the Editor;             I have been a memb[...] Read more »

Bike Safety

To the Editor             Bikes are tools for[...] Read more »

26 County Road

To Mattapoisett Select Board,             On [...] Read more »

Financial Interest

To the Editor;             On April 20, 2023,[...] Read more »

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Sports

MATTREC Girls Lacrosse

MATTREC is thrilled to announce we have added a Girls Lacrosse clinic this summer. The clinic will b[...] Read more »

Tri-Town Basketball Finals Night

We hope you all enjoyed the season. Finals night was a huge success. For those of you that were unab[...] Read more »

Leadership, Length Big for Fox, Bulldogs

            At 3-2 going into Tuesday night&#[...] Read more »

ORR U12s Kicking Down Doors

            The comeback kids, otherwise know[...] Read more »

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Features

Grackles Bully Your Birdfeeder

            The best way to tell if the unwanted Grackles are invading your backyard is to check on flocks of blackbirds and starlings already th[...] Read more »

Kittens, Cats and Catastrophes

            My grandmother was a gentle lady, but every time her cat had kittens, she picked out the one that looked like it might be the best mo[...] Read more »

Ice Cream Turns Roads into Refresher Course

            There was no digital stopwatch on display, but Sunday’s Tour de Creme bicycle ride was nonetheless an athletic event if only be[...] Read more »

Sprinkler Malfunction Closes Sippican

A sprinkler malfunction resulted in water damage throughout the Sippican Elementary School on Tuesday night, prompting Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson and Sippican Princip[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Seven Town Trees Were Planted Today

Seven Town trees were planted today Two Maples   a London Plane   a Linden a Sweet Gum   a Tupelo a Hornbeam Replacing t[...] Read more »

More Yoga at the Marion Art Center

The Marion Art Center will run a new session of Yoga at the MAC in June with instructor Deb Fraine. Classes will meet Monday mornings the first three [...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Scholarship

The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the winners of two $2,500 scholarships for Mattapoisett residents who[...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

When CNN advertises a town hall event, we all know that the Presidential election cycle is gearing up. However, the moderated question-and-answer sess[...] Read more »

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Schools

Academic Achievements

It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates Joseph Reardon[...] Read more »

ORRSD Receives Best Communities for Music Education Award

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is proud to announce that the Old Rochester Regional School Distric[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Abigail Rose DaCosta, of Mattapoisett, BBA Finance Graduated from the University of Georgia during C[...] Read more »

ORRJHS Students of the Month

Silas D. Coellner, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following S[...] Read more »

ORRHS Senior Class Events

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

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Obituaries

Martha E. Williamson (nee Goodwin)

Martha E. Williamson (nee Goodwin), daughter of Albert and Evelyn Goodwin, passed away peacefully January 26th, 2023 at the age of 73. Martha was a re[...] Read more »

Philip Bruce Marcosa

Philip Bruce Marcosa, 75, passed away in Colts Neck, New Jersey, on Monday, May 8, 2023 from complications related to Parkinson’s Disease.  &nb[...] Read more »

Jonathan Lee McGowan

Jonathan Lee McGowan passed away on December 23, 2022 in Venice FL after a long illness.           &[...] Read more »

Kenneth W. Sienkiewicz

Kenneth W. Sienkiewicz, 79, of Mattapoisett died May 13, 2023 at home.             He was the h[...] Read more »

Ann M (Perkins) Briggs

Ann M (Perkins) Briggs, 92, of Mattapoisett died December 16, 2022 peacefully in her daughter’s home.        [...] Read more »

Thomas J. Medeiros

Thomas J. Medeiros, 83, of Rochester, passed away May 8, 2023, at home.  He was the husband of Barbara G. (Robbins) Medeiros and the son of the l[...] Read more »

Peter “P.J.” Oleson Jr.

Peter “P.J.” Oleson Jr., 35, of Mattapoisett, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 4, 2023.         [...] Read more »

Arlene R. (Govoni) Sullivan

Arlene R. (Govoni) Sullivan, 91, of Mattapoisett passed away Tuesday April 25, 2023. She was the wife of the late Daniel J. Sullivan.   &nbs[...] Read more »

June (Billings) Bryant

June (Billings) Bryant, 105, of Wareham transitioned peacefully at Tobey Hospital on April 25, 2023. She was the loving wife of the late Willard (Bill[...] Read more »

Janice A Kirby

Janice A Kirby, 77, of Rochester, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Thursday April 27th. She was pre-deceased by her beloved husban[...] Read more »

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