News

Camper Request Raises Zoning Questions

A request to place a camper on a Cove Street property led to an extended discussion Tuesday night as Select Board members questioned how the town’s zoning bylaw applies to the site and ultimately held off on acting on the permit. Michael King sought permission to place a camper at 0 Cove Street […] Read more »

ORR Cleared of Title IX Violation in Bathroom Complaint

An independent Title IX investigation stemming from a May bathroom incident involving two 9-year-old students at Rochester Memorial School has concluded that school staff and district administrators acted in compliance with the law and found that no violation of a student’s Title IX rights had occurred. The Old Rochester Regional School District announced […] Read more »

Marion Golf Club Case Resolved

The full Marion Select Board met on Tuesday, August 21, at 6:00 pm, accompanied by Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman and Finance Director Heather O’Brien, to discuss the Bike Path, town roads, new roles and a lawsuit settlement with the Marion Golf Club. The board unanimously approved altered layouts to Washburn Lane and Spring Street […] Read more »

Coffee Shop Plans Pass Hurdle

The Marion Planning Board met Monday night in the Police Department and via Zoom, where it held continued public hearings on two notable developments in town: the Sippican Holdings, LLC apartment complex and the expanded Uncle Jon’s Coffee site on Route 6. After the board approved minutes from its August 3 meeting, Chair […] Read more »

Commission Reviews Wetlands-Related Requests

The Marion Conservation Commission met on Wednesday, August 12, at 7:00 pm for five hearings with local business owners and private citizens seeking to modify properties near wetlands. The majority of the hearings related to Requests for Determinations of Applicability (RDA), which find whether a site near a wetland is subject to regulation […] Read more »

Rebalancing and Reorganizing

The Rochester Finance Committee met on Monday at 7:00 pm in the Rochester Town Hall. All board members were present, except for David Arancio. The meeting began with the committee unanimously approving the transfer of $360,392 from the town’s reserve fund to last year’s snow and ice removal budget, which had gone over budget […] Read more »

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Aug 29

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Mattapoisett Yacht Club Fall Round the Bay Race

Aug 30

8:00 am

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

Aug 30

9:00 am

Pedal for the Path

Sep 1

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Learn to Play Mah Jongg

Sep 2

3:00 pm

Back to School at the Elizabeth Taber Library

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Events

Historic Gravestone Workshop

The Marion Cemetery Commission is hosting a Historic Gravestone Workshop at Evergreen Cemetery (Route 6 and Converse Road) on September 12, 10:00 am t[...] Read more »

The Best of Broadway

On Friday, August 28, at 7:00 pm, the Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series with a program of music from the Broadway stage.[...] Read more »

Friends of the Mattapoisett Library to Host Fall Book Sale

The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library invite book lovers of all ages to their upcoming Fall Book Sale on Saturday, October 3, from 10:00 am to 1:00 [...] Read more »

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

The Rev. Michael Pearson, Assisting Priest at St. Stephen’s Church, Providence, RI, will lead services on Sunday, August 30, at St. Philip’[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Museum Annual Meeting

Please join the Mattapoisett Museum at 5 Church St on Thursday, September 3, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm for its Annual Meeting. After a brief business me[...] Read more »

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Opinion

The Right to Vote

To The Editor: RE: The Right to V[...] Read more »

A Pointless Attack on Our School

To the Editor: A Pointless Attack[...] Read more »

Bathrooms

To the Editor: An incident in the[...] Read more »

Trojan Horse

To the Editor: I offer this artic[...] Read more »

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Sports

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Results

August is turning out to be a great month to sail as both Tuesday and Wednesday nights brought perfe[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Fall Round the Bay Race

The Mattapoisett Yacht Club’s Fall Round the Bay Race, scheduled for August 29, will have one star[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club August Race Results

The Tuesday Night Ensign fleet finally had a perfect night of racing after suffering through most of[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club July Series Results

The Tuesday night Ensign Class finally completed two races this week to wrap up July. Odyssey won bo[...] Read more »

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Features

Risk Levels Elevated for West Nile Virus, EEE

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Massachusetts this year in a man in his 90s from Middlesex County. Because of this case a[...] Read more »

Rochester Library: Just Plumb Special

The Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library held a week of festivities to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Events ranged from playing with bu[...] Read more »

Sea Chanteys Fill Mattapoisett Museum

There was barely room for another sailor at the Mattapoisett Museum on Saturday afternoon. [...] Read more »

Preparing the Evacuation

This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in the Thirteen Colonies. Last week, prep[...] Read more »

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Happenings

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

This past weekend was the 50th anniversary of the Joseph H. Plumb Library. As with all buildings in Rochester that are 50 years or older and with a co[...] Read more »

FOML Annual Jewelry & Accessories Sale

The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library (FOML) invite you to the Annual Jewelry & Accessories Sale. It is a wonderful opportunity to do some holid[...] Read more »

Learn to Play Mah Jongg

Have you always wanted to learn how to play Mah Jongg? Now’s your chance. Join us for a three-week Mah Jongg learning session, open to Sippican [...] Read more »

Seahorse Camp at the Mattapoisett Museum

Over 60 campers from Mattapoisett Recreation’s Seahorse Summer Explorers Camp took over the Mattapoisett Museum on Monday, August 3, as a kickof[...] Read more »

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Schools

Back to School at the Elizabeth Taber Library

The staff at the Elizabeth Taber Library are excited to welcome our neighbors at Sippican Elementary[...] Read more »

ORR Bulldog Pride Alumni Association

To celebrate the alumni of ORR, the ORR Bulldog Pride Alumni Association (BPAA), for the fourth cons[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Paetyn Tripp, of Marion, has been named to the Spring 2026 Emmanuel College Dean’s List. [...] Read more »

Joshua Vanderquist Appointed as Assistant Principal of RMS

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is pleased to announce Joshua Vanderquist as the new Assistant Prin[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Laura Pardo of Marion was named to the College of the Holy Cross’ Spring 2026 Dean’s List.[...] Read more »

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