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Radon and How to Minimize Its Impact

It’s colorless, odorless and tasteless, but radon is far from being harmless. It rises up from far beneath the earth’s surface, thus making it a naturally occurring element swirling around in the atmosphere, causing serious illnesses to the unsuspecting. On September 25, Mattapoisett Public Health Nurse Emily Field hosted Jen Lajoie, an environmental […] Read more »

Marion Looking to Join ‘District Light’ Movement

“You can still paint your front door purple,” said consultant Eric Dray, who has been helping the Marion Historic District Study Committee prepare a Historic District Draft Bylaw that the committee hopes to put before voters at the Annual Town Meeting in May 2025. The committee met on Monday to discuss Dray’s final tweaks […] Read more »

ARPA Funds On The Agenda

American Rescue Plan funding has been supporting cities and towns since COVID began damaging the financial stability of our country. But use of funds, which is audited, must follow guidelines. Two major areas of spending allowed by the federal government are roads and infrastructure. On September 1 as the Mattapoisett Select Board met, critical […] Read more »

County Supports Marion Generators

Marion’s Select Board Tuesday received a $625,000 check from the Plymouth County Commission that will allow the town to replace all of its back-up generators at the Front Street waterworks pumping station. Plymouth County Commission Chairman Jared Valanzola and state Senator Marc Pacheco delivered the check to the board, noting these are ARPA […] Read more »

A Little Space to Spare

The house lots in Mattapoisett’s village district predate all zoning bylaws. That said, it’s not unusual for a resident to step outside their door and be standing, technically speaking, in their neighbor’s yard. Such is the case with a two homes owned by family members on Water Street. Coming before the Mattapoisett Zoning Board […] Read more »

Schools in Synch with 5-Year Plan

The Mattapoisett School Committee on September 12 moved the Old Rochester Regional School District one step closer to committee approval of all of the district’s 2024-2025 School Improvement plans by endorsing the plan for the Center School and Old Hammondtown School. Over the next two years, Center School and Old Hammondtown School will be […] Read more »

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Upcoming Events

Oct 8

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Mattapoisett Flu Vaccination Clinic

Oct 8

6:00 pm

Purrington Fall Author Series

Oct 9

6:30 pm

Rochester Republican Town Committee

Oct 10

1:00 pm

Prepare To Care

Oct 10

5:00 pm

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Events

Marion Fire/EMS Open House

Marion Fire/EMS will host an Open House on Friday, October 11 from 6 pm-8 pm at Station 1, 50 Spring Street. Fun for the whole family.[...] Read more »

Sippican Woman’s Club

On Friday, October 11, you are invited to join members and guests of the Sippican Woman’s Club to “hit the road”. We are travelling [...] Read more »

Rochester Historical Events

Thanks to everyone who helped make our Cranberry Bake Sale and accompanying sales a success. We were happy to reopen our current exhibit: How We Enter[...] Read more »

Rochester Republican Town Committee

The Rochester Republican Town Committee will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 9, at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held in the lower lev[...] Read more »

Cushing Cemetery Meeting

There will be a cemetery meeting at the Mattapoisett library, October 19 at 10 am. The meeting will be upstairs in the Mariner Room. All board members[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Taste of Our Towns Event

To the Editor, The Taste of Our T[...] Read more »

Brad Hathaway

To the Editor; If the uses of thi[...] Read more »

DOT Road Project

To the Editor Mattapoisett reside[...] Read more »

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

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Sports

Defense Keys Soccer Success

The Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ soccer team closed out the month of September with a [...] Read more »

Field Hockey Evens Slate

The Old Rochester Regional High School field hockey team played at Fairhaven on September 19 and won[...] Read more »

Bulldogs Work OT for Win

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

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Fall Round the Bay Race

On Saturday, September 14, Mattapoisett Yacht held the annual Fall Round the Bay Race. This is a PHR[...] Read more »

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Features

Medicare Advantage: Buyer Beware

Medicare was established in 1965, freeing older adults from the trap of unaffordable health care in their senior years. It has been a highly successful program. &nb[...] Read more »

A Trip Back to the Future

I graduated from high school 60 years ago. It seems like only…60 years ago. I’ve been thinking about my old alma mater since I re[...] Read more »

Rochester Recognizes Lifesavers

The Rochester Fire Department, together with the Rochester Police Department, recently recognized three civilian residents and 14 fir[...] Read more »

In Their Own Words

The Marion Art Center opened their latest show on September 28 featuring artists Pam Hoss and Kim Barry. Getting to know the artists and being able to learn more about what inspires these two highly a[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Historic Survey Completed for 70 Additional Marion Properties

The Marion Historical Commission is pleased to report that Phase 4 of our survey of the town’s historic and architecturally significant properties h[...] Read more »

SLT Osprey Marsh Pavilion

Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) celebrated the opening of the Osprey Marsh pavilion on Point Road with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Selectman Randy Parker sp[...] Read more »

Book (re)Marks: What’s up this Month at Plumb?

Welcome to Book (re)Marks, all the info you need about what’s happening this month at Plumb Library. October is National Reading Group Month, al[...] Read more »

Friends of Plumb Library Annual Meeting

The Friends of Plumb Library will be holding their Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 17 from 6:30-7:30 pm. The meeting is open to all members of the[...] Read more »

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Schools

Limited Openings Available in Project GROW

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson would like to share that there are limited openings available for M[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Magnar Kvilhaug of Mattapoisett, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the[...] Read more »

ORR Class of 1985

The ORR Class of 1985 40th Class Reunion is scheduled to be held on Saturday, August 2, 2025. [...] Read more »

ORRSD Shares Back To School Safety Tips, Bus Routes

To coincide with the start of the new school year, Superintendent Michael S. Nelson would like to sh[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Students Named to The Dean’s List at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences inc[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Ryszard “Boris” Stanislaw Grodzki

Ryszard “Boris” Stanislaw Grodzki, 69, of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully, and surrounded by family, on Monday, September 30, 2024. B[...] Read more »

Hermina C. “Minnie” (Canastra) Souza

Hermina C. “Minnie” (Canastra) Souza, 96, of Mattapoisett died Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a period of d[...] Read more »

Theresa M. (Kelly) Kelly

Theresa M. (Kelly) Kelly, 95, of Mattapoisett died September 26, 2024 at St. Luke’s Hospital. &n[...] Read more »

Ronald G. Martin

Ronald G. Martin, age 84, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, December 16, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents: Gilbert and Lauretta, his[...] Read more »

Olive M. (Anderson) Stickney

Olive M. (Anderson) Stickney, 101, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully at home on Sunday, September 22, 2024. She was the wife of the late Kenneth W. Sti[...] Read more »

Michael Garvice Thompson

Michael Garvice Thompson, 69, of Mattapoisett passed away September 21, 2024 following a period of declining health. &nb[...] Read more »

Madelyn Mary (Doherty) Collins

Madelyn Mary (Doherty) Collins, 91, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, of Marion, MA, passed away September 20, 2024, peacefully at home surroun[...] Read more »

Paul B. Whitehead

Paul B. Whitehead, 75, of Rochester passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 18 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital after a period of declining h[...] Read more »

Samuel Thomas Ogle

Samuel Thomas Ogle of Cambridge, and Mattapoisett died on September 9, 2024, at the age of 76 after a long illness. Born in Philadelphia, he graduated[...] Read more »

Preston C. Urquhart

Preston C. Urquhart, 64, of Mattapoisett entered into eternal rest on Saturday September 7, 2024, following a period of declining health. Preston was [...] Read more »

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