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News

Brown Steps Down, Anticipates State Septic Regulations

The 2020 septic regulation spearheaded by Marion Board of Health chairperson Dot Brown that requires any new construction in town upgrade to include denitrification technology hit a snag during the board’s May 26 meeting when members Dr. Ed Hoffer and Vice Chairperson Dr. John Howard voted against Brown to grant an applicant a variance allowing […] Read more »

Proposed Land Swap Continued

The June 16 meeting of the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals found the members continuing a land-swap application filed as a request for a Variance but advertised as a Special Permit. But that minor kerfuffle was not the primary reason the application was continued until July 21.             Representing himself and his request for a […] Read more »

ZBA Closing in on Heron Cove Approval

            Developer Ken Steen and his engineering representative Phil Cordeiro of Allen & Major Associates, Inc. made such a strong impression in their June 9 presentation of the Heron Cove residential project to the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals that the only thing holding back the board from a vote was member Dana Nilson’s suggestion […] Read more »

Harbormaster Highlights Long List of Duties

            In a matter of days if not hours, anyone can access a PowerPoint presentation at marionma.gov and find out exactly what a harbormaster does 24-7-365.             The Marion Select Board was treated on Tuesday night to a comprehensive overview of the duties and responsibilities performed regularly and situationally by the town’s Harbormaster Department.             […] Read more »

Bond Comes with Conditions, Criticism

            The Rochester Planning Board Tuesday night approved a $805,000 surety bond for the developers of the massive Village at Plumb Corner housing project to begin Phase II of the construction process. First, however, the board chided the project’s technical consultant, Brian Wallace, over what has not been done to the panel’s satisfaction in Phase […] Read more »

Creative Thinking Informs Bike-Path Clearing

The June 2 meeting of the Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission was broadcast in a hybrid format and uploaded to the ORCTV’s Vimeo page. On the agenda was the ongoing construction of a bike path between Creek Road and Jenna Drive on Point Road.             The path passes through the Marion town layout, as well […] Read more »

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Events

Summer Activities at the MNHM

Coastal Explorations with the Marion Natural History Museum – During the Marion Natural History Museum’s Coastal Exploration summer progra[...] Read more »

St. Philip’s 138th Summer Season Begins

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, by the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, will begin its summer season with visiting clergy on June 26 through September 4. [...] Read more »

Gun Lock Safety Sunday at MCC

Sunday June 26 has been declared Gun Lock Safety Sunday.  Please join the Just Peace Group at Mattapoisett Congregational Church at 9 am on Sunday to[...] Read more »

Summer Library Program at Plumb Library

The Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library’s 2022 Summer Library Program, “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” starts June 24 and ends on August [...] Read more »

Upcoming events at the Elizabeth Taber Library

Summer Reading is coming. Sign up for the ETL’s summer reading program starting June 21. Your summer reading kit will include reading logs, badge, s[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Support Small Business

To the Editor,             It is the people a[...] Read more »

Grow Local

To the Editor;             Anybody want to bu[...] Read more »

Outside Dining

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Sports

Mattapoisett Fourth of July Road Race

The Mattapoisett 4th of July Road Race is July 4 at 9:00 am at Shipyard Park. Registration is online[...] Read more »

ORR Teams Earn Opening-Round Playoff Wins

Hot off the heels of the regular season, Old Rochester Regional’s spring sports teams are divi[...] Read more »

ORR Solidifies SCC Supremacy

            After clinching the South Coast C[...] Read more »

ORR’s Wright Scores 200th Goal

The Old Rochester Regional High School girls’ lacrosse team is 12-1 in the 2022 season, and a majo[...] Read more »

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Features

What the Gravestones Said

On June 15, the Rochester Historical Society hosted retired educator and founding member of the Friends of the Middleborough Cemeteries Jeff Stevens, who has become something of a local expert on the [...] Read more »

Museum Dives into Local Base

            The Mattapoisett Museum fits a lot about local history in its small, former-church space on Church Street. On June 15, the museum exp[...] Read more »

Great Outdoors Is for Seniors Too

On an absolutely splendid mid-June morning, members of the Mattapoisett Land Trust, along with members of the community that proudly acknowledge being senior citizens, met at the site of a former pig [...] Read more »

MLT Makes Cuttyhunk Its Classroom

            Watching over 70 restless sixth graders on the precipice of their final week in their school, six Mattapoisett Land Trust volunteers [...] Read more »

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Happenings

Marion Garden Group News

Did you ever wonder who is responsible for planting and maintaining all of the cheerful window boxes and urns around Marion?  In addition to thos[...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

In her book, Mattapoisett and Old Rochester, Mary Hall Leonard references a description by Abraham Holmes of Rochester’s physical features. In i[...] Read more »

Tabor Academy Names New Campus Center for Alumnus Travis Roy

On June 11, at the Reunion Convocation, Tabor Academy announced that its new Campus Center, slated for completion in December 2022, will be named the [...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Congregational Church

The Mattapoisett Congregational Church will begin summer worship with a time change to 9 am beginning June 26. There are events planned for the summer[...] Read more »

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Schools

Academic Achievements

Anne Le Gassick of Mattapoisett, Class of 2024 and Danielle Nutter of Mattapoisett, Class of 2024 we[...] Read more »

ORRJH Students of the Month

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

Academic Achievements

Clark University awarded 577 bachelors, 489 masters, and 25 doctoral degrees, and conferred four hon[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Collin Fitzpatrick of Marion received a bachelor of arts degree Cum Laude from College of the Holy C[...] Read more »

Bishop Stang Graduation

Bishop Stang High School conducted an Alumni Medal Ceremony in the Chapel of the Annunciation follow[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Janice Pavao

Janice Pavao, 80, of Rochester, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at her home after a brief illness. She was the widow of the late Alfonso Miguel Pavao. &[...] Read more »

Frank W. “Ruffin” Andrews, Jr.

Frank W. “Ruffin” Andrews, Jr., 66, of Wareham, died June 19, 2022, at Tobey Hospital. He was the husband of Robin G. (Fernandes) Andrews and the [...] Read more »

Mary Katherine Callan

Mary Katherine Callan, of Mattapoisett and Middleborough, died peacefully on June 18, 2022. She was 88.        &nbs[...] Read more »

Francis Handy Silveria

Francis Handy Silveria, 74, of Mattapoisett passed away on Saturday June 18 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford due to cerebrovascular co[...] Read more »

Kathleen “Kathy” I. Brennan

Kathleen “Kathy” I. Brennan ,88, of Rochester, MA (formerly of Longmeadow, MA), went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on June 9, 2022. Ka[...] Read more »

Cornelia (Webster) Musser

Cornelia (Webster) Musser, 66, of Mattapoisett died Monday, April 11, 2022 unexpectedly at home. Affectionately known as Dee Dee, she was born in New [...] Read more »

Sandra H. (Henshaw) McIlmail

Sandra H. (Henshaw) McIlmail, 82 of Mattapoisett passed away on Wednesday June 1, 2022. She was the wife of the late William J. McIlmail, Jr., to whom[...] Read more »

Jack F. Bravo

Jack F. Bravo, 60, of Holden, MA died May 30, 2022 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester after a brief illness.      &[...] Read more »

Erik M. Richardson

Erik M. Richardson, 42, of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly, Tuesday May 24, 2022. He was the husband of Rachel A. Richardson.     &[...] Read more »

Malvin Kvilhaug

Malvin Kvilhaug, 83, of Fairhaven passed away peacefully on May 26, 2022 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was at home surrounded b[...] Read more »

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