Michelle Logan McLean-Russell, 66, of Marion, MA and Pacific Grove, CA, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2026 in Salinas, California from a sudden brain aneurysm. Her last week was spent doing her favorite things: enjoying the California sun with her dog Stella, riding her bike, eating breakfast with sheep, spending time with friends around […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission met on January 14 in the Police Station’s conference center to approve a few items. The 20-minute meeting involved the extension of the Order of Conditions for the Piney Point Beach Club, off Piney Point Road. Commissioners mentioned they saw a bulldozer down there, and that led to a […] Read more »
On January 15, President Trump announced a “great healthcare plan” that seemed to have three components. It would formalize his push for pharmaceutical companies to lower their prices, send funds to individuals to help pay their insurance premiums and mandate price transparency for any hospital or other provider who participates in Medicare. Will this […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Michael Devoll announce that work continues on a series of planned improvements to the Old Rochester Regional High School athletic fields. Retired state Rep. William M. Straus secured a $750,000 earmark for the Old Rochester Regional (ORR) School District in the 2022 Economic Development Bill to invest in […] Read more »
The Marion Social Club is having a Ham & Bean Dinner on Saturday, February 7 at our location at 44 Pumping Station Road, Marion. This dinner will include Ham, baked beans, coleslaw, brown bread and dessert. The tickets are $16.00 each and they can be reserved by calling Betsy Youngson at 508-295-8253. Cutoff date is […] Read more »
TTAR (Tri-Town Against Racism) is excited to announce our seventh annual Black History Month Creative Expression Contest is wrapping up and the exhibition and awards presentation is fast approaching. TTAR aligns the contest each year with the theme chosen by Association for the Study of African American Life and history. The 2026 contest theme is […] Read more »
Following the 40th Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Day this past Monday, The Wanderer and the Tri-Town Against Racism discussed the organization’s upcoming events and goals for the first half of this year. We spoke with Rhonda Baptiste, vice president of TTAR. Baptiste explained the organization’s mission is the same as it was […] Read more »
The January 15 meeting of the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals became contentious when the board took up the Variance filing by Michael and Tiffany Amaral, 3 Harbor Road Neck. Andrew Stackpole of Field Engineering represented the applicants’ request for a Variance to construct a 24×36-foot Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) with an associated garage. […] Read more »
Assumption University has announced that Kayla McGaffigan of Marion and Charlotte Sisson of Rochester have been named to the University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a five-class, 15-credit semester to be included on this prestigious list, which is […] Read more »
Chief Richard B. Nighelli was sworn in Wednesday as the President of the Southeastern Massachusetts Police Chiefs Association (SMPCA). Chief Nighelli, who served last year as the Association’s Sergeant at Arms, now takes the helm for 2026, succeeding Aquinnah Police Chief Randhi Belain. He was sworn in Wednesday morning by Plymouth County District […] Read more »