Before she was adopted from a rescue by a Mattapoisett family, Tessa was a street dog in Mexico. She had been passed around to different foster homes, likely neglected and abused.             Tessa, five years old, was shy and had been in Mattapoisett with new owner Molly Urquhart for not but two weeks, just coming […] Read more »

Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55 Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Silas Coellner are proud to announce that an eighth grader from Old Rochester Regional Junior High School is being honored with a Silver Key from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for the Massachusetts region.             Sophie Zhou, an […] Read more »

Healthcare fraud tends be “under the radar” for most of us, surfacing when authorities arrest those accused of such behavior or when guilty verdicts are announced, and usually in stories buried on the inside pages of the newspaper.             While it is widely acknowledged to be a serious problem, costing the government and private insurers […] Read more »

They came together to strengthen their resolve, to hear words that heal, not hurt, and to share in the joy of knowing “yes we can.” On February 22, a hearty group braved cold winds at Munro Preserve, a Mattapoisett Land Trust property located on Water Street, to take in the MLT’s latest story-walk installation on […] Read more »

On Saturday, February 22, the doors of the new Marion Maritime Center and Harbormaster facility were open to the public. Up until this point, the only look anyone had received was that of released pictures or MRC’s posted meetings. The new building sits near the sea with a system of 360-degree cameras allowing full sight […] Read more »

            Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union #55 Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Silas Coellner are pleased to share that Old Rochester Regional Junior High School recently celebrated World Language Week with a variety of interactive and immersive cultural experiences.             In the week before February vacation, all junior high Latin […] Read more »

Unless you are Chinese, you have probably never heard of Barbie Hsu, but in the Chinese-speaking world this Taiwanese actress is famous. That world was shocked to learn of her death from influenza while on a family vacation in Japan.             Ms. Hsu was young (48), healthy, rich and treated in a country with an […] Read more »

For Presidents Day, we look back on our favorites of the 47 and remember what they accomplished. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was known to frequent Marion during the summers. Even while in office, he would visit the town for pleasantries and (well-known and believed in the area) even some form of treatment for his battle with […] Read more »

            On Monday, May 12 at the Town Meeting, Marionites will vote on whether or not to approve of the proposed historic district in their town. A 2/3 majority vote is necessary for the bylaw to pass. With all the talk of the town’s historic significance and maintained distinctive architecture, the preservation of Marion’s past […] Read more »

On Saturday, February 8 at Camp Yawgoog in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, the long tradition of local scouts participating in their Klondike derby continued. Since the Scouts of America are now integrated, hundreds of boys and girls participated in this year’s event. Klondike derbies, named after that of the Canadian gold rush to the region, are […] Read more »