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Hobby Barn Gets Approval for Limited Water Usage

Rochester’s Water Commission on November 13 granted the Hobby Barn now under construction on New Bedford Road access to the public water main there. The board approved Briggs Brains LLC Project Manager Jason Maurer’s request to permit a two-inch connection to supply the two buildings being constructed on the property with domestic water service […] Read more »

Marion Historic District Plans Progress

The Marion Historic Study Committee is awaiting a response from the state on its bylaw draft proposal for a historic district within the town village. Meg Steinberg, the town’s Historic Commission chairwoman and an advisor to the study committee, told Planning Board members recently that homeowners within the district can renovate homes and can […] Read more »

Neighbors Get No Respect

Neighbors came out to share their concerns and negative experiences at the Park Place subdivision on November 12, as a Notice of Intent filing by Jordan Medeiros got underway. Medeiros, represented by David Davignon of Schneider Davignon and Leone who outlined plans for the construction of the final single-family dwelling in the subdivision. Davignon […] Read more »

New Machinist Shop Approved

Rochester’s Zoning Board of Appeals on November 14 approved the installation of an at-home machinist business at 84 High St. Devan Spellman, who owns a machinist shop in Acushnet, has a purchase and sales agreement with the High Street property’s current owner. He requested a special permit to install a similar shop in a […] Read more »

Wetland Regulation and Preventative Measures

Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday, November 19 began its meeting by approving a one-year extension of the Order of Conditions for a project at 109 Neck Road to design and install additional screening for a canal canopy and ground-mounted solar array filed by Renewable Energy Development Partner LLC. The vote came after Renewable Energy representative […] Read more »

Board Continues ADU Planning

On November 18, the Mattapoisett Planning Board once again took up the matter of Accessory Dwelling Units as defined by a new state regulation effective in February 2025. The board agreed that rather than simply allowing the state regulations to become Mattapoisett regulations, new bylaw(s) with explicit language was necessary. For about an hour, […] Read more »

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Upcoming Events

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Dec 1

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Candle of Hope

Dec 1

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Sippican Choral Society

Dec 3

10:00 am

Adult Bible Study

Dec 4

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Machacam Club

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Events

Marion Village Stroll

Sunday, December 8 from 3 to 5:30 pm Coordinated by Angela Rossi and sponsored by The Marion Business Community Association, local merchants offer hos[...] Read more »

Upcoming Events at the Elizabeth Taber Library

The Library will close at 12:00 pm on Wednesday November 27, and be closed Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29 in celebration of Thanksgiving. &nb[...] Read more »

Christmas on Church Street

The Mattapoisett Congregational Church’s annual Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, December 7 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in Reynard Hall at 27 [...] Read more »

Getting into the Holiday Spirit

It’s been thirty-eight years since the Sippican Woman’s Club’s first Holiday House Tour. In 1986, club members Shirlee Thomas and Je[...] Read more »

Scanography

Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library to see Donna St Amant’s astonishing photography exhibit, called “Scanography,” from Dec[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Citizens United

To the Editor, The 2010 U.S. Supr[...] Read more »

League of Women Voters Candidates Debate

Dear Editor, The League of Women [...] Read more »

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 »

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Sports

Bulldogs Succeed on the Field and Charitably

The third annual unified Bulldogs vs Tri-Town Police took place on November 13 and was a huge succes[...] Read more »

Go Bulldogs Go!

Volleyball Old Rochester’s girl[...] Read more »

Two Wins for ORR

The Bulldogs defeated Hanover 3-0 on November 3, and advanced to the round of 16. Set scores were 25[...] Read more »

Regular Sports Seasons Draw to a Close

Unified Basketball The Bulldogs h[...] Read more »

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Features

Robert Kennedy Jr. is a Danger to Our Health

I will leave it to others to comment on the nature of other Trump nominations but must try to convince you that Robert Kennedy Jr. is uniquely unfit to be the head of the Department of Health and Huma[...] Read more »

Really Important Things on My Mind

Now that the election is over, I can go back to thinking about some really important things that have been on my mind. You may be interested in them as well. While you were concentrating on politics, [...] Read more »

ORRHS Unified Bulldogs Defeat Tri-Town Police

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson, Principal Michael Devoll, Coach Emma Fenton, and the Police Departments and Police Chiefs in Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester proudly announce that the Old Rochest[...] Read more »

“Noises Off” at ORRHS

Starting Thursday, November 21 and going into the weekend, the Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club will perform their rendi[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Mattapoisett Museum Visit

The rafters of the Mattapoisett Museum rang with excitement when Center School’s curious and eager 1st graders visited. Welcomed by Curator Connor G[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Congregational Church Celebrates Advent

The Mattapoisett Congregational Church would like to invite the community to several special events to kick off the Advent season with the first Sunda[...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

The collection at the Rochester Historical Museum consists of papers, books, newspaper clippings, maps and more. It also includes more concrete items [...] Read more »

Town of Marion Seeks Artists

The Town of Marion is seeking professionals, amateurs, and even people who have never displayed their work before, to submit their work for the 2025 A[...] Read more »

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Schools

Academic Achievements

Thomas Lavoie of Mattapoisett was recently elected membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Ph[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

WOC1 Alexander J. Buckley graduated from the Massachusetts Army National Guard Warrant Officer Candi[...] Read more »

William’s Fund

This is an appeal to the community on behalf of our students. My name is Sheilah Sullivan. I’v[...] Read more »

ORRJH Students of the Month

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

Superintendent

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson, Principal Michael Devoll, and Director of Guidance Lauren Millette[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Christopher John Wallace

Christopher John Wallace, 63, of Dartmouth died at St. Luke’s Hospital on November 23, 2024 after a massive heart attack. &nbs[...] Read more »

Patricia D. “Pat” (Glennon) Waldron

Patricia D. “Pat” (Glennon) Waldron, of Fairhaven, formerly of Wareham, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, in St. Luke’s Hospital, New B[...] Read more »

Roger D. Boucher

Roger D. Boucher, 94, of Rochester, MA, passed away peacefully at home on November 21, 2024, surrounded by the love of his family. A devoted husband, [...] Read more »

John T. “Jack” Quinn

John T. “Jack” Quinn, 92, of Marion died November 18, 2024 peacefully at home surrounded by his family who love him very much. He was the [...] Read more »

Beatrice Sherman Briggs

Beatrice Sherman Briggs, wife of the late Edwin L. Briggs, passed away November 5th one day before she turned 93. She was the daughter of the late Cha[...] Read more »

Patricia A. (Fay) McCarthy

Patricia A. (Fay) McCarthy, 87 of Mattapoisett passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on November 13th. She was the wife of the late Walter F.[...] Read more »

Donna Battistelli-Berry

Donna Battistelli-Berry, 69, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital with her son Kyler Berry, at her sid[...] Read more »

Beth F. (Foresman) Hodges

Beth F. (Foresman) Hodges, 83, of Mattapoisett died November 6, 2024 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Peter B. Hodges. Born in Boston,[...] Read more »

Joseph D. Alves

Joseph D. Alves, 82, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully after a period of declining health on Saturday, November 2, 2024. [...] Read more »

Richard S. Spooner

Richard S. Spooner, 84, of Rochester, MA, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on October 5, 2024, due to heart complications. &nbs[...] Read more »

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