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Bike Path Projects to 2029

The Marion Conservation Commission expressed more excitement than recommendations at a public hearing for potential environmental impacts of the South Coast Bikeway through Marion. Project engineers Jeremy Packard and Callie Harper met with the Conservation Commission on November 19 in the Police Station’s conference room and detailed how the project will have minimal […] Read more »

Point Road Residents Weary of Rodents

To demolish a home in Marion, one might soon have to get a rodent report before moving forward. The Marion Board of Health on November 20 met with Zoning Commissioner Robert Grillo after a home was scheduled for demolition on Point Road. According to Point Road residents who appeared at the November 6 […] Read more »

Improving Fire Communication System

The Marion Fire Department has trouble contacting personnel around the Front Street area near Route 195 and close to the Rochester town line via County Road. The department requested $25,309 from the town’s Reserve Fund to pay for a communication upgrade. The Marion Finance Committee at its November 19 meeting at the Town Hall Annex […] Read more »

Stormwater Bylaw Passes; Water Meters on Hold

The Marion Special Town Meeting was held on Monday, November 24 at 6:45 pm at Sippican School. Of the two articles voted upon, Article S1 passed with an absolute majority and Article S2 was postponed until the next Town Meeting. Article S1: To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 20 […] Read more »

Questions over Control Officer Selection

The November 19 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board found the board fielding questions regarding the selection of Luke Mello as the new Animal Control officer. Earlier in the proceedings when the agenda item… “possible vote to fill the position” was discussed, Town Administrator Mike Lorenco explained the process used to evaluate two […] Read more »

Trust Eyes New Member and Website Revamp

The town’s Affordable Housing Trust met on November 12 in the police station conference room and met with a potential new member with decades of relevant experience, and the trust talked about revamping its web site. MAFT also discussed logistics for special emergency lock boxes for elderly residences, as well as seeking grant opportunities for […] Read more »

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Dec 3

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Marion Natural History Museum Afterschool Programs

Dec 3

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Machacam Club

Dec 4

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Friends Of The Mattapoisett Library Jewelry Sale

Dec 5

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Friends Of The Mattapoisett Library Jewelry Sale

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Events

North Rochester Congregational Church Lessons & Carols

The North Rochester Congregational Church, 247 North Avenue in Rochester, will be having its Lessons & Carols service on Sunday, December 21 at 6:[...] Read more »

“Holiday By The Sea” House Tour

The Sippican Woman’s Club invites the community to celebrate the magic of the season at the 35th Annual Holiday By The Sea House Tour on Saturday, D[...] Read more »

Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library

Until December 3, during library hours, the Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library are accepting “gift worthy” donations of books/puzzles/[...] Read more »

Upcoming Events at the Elizabeth Taber Library

The library will be closed at 12:00 pm noon on Wednesday, November 26, and closed all day on Thursday and Friday November 27 and 28, in celebration of[...] Read more »

Christmas on Church Street

The Mattapoisett Congregational Church’s annual Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, December 6 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in Reynard Hall at 27 [...] Read more »

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Opinion

Water Street DoT Project

To the Editor December 4, 6:30 pm[...] Read more »

Department of Transportation Public Meeting

To the Editor; The Department of [...] Read more »

Democracy

Dear Editor, As our community in [...] Read more »

Farmers need a break

To the Editor; Farmers need a bre[...] Read more »

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Sports

Bulldogs on Road for Thanksgiving

The Old Rochester Regional High School football team rebounded from a challenging start to the 2025 [...] Read more »

ORR Playing for Spot in Elite 8

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

Unified Hoop Holds off Somerset

Old Rochester’s unified basketb[...] Read more »

ORRHS Bulldogs Win Golf State Championship

The Old Rochester Regional High School Bulldogs are MIAA Division 3 Golf State Champions! &nbs[...] Read more »

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Features

What You Need to Know about Influenza

First, you should know that influenza is a serious illness, not a bad cold. If someone says they missed work yesterday because they had “a touch of flu,” it was not influenza. We get upper respira[...] Read more »

The Pilgrimage

Author’s Note: I’m sharing this byline with my daughter who is home for the holiday. She offers a fresh view on Thanksgiving. I&#[...] Read more »

Communal Victory: Nearly 300 Attend Thanksgiving

On Sunday, November 23, the 32nd Annual Tri-Town Thanksgiving Banquet was held at Old Rochester Regional Junior High School. The event is planned by the Mattapoisett Council on Aging. The event was op[...] Read more »

Montgomery Captures Montreal

This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Ma[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Machacam Club

The next meeting of the Machacam Club is scheduled for Wednesday, December 3. We meet at the American Legion Hall on Depot Street. Social time begins [...] Read more »

Hello from Plumb Library

The holiday season is in full swing and the Friends of the Library are joining in the fun. We invite you to join us from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm Saturday [...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

It’s always hard to write a Thanksgiving themed historical article. First, Thanksgiving didn’t become a national holiday until 1863 when A[...] Read more »

Scholarship Wreath Sale

The ladies of the Rochester Women’s Club will be having their annual Scholarship Holiday wreath sale on Saturday, December 6 from 10:00 am to 2:[...] Read more »

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