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Kabeyun Road Hearing To Be Continued

The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals held its first meeting of the new year on January 9. Two special permits were requested. Susan Billings of 17 Kabeyun Road sought a special permit to allow for the reconstruction of a non-conforming single-family dwelling. The building has a 7.8-foot deviation towards the property line. The owner […] Read more »

Storage Facility Sign Permit Approved

Rochester’s Zoning Board of Appeals on January 9 granted a Special Permit for multiple signage at the ExtraSpace Self-Storage facility proposed for 667 County Road. Project representative Joseph Sanda told the board last month that the developer is seeking a special permit to allow the erecting of six signs on the property. The biggest of […] Read more »

Preparing the FY26 Budget

In the run-up to the spring town meeting, Mattapoisett’s Finance Committee has begun the intensive work of studying all aspects of the town’s revenues and expenses. Members Paul Amoruso, Brian Connelly, Kathleen Costello, Aaron Goldberg, Gary Johnson, Karen Keenan, and Colby Rottler met with town administrator Mike Lorenco on January 9 to jump-start what will […] Read more »

Changes Proposed for Boat Owner Fees

At its January 7 meeting, the Board began by approving a petition from Eversource Energy to install a utility pole for underground cable and conduit at 305 Road. It then moved on to Action Items, approving minutes for five meetings held from November through December 17, 2024; a Common Victualer’s License for Santoro’s Pizza […] Read more »

More Progress Towards Historic District

The Historic District Study Committee is making significant progress toward its goal of creating a historic district in the village area of town by spring of this year. The committee met briefly via Zoom on January 2 to plan its next steps. Will Tifft, the chairman of the committee, met with the Planning […] Read more »

Lightning Fast

In a brief, 10-minute-long meeting, the Mattapoisett Planning Board convened on Monday, January 6. The meeting was opened and closed with no actions on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) at this time. Due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 20, the next meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board is scheduled for February 3 […] Read more »

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Events

MNHM Afterschool Programs

Creating a winter habitat will be held on January 22 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Winter can create some survival difficulties for the animals of our area[...] Read more »

A Hike, Hot Cocoa, a Campfire and a Craft

Looking for something to do on Monday, January 20 to get you and the kids out of the house and into the woods? The Mattapoisett Land Trust is combinin[...] Read more »

Sailing Towards My Father

The Marion Art Center presents Sailing Towards My Father – Herman Melville performed by Stephen Collins. The only performance will be Frid[...] Read more »

Financial Peace University at FCCR

You work way too hard to feel this broke. Now is the time to take back control of your money, and that starts by taking Financial Peace University. Vi[...] Read more »

Matt Congo Community Dinner

Candlemas is February 2, and it is the traditional midpoint of winter. The secular saying is that half your grain and half your hay should remain on C[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Friends of the Mattapoisett Library

To the Editor: The Annual Jewelry[...] Read more »

Sippican Woman’s Club

To the Editor: The Sippican Woman[...] Read more »

Thank you, Tobey Hospital

To the Editor; Thank you, Tobey H[...] Read more »

Project 2025

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Sports

Back From Break

Hockey The Old Rochester Regional[...] Read more »

Bulldogs Victory Before the Holidays

The Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ basketball team hosted Seekonk on December 20 in thei[...] Read more »

First Game Goes to Overtime

Old Rochester High School’s hockey team played their season opener at Dartmouth on December 15, in[...] Read more »

Futsal Champs

Beckham Harvey of Marion has an exciting journey this month. He, along with his futsal team FC Flair[...] Read more »

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Features

60 Years of Song

On a bitterly cold Monday, the first of 2025, members of the Sippican Choral Society met in the northern section of the Wickenden Chapel on Marion’s Spring Street. For sixty years, the choral societ[...] Read more »

Norovirus – What You Need to Know

There are many gastrointestinal infections that spread person-to-person, including E. coli, salmonella and listeria, but by far the most common is the norovirus. &n[...] Read more »

What’s Up There?

This is for the astronomer in all of us or the aspiring astro-physicist. Compared to areas near Boston or New Bedford, generally speaking, the tri-town has pretty good dark skies. We are very fortunat[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Polar Plunge 2025

On Wednesday, January 1, Mattapoisett’s Town Beach was packed with people from near and far starting the year off freezing. Moments[...] Read more »

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Happenings

UCC Celebrates a Historic Milestone

United Congregational Church is excited and honored to announce the ordination of Patricia Berry, the first woman ordained in the church’s 330-y[...] Read more »

River’s Edge Book Club

The River’s Edge Book Club of Marion hosted a successful annual Holiday Children’s Book Drive this past December 2024. This season, the Bo[...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

This fall I was driving along Rte.202 in Western Massachusetts. It was after the leaves had left the trees and the landscape struck me as quite gray a[...] Read more »

Marion Village Historic District Update

The Marion Historic District Study Committee is pleased to note that they are moving forward with the proposed By-law for a design review district in [...] Read more »

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2025-26 Project GROW Preschool Program Registration Open

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is pleased to announce that registration for the Old Rochester Regi[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Husson University is pleased to celebrate the academic achievements of students recently named to th[...] Read more »

ORRJH Students of the Month

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

MSBA Invites Upper Cape Tech into Eligibility Period

State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA�[...] Read more »

UCT Inducts Twelve Students Into The NHS

Twelve Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School students were inducted into the school’s chapter o[...] Read more »

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