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Rochester Special Town Meeting

Monday, January 27 at 7pm
Rochester Memorial School, Pine Street
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News

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 »

Historic District Study Committee to Hold Meeting January 15

At its January 6 meeting, the Board heard from parties with proposals in progress. Will Tifft, chair of the Marion Historic District Study Committee, spoke to the Board. The committee was formed by the Select Board two years ago with the mission to explore possible creation of a local historic district in the Marion […] Read more »

Appeal Being Sent to DEP

Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday approved four separate Notices of Intent allowing the construction of single-family dwellings on two-acre lots at 0 High Street that since early November, have drawn the attention of abutters who have raised concerns about its possible effect on flooding and natural resources in their neighborhood. The January 7 review of […] Read more »

Community EMS Service Usage Soars

Chair John B. Howard, MD and Clerk Edward P. Hoffer, MD of the Marion Board of Health met Thursday, January 2 at the Town House conference room. Septic updates were discussed for 79 Wareham, where it was agreed and voted on that the updates were “clear cut” and did not need to be brought back […] Read more »

2025 CPA Grant Review Begins

On January 6, the Mattapoisett Community Preservation Act Committee met for the first one-on-one interviews to be held with organizations and groups who have filed for grant consideration. The members in attendance on this night were Michelle Hughes (elected), Margaret DeMello (representing the housing authority), Jim Pierson (elected), Karen Field (Planning Board representative), Bill […] Read more »

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Upcoming Events

Jan 15

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Great Decisions Program

Jan 15

5:00 pm

GriefShare Group

Jan 15

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Mattapoisett Grief Share Support Group

Jan 16

12:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club

Jan 18

7:30 pm

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Events

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 »

Upcoming Events at the Elizabeth Taber Library

Construction starts this week at the Elizabeth Taber Library. The library is fully operational while undergoing construction. Visitors may be disturbe[...] Read more »

Marion Republican Town Committee

The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Monday, January 13 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street[...] Read more »

Rochester Republican Town Committee

The Rochester Republican Town Committee will hold its next meeting at 6:30 pm on January 13, at the Ponderosa Sportsman Club, located on 242 Robinson [...] Read more »

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Opinion

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

To the Editor; Local Police Shoul[...] Read more »

Citizens United

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

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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

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 »

Documenting the Full History

The cultural and societal value of history cannot be overstated. Whether it is our family history, national or even global history, a[...] Read more »

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Happenings

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 »

Mattapoisett Grief Share Support Group

The Lamb of God Christian Church of Mattapoisett will be holding a no-cost Grief Share group meeting at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, Lower Me[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club

The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club invites interested new members and local residents to its January 16 program at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church[...] Read more »

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Schools

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 »

RMS Fourth-Grader Wins Feinstein Foundation Golden Ticket

Michael S. Nelson and Principal Heidi Letendre are pleased to announce that Rochester Memorial Schoo[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Gerald (Jerry) Emmett Bruen, Jr.

Gerald (Jerry) Emmett Bruen, Jr., 77, of Marion died January 7, 2025 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Jeanne Helen (Pietrasiak) Bruen for 44 [...] Read more »

Dr. John A. Mills M.D.

Dr. John A. Mills M.D. passed away on December, 24, 2024, in his beloved home in Marion, MA, and surrounded by family. &[...] Read more »

Everett D. “Evie” Wrightington, Jr.

Everett D. “Evie” Wrightington, Jr., 81, of Rochester, passed away peacefully at home on January 9, 2025. He was the husband of Jane H. (Bishop) W[...] Read more »

William H. Goetz

William H. Goetz, 94, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts died Sunday, January 5, 2025 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness. &nbs[...] Read more »

Robert J. Freitas

Robert J. Freitas, 78, of Rochester died January 6, 2025 unexpectedly at home. He was the former husband of the late Debbie (Morrison) Freitas. [...] Read more »

Joan T. Heald

Joan T. Heald, a cherished member of our family and community, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family, leaving behind a legacy of lov[...] Read more »

Elizabeth Morse Read

Elizabeth Morse Read, 73, of Fairhaven died peacefully on Friday December 13, 2024. She was born in New Bedford and lived in New York before settling [...] Read more »

M. Raye (Smith) Sawyer

M. Raye (Smith) Sawyer, 90, formerly of Mattapoisett and Rochester, passed away Saturday December 28, 2024 at The Cottages of Dartmouth Villages. She [...] Read more »

Nancy Baybutt

Nancy Baybutt, 94, passed away at home in Mattapoisett in the early morning hours of November 27th, 2024. A vibrant, happy woman, part of the greatest[...] Read more »

Donald Francis Tucker

Donald Francis Tucker, 92, of Fairhaven, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 27, 2024. He was predeceased in 2022 by his loving w[...] Read more »

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