News

Cottage-Style Back to Drawing Board

The Monday meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found the elected members wondering what they could have done differently leading up to the Spring Town Meeting to secure the voters’ confidence for cottage-style developments. They tried to convince voters such housing was a viable option for Mattapoisett’s demand for more housing. The article failed. Chair Tom Tucker said […] Read more »

Concerns Aired Over Wetland Solar Project

With a roomful of abutters looking on and full of questions, the Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday opened a Notice of Intent hearing on a plan to place a ground-mounted solar array system within a 100-foot wetlands buffer zone. Project technical consultant Stacy Minhane began the hearing by reporting this will be a 2.3-megawatt […] Read more »

Hoagland as Chair; Burr as Vice-Chair

The Marion Select Board met on Tuesday for its first post-election convening with Carleton “Toby” Burr taking the seat previously held by Norman Hills. Burr had been on the Select Board until the 2025 Town Election, when he decided not to run. There was standing room only in the Police Station Conference Room, with […] Read more »

Special Education Funding Passed; Rezoning Fails

For a comprehensive look at Town Meeting results, see the end of this article. Monday’s Rochester Annual Town Meeting ran smoothly for most of its three-and-a-half-hour length until residents loudly shot down efforts to rezone areas of Mary’s Pond Road and County Road from residential/agricultural to limited commercial. The 294 voters in […] Read more »

After Year-Long Hiatus, Burr Voted Back

Marion held its Town Election on Friday, May 15. There were two contested races: that of the Select Board with the seat occupied by Norman Hills and a seat on the Old Rochester Regional School Committee. In the end, there were 847 votes, including those from early voting. As candidates gathered, waiting in […] Read more »

Land Swap Moves Bike Path Forward

The Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission met in person in the Police Station on May 7 for discussions on the land swap between the commission and the Select Board, tree removals, and other updates. Following the approval of the minutes from the commission’s April 16 meeting, Chair John Rockwell moved to discuss the Land […] Read more »

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Events

Nasketucket Bird Club Meeting

The Nasketucket Bird Club Meeting will meet Wednesday, May 27 at 6:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church Street with Guest Speake[...] Read more »

Rochester Historical Society Bake Sale

Our Red, White and Blue Bake Sale will be held on May 30 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Rochester Land Trust Pony Pasture on Mattapoisett Road. That [...] Read more »

Memorial Day Events

Rochester will host a revitalized Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 24 at 12:00 pm at the Rochester Town Hall, 1 Constitution Way. This community e[...] Read more »

Free Concert at the MAC

MAC Music presents the KabuJazz Ensemble feat. Candida Rose in a free, outdoor concert at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center, 465 Mill Street, M[...] Read more »

Boat Race Ham & Bean Supper

The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race (RMDBR) Ham and Bean Supper will be held Saturday May 23 at the Rochester Senior Center, 65 Dexter Lane. The supp[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Stepping Down

To Marion Voters, After 12 years [...] Read more »

Marion Marine Resources Commission

To the Editor: On March 31, the M[...] Read more »

STOP Sign

To the Editor It was a surprise t[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Candidates Night

To the Editor: Thanks to the Leag[...] Read more »

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Sports

Bulldogs Shred Season Schedule

Caroline Houdelette once again passed challenging tests at second singles with a pair of straight-se[...] Read more »

MYC Hosts Round the Bay Regatta

The 38th Mattapoisett Yacht Club Spring Round the Bay Race will be on June 6. This is the first race[...] Read more »

Matos, ORR Keep Rolling

The Old Rochester Regional High School girls tennis team played against Apponequet (2-9) on May 7 an[...] Read more »

Mariner Youth Soccer Renames Preseason Event

Mariner Youth Soccer is proud to announce that beginning in 2026, its annual preseason jamboree will[...] Read more »

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Features

The New England Rodeo Returns

The New England Rodeo opened their second season at the Rochester Country Fairgrounds Saturday evening. Up to 20 professional bull ri[...] Read more »

Sweet Magnolia

May is when I adapt to the pace of nature, to paraphrase the famous naturalist and essayist Henry David Thoreau. &n[...] Read more »

Live Like Vivi

On Saturday, May 16, students from Rochester Memorial School and friends of Vivian Jones gathered on New Bedford Road for a lemonade stand to raise money. &nb[...] Read more »

MPD Welcomes Cameron Wentworth as New Harbormaster

Chief Richard B. Nighelli and the Marion Police Department welcome Cameron Wentworth as the Town of Marion’s new Harbormaster. [...] Read more »

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Happenings

Ken Souza Annual Memorial Scholarship Award

The fifth Annual Ken Souza Memorial Scholarship is being awarded to two ORRHS graduating seniors, Ian Hartwig and Christopher Huffman. The award, give[...] Read more »

Volunteer Orientation at the MAC

The Marion Art Center is once again offering a volunteer orientation on Saturday, June 6 starting at 10:30 am in the MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Thea[...] Read more »

Hammond Cemetery Cleanup Day

Come One Come All to a Cleanup day at the Hammond Cemetery on River Road in Mattapoisett on Saturday May 23 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. [...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

As all those who were at Town Meeting know, one of the items addressed was the Town Report. Town Reports are mandated and have been at least as long a[...] Read more »

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Schools

Academic Achievements

Andrew Wronski of Rochester has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Spring 2026 [...] Read more »

ORRSD Selects Charles West as Next Principal of Center School

Assistant Principal Charles West has been selected as the next Principal of Center School. He is set[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Rebecca Mann of Mattapoisett has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Spring 2026[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Offers Continuing Education Scholarship

The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to offer a continuing education scholarship of $1500 to a[...] Read more »

ORRHS Honor Roll

The following students have achieved honors for the third term at Old Rochester Regional High School[...] Read more »

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