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Snipatuit to See Chemicals Before Harvester

Rochester’s Conservation Commission began its meeting Tuesday by approving a Certificate of Compliance for the completed construction of a single-family home at 15 Cross Road that required work within the buffer zone to a cranberry bog. This vote came quickly after Conservation Agent Merilee Kelly confirmed the project was complete. Following this approval, […] Read more »

Mock To Depart After Five-Year Tenure

The Marion Finance Committee met on Thursday, June 18 in the Town House Annex and on Zoom to discuss FinCom personnel updates, a Harbor Fees Discussion, and looking back to FY26 and ahead through FY27. The meeting began with a discussion on the changing personnel of the committee, as Member Frederic C. Mock’s […] Read more »

New Home and New Addition Approved

The Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals met on Thursday, June 18 in Town Hall and had two cases on the agenda. Of the petitions, one was for a Special Permit and the other for a variance. Chair Susan Akin began the meeting with the first case, that being the petition for Special Permit […] Read more »

Weighing Next Steps After Old Colony Vote

A variety of board appointments and one important follow-up to the vote to fund a new Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School facility dominated the Rochester Select Board meeting on Monday. In a ballot question election on June 20, Acushnet, Carver, Lakeville, Mattapoisett, and Rochester, the five members of the Old Colony vocational […] Read more »

Wide Ranging Topics Discussed

The Mattapoisett Select Board meeting on Tuesday found the board handling a number of disparate topics from possible dangerous dogs to the issuance of different types of permits. Regarding the dangerous dog hearing, the board heard from a number of witnesses and heard letters of support for a dog accused of being dangerous […] Read more »

The Official Count

The Rochester Election recount was held on Wednesday, June 17. The results of the recount are as follows: for two seats on the Rochester Memorial School Committee, incumbent member Katherine Duggan, whose original total on election day, May 27, was 624, gaining an additional vote to win by 625 votes after the recount. For […] Read more »

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Events

Events at the Mattapoisett Library

Check out these summer highlights at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, located at 7 Barstow Street. &nbs[...] Read more »

St. Philip’s Begins 142nd Summer Season

St. Philp’s Episcopal Church, located next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, opens for their 142nd year with clergy visiting each week through Sund[...] Read more »

Buzzards Bay Musicfest Returns to Marion

The musicians for the Buzzards Bay Musicfest come from around the country and, indeed, around the world. They perform in the finest concert halls, ope[...] Read more »

Children’s Department Events at the Mattapoisett Library

Our Kids’ Summer Reading Program officially started on June 23, so be sure to[...] Read more »

Elizabeth Taber Library Summer Programs Continue

Summer reading registration is open, and exciting summer programs are underway at the Elizabeth Taber Library. Visit elizabethtaberlibrary.org/summer [...] Read more »

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Opinion

American Democracy

Dear Editor, Free and fair electi[...] Read more »

Old Colony District

To the residents and voters in Mattapoisett, &[...] Read more »

To the Editor, Please vote “yes[...] Read more »

Our Flag of Freedom

To the Editor; Our Flag of Freedo[...] Read more »

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Sports

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Race Results

Once again, the wind was too strong on Tuesday, June 17 for the Ensign fleet to race. The ORR high s[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club

The Tuesday Night Ensign Races were cancelled due to high winds. On Wednesday, the winds were strong[...] Read more »

All Stars All Over

There were many local athletes named All Stars by the South Coast Conference (SCC) this week: Boys a[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club News

The Tuesday Night Ensigns kicked off the winter rust in the first night of racing, joined on the sta[...] Read more »

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Features

Thoughts on… The Mystery of the Missing Swordfish

It was a dark and stormy night. The winds were whipping, and the lightning was flashing like a neon sign over a cheap hotel. The weat[...] Read more »

Pearls of Newport

F. Scott Fitzgerald didn’t elaborate much about the gardens that presumably surrounded Gatsby’s mansion. We can only guess they m[...] Read more »

The Annual Cardboard Boat Race

Batten down the hatches! On Thursday, June 18, 7th graders from Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, and those apart of the Sup[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Resident Hosts Pride Month Presentation

On Tuesday, June 16, Chuck McIntyre hosted his first ever “Raising Rainbow Awareness” presentation at the Mattapoisett Free Publi[...] Read more »

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Happenings

New Guide Helps Marion Homeowners Care for Street Trees

The Town of Marion Trees and Parks Committee is pleased to announce the release of an updated booklet, “A Homeowner Guide to Marion’s Stre[...] Read more »

Sippican Woman’s Club Scholarships

The Sippican Woman’s Club is pleased to announce that they have awarded $11,100.00 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors who reside in M[...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

In the early days of the conflict between the American colonies and Great Britain, there was no great push for an actual split from the mother country[...] Read more »

Reading Frederick Douglass Together

The Marion Art Center will present a public reading of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? A diverse group of [...] Read more »

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Academic Achievements

Audrey Wallace of Marion and Bailey Tieu of Rochester, enrolled during Spring Semester 2026 at The U[...] Read more »

OCRVTHS Budget Receives Required Community Approval

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School is pleased to announce that its Fiscal Year 202[...] Read more »

MLT Blanche B. Perry Scholarship

The Mattapoisett Land Trust announced that Linden White has been awarded its 2026 Blanche B. Perry S[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Springfield College has named Rylee Kouta from Mattapoisett to the Dean’s List for academic ex[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Stonehill College is pleased to recognize Amelia Joseph of Mattapoisett, Hannah Squires of Mattapois[...] Read more »

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