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Bathroom Incident Continues to Spur Public Comments

The Rochester School Committee began its September 24 meeting facing public comments from a room packed with residents still concerned about the recent complaint that a transgender student entered a girl’s bathroom stall at Rochester Memorial School. In May, a biologically male transgender student was accused of invading the privacy of a 9-year-old girl […] Read more »

Cottage Bylaw Not Ready for November Town Meeting

A proposed Cottage Community Development bylaw is not ready for the November 9 Town Meeting, Planning Board Chair Thomas Tucker said Monday night. The board closed a brief public hearing after receiving comments about cottage and garage sizes and questions about affordability. Members will continue revising the proposal for possible consideration at the […] Read more »

Open and Shut New Garage

The Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals met on Thursday, September 17, at 6:00 pm in Town Hall to hear one case: a request for a special permit. John and Nasira Ewing of 25 North Street sought a special permit for the demolition of the lot’s existing garage and the construction of a new […] Read more »

Groundwater Question Delays Special Permit Decision

At its Tuesday, September 22 meeting, the Rochester Planning Board delayed judging a special permit application to divide an existing parcel into two separate housing lots at 72 Marion Road after learning the land is in a groundwater protection district. Project representative Matthew Leone explained the plan is for land on the south side […] Read more »

Hearing Continued; Various Discussions Follow

The Marion Planning Board met Monday night in the police station conference room and remotely via Microsoft Teams. The meeting included various action items and a continued public hearing. Chair Sean Sweeney began with action items and, after approving the minutes from the August 17 meeting, moved to approve payments. These payments included […] Read more »

Center School Clock Tower Needs Structural Repair

The Center School clock stopped for part of the summer because the floor beneath its bell has sagged enough to interfere with the clock’s drive shaft, longtime clock keeper Ray Andrews told the Select Board on September 22. Andrews got the clock running again in late July, but said his adjustment was temporary. […] Read more »

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Events

Children’s Department Events at the Mattapoisett Library

Looking for some storytimes? Family Storytime, for kids ages 2 and up and their families, happens on Thursday mornings in October at 10:30. Baby Story[...] Read more »

Rochester Historical Commission

Our 2nd Yard Sale will take place October 17 and 18. Drop-off will be October 3, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. On October 4, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, we [...] Read more »

Inaugural Fall Gala

The Old Rochester Regional Tri-Town Education Foundation invites the community to attend its inaugural Fall Gala on Thursday, October 8, at Century Ho[...] Read more »

Marion Social Club New England Clamboil

The Marion Social Club, located at 44 Pumping Station Road, is having an authentic New England Clamboil on Sunday, October 18. It will include chowder[...] Read more »

Fall Free Family Fun Festival

The Mattapoisett Lions will be hosting the 10th anniversary of the Fall Free Family Fun Festival (FFFFF). The event will take p[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Voting

To the Editor; Public-records law[...] Read more »

Drive and Drop Food Collection

To the Editor; The Mattapoisett C[...] Read more »

Thinking Green

To the Editor; The September 3, 2[...] Read more »

The Thin Green Thread

Regardless of what we think of them, the plants keep rising — through broken earth, through poison[...] Read more »

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Sports

ORR Keeps the Victories Coming

Football: The Old Rochester Regio[...] Read more »

ORR Teams Sweep Openers

Boys Soccer: Old Rochester’[...] Read more »

ORR Opens with a Win

Old Rochester’s golf team played their opening match at Fairhaven on Septem[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club

Phoenix Cup Results — MYC held its last race of the season Wednesday night. Named the Phoenix Cup [...] Read more »

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Features

Washburn Farmers Market Finds Its Rhythm in Second Season

On Tuesday afternoons, the lawn at Washburn Park fills with tents, tables of fresh produce and baked goods, live music and, increasin[...] Read more »

Block Party Defies Nor’easter

The Rochester Senior Center hosted the Rochester Historical Society’s fifth annual “Block Party” on Saturday, September 26,[...] Read more »

Old Colony Facility Plan Coming by Year-End

The June 20 ballot vote rejecting a new school building for Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical district has not affected the mo[...] Read more »

I am Feeling Dizzy. Should I take Antivert?

Many of us get dizzy occasionally. “Dizzy” means different things to different people. It may be weakness or lightheadedness at t[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Homeschool Writing Program at the ETL

The Elizabeth Taber Library is excited to announce the expansion of our homeschool programming this fall. &n[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Community Preservation Act

The Mattapoisett Community Preservation Act Committee will be accepting project funding applications for Committee consideration and presentation at t[...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

This past Saturday, an impressive ceremony took place in the Hammond Cemetery in today’s Mattapoisett. The cemetery is across from where the fir[...] Read more »

MWC Garden Group Fall Gathering

The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Garden Group welcomes you to our next meeting on October 1 at 10:00 am at the Mattapoisett Library. We will focus on t[...] Read more »

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Schools

Academic Achievements

Morgan Browning of Mattapoisett was recently awarded a Love of Learning Award worth $1,000 from The [...] Read more »

UCCRTS Open House

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School will host its annual 8th Grade Open House on Saturday, Octo[...] Read more »

60th Reunion for Old Rochester Class of 1966

The ORRHS Class of 1966 will hold its 60th reunion on Saturday, October 3, at 5:00 pm. Classmates wi[...] Read more »

RMS Committee Chair Kate Duggan Joins MEPF

Michael S. Nelson is pleased to share that Rochester Memorial School Committee Chair Kate Duggan has[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

The University of Rhode Island celebrated more than 4,000 of its newest alumni during the University[...] Read more »

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Obituaries

Nancy Ann Clarke

Nancy Ann Clarke, “Dolly”, 93, of Marion, MA, passed away on August 25, 2026 after a brief illness. &nbs[...] Read more »

Roy Wilson Wingate III

Roy Wilson Wingate III, known as Will, passed away on September 26, 2026, at the age of 101. A World War II veteran, husband, father, grandfather, and[...] Read more »

Nancy Gordon Mills

Nancy Gordon Mills passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 17th, at her residence at Penniman Hill, in Hingham. She was [...] Read more »

Kris Kenneth Stone Smith

Kris Kenneth Stone Smith, 59, of Marion passed away at home on September 9, 2026 after a brief illness. Kris was the eldest son of Chester S. Smith II[...] Read more »

Dominga (Luz) Pina

Dominga (Luz) Pina, 96, of New Bedford, formerly of Mattapoisett, passed away Wednesday September 9, 2026 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of th[...] Read more »

Elizabeth “Liz” Ann Westgate Waring

Elizabeth “Liz” Ann Westgate Waring, age 83, passed away on September 6th, 2026. She was the wife of the late Sumner James Waring, Jr., sharing 45[...] Read more »

Nelida “Lucy” Luzza

Nelida “Lucy” Luzza, 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 3, 2026 after a five‑year journey with dementia surrounded by the[...] Read more »

Freda Evelyn Hall Ruel

80 year old Freda Evelyn Hall Ruel came into this world the same way she would live life, on her own terms. Born in an elevator at Windham Hospital, i[...] Read more »

Ronald McDonald, Sr.

Ronald McDonald, Sr., 85, passed away peacefully on Saturday August 29, 2026 after a brief illness. &n[...] Read more »

George M. Graham Jr.

George M. Graham Jr., “Jock,” 91, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on August 23, 2026, at Parl[...] Read more »

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