News

ZBA Approves Addition to Tobey Lane Home

For Rachel Westgate, expanding her small Tobey Lane home means making room for her family to return to Mattapoisett full time. The Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a special permit on Thursday, August 20, allowing Westgate, who is also known as Rachel Briggs, to construct an addition to her single-family home at […] Read more »

Moorings and More

The Marion Marine Resources Commission met with full attendance on Wednesday, August 19, at 6:00 pm to discuss recent operations, financial planning, and shortening the town waitlist for mooring boats — which is estimated at 10 to 20 years, according to a 2022 Wanderer article. Chair Vincent Malkoski Jr. expressed interest in surveying the Beverly […] Read more »

Camper Request Raises Zoning Questions

A request to place a camper on a Cove Street property led to an extended discussion Tuesday night as Select Board members questioned how the town’s zoning bylaw applies to the site and ultimately held off on acting on the permit. Michael King sought permission to place a camper at 0 Cove Street […] Read more »

ORR Cleared of Title IX Violation in Bathroom Complaint

An independent Title IX investigation stemming from a May bathroom incident involving two 9-year-old students at Rochester Memorial School has concluded that school staff and district administrators acted in compliance with the law and found that no violation of a student’s Title IX rights had occurred. The Old Rochester Regional School District announced […] Read more »

Marion Golf Club Case Resolved

The full Marion Select Board met on Tuesday, August 21, at 6:00 pm, accompanied by Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman and Finance Director Heather O’Brien, to discuss the Bike Path, town roads, new roles and a lawsuit settlement with the Marion Golf Club. The board unanimously approved altered layouts to Washburn Lane and Spring Street […] Read more »

Coffee Shop Plans Pass Hurdle

The Marion Planning Board met Monday night in the Police Department and via Zoom, where it held continued public hearings on two notable developments in town: the Sippican Holdings, LLC apartment complex and the expanded Uncle Jon’s Coffee site on Route 6. After the board approved minutes from its August 3 meeting, Chair […] Read more »

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Events

Marion Social Club Chicken Bake

The Marion Social Club is having a chicken bake on September 20 at 44 Pumping Station Road in Marion. The price is $18, and the meal includes a genero[...] Read more »

Rochester Historical Society News

Our meeting will be on September 16 at 7:00 pm. At that time, we will have the drop-off dates for our Annual Yard Sale, which is later this year than [...] Read more »

Children’s Programs at the Elizabeth Taber Library

Fall is quickly approaching, and Miss Macy is excited to welcome kids of all ages back to the Elizabeth Taber Library for programs. Information about [...] Read more »

Teen Events at the Mattapoisett Library

The school year is almost here. Start planning your after-school activities with some of our weekly library programs. Each Wednesday, from 3:00 pm to [...] Read more »

Adult Events at the Mattapoisett Library

September is full of engaging programs at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, located at 7 Barstow Street. [...] Read more »

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Opinion

The Right to Vote

To The Editor: RE: The Right to V[...] Read more »

A Pointless Attack on Our School

To the Editor: A Pointless Attack[...] Read more »

Bathrooms

To the Editor: An incident in the[...] Read more »

Trojan Horse

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Sports

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Results

Tuesday Night Ensign Races: Another beautiful racing night with light winds. The battle for August h[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Results

August is turning out to be a great month to sail as both Tuesday and Wednesday nights brought perfe[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Fall Round the Bay Race

The Mattapoisett Yacht Club’s Fall Round the Bay Race, scheduled for August 29, will have one star[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club August Race Results

The Tuesday Night Ensign fleet finally had a perfect night of racing after suffering through most of[...] Read more »

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Features

The Battle of Long Island

This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in the Thirteen Colonies. Last week, Wash[...] Read more »

Thoughts on… Chicken Soup for a Tummy Ache

When I was a boy and had a tummy ache, my mommy would reach for a can of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, always a trusty remedy for my upset stomach. Truthfully, mom wasn’t much of a cook, so the [...] Read more »

Where Gardens and Memories Meet

Roll back those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer! As always, just when I’m finally getting into the gardening groove, the season is[...] Read more »

Risk Levels Elevated for West Nile Virus, EEE

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Massachusetts this year in a man in his 90s from Middlesex County. Because of this case a[...] Read more »

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Happenings

Mattapoisett Cultural Council

The Mattapoisett Cultural Council invites grant proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities and science programs beginning on September 1 and en[...] Read more »

‘Bloom & Connect’ at the WGC Open House

The Wareham Garden meetings will begin the 2026–2027 season on September 10, starting at 9:30 am at St. Patrick’s Church Hall, 82 High St. &[...] Read more »

Children’s Department Events at the Mattapoisett Library

On Saturday, August 29, and September 5, we are welcoming families to the library for Saturday Storytime. Storytime starts at 10:30 am, and you can ex[...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

This past weekend was the 50th anniversary of the Joseph H. Plumb Library. As with all buildings in Rochester that are 50 years or older and with a co[...] Read more »

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Schools

Back to School at the Elizabeth Taber Library

The staff at the Elizabeth Taber Library are excited to welcome our neighbors at Sippican Elementary[...] Read more »

ORR Bulldog Pride Alumni Association

To celebrate the alumni of ORR, the ORR Bulldog Pride Alumni Association (BPAA), for the fourth cons[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Paetyn Tripp, of Marion, has been named to the Spring 2026 Emmanuel College Dean’s List. [...] Read more »

Joshua Vanderquist Appointed as Assistant Principal of RMS

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is pleased to announce Joshua Vanderquist as the new Assistant Prin[...] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Laura Pardo of Marion was named to the College of the Holy Cross’ Spring 2026 Dean’s List.[...] Read more »

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