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Tabor Academy Rowing Team safe after boat incident in Fall River Pond
Sippican Land Trust seeking scholarship applicants
Tea time and tunes: Friends of Elizabeth Taber Library host annual Afternoon Tea
Book it to the Friends of Mattapoisett Library Spring Book Sale
Booked and busy: cops read to kids
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Old Colony freshman wrestles her way to the top and breaks school record
Injured tree worker rescued by Plymouth County Rescue Team
Multiple units respond to Marion two-acre brush fire
Mattapoisett Highway Department to seek $4 million from Town Meeting for facility improvements
Patricia "Pat" McPartland, 74
News
Select Board appoints new assistant harbormaster
MARION — Peter O’Brien’s time within the Harbormaster’s office has been short — but memorable enough to earn him a new...
Old Hammondtown students branch out with annual tree poster contest
MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Tree Committee invited fifth grade students from Old Hammondtown Elementary to create unbe-...
Marion Doctor joins SHARE Foundation Board of Directors
NEW BEDFORD — Marion resident Wendy Stern, MD has been elected to the SHARE Foundation Board of Directors. The non-profit...
Multiple units respond to Marion two-acre brush fire
MARION — A helicopter from the State Air Wing spotted smoke coming from an out of control brushfire on Delano Road Friday,...
Rochester author James Quaintance pens first of many books
ROCHESTER — Father, teacher, U.S. combat Marine and now — author. Rochester resident James Quaintance never thought he...
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Schools
Friends of Old Rochester Music pull out the stops for March concert
MATTAPOISETT — Friends of Old Rochester Music hit the right notes with two concerts —a choral concert held on Wednesday,...
Eureka! Sippican Elementary hosts science fair
MARION — They may be small — but their minds are big. Students in first through sixth grade gathered at Sippican Elementary...
Old Rochester middle schoolers make their mark in mischievous murder mystery play
MATTAPOISETT — A CEO, a movie star and a musician step onto a Los Angeles bound train only to discover a plot of murder and...
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Opinion
Opinion: Supporting the expansion of Mattapoisett Select Board
To the editor: As our Town Meeting on May 12, 2025, approaches, we urge your support for the Citizen's Petition to expand...
Opinion: In favor of proposed Marion Historic District
To the editor: South Street in Marion has been my home for 55 years. Twenty-five years ago, I couldn’t see that a...
Opinion: Expand the Mattapoisett Select Board to five members
To the editor: I would like to express my opinion on expanding the Mattapoisett Select board from 3 to 5 persons. I have...
Opinion: Historic district will place undue burden on homeowners
To the editor: As long-time owners of property within Marion’s proposed historic district, our families hold dear Marion’s...
Opinion: Jennifer Rusinoski Memorial Scholarship open to donations
To the editor: A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came together to make the Jennifer Rusinoski Memorial Scholarship a...
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Obituaries
Patricia "Pat" McPartland, 74
Patricia "Pat" McPartland, age 74, passed away on March 17, 2025 peacefully at home. She was born in Passaic, New Jersey....
Danielle Lucille Laurent Francis, 94
Danielle Lucille Laurent Francis passed away peacefully on March 10, 2025, at the age of 94. Born on September 6, 1930, in...
Gregory Q. Burke, 57
MARION – Gregory Q. Burke, 57, of Marion, passed away unexpectedly on March 21, 2025, at Tobey Hospital, Wareham. He was the...
Alexis Dawn Zutaut, 18
Alexis Dawn Zutaut otherwise known as Lexy Lulu, died peacefully on March 16, 2025, at 18 years of age in Boston Children's...
David Besse Holmes
David Besse Holmes of East Falmouth passed away suddenly March 16, 2025. He was born in Boston August 1, 1955; he grew up in...
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Select Board appoints new assistant harbormaster
Old Hammondtown students branch out with annual tree poster contest
Marion Doctor joins SHARE Foundation Board of Directors
Multiple units respond to Marion two-acre brush fire
Rochester author James Quaintance pens first of many books
Injured tree worker rescued by Plymouth County Rescue Team
Mattapoisett Highway Department to seek $4 million from Town Meeting for facility improvements
Old Colony freshman wrestles her way to the top and breaks school record
Friends of Old Rochester Music pull out the stops for March concert
Eureka! Sippican Elementary hosts science fair
Sports
Old Colony freshman wrestles her way to the top and breaks school record
MIDDLEBOROUGH — Old Colony freshman, Middleboro High School wrestler and Mattapoisett resident Mila Boucher only had three...
From all around the world, students team up to squash the competition
The Tabor Academy squash program isn't like most other high school sports. Most high school teams are made of kids from the...
Old Colony Varsity Basketball Coach Matt Trahan Retires
ROCHESTER — After 27 seasons of decisive leadership, five championships won and four coach of the year awards, Matthew...
Tri-town swimmers make a splash at New England championship
Tri-town swimmers dove head first into the pool as they competed against some of New England's best swimmers. The Riptides...
A fight to the finish: Old Rochester boys basketball loses championship in overtime game
LOWELL — The Old Rochester boys basketball team pushed the state championship into overtime at the Tsongas Center on Friday...
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Police, Fire & Courts
Injured tree worker rescued by Plymouth County Rescue Team
EAST BRIDGEWATER — The Plymouth County Technical Rescue Team and several other emergency responders banded together to...
Three suspects arrested for stolen car hit-and-run in Mattapoisett
MATTAPOISETT — Three men were taken into custody by the Mattapoisett Police Department on Friday, March 21 after stealing a...
Updated: Rochester man sentenced to state prison after fatal shooting of sister’s boyfriend
ROCHESTER — After being found guilty on criminal charges relating to the deadly shooting of his sister’s boyfriend,...
Rochester man among five arrested for underage sexual exploitation
FALL RIVER — On Wednesday, March 12, Massachusetts State Police conducted an undercover operation targeting underage sexual...
Rochester Police arrest alleged rapist and kidnapper
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Police Department arrested alleged rapist and kidnapper Nicholas Carnazza on Thursday, March 6....
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People
Marathoners go the distance for charity
MATTAPOISETT — After watching the Boston Marathon in person for the first time together in 2014, Old Rochester alumni Abby...
Get to know Marion’s new State Senator Kelly Dooner
Newly elected State Senator Kelley Dooner began her first term this month, representing Marion and the rest of the Third...
Mattapoisett woman answers the spiritual call
MATTAPOISETT — When the Rev. Patricia Berry, of Mattapoisett, was 9 years old and attending Catholic Mass she wanted to be...
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Happenings
Marion Social Club to host “Taste of Italy” dinner
MARION — Buonasera! The Marion Social Club is hosting a “Taste of Italy” dinner on Sunday, April 13 at 1 p.m, with doors...
Monthly meetings at Rochester Historical Museum
With winter beginning to blossom into spring, The Rochester Historical Museum ie gearing up to restart their monthly...
Bring on the bluegrass
While most museums are quiet settings for looking at artwork or learning about scientific discoveries, the Mattapoisett...
Shore fun: Daphne Palmer Geanocopoulos presents “The Pirate's Wife”
MARION — Not Kidd-ing — Daphne Palmer Geanocopoulos to join the Sippican Historical Society to talk about her oar-inspiring...
Hallelujah! Mattapoisett Congregational Church celebrates Holy Week
MATTAPOISETT — Lifting spirits for the Holy Week, the Mattapoisett Congregational Church invites the public to join in on a...
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Arts
Marion Art Center presents pastel paintings in new exhibition
MARION — The Marion Art Center announced their newest exhibition: the Pastel Paintings of Janet Schwartz and Dave Kaphammer...
Old Rochester student earns Silver Key Award for artwork
MATTAPOISETT — Coming from a family of artists and creating masterpieces long before she was old enough to attend school,...
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Business
From grape to glass: Rochester couple transforms home into winery
ROCHESTER — For years, friends of Tony and Mary-Patrice Ruocco told them they should start selling the wine they made. They...
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How to Financially Prepare for a Child
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