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Library, land trust put on Rochester scavenger hunt, story walk
Story time with the Mattapoisett Library
Mattapoisett Boy Scouts look for donations
George E. Peck, 86
Debt exclusion question to be featured in Mattapoisett Town Meeting, Town Election
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House on Ned’s Point Road damaged in fire
Mattapoisett School Committee member under fire from UMass Dartmouth student leaders
No kidding: Rarest breed of goat gives birth in Mattapoisett
George E. Peck, 86
More questions, few answers for Marion waterfront housing project
News
Girl Scouts horse around at East Over Farm
Marion Brownie Girl Scout Troop 67047 is expanding. The troop has expanded its reach outside the Tri-Town to “neigh”boring...
New covid cases rise in Rochester, Mattapoisett; Marion goes yellow
New cases of covid rose in both Mattapoisett and Rochester, as cases lowered in Marion last week. According to state data,...
Ambulance fees rise in Marion
MARION — Marion hiked up its billing rates for ambulance services for the first time in eight years on Tuesday night. After...
Confusion over road status contributes to Cross Neck Road floods
MARION — A one-mile-long, half-paved road stretching from Marion Golf Club to Brainard Marsh confounded area residents and...
Mattapoisett to fly flag for organ donation
MATTAPOISETT — A ceremony will be held in front of Town Hall Wednesday evening to honor the life of Sam Ellis and bring...
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Schools
Photos: First week full in-person for all elementary students
Elementary students of every grade returned to full in-person school on April 5 after a year of modified learning models. ...
Marion School Committee passes $6.5 million budget
MARION — The Marion School Committee unanimously approved a $6.46 million operating budget for the 2022 fiscal year on April...
Elementary students return to full in-person learning
All of the Old Rochester Regional School District’s elementary schools resumed full-time classroom learning on April 5, and...
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Opinion
Opinion: Thanks to the Marion Fire Department
To the editor, We want to thank all members of the Marion Fire Department and the other towns that responded to our recent...
Opinion: Thanks to Mattapoisett’s first responders
To the editor: Mattapoisett is special, with its seashores forests and community at large. We have a large number of...
Opinion: Tabor needs to find five electric charging stations
Editor’s note: This piece is in response to Marion Selectman John Waterman’s recent opinion letter on The Marion...
Opinion: Prioritize Marion’s most vulnerable for vaccines
To not send the second doses for our town’s most vulnerable population is completely unacceptable I am a member of the...
Opinion: A disappointing performance by the Marion Planning Board
To the Editor: Let me just say it. I was extremely disappointed in the performance of our Planning Board at the Monday,...
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Obituaries
George E. Peck, 86
George E. Peck, 86, of Carver, died April 8, 2021 at home. He was the husband of the late Lois Ann (Brown) Peck and the son...
Manny Del Lima, Jr., 78
Manny Del Lima, Jr., 78, of Rochester, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, April 1st, 2021. Born in New...
Donald J. DuBois, 86
Donald J. DuBois, 86, of Rochester, formerly of Newton, died Sunday, March 28, 2021 peacefully at his home surrounded by...
Lorna E. (Lizotte) Boulanger, 72
Lorna E. (Lizotte) Boulanger, 72, of Rochester, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Vibra Hospital of Southeastern MA...
Thomas L. Bartholomew, 44
Thomas L. Bartholomew, 44, of Marion died Monday, February 22, 2021 accidentally. He is survived by his wife, Sharon of...
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Girl Scouts horse around at East Over Farm
Photos: First week full in-person for all elementary students
Old Rochester Youth Baseball swings into spring training
New covid cases rise in Rochester, Mattapoisett; Marion goes yellow
Marion School Committee passes $6.5 million budget
Confusion over road status contributes to Cross Neck Road floods
Hannah Strom hands out a happy Easter
Elementary students return to full in-person learning
House on Ned’s Point Road damaged in fire
More questions, few answers for Marion waterfront housing project
Sports
Old Rochester Youth Baseball swings into spring training
The spring season is on deck for the Old Rochester Youth Baseball league. The league, which has Tri-Town players from four-...
Old Colony downed by Diman in cross country
The Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School Cougars cross country team lost to Diman Regional Vocational Tech...
Buzzards Bay gears up for Watershed Ride
The Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride will return for its 15th year on Oct. 3. Sign ups are open for athletes of all ages to to...
Road races abound for the Tri-Town
A trio of triathlons are coming to the Tri-Town this summer. At a March 22 meeting, Rochester Selectmen approved plans for...
Registration open for Gateway Babe Ruth Baseball
Players between the ages of 12 and 16 can sign up for Gateway Babe Ruth Baseball by March 28. More than 20 teams are open...
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Police, Fire & Courts
House on Ned’s Point Road damaged in fire
MATTAPOISETT —A fire damaged a home at 18 Ned's Point Rd. on Tuesday afternoon. The Mattapoisett, Marion, Rochester and...
Marion Fire Department to receive state grant
MARION — The Marion Fire Department will be among the departments to receive $75,897.82 through the Fiscal Year 2021...
Marion Police Department re-accredited
MARION — The Marion Police Department has been re-accredited by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. The...
Marion Sports damaged in fire
MARION — Marion Sports Shop was damaged in a fire in the early afternoon on March 31. Firefighters from Marion,...
Mattapoisett Fire Department training heats up
MATTAPOISETT — Mattapoisett Fire Department new hires were on the hot seat last week, as the department did live fire...
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People
No kidding: Rarest breed of goat gives birth in Mattapoisett
MATTAPOISETT — The kids are alright. Three baby goats were born at Pine Meadow Alpacas on April 3, just as the farm gets...
How a Marion man hiked the whole East Coast
MARION — Making it from Maine to the Florida Keys takes long enough by car, but nowhere near as long as Marion resident...
Meet the Mattapoisett brigade behind Bask
MATTAPOISETT — Hey, what’s that smell? Cinnamon, actually. At Bask Sungrown Cannabis' cultivation facility in Freetown,...
ORR student takes on professional dance
Old Rochester Regional High School student Storm Lanzoni is pirouetting into the world of professional dance. Lanzoni, a...
Mattapoisett Seed Library begins to bloom
MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Seed Library is growing — and fast. The program was first sprouted...
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Arts
Marion Art Center seeks donations for auction
MARION — The Marion Art Center’s Online Art Auction will be held from July 28 to 3 and the center is seeking donations for...
Students take home awards for Marion art exhibit
MARION — Four students have been awarded prizes in the Marion Art Center’s ongoing High School art exhibit focusing on covid...
Marion Art Center to host “Spring Arts” festival
MARION — The statewide ArtWeek festival won’t be happening this year, but that can’t stop the Marion Art Center from...
Woman’s Club looks to August for Oar and Paddle auction
MARION — The Sippican Woman’s Club is planning to hold the oar and paddle auction that was cancelled by covid last year this...
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Business
New juice bar squeezing into Marion
MARION — A smoothie and juice bar is one step closer to opening after two permits were approved during a Planning Board...
Mimis carries on the Serendipity legacy in Marion
MARION — A new gift shop has sprung up at the old home of Serendipity by the Sea. Mimis, named after owner Jill Pittman’s...
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From Our Members
LaForce Realty -Swift’s Beach RE Welcomes Andrew Porter
LaForce Realty
Apr 12
LaForce Realty is proud to welcome Andrew Porter to our Swift’s Beach Real Estate office located at...
April Vacation Week Adventures at the Lloyd Center for the Environment, April 20-23
Lloyd Center for the Environment
Apr 12
Cheerful sounds delight the Lloyd Center for the Environment grounds this spring as life returns!...
Buck-A-Book at BKG
Bernadette Kelly Group
Apr 12
Love to read? Check out our Buck-A-Book Mondays from 10-2pm on the BKG porch. Accepting classic or...
Virtual Event: Extreme Weather – A View from Mount Washington Observatory
Friends of Dartmouth Libraries
Apr 12
Sign up to join the Friends of the Dartmouth Libraries on Thursday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m. as Brian...
SPRUCE YOUR HOME UP FOR SPRING
Lois Prevett-McCarthy, Compass
Apr 10
Spring has sprung and it's time to get your home prepped and ready for the new season - everything...
SouthCoast Spring Arts @ the MAC
Marion Art Center
Apr 08
SouthCoast Spring Arts @ the MAC! Eight exciting events now open for registration at the Marion Art...
Have you saved the date? Clambake XXXVI – Friday, July 9th
Lloyd Center for the Environment
Apr 08
The Lloyd Center for the Environment’s Clambake XXXVI – “36 years of Celebrating Science and...
APRIL USED BOOK SALE AT LIBRARY
Friends of the Wareham Free Library, Inc.
Apr 07
The Friends of the Wareham Free Library will resume their monthly Used Book Sales beginning this...
DON’T GET LOCKED OUT
Abbey Glass
Apr 06
Stop by the showroom and see if we can cut a spare key for your car door incase you get locked out...
Maestro Dinur performs in April Chamber Concert
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
Apr 06
The South Coast Chamber Music Series (SCCMS) presents “Doubles and Triples,” on April 10, virtually...
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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, April 13
10:30 am
Morning meditation with the Marion Council on Aging
11:00 am
Scrabble Club
12:00 pm
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2:00 pm
Free Meals for Kids – Brandy Hill Apartments
3:30 pm
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5:30 pm
Free Meals for School Aged Children - Gleason Family...
Wednesday, April 14
10:30 am
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12:30 pm
Public Health Nurse at Marion Senior Center
11:30 am
to
2:00 pm
Waterfront Memory Cafe
Thursday, April 15
6:30 pm
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8:00 pm
Virtual Event: Extreme Weather – A View from Mount...
6:30 pm
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8:00 pm
Virtual Event: Extreme Weather – A View from Mount...
Friday, April 16
12:00 pm
to
2:00 pm
Free Meals for Kids – Brandy Hill Apartments
3:30 pm
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5:30 pm
Free Meals for School Aged Children - Gleason Family...
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Classifieds
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HOME SERVICE COMPANY!
EXPERIENCED CARPENTER
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2002 Kia Rio
Wayne's Handyman Services...
Kittansett Waitstaff
Grounds/Animal Keeper
Painting - Interior and Exterior
AFFORDABLE HAULING - JUNK REMOVAL
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Real Estate
Let BKRG guide you through all your real estate needs
Marion
123,456.00
Check out what people are saying about us on Zillow! https://www.zillow.com/profile/...
Bernadette Kelly Group
Nanumett Shores New Listing Open House 1/16, 11-12
Wareham
449,000.00
Easy living one level Ranch in Onset, situated on a spacious corner lot with attached one car...
Bernadette Kelly Group
Onset Ranch Open House
Wareham
545,000.00
More than meets the eye! Located in desirable Nanumett Shores with deeded rights to association...
Bernadette Kelly Group
Sold! 2795 Cranberry Hwy
Wareham
118,500.00
THIS IS THE BEFORE PHOTO ...looking forward to the AFTER! Congratulations to AGENTS Barbara...
Upper Cape Realty
Listed - New Construction in Sagamore Beach
Bourne
985,000.00
An exceptional new home is planned for this beautiful lot in SAGAMORE BEACH. The elegant design...
Upper Cape Realty
Barney’s Point / Parkwood Beach
Wareham
399,900.00
Barney’s Point in Parkwood Beach ... Where it’s summertime and the living is easy! If you haven’t...
Upper Cape Realty
Build YOUR Dream House in Crane Landing -SOLD
Wareham
149,900.00
A chance to build your DREAM HOUSE in Crane Landing -- a lovely community of New England style...
LaForce Realty
Sippican Riverfront Escape
Wareham
279,900.00
UPPER CAPE REALTY - Now this is how to enjoy ROSE POINT ... Spectacular Views from this cozy...
Upper Cape Realty
Be Careful With ‘Pick Me’ Letters
Bourne
123,123.00
REAL ESTATE discussions and topics of interest: This is Agent Evan on Instagram is talking about...
Upper Cape Realty
Sold! Onset Village
Wareham
289,000.00
SOLD - 40 Highland! Congratulations to the happy new home owners! Let the Upper Cape Team help you...
Upper Cape Realty
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