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What’s New
Proposed Marion propane storage draws concern from neighbors
ORR district agreement changes to miss Marion, Rochester Town Meeting
Hiller Street to get ‘no parking’ signs
Tri-Town picks new Veterans Agent
Opinion: Thanks to those who helped clean up Rochester
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Kathleen Hickey: Writing a novel in the pandemic
Marion goes ‘green,’ Rochester, Mattapoisett ‘yellow’
New marine facility plans ‘a good compromise,’ Harbormaster says
Marion librarian retires after 15 years
Take a woman’s club garden tour
News
Stone Rooster, no Gilda
MARION — South Coast restaurateurs John Mello and Joe Sauro are looking to reopen the Stone Rooster, without Gilda. Gilda...
Mattapoisett Land Trust annual meeting set for April 29
MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust will conduct its 2021 Annual Meeting using on Zoom, April 25th at 4 p.m. The...
Tri-Town students make Falmouth Academy Head of School list
MARION — Sixteen students from the Tri-Town made the Head of School list for the winter trimester at Falmouth Academy. From...
Learn the Marion Golf Club’s history
MARION — Join Jeremiah Daly and the Sippican Historical Society on April 29 at 7 p.m. for a history presentation on the...
Mattapoisett to recognize Arbor Day
MATTAPOISETT — Join the Tree Warden and the Tree Committee on April 30 at 10 a.m. as the town raises the Arbor Day flag at...
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Schools
School committee approves first changes to regional agreement in decades
The Old Rochester Regional District School Committee approved changes to its regional agreement for the first time in 35...
Mattapoisett School Committee member refutes allegations
A Mattapoisett School Committee member and UMass Dartmouth official has refuted allegations of discriminatory funding...
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. ...
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Opinion
Opinion: Plant a tree for Arbor Day
To the Editor: Earth Day is this week, April 22 and Arbor Day is next week, April 30. Usually the Marion tree and Parks...
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...
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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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Stone Rooster, no Gilda
Youth football springs into action
Kathleen Hickey: Writing a novel in the pandemic
Tabor Teacher’s play to be performed in May
Rochester residents turn out for community cleanup
Marion librarian retires after 15 years
New marine facility plans ‘a good compromise,’ Harbormaster says
Virtual concert at the art center
Marion goes ‘green,’ Rochester, Mattapoisett ‘yellow’
School committee approves first changes to regional agreement in decades
Sports
Youth football springs into action
Hike! After missing out on the fall season, Old Rochester Youth Football and Cheer is back for the spring — minus the “...
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...
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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
Tabor Teacher’s play to be performed in May
MARION — Tabor Academy teacher John Heavey would surely have been drafted in the Vietnam War, if he wasn’t a student at...
Kathleen Hickey: Writing a novel in the pandemic
MATTAPOISETT — For many, the start of the pandemic was also the start to new hobbies and projects. For Kathleen Hickey, that...
Virtual concert at the art center
MARION — Join the Marion Art Center and Cape Cod Composer Michael Donovan for “Postcards from Buzzards Bay,” a musical...
Open air painting at the art center
MARION — Join instructor Catherine Carter and the Marion Art Center for an outdoor drawing class and learn to capture the...
Join a youth theater troupe this summer
MARION — The Marion Art Center is offering a youth theatre troupe this summer. Midsummer Stages at the MAC is a summer...
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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
Invasive Plant Art Build
Wareham Land Trust
Apr 21
The public is invited to join local artist Justin Cifello in creating a sculpture out of invasive...
Invasive Plant Removal Volunteer Project
Wareham Land Trust
Apr 21
What better way to spend Earth Day than volunteering to improve conserved lands? Join the Wareham...
Smile, you’re on camera
Upper Cape Realty
Apr 19
What do open houses, spy equipment and Larry David all have in common? Let Evan Antonangeli...
Buck-A-Book TODAY
Bernadette Kelly Group
Apr 19
Stop by 10-2 today to browse our $1 book selections. All proceeds are matched and donated to a...
Wild For Wareham!
Wareham Land Trust
Apr 18
“ Wild for Wareham ,” a collaboration by the Wareham Land Trust, Mass Audubon, and Buzzards Bay...
APRIL USED BOOK SALE AT LIBRARY
Friends of the Wareham Free Library, Inc.
Apr 17
The Friends are back this month with our USED BOOK SALES!! We have plenty of books for sale in all...
Are you buying or selling?
Lois Prevett-McCarthy, Compass
Apr 17
In such an unusual time, many of you are still trying to figure out if now is the right time to...
“Living Building Challelnge” Building Donned with Lloyd Center Osprey Logo
Lloyd Center for the Environment
Apr 17
Thanks to Jono Armstrong and his amazing carpentry skills, the Lloyd Center’s Osprey logo is...
Jazzz by the Harbor with the Monteirobots
Marion Art Center
Apr 16
Join us for Jazz by the Harbor with the MonteiroBots! Saturday, 5/8, 7:00–8:30PM at Robert O...
2021 Lamoureux Music Scholarship Available
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
Apr 13
The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce that applications are now available for...
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Upcoming Events
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Public Health Nurse at Marion Senior Center
11:30 am
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2:00 pm
Waterfront Memory Cafe
Thursday, April 22
9:30 am
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4:30 pm
APRIL USED BOOK SALE AT LIBRARY
10:00 am
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12:00 pm
Onset Beach Earth Day Celebration
1:00 pm
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3:00 pm
Invasive Plant Removal Volunteer Project
Friday, April 23
9:30 am
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4:30 pm
APRIL USED BOOK SALE AT LIBRARY
12:00 pm
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2:00 pm
Free Meals for Kids – Brandy Hill Apartments
3:00 pm
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4:00 pm
Meet the Scientist!
3:30 pm
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5:30 pm
Free Meals for School Aged Children - Gleason Family...
Saturday, April 24
9:30 am
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2:00 pm
APRIL USED BOOK SALE AT LIBRARY
10:00 am
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4:00 pm
Invasive Plant Art Build
Tuesday, April 27
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...
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AFFORDABLE HAULING - JUNK REMOVAL
Fisher & Rocha Inc seeking...
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Real Estate
SOLD! New Construction on Village Green Dr.
Bourne
589,900.00
BRAND NEW HOME - TAKE THE TOUR ! - Stroll the Beach, enjoy a dip in Cape Cod Bay and return to your...
Upper Cape Realty
Under Agreement! Taunton Waterfront Townhouse
Hometown
349,000.00
Let me tell you a little about this WATERFRONT Townhome on beautiful, recreational Lake Sabbatia is...
Upper Cape Realty
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
SOLD! Cambridge Single Family
Hometown
1,270,000.00
Tour virtually - Working in Boston? COMMUTING isn’t fun, buy this and park in your own driveway!...
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
SOLD! Onset Cottage
Wareham
264,000.00
SOLD! Great work by Agent Katie Wagner! Just 23 days after listing this winterized cottage, Katie...
Upper Cape Realty
SOLD! Opportunity Awaits in Halifax
Hometown
399,000.00
Use your vision to make this dream home a reality. In ground pool, new windows, lots of flowering...
LaForce Realty
Welcome Home/! Well Maintained Expanded Ranch
Wareham
329,000.00
Enjoy your own pond on this double lot 3 bedroom 2 full bath expanded Ranch in East Wareham. Lots...
LaForce Realty
SOLD! Swifts Beach Cottage
Wareham
179,900.00
LISTED & SOLD by Upper Cape Realty ... once again, Agents Melissa & Katie getting it done!...
Upper Cape Realty
SOLD! Mobile Home in Great Hill Estates
Wareham
80,000.00
Great work by Agent Cathy Casoli listing and selling this mobile home in Great Hill Estates! Are...
Upper Cape Realty
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