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Play golf, raise money for Sippican Lands Trust

MARION – Join the Sippican Lands Trust at the Marion Golf Club at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7 for the Sippican Lands Trust Charity Golf Tournament and Fundraiser. This event is for serious and casual golfers alike to support the lands trust. There will...

Rochester Land Trust to host annual meeting

ROCHESTER – The Rochester Land Trust (RLT) will hold its Annual Meeting on Oct. 8th at 1 p.m. at Church’s Field on Mattapoisett Road in Rochester. This family friendly event will have a brief speaking program highlighting RLT’s accomplishments over...

Rochester Historical Commission loans print to COA

ROCHESTER – A few years ago, the Rochester Historical Commission purchased a print at a Marion auction. The print is of the summer residence of the late Charles H. Leonard in Rochester, MA. The residence was built in 1756 and remodeled in 1850. It...

Test your trivia knowledge at Mattapoisett library

On Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m., gather your family together and head to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library for Family Jeopardy. Experience some friendly competition as your family plays against others for the grand prize. There will be no losers,...

Marion Town Administrator finalist for job in Middleboro

Marion Town Administrator James McGrail is one of four finalists for the position of Town Manager for Middleboro. McGrail has been Marion’s Town Administrator since 2019. Before that, he was the director of facilities for Sandwich schools from 2018...

Golf to support ORR prom

On Sunday, Oct. 9, students from Old Rochester Regional High School are hosting a golf tournament to support their prom. The tournament starts at 8 a.m. at the Marion Golf Club. The event is 18-hole, two person best ball, so all participants will...

Celebrate fall and prep for spring at woman’s club pop-up

MATTAPOISETT – On Saturday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will hold a pop-up shop at the Mattapoisett Museum at 5 Church Street in Mattapoisett. There you will find members of the Mattapoisett Woman's Club selling...

Rochester Historical Society at Country Fair

ROCHESTER – The Rochester Historical Society will be at the Rochester Country Fair on Oct 1. They will have t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, books, maps, boxes, cup plates, coloring books, tic tac toes and a selection of baked goods.

Rochester hears from firms on public safety building

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Select Board heard presentations from three architectural firms who are looking to take part in a feasibility study on a new public safety facility in the town during a Sept. 22 meeting. According to Rochester Town...

Mattapoisett Boatyard Strong fundraiser details

MATTAPOISETT – The Mattapoisett Boatyard fundraiser event is now a month away, set for Thursday, Oct. 20 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Bay Club. There is still room at the event, however when room capacity is reached, there will be a waiting list. To...

Meet Straus and Hall at candidates event

MATTAPOISETT – On Saturday, Oct. 8, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will host a “Meet the Candidates” event at The Town Wharf General Store. Spend time with incumbent William Straus, the Democratic primary...

Pizza, live music, raffle to raise money for boatyard

Join the Mattapoisett community for a fundraiser to raise money for the Mattapoisett Boatyard, which was destroyed in a fire in August. The fundraiser will take place on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Rustico on Route 6 in...

Mah Jong returns to Marion Council on Aging

MARION – Starting Friday, Sept. 23 at 10:30 a.m. Mah Jong will resume at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center, 465 Mill Street, Marion. The game played is the American version. Any level of player is encouraged to attend and instruction will be...

Open House for the Affinity Maritime Lodge

MARION – The Tri-town area is rich with maritime history. Do you have a relative that sailed on the Mayflower or perhaps a whaling ship? Did you or a relative serve in the Navy, Coast Guard or Merchant Marine? How about aboard one of the many...

Rochester to hear public safety building presentations

ROCHESTER – Rochester will hear from firms vying to work for the town as they look into the potential of a new public safety building. The Select Board and attending residents will see presentations of proposals on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. for a...

New cost estimate for Long Wharf redesign

MATTAPOISETT — The Long Wharf redesign has reached a standstill as the Mattapoisett Select Board waits to approve a new cost estimate on the wharf’s repairs. During a Sept. 13 meeting, the Select Board rejected a design proposed by the Mattapoisett...

Rochester Country Fair to kick off October

The Rochester Country Fair is back. After its hiatus during covid, the fair will now return to Rochester on Oct. 1, at the Fairgrounds at 65 Pine St from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. This year’s fair will be for one day only. The fair was canceled in 2020 and...

Explore the skies and sea with Marion Natural History Museum fall events

MARION – The Marion Natural History Museum is planning ways to get out in nature this fall. Join them on Oct. 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the museum for a free event about plastics in the environment. Scientist Chris Reddy will present facts...

Officer’s ceremony for Masonic year

The Officers and Brethren of Pythagorean Lodge A.F. & A.M. cordially invite the public to attend and witness the installation of officer's ceremony for the 2022/2023 Masonic year to be held Saturday, Oct. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Old Landing Wharf (...

Celebrate 150 years of the Marion Natural History Museum

Join the Marion Natural History Museum as they celebrate their 150th anniversary on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. The Museum is will present an introduction to the Museum’s latest display, the Coahuila Meteorite, with Mark Munkacsy. Mark is an amateur...

Food pantry serves Rochester residents

With the cost of food and other consumer goods on the rise, nearly one in three people in Massachusetts faces food insecurity, which means they don’t have the means to access enough nutritious food on a regular basis. The Middleboro-based Sacred...

See goats, llamas and bunnies at Elizabeth Taber Library

Celebrate the Elizabeth Taber Library’s yearly collaboration with Heifer International by meeting some working animals up close on Friday Sept. 23 at 4 p.m. See goats, llamas, bunnies, and more, afterschool on the library lawn. While you are there,...

One month later: Mattapoisett Boatyard looks forward

MATTAPOISETT — Just over a month since the Mattapoisett Boatyard was destroyed in a massive fire , life is returning to the 60-year-old family business. In the weeks since the fire reduced buildings, boats and cars to smoldering rubble, boatyard co-...

Calling all stamp collectors

MATTAPOISETT – If you’re a stamp collector in the Mattapoisett area, there is an opportunity to attend one of New England’s largest annual stamp exhibitions. Mattapoisett’s Council on Aging will provide transportation to Boxboro (for a small fee)...

Students lend a helping hand to Marion Community Center

MARION — Buzzsaws whirred, and hammers banged as Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School students worked to build a covered walkway leading into the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center in Marion. The technical high school has an agreement...

A walk in the woods with Mattapoisett birders

MATTAPOISETT – The sun had just risen on a dewy Saturday morning, Sept. 17, when over a dozen birders gathered by the Brandt Island Cove trail. They had all arrived by 8 a.m. to walk through the woods with the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the...

Mattapoisett Free Public Library to celebrate Climate Prep Week

MATTAPOISETT – The Mattapoisett Free Public Library will celebrate Climate Preparedness Week from Sept. 24 to the 30. Climate Preparedness Week was established by Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) in 2018 and seeks to inspire “...

Marion households may experience discolored water

MARION – On Sunday, Sept. 18 the Marion Fire Department (MFD) will begin conducting training in conjunction with the Massachusetts Fire Academy. This training may cause some discoloration of the water. After facing delay’s due to Covid-19 the MFD...

Mattapoisett Cultural Council accepting grant applications

MATTAPOISETT – The Mattapoisett Cultural Council invites grant proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities and science programs beginning Sept. 1 until Oct. 17. Grants are available to support cultural projects and activities in and around...

Marion Golf Club to make final revisions to restoration plan

MARION — The Marion Conservation Commission and the Marion Golf Club have taken steps toward ending a months-long dispute over an enforcement order issued to the club on June 9. The enforcement order against the Marion Golf Club, which the club...

Marion residents to participate in Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk

MARION – Two residents from Marion will participate in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai on Sunday, Oct. 2. Susan Camacho and Katherine Warren, along with thousands of other walkers, will participate in the iconic annual event...

Reservation Road gate to stay open, bikers travel at own risk

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Select Board has denied a request by the Reservation Golf Club to close a gate that would restrict access to the Reservation Road bike path entrance, citing concerns for public safety. At a meeting on Tuesday, Sept...

St. Gabriel’s Parish celebrate kickoff at Silvershell Beach

MARION – Parishioners as well as many new visitors were in attendance at Saint Gabriel’s Parish’s “Kickoff Sunday” event on Sept. 11 at Silvershell Beach. After the service under the tent, the group ate lunch together and the children had fishing...

School consolidation study under way

MATTAPOISETT – A study to assess consolidation of Mattapoisett elementary schools is under way and on track to be completed by April of 2023. “School consolidation has been discussed for a long time,” Town Administrator Mike Lorenco explained when...

A Rochester native’s path to Hardwick

In a week when the attention of many Americans has been focused on the loss of Queen Elizabeth II and the subsequent future of the United Kingdom, Connie Esbach of the Rochester Historical Society introduces readers to a Rochester native whose...

Straus to speak on MBTA at Globe summit

Tenth Bristol Representative William Straus (D-Mattapoisett), Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, announced that he has accepted an invitation from the Boston Globe to join more than 60 industry leaders and policy experts who will speak...

Mattapoisett yard sale accepting donations

MATTAPOISETT – In preparation for their October yard sale, The Mattapoisett Friends Meeting has set up donation collection times. The Friends are accepting clean, saleable items on Wednesday, Sept. 28 between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. and on Saturday, Oct...

A tragic story from the past with Rochester Historical Society

ROCHESTER – A tragic tale will soon be recounted with the Rochester Historical Society. At 7 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Rochester Historical Museum at 355 County Rd. Andrew Noone will discuss his book on the tragic story of Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner,...

Dungeons and Dragons and college prep for Mattapoisett library teens

MATTAPOISETT – For teens visiting the Mattapoisett library, there will be a wide array of youth programs, bringing brand new programs and bringing back popular ones from previous years. Craft Tuesdays return weekly on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 3 p.m...

Rochester resident honored by Buzzards Bay Coalition

On Sept. 8, the Buzzards Bay Coalition held its 34th Annual Meeting at Cisco Brewers on New Bedford’s Outer Harbor. The highlight of the gathering was the presentation of the 2022 Guardian Awards. Russ Keeler of Rochester was among the three...

Mattapoisett Council on Aging celebrates golden anniversary

MATTAPOISETT – If the Mattapoisett Council on Aging were a person, they would be nearly old enough to join the Council on Aging themselves. On Saturday, Sept. 10, the organization celebrated 50 years of supporting Mattapoisett’s elderly residents...

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club to hold fall meeting

MATTAPOISETT – The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will hold its first fall meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 11:00 a.m. at Reynaud Hall at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on 27 Church St. This will be a welcome back gathering for members new and...

Marion water restrictions extended

MARION – Due to the ongoing drought, Marion residents will see water restrictions extended into October. The current water restrictions, which were due to expire on Sept. 15, have been extended through Oct. 7. The use of outside watering is...

Rochester to host flu shot clinics

ROCHESTER – Starting in October, Rochester will host flu shot clinics. The first will be on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Rochester Memorial Elementary School. This clinic will have state supplied flu vaccines for children and those...

Marion volunteers honored at Select Board meeting

MARION — At the Sept. 7 meeting of the Marion Select Board, there was cause for celebration as members of the Marion Community Emergency Response Team , or CERT, were awarded diplomas for completing a months-long course. “It’s an exciting day for...

ORR School Committee welcomes district back to class

Superintendent Mike Nelson has spent the past week wearing out his shoes as he’s visited every school in the Old Rochester Regional district. And one third-grader noticed. “You’re wearing the same shoes as last year,” the kid informed Nelson at a...

Old Rochester Regional High School students earn honors

MATTAPOISETT – Superintendent Michael S. Nelson, Principal Michael Devoll and Guidance Director Lauren Millette are pleased to share that 16 Old Rochester Regional High School students received honors from the College Board Advanced Placement...

Election results: Straus and Swift to face off in fall

Winners have been called for the 2022 Massachusetts primary elections, and voters will have the choice between Democratic incumbent Rep. William Straus and Republican Jeffrey Swift for 10th Bristol Representative in the fall. On the Democratic...

Marion COA to host home improvement tips workshop

MARION – On Monday, Sept. 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., join the Marion Council on Aging for a presentation on home improvement contracting as you age. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation is teaming up with the AARP and the...

Local man raises funds for the Mattapoisett Boatyard

MATTAPOISETT — As soon as he heard the first explosion at the Mattapoisett Boatyard, local sailor David Horne filmed the blaze from his boat, called 911, then called boatyard co-owner Ned Kaiser. But Horne’s involvement didn’t stop there. Once the...

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