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New Rochester police chief sworn in

ROCHESTER - Robert Small was sworn in as Rochester’s new police chief on Friday, Sept. 14. Small replaced Paul Magee, who...

Audition for the Showstoppers

MATTAPOISETT - The Mattapoisett Showstoppers are looking for boys and girls to join the performance troupe. Auditions are on...

Fourth annual Chowder Competition Sept. 23

The Mattapoisett Fire Department is hosting its fourth annual Chowder Competition on Sunday, Sept. 23 from 12-4 p.m. The...

Furry friend inspires Marion woman’s second book

MARION - Donna Lee Tufts has always loved animals. After writing her first book “From My Kayak,” she started writing on a...

New police chief appoints new sergeant

ROCHESTER - Rochester Police Officer Nathan Valente has been promoted to sergeant. Police Chief Robert Small and the Board...

Rochester Selectmen explore textile recycling

ROCHESTER - Rochester Selectmen are looking into a curbside textile pick-up that would reduce recycling contaminants by an...

Rochester to host Green Communities forum

ROCHESTER - Rochester is considering designation as a Green Community. Green Communities is a state initiative with an...

Community comes out for Back to School Bash

MATTAPOISETT — Families from the tri-town spent Saturday evening at Old Rochester High School, as the AmbassadOR Club hosted...

Marion Masons get new Master

MARION - The Masons of the Pythagorean Lodge in Marion welcomed in the group’s new officers on Saturday, including a new...

Historical Society, local supporters preserve Marion General Store

MARION - The Sippican Historical Society, a small group of supporters and the Cheney family have forged a partnership to...

Upcoming lectures at Tabor Academy

MARION - Tabor Academy is kicking off its public lecture series for the year on Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. with the first Science@...

YMCA Southcoast recognized by CDC for diabetes prevention program

After four years of hard work, YMCA Southcoast has been recognized by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

Marion Art Center names new director

MARION – The Marion Art Center announced Jodi Stevens as its new executive director. Stevens joins the MAC with more than 10...

Student mural brightens up Old Rochester Regional High School

O is for Mattapoisett. R is for Marion. R is for Rochester. That all makes sense if you are standing in the lobby at Old...

Upcoming activities at Rochester senior center

ROCHESTER - The Rochester Council on Aging has an afternoon movie, a day trip and a variety of activities coming up. Every...

Flu clinic dates at Rochester senior center

ROCHESTER - The Rochester Board of Health is hosting its annual flu clinic at the Council on Aging on the following dates:...

ORR School Committee members debate stipend

MATTAPOISETT - Old Rochester Regional School Committee member James Muse believes committee members should receive a stipend...

ORR School Committee approves higher lunch rates, honors acapella

MATTAPOISETT - The Old Rochester Regional School Committee approved two changes on Wednesday night – one to the price of...

Rabies vaccine distributed in tri-town starting Sept. 14

Federal, state and local officials will renew their biannual battle against the rabies virus starting this week. Marion and...

Tempers flare over solar lawsuit

ROCHESTER - A “simple modification” to the Borrego Solar site plan turned testy at Tuesday night’s Planning Board meeting,...

Planning Board votes against buying old Boy Scout camp property

ROCHESTER - The Rochester Planning Board decided not to recommend the purchase of the property at 0 Mary’s Pond Road. The...

Developers move toward solving issues at senior housing site

ROCHESTER - The plans for the 55-plus community potentially slated for Rounseville Road next to Plumb Corner are getting...

Marion woman and her mother share a storied history

Erin Zell and Diane Finn
MARION — It’s been decades in the making, but a Marion woman and her mother have co-published a children’s history book to...

Mattapoisett Recreation fall adult activities

MATTAPOISETT - Mattapoisett Recreation is offering two programs for adults this fall. Fencing: Join MATTREC and...

PHOTOS: Old Hammondtown School welcomes families for open house

MATTAPOISETT - Families flocked to Old Hammondtown School to meet teachers, chat with principals and learn about...

Rochester Historical Society to meet Sept. 19

ROCHESTER - The Rochester Historical Society will meet Sept. 19 and feature a talk by Connie Esbach. Esbach will speak on...

Marion Cultural Council seeks grant applications

MARION - The Marion Cultural Council is seeking online grant applications for individuals and organizations for STEAM (...

Take a walk through the White Eagle bogs

MARION - Start your Saturday with some exercise at the White Eagle Cranberry Bog on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. The Sippican Lands...

PHOTOS: AmbassadORs help out at open house

MATTAPOISETT - The Old Rochester Regional High School AmbassadOR program took on the crowds at the high school’s open house...

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club to meet Sept. 20

MATTAPOISETT - The first fall meeting of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is slated for Thursday, Sept. 20 at 11 a.m. The...

Marion Natural History Museum upcoming programs

MARION - The Marion Natural History Museum has announced its fall and winter programs. From learning about the solar system...

ORCTV, tri-town officials work toward new contract

MATTAPOISETT - The tri-town Boards of Selectmen are forging ahead to renew the contract with ORCTV. ORCTV receives its...

'Back to School Bash' at ORR

MATTAPOISETT - The AmbassadOR Club at Old Rochester Regional High School is hosting its first annual Back to School Bash on...

Volunteers needed for Rochester book sale

ROCHESTER - The Friends of Plumb Library will host the annual “Books and More” sale on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9-3 p.m. at...

Unveiling of new Marion town sign

MARION - The Marion Garden Group will unveil and dedicate the new Marion town sign on Thursday, Sept. 20. The unveiling will...

Rochester Primary Election results for Sept. 4, 2018

Rochester Democrat Committee
ROCHESTER – Eighteen percent of the town’s 4,258 registered voters - turned out at Rochester Senior Center on Dexter to vote...

Mattapoisett Primary Election results for Sept. 4, 2018

Charles Motta
MATTAPOISETT – Twenty five percent of the town’s 4,829 registered voters – that’s 1,221 people - turned out at Old...

Marion Election Primary results for Sept. 4, 2018

Dale Jones
MARION – Just 921 voters – 22 percent of the town’s 4,059 registered voters - turned out to vote in the Sept. 4, election...

New executive director hired for regional waste disposal district

Forner waste disposal district office
MARION - After a months-long search, a new executive director of the beleaguered Carver Marion Wareham Regional Refuse...

Rochester Town Hall hours to change

The Rochester Town Hall and Annex buildings will have new hours starting next week. In order to accommodate employees and...

Rochester officials hope for disaster preparedness grant

Officials in Rochester are looking to get working on prep work for a Municipal Vulnerability Preparation Program grant...

Rochester Selectmen approve water agreement extension

The Rochester Board of Selectmen approved an extension of the Rochester-Marion Water Agreement at Tuesday night’s meeting. “...

Old Colony launches school year with new staff, programs

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School started the new school year on August 28 with plenty of new faces and...

State primary election today

Vote counting machine
Today is the state primary election. All registered voters are encouraged to vote in the towns they are registered to do so...

Revitalized 4-H club wrapping up summer of fairs

Two years after reinventing the Tails ‘N Trails 4-H Club, nearly two dozen kids in the tri-town area and across Plymouth and...

Marion Energy Management Committee makes a push to designate town a ‘Green Community’

Juice box
MARION — The Marion Energy Management Committee wants Marion to become a “Green Community.” Members David Pierce and...

Marion’s new town sign to be unveiled at Sept. 20 ceremony

Marion town sign
MARION — The town will soon have more manicured entryways and a new official town sign. The Marion Garden Group fundraisers...

Marion bike path rolls closer to construction

Marion Bike Path
The town is rolling closer to getting its portion of a South Coast bike path constructed. Marion recently submitted its so-...

Welcome To Our New Website!

Sippican Week is jumping out of the “Soup” and into . . . Today. SippicanVillageSoup.com is now Sippican WeekToday.com --...

Proposed ORR district education strategic plan discussed at school committee meeting

ROCHESTER — The Old Rochester Regional School District has a new five-year strategic plan with three main components, all...

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