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Natural History Museum goes out of this world
MARION — On Wednesday, March 13, the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group learned about planets, stars, galaxies and the universe with amateur astronomer Peter Marshall. Marshall specializes in studying and taking photos of these rarely...
Application for Sippican Lands Trust scholarship open
The Sippican Lands Trust is seeking applicants for its Helen A. Arthur Scholarship. The applicant for this $1,000 award must be a Marion resident in their last year of high school or enrolled as a freshman or sophomore in college elsewhere. A...
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Former Old Colony teacher arrested, accused of raping student
Old Rochester basketball player ‘no longer’ on team after spitting incident
Letter sent to MIAA alleges harassment from Old Rochester fans, players
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Bulldogs’ state championship run falls short
Incumbents and new candidates enter Marion town election races
Three Tri-Town residents named field hockey national champions
Tree poster contest winners recognized at Old Hammondtown
Need seeds? Mattapoisett Library restocks ‘seed library’
MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s seed library has been restocked with a number of garden essentials. The seed collection features a variety of options to promote planting and encourage healthy eating like herbs, tomatoes,...
Tri-County Music Association scholarship applications open
Applications are now available for the 2024 John R. Pandolfi Music Scholarship and Summer Study Grant through the Tri-County Music Association. Each year the Tri-County Music Association awards thousands of dollars to aspiring local high school and...
Marion receives $47,897 state grant
MARION — Marion is one of four Massachusetts towns to receive state funding aiming to protect habitats in Buzzards Bay waters. According to a press release from the Massachusetts office of Coastal Zone Management, the grants were awarded by the...
Watch: Sippican Week interviewed by ORCTV
The staff at Sippican Week got the chance to sit down with Old Rochester Community Television to talk about the paper. Watch the ORCTV video below to meet the team and learn more about Sippican Week.
Holy Week schedule announced
Father Jude Thaddeus Osunkwo, pastor of St. Isidore Parish, has announced the schedule of the Holy Week and Easter Sunday Masses. St. Isidore Parish is made up of three worship sites: Sts. Martha and Mary Church, Lakeville; Sacred Heart Church,...
Letter sent to MIAA alleges harassment from Old Rochester fans, players
WORCESTER – In a letter sent to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, representatives from Pittsfield Public Schools claim that Old Rochester Regional High School fans, students and parents harassed Pittsfield players during a MIAA...
Former Old Colony teacher arrested, accused of raping student
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
A neighborhood in Marion was quiet on Wednesday, March 13, but only one day earlier on Tuesday, March 12, Massachusetts State Police and uniformed Marion...
Incumbents and new candidates enter Marion town election races
MARION — Races are heating up as Marion’s May 17 town election draws nearer, and nomination papers are taken out and returned. Two candidates have taken out nomination papers for a seat on the Marion Select Board. Incumbent Randy Parker, who has...
Opening and closing dates set for Mattapoisett Town Meeting agenda
MATTAPOISETT – Dates have been set for the opening and closing of Mattapoisett’s Town Meeting agenda. At a March 12 meeting, the Mattapoisett Select Board decided on the days between which items can be added to the agenda for the Monday, May 13 Town...
A year after blaze, Marion firefighters visit rebuilt Camp Hadley
MARION — Six Marion firefighters and two fire department vehicles came to Camp Hadley on Saturday, March 9. Only 367 days before, the camp used by Marion Boy Scouts Troop 32 and Cub Scouts Troop 32 burned. That March 2023 fire, originating from a...
Sign-ups continue for Easter meals from food pantry
Sign-ups to receive Easter meals through the Sacred Heart Food Pantry are ongoing through Saturday, March 23. Meals are to be picked up on Tuesday, March 26 between 9 a.m. and noon or between 3 and p.m. The meal box will include everything needed...
Aucoot Cove reopens for shellfishing
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries reopened Aucoot Cove for shellfishing activity on Wednesday, March 6. The cove had been closed to shellfishing since Dec. 12, 2023 due to a discharge at the Marion Wastewater Treatment Facility. The...
Biden, Trump lead Tri-Town results in presidential primaries
Voters across Rochester, Marion and Mattapoisett traveled through gray and wet conditions Tuesday, March 5 to cast ballots in the 2024 presidential primaries. Throughout the Tri-Town, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump led votes...
Holmes Woods ‘overstocked’ with trees according to assessment
MARION – Holmes Woods, the town-owned forested property south of Holmes Lane and just north of Sippican Elementary School, may actually currently have too many trees. At the Tuesday, March 5 meeting of the Marion Select Board, Tom Farrell, a...
MassDOT bridges the information gap on Marion-Wareham project
MARION — Resident concerns pertaining to the causeway, tidal flushing and traffic at the Marion-Wareham Bridge were addressed by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials who are in charge of the Weweantic River bridge’s replacement...
Vote in the presidential primary today
The presidential primaries have arrived in Massachusetts and the Tri-Town. On Tuesday, March 5, voters across Rochester, Mattapoisett and Marion can cast their ballots from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Rochester’s polling location is the Rochester Senior Center...
Areas of Mattapoisett waters close to shellfishing
MATTAPOISETT – Parts of Mattapoisett waters were closed to shellfishing on Feb. 28 until further notice by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. The affected shellfish growing areas are BB10 through BB23 in Mattapoisett, Fairhaven, New...
Tree removal information session captures attention of Mattapoisett residents
MATTAPOISETT — Some residents arrived at the Mattapoisett Fire Station Wednesday, Feb. 28 for a Tree Committee meeting only to find the doors locked. The meeting room had reached full capacity minutes before the scheduled 6 p.m. start. Those who...
Mattapoisett allocates Plymouth County ARPA funds
MATTAPOISETT — In an effort to use the remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds allocated by Plymouth County, the town of Mattapoisett aims to spend $540,000 to improve town buildings. Mattapoisett Town Administrator Mike Lorenco said at a Feb. 26...
Marion to hold dangerous dog hearing after attack complaint, discussion
MARION – Miles Grant had been taking his goldendoodle Harry to the dog group at Silvershell Beach in Marion for years on the morning of Dec. 21, 2023. He and the 8-year old dog were regulars in the group from 2017 to 2019 when Grant lived in Marion...
Driver injured, Wareham Road closed after Marion roll-over crash
MARION – A silver four-door vehicle rolled over and struck a utility pole in Marion early Sunday, Feb. 25, shutting down Wareham Road for much of the day. The car’s sole occupant was outside the vehicle when the fire department arrived and “was...
Vote in next week’s presidential primary
The presidential primary is coming soon to the Tri-Town. On Tuesday, March 5, voters can cast ballots for the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian primaries in Massachusetts. Early voting has begun in Rochester, Mattapoisett and Marion and...
Finding coastal critters at tidepool excursion
MARION — It was a brisk 40 degrees on Saturday, Feb. 24 but the cold weather was perfect for an excursion to explore the tidal ecosystem at Marion’s Brainard Marsh. Even in the cold “you get to see what’s living here — stuff changes,” said Woods...
Marion capital projects recommended to Select Board
MARION — It’s been a busy few months for the Marion Capital Improvement Planning Committee, said Committee Chair David Janik. Since November, the committee has ranked 36 capital projects that could be funded in Fiscal Year 2025, which begins July 1...
Serving beyond the Senate: Pacheco’s work to continue after departure
MARION — The state Senate’s longest, continuously serving member will not be running for re-election. After decades of dedication in the public sector, 1st Plymouth and Bristol district Sen. Marc Pacheco will end his reign as dean of the Senate in...
Rochester resident brings concerns about road salt to Select Board
ROCHESTER — At the Rochester Select Board’s Feb. 20 meeting, resident Therese Valente proposed that the town become a “low salt community”, referring to the amount of salt used on roadways during winter storms. “We have a lot of agriculture, we have...
Identification walk teaches about Tri-Town trees
MATTAPOISETT — Tri-Town residents bundled up and took to the woods on the crisp morning of Monday, Feb. 19 for a tree identification walk hosted by the Mattapoisett Land Trust. Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust Land Manager Linda Vanderveer led the...
Tri-Town residents learn how to potentially save a life
ROCHESTER — Going straight from a 24-hour shift to teaching a class is a regularity for Robert Joyce, an emergency medical technician (EMT) for the Marion Fire Department. Joyce spent the morning of Saturday, Feb. 17 teaching a free CPR education...
New fee schedule for Mattapoisett Transfer Station increases, specifies rates
MATTAPOISETT – The Mattapoisett Board of Health moved to adopt a new set of resident fees for disposals at the town’s transfer station during a Feb. 14 meeting. Certain rates within the 2024 fee schedule rose. Some rates were also further broken...
Snow storm hits Tri-Town as schools, buildings close
It was a mid-week snow day for the Tri-Town on Tuesday, Feb. 13. In Rochester, 3.5 inches of snow fell and the temperature dropped to as low as 27 degrees Tuesday, according to National Weather Service observer data. Old Colony Regional Vocational...
Marion Institute receives $20,000 in state grants
MARION — The Marion Institute was granted $20,000 in state funding for its South Coast Food Policy Council initiative, a program that brings together food pantries, farms, foundations, and social service agencies to promote food security. The Marion...
Mattapoisett Democrats to hold Caucus
On Tuesday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m., the Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will meet in the public meeting room of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library to hold its local caucus to elect five delegates and four alternates to represent Mattapoisett...
Rochester’s next fiscal year to be a ‘little tougher,’ says town finance director
ROCHESTER – Fiscal year 2025 will be “a little tougher year than we’ve normally had,” as revenues come in more than $100,000 below preliminary operating budgets, said Rochester Finance Director Suzanne Szyndlar. At a Feb. 12 Rochester Finance...
‘Stone Soup’ luncheon part of Sustainability Partnership’s efforts to educate
MATTAPOISETT — “Stone Soup” is an ancient folk tale where hungry villagers use small amounts of food to create a large bowl of soup that benefits the whole community, according to Mattapoisett Sustainability Partnership member Barbara Van Inwegen...
Send us your snow photos!
The storm blowing through the South Coast on Tuesday, Feb. 13 has brought school closures and event cancelations but also some beautiful snowy scenes across the Tri-Town. Send snow photos with your name, the location of the photo and any other...
Learn about Mattapoisett roadway project with Tree Committee
MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Tree Committee will host a public information meeting on the proposed road project planned for Main Street, Water Street, Beacon Street and Marion Road on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. in the Mattapoisett Fire Station...
Forum to address local effects of climate change
MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will host a forum to discuss climate change and its effects on Mattapoisett and what residents can do to prepare on Sunday, Feb. 25 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Mattapoisett Public Library...
Mattapoisett Cultural Council awards grants for 2024 totaling over $20,000
MATTAPOISETT – The Mattapoisett Cultural Council awarded 28 grants in 2024 to arts, humanities and sciences programs in and around Mattapoisett, announced Feb. 9. Those grants total $20,800. Grantees include Seth Asser, the Education Committee of...
Homeschool Christian cooperative opening in Rochester
ROCHESTER – A homeschool Christian cooperative is coming to Rochester in September 2024. Rochester Christian Learning Center will be open three days a week at the First Congregational Church of Rochester. The cooperative is for kindergarten to...
Tri-Town Against Racism, Mattapoisett Land Trust open ‘Story Walk’ for Black History Month
MATTAPOISETT – During the month of February, a stroll through Dunseith Gardens in Mattapoisett is more than just a walk in the park. As part of a Black History Month “Story Walk” organized by the Mattapoisett Land Trust and Tri-Town Against Racism,...
Marion Harbormaster facility hits construction ‘milestones’
MARION — There is a “lot of good news” as construction of Marion’s new Harbormaster facility moves forward and site preparation continues, said Marion Town Administrator Geoff Gorman at a Tuesday, Feb. 6 meeting of the Marion Select Board...
Marion Select Board holds public hearing regarding proposed cemetery rules
MARION – The Marion Cemetery Commission is “walking a razor’s edge” as it aims to create a new set of regulations for the “hallowed grounds” of town cemeteries. That’s what Marion Cemetery Commission member Paul St. Don said during a nearly two-hour...
Mattapoisett Library’s fun filled February
MATTAPOISETT - Mattapoisett Library has a schedule full of children’s events in the month of February. All events are free and open to the public. On Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 3:30 p.m., cartoonist Cara Bean is hosting a doodling and tranquility workshop...
Incumbents, newcomers pursue nominations for Tri-Town elections
Election season in the Tri-Town is fast approaching. Marion’s Town Election is May 17, while Mattapoisett’s Town Election is May 21. Nomination papers are now available in Marion and Mattapoisett, due back March 25 and April 2 respectively. In...
Mattapoisett Tree Committee to give public presentation regarding proposed project
MATTAPOISETT — On Wednesday, Feb. 28, The Mattapoisett Tree Committee is giving a public presentation about potential impacts of a proposed project to roadside trees on Main Street, Water Street, Beacon Street and Marion Road. The meeting will be...
Rochester Cultural Council announces 2024 grant recipients
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Cultural Council will award $6,470 in grant funding to 17 different projects in 2024, the group announced in a press release. According to the Rochester Cultural Council, grants were awarded in the categories of arts,...
False insurance claims alleged against ambulance companies owned by Mattapoisett resident settle for $1.6 million
DARTMOUTH — A Dartmouth-based ambulance service and emergency medial service, owned by Mattapoisett resident Carol Mansfield, will pay $1.6 million after reaching a settlement with the state attorney general’s office, according to a press release...
Mattapoisett Fire, Police, Harbormaster present budgets, capital plans to Select Board
MATTAPOISETT – Mattapoisett’s Fire, Police and Harbormaster departments presented their fiscal year 2025 budgets and capital plans to the Select Board at a Feb. 5 meeting. Chief Andrew Murray shared the Mattapoisett Fire Department’s operating...
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