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Open meeting law in the age of social media

MARION — Social media, first amendment rights and open meeting law (designed to keep government open to the people) don’t mix well, Marion committee members learned Tuesday. Town Administrator Jay McGrail invited Town Counsel Barbara Huggins Carboni...

Toto the ‘tornado cat’ visits Plumb Library

ROCHESTER — Children at Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library were visited by an unlikely pair of guests. A paramedic, turned children’s author and a cat who survived a tornado, walks on a leash, and became the topic of two books shared their story at...
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Library to host cooking demonstration

MATTAPOISETT — Join chef Liz Barbour at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Tuesday, Aug. 13 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for a discussion and cooking class using an instant pot. Barbour will demonstrate two recipes. Following her demonstration, she...

Budget OK gives Marion COA money

Dean of the Senate Marc R. Pacheco (D-Taunton) announced Monday, July 222 that the Massachusetts Legislature passed its Fiscal Year 2020 budget, including provisions that give money to the Marion Council on Aging. The budget provides $130,000 for...

Mattapoisett makes offer on Harbormaster job

MATTAPOISETT — Selectmen on Monday offered Jamie McIntosh, Wareham’s Assistant Deputy Director in the Department of Natural Resources, the town Harbormaster position. The town recently elected to make the harbormaster position full-time. Current...

Marion alters recycling schedule for July, August

MARION — Due to the truck failure last week, the following changes have been made to the curbside recycling collection for the month of August, until Waste Management takes over in September. Wednesday, July 24, will be curbside recycling collection...

Marion lifeguards keep up with training

MARION — On Thursday, July 18 the Marion Recreation Department Lifeguards conducted a training drill at Silvershell Beach. Each week the lifeguards conduct weekly training drills throughout the summer season. This particular drill was conducted with...

Marion changes location of Harbormaster’s office

MARION — Effective Monday, July 22, the Harbormaster's Office at the Marion Town House will now be located in the rear of the building in the former Council on Aging office. All Harbormaster-related business as well as all privilege stickers, guest...

Sippican Lands Trust to host bird walk

MARION — The Sippican Lands Trust and the Nasketucket Bird Club are pairing up to offer a Summer Bird Walk around Marion on Saturday, July 27 starting at 9 a.m. from the Island Wharf parking lot in Marion. The trip will be led by Justin Barrett,...

Plumb Library to host art, science activities

ROCHESTER — The Joseph H. Plumb Memorial library will encourage children to get involved in music and science with its August programs. On two Tuesdays in August Rochester Memorial School teachers will visit Plumb library with activities for...

Tri-town businesses out in force for Harbor Days

MATTAPOISETT — To get funache, pick up a specially-bred daylily, and discuss a custom piece of furniture with John Nadeau of JNJ Woodworking, a customer would normally need to cross town lines. Not so at Mattapoisett’s Harbor Days, which brought a...

Crafts, food, entertainment continue through heat wave

MATTAPOISETT — Despite temperatures over 90 degrees Fahrenheit, celebrations at Harbor Days continued for the seventh straight day with a craft fair featuring over 100 exhibitors, live music in the gazebo at Shipyard Park, and a LobsterFest dinner...

Marion to implement new trash and recycling service

MARION — The Town of Marion will implement a new automated curbside residential trash and recycling pick up program through Waste Management on Sept. 2. "We are excited to announce the details of the new trash and recycling pickup program with Waste...

Yogis persevere through the heat at ‘Namasté Day’

MATTAPOISETT — Yoga practitioners persevered through 86 degree heat to celebrate mindfulness and generosity at “Namasté Day” with a free workout, music and prizes early Saturday morning, July 20 at Ned’s Point. The event was led by Anchor Yoga...

Harbor Days continues with fish fry and rock music

MATTAPOISETT — Harbor Days celebrations continued on Friday, July 19 with fresh food and rock music from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with the Oxford Creamery Fish Fry. Liz Ackerman, owner of Oxford Creamery, and James Nadeau, President of the Mattapoisett...

Gala benefits Marion Garden Group

MARION — Supporters of the Marion Garden Group came together at the home of Liz and Josiah Hatch to socialize, eat, drink, and compete in a backyard golf tournament to raise funds for beatification projects in the town. The Gala style event took...

Marion Selectmen endorse housing complex

MARION — The Board of Selectmen endorsed a 96-unit housing complex on a 13-acre land plot at 78 Wareham Road following a presentation from its developer, Steen Realty and Development Corporation, on Thursday, July 18. According to developers, the...

Marion officials work to add clarity in town government

MARION — Town Administrator James McGrail met with the Board of Selectmen and Marion Town Counsel Jon Witten to add clarity on his position, as well as guiding principles for governing the town. The special meeting took place at the Marion Town...

Mattapoisett starts process to pick Town Adminstrator

MATTAPOISETT — With the clock ticking down to a mid- or late-October departure date for Town Administrator Michael Gagne and 25 applications on the table, his screening committee was eager to start contacting candidates for interviews. But first it...

Lions’ shortcake still a hit, even without tunes

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Lions’ strawberry shortcake and concert event was a bit quieter than usual, after the rain made them cancel the music portion of the July 17 event. But the food was still a draw. The event is part of the leadup to the...

Marion trash truck broken

MARION — The Town of Marion sent out a notice that the curbside recycling collection on July 17 was unable to be completed because the recycling/rubbish truck is out of service. The town said it will provide an update on Thursday, and directed...

Mattapoisett Police find missing senior

MATTAPOISETT — After six hours of searching the Mattapoisett Police department successfully identified a senior with Alzheimer’s disease who had gone missing on July 17, thanks to a resident tip. At about 5:40 a.m. the police received a call that...

Marion Coastal Explorers take to the water

MARION — The Marion Natural History Museum's Coastal Explorations group explored Marion’s watershed last week at a variety of spots across town. Explorers turned over logs, caught frogs and took a close look at soils in the woods at Washburn Park...

T.U.R.F meets to discuss ORR restoration

MATTAPOISETT — After a $2 million restoration project at the Old Rochester Regional High school to improve safety conditions on athletic facilities, and auditorium equipment was voted against in a special election in Rochester, supporters of the...

Three green projects to save Marion $22,000 a year

MARION — Town Planner Gil Hilario outlined for Selectmen three goals that the town is working on as part of its green community designation. Hilario last updated Selectmen in March and appeared before them with another update on July 16. He said the...

Crowd lines up for food, live music at Shipyard Park

MATTAPOISETT — Guests lined up a half hour in advance at the Mattapoisett Town Wharf to try a selection of food from local restaurants and listen to live musical performances at the 16th annual “Taste of the Town” hosted by the Mattapoisett Woman’s...

Rochester opens up new community meeting spaces

ROCHESTER — Starting July 15 Rochester residents or organizations will have two new spaces to meet in Town Hall. Selectmen received a request at their Monday meeting from the Rochester Eagle Scout Board to use the Town Hall Conference Room for a...

Rochester enters energy-saving contract

ROCHESTER — After research by the Town Administrator, Town Counsel, a Town Meeting approval and additional work to finalize the language, Rochester Selectmen approved a contract with a company called Good Energy that would allow Rochester residents...

Summer storywalk makes a submarine a star

MARION — Sippican Lands Trust’s Summer StoryWalk® at Peirson Woods features “Flying Deep” written by Michelle Cusolito and illustrated by Nicole Wong. Flying Deep will be displayed at the Peirson Woods property from Monday, July 15 to Thursday, Aug...

Downton Abbey fans at the Mattapoisett COA take a trip

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Council on Aging hosted a trip to experience the Downton Abbey Exhibition in Boston. A group of twenty-four from Mattapoisett and the surrounding towns visited the exhibition, located at the Castle at Park Plaza on...

Marion’s Wells Gas considers bigger building

MARION — Owners at the Wells Gas Station are considering changes that would shift the fuel pump locations, add a diesel pump and rebuild their current building to add more space for retail or service at the station. Bill Madden with GAF Engineering...

Fall River dominates 2019 Cranberry Brawl

ROCHESTER — Old Rochester Youth Baseball team played well in the Cranberry Brawl tournament, with the 9-years-old and under team making it all the way to the championship game before losing to Fall River’s Maplewood League. The Maplewood league won...

Art, oils, jewelry for sale at Shipyard Park

MATTAPOISETT — Curious shoppers could browse a variety of products that are usually on sale only at their vendors’ homes at Shipyard Park on July 14. Some merchants served as local representatives for larger companies. But others had products that...

Rochester Council on Aging announces summer events

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Council on Aging has announced events for the month of July and reminded the public of several regularly held events. The Friends of Rochester Senior Center will hold a chicken barbecue fundraiser on Thursday, July 18 at 5:...

Marion working out trash transition details

MARION — Selectmen, the Town Administrator and Waste Management will work to inform the town about trash pickup changes by mail, meetings and a videocast as the town works to transition its solid waste disposal to a private collector. Finance...

Marion to look into cemetery upkeep

MARION — The Cemetery Commission wasn’t at a meeting with department heads that the Selectmen held on July 11, but by the end of the meeting Selectmen might have wished they could have asked the commission for input. Casey Barros, a member of the...

Environmental lawsuit against Marion dropped

MARION — The Buzzards Bay Coalition dropped its suit against Marion on July 11 after a state environmental group required them to line the two sewer lagoons that the it was looking to have lined. The Buzzards Bay Coalition had opened the case in...

Paul Kitchen to leave school business administrator position

School Business Administrator of the Old Rochester Regional School District Paul Kitchen has stated that he will resign from his position after working with the school district for less than a year. Kitchen started working at his current position on...

Alewives Anonymous presents 2019 herring count

The number of herring in the Mattapoisett River has increased substantially from 5,241 herring last year to 18,156 this year, according to Alewives Anonymous and local herring inspectors. The inspectors said that counting conditions were ideal this...

Mattapoisett Free Public Library to hold more summer events

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library has announced several events for children during the months of July and August. On Saturday, July 20 the library will host a celebration for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing featuring...

Marion Finance Committee to start tri-town effort

MARION — After years with little insight into how the Old Rochester Regional school district runs its budget, and concerns about growing budget gaps, the Marion Finance Committee resolved to look into the school’s finances. The Committee gathered to...

Rochester votes “no” on ORR restoration project

ROCHESTER — A $2 million restoration project at Old Rochester Regional (ORR) High School failed to pass a special election in Rochester on Wednesday, July 10 with a final count of 689 “no” votes and 575 “yes” votes. Of the 4,280 active registered...

Mattapoisett to try reverse calling system

MATTAPOISETT — The town plans to adopt a reverse calling system to alert residents of emergencies. The emergency notification service can notify residents in specific areas, or throughout the entire community via call or text. The service will be...

Hazardous waste day announced for Rochester, Mattapoisett

A household hazardous waste collection day for Rochester and Mattapoisett residents will take place on Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Rochester Highway Department at 200 Ryder Road. The drive is only residential and does not include...

Nemasket Group to hold charity golf tournament

MATTAPOISETT — The Nemasket Group Golf Tournament will be on Monday, August 26 at the Bay Club at Mattapoisett. It will feature a bramble style competition, an air cannon contest, putting contest, hole-in-one contest, lunch and a dinner reception...

Rochester Planning Board irons out details on solar project

ROCHESTER — Developers for a solar array on land that was once slated for a farm stand are inching along in their plans to generate power in the area. Craig Canning owns the land at 0 Marion Road, and approached the Planning Board in 2018 with plans...

Owner of Mattapoisett Diner applies for entertainment and alcohol licenses

MATTAPOISETT — Brian Vose, owner of Pandolfi’s Mattapoisett Diner, appeared before the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, July 9 for two new licenses to help his business to the next level. Vose applied for an Entertainment License and an...

Clerical position available for Town of Marion

The Town of Marion is seeking applicants for a clerk position in the Treasurer/Collector’s Office. The part time position will be 19 hours per week at a pay rate of $17.78 to $19.93 per hour for the fiscal year of 2020. Job responsibilities include...

Lands Trust to host historic walk

MATTAPOISETT — The Land Trust will hold a guided walk on the Pine Island Watershed lands north of Angelica Avenue and Crescent Beach at 10 a.m on Sunday July 21. The Mattapoisett Land Trust is working to preserve 120 acres of forests, streams,...

Mattapoisett Museum to host history talks, social events

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Museum will host lectures, walking tours and a social event this summer. Seth Mendell will offer three walking tours of historic Mattapoisett on July 20, Aug. 17 and Sept. 3 from 2 p.m. to about 3:15 p.m. Learn about...

Rochester library aims to take kids out of this world with events

ROCHESTER — The Joseph H. Plumb memorial library continues its “Out of this World”-themed summer reading program with a series of story, music and science events in July. Musician Nancy Sparkin will lead a preschool storytime, with music and...

Food, wares, entertainment to hit Mattapoisett for Harbor Days

MATTAPOISETT — Harbor Days is classic summer fun for a good cause. Mattapoisett Lions Club runs the event, and uses the funds that it brings in for service projects at the local, national and international levels. Lions club members from nearby...

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