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“Soup-er Thursday” gives seniors good soup, company

MARION — Karen Gregory, director of the Council on Aging, and Jody Dickerson who directs the Marion Recreation Center share...

Tri-town libraries call readers together for joint bookclub

The three tri-town libraries are all on the SAILS network, so they are already share books, but now they are making an...

Marion Home on Point road heavily damaged by fire

MARION — A home in Marion was heavily damaged in a two alarm fire on Jan. 16 that took firefighters six hours to extinguish...

Girl Scouts to have information session

MATTAPOISETT — Girls who are looking to make friends, grow, face challenges and build important lifelong skills can do all...

No decision yet on Elizabeth Taber’s pipe

MARION — The Celebrate Elizabeth Taber Committee met on Tuesday to discuss a Marion Board of Health request to depict the...

Judge hears arguments in waste district embezzlement case

BROCKTON — Lawyers gathered Monday at Plymouth Superior Court to present their arguments on issues involved in the ongoing...

Marion Fireworks Committee takes fundraising initiative

MARION — Though the days of grill marks and fireworks are months away, the Marion Fireworks Committee has been fighting to...

Rochester Selectmen OK study of 208-unit housing project

ROCHESTER — A Dartmouth-based developer that hopes to construct a 208-unit apartment complex, was given Selectmen approval...

‘Last chance’ for nuisance kennel

ROCHESTER — The howling and yelping from a former North Ave kennel has persisted for years and on Monday Selectmen again...

From clothes to pans, Rochester to start ‘Pink Bag’ recycling

ROCHESTER — In an effort to go green, Rochester residents will be asked to start thinking pink. That’s because the town’s “...

Mattapoisett bike path extension to move forward this spring

MATTAPOISETT — The long-awaited extension of the Mattapoisett bike path is one step closer to construction now that town...

Farmer’s Market offers diverse wares

Three vendors at the Jan. 12 farmer’s market offered produce, but two of them offered additional products, and many other...

New year, new executive director for the Marion Institute

MARION — For the Marion Institute the New Year brought in both the new and the old as former employee, Liz Wiley, returned...

Solar developer sues Marion Planning Board

MARION — ZPT Energy Solutions, LLC, a solar power company that was denied a special permit to build an array at 78 Wareham...

Dartmouth’s new Town Collector settling into role

There is a new face in Town Hall collecting your money: Gary Carreiro. Carreiro officially began his new role as Dartmouth’s...

Sprucing up the Marion General Store

MARION — Renovations have already begun on the exterior and interior of Marion General Store to modernize the building,...

For the love of photography — and each other

MARION —There’s a story of dedication and love behind every photo in the “Photography of John Gallagher” exhibit at the...

Marion town employee pulls nomination papers for Wareham town clerk seat

MARION – A West Wareham woman employed by the town of Marion has pulled nomination papers for Wareham’s town clerk seat...

Planning Board looks ahead at potential housing development

ROCHESTER — A Dartmouth-based developer has laid out plans to construct a 208-unit apartment complex at the intersection of...

Record digitization on Marion to-do list

MARION — With a daunting pile of town records which continues to grow, Selectmen said at a Jan. 8 meeting that they are...

Project manager and designer selected for Fire Department project

MATTAPOISETT — The Fire Station Building Committee has selected The Vertex Companies Inc. of Weymouth as their engineer and...

Tri-town takes part in Moby-Dick Marathon

Every year the New Bedford Whaling Museum tackles a monumental literary task: reading through the entirety of Moby-Dick in...

Marion designated Green Community, awarded $132,672

MARION — The Green Community designation has finally been stamped on Marion. After approving one of the final measures to be...

Working other cultures into crafting

MATTAPOISETT — The children in the Mattapoisett Recreation crafting program never leave Center School, but get a tiny taste...

No tryouts for screen time on Tri-town TV

ORCTV films and produces monthly TV episodes called Tri-Town TV about diverse aspects of tri-town life, and invites anyone...

Rochester sets spring town meeting

ROCHESTER — On the recommendation of Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar, Selectmen voted at the board's Jan. 7 meeting to...

Milk crates and ice skates: Marion public skate a hit

MARION — A little known fact about milk crates: when turned over, they act as a good support system for young ice skaters...

Amateur photographers wanted in Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — Any photographer with a camera and an eye for local features has a chance to end up on the cover of the 2020...

Rochester weighs costs on housing complex

ROCHESTER — A developer who proposed a 208 unit housing complex for Rochester plans to make a quarter of the units...

Recreational marijuana, sewer upgrades, and a new fire station top tri-town wish lists in 2019

After ringing in the New Year, tri-town officials are looking ahead at some major projects slated for planning and...

A chilly dip for a good cause

MATTAPOISETT — The air temperature might not have been freezing this year, but after polar plunge participants got out of...

Waste Disposal District hires new executive director

MARION — The Carver Marion Wareham Waste Disposal District Committee has a new director after embezzlement allegations...

Contractor selected for Mattapoisett water main project

MATTAPOISETT — The Water and Sewer Commission selected contractor Joseph Cardillo of Wakefield for a water main replacement...

Elizabeth Taber Library hires new director

MARION — The Elizabeth Taber Library will soon be operating under a new Elizabeth — Elizabeth Sherry, who takes over for...

Plumb Corner helps for the holidays

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Police and the Plumb Corner Merchants brought in quite a haul for the Gifts to Give drive and the...

Historic pipe sparks debate

Editor’s Note: The Dec. 27 print version of Sippican Week inaccurately stated that the committee had decided to...

Marion begins deliberations on 2020 waste disposal contract

MARION — Selectmen discussed several approaches to waste disposal on Tuesday and decided to hire an outside consultant to...

Attorney General rejects Rochester’s moratorium extension on marijuana businesses

ROCHESTER — Rochester was one of three towns whose moratorium on marijuana businesses was rejected by State Attorney General...

Volunteers wanted for Town Administrator Search Committee

MARION — Selectmen are looking for interested volunteers to serve on the Town Administrator Search Committee, an advisory...

Planning Board shares update on Brandt Point Village

MATTAPOISETT — At the Dec. 17 Planning Board meeting, members took stock of the progress on the controversial Brandt Point...

Selectmen to consider legal action against former kennel hit with noise complaints

ROCHESTER — After noise complaints were leveled against a former North Avenue kennel, neighbors urged Selectmen on Monday to...

A lighthouse, a view, and Santa Claus

MATTAPOISETT — On an unusually warm Saturday afternoon in December, tri-town residents were treated to crystal clear views...

Hot cocoa for a good cause

MATTAPOISETT— Three fifth graders have started a Turtle Club at school to help raise funds for sea turtles that need...

Buzzards Bay Coalition looks to restore popular trail spots

MATTAPOISETT— Though changes to the site are a year and a half or more away, Buzzards Bay Coalition received funding this...

Christmas celebration at Ned’s Point lighthouse

The US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 63 is hosting a Christmas Celebration at Ned’s Point Lighthouse this Saturday, with a...

Marion, Matapoisett families receive Southcoast hospital service award

On Tuesday, Dec. 11 at its 2018 Annual Meeting held at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the Board of Trustees for Southcoast...

School committee hires new business administrator

MATTAPOISETT — After being without a business administrator since October, the Old Rochester Regional School District hired...

Marion Natural History Museum joins in with the holiday spirit

The Marion Natural History Museum afterschool group enjoyed making gifts with natural and recycled materials at their annual...

Federal regulations could significantly cut ORCTV funding

As ORCTV heads into the new year, the cable access station is dealing with significant budget uncertainty due to looming...

Planning Board reviews site proposals for daycare

ROCHESTER — The Planning Board held part one of a public hearing for Countryside Daycare on Tuesday to review and comment on...

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