Skip to main content
Sippican
Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, MA News - Sippican Week
Advertise
Real Estate
Classifieds
Enter your keywords
Legal Ads
Contact Us
Login
Visit our partners:
Wareham Week
Dartmouth Week
Nemasket Week
Main menu
Home
News
Police
Sports
Arts
Schools
Obituaries
Calendar
Weather
eEdition
Legal Ads
Advertise
Classifieds
Contact Us
Real Estate
Login
News
Rochester celebrates Arbor Day with freshly-planted trees
ROCHESTER – Outside the Rochester Council on Aging, 12 freshly-planted trees – seven holly and five juniper – were dedicated to commemorate Arbor Day on Friday, April 26. The trees were planted by Rochester Tree Warden Jeff Eldridge, said Rochester...
Speed limit changes could be ‘first step’ toward safer streets
MARION – A Town Meeting agenda item that would allow the Marion Select Board to establish 25 mile per hour speed limits on any town-owned roadway in a thickly settled area or business district is a “small step in a long project” to increase roadway...
Most Popular
School district agenda item not recommended by Rochester Select Board
Marion resident named first woman president of Boston scuba diving organization
Wareham company makes donation to Marion bike path project
Rochester firefighter to take center stage in comedy event
Tri-Town celebrates Earth Day with trash cleanups
Mattapoisett Select Board interviews candidate for library director
Robot dog impresses at Rochester Memorial School
Opinion: Support Marion’s participation in the Green Communities program
Mattapoisett Select Board approves Town Meeting agenda
Internationally recognized expert on democracy to speak at Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee
Flag hoisted in Mattapoisett to celebrate Arbor Day
MATTAPOISETT — A flag commemorating a day dedicated to trees will fly outside Mattapoisett Town Hall for a weekend in April. On Friday, April 26, some Mattapoisett residents gathered under the flagpole at the corner of Church and Main Street to...
Mattapoisett Select Board approves Town Meeting agenda
MATTAPOISETT — The formation of a committee to assist a road reconstruction project, a proposed water and sewer building and a $33.9 million town budget are three of the 23 items Mattapoisett residents will vote to approve at Town Meeting on Monday...
Mattapoisett Select Board interviews candidate for library director
MATTAPOISETT — A candidate to become Mattapoisett’s library director was interviewed by the Select Board Wednesday, April 24. Colleen Tierney, a Providence College graduate with 20 years of library experience, spoke remotely with the Mattapoisett...
Wareham company makes donation to Marion bike path project
MARION — A project to build a bike path along Marion’s Point Road received a significant boost upon a donation from the A.D. Makepeace Company, the Wareham-based cranberry growing powerhouse. A.D. Makepeace donated sandy gravel towards the project,...
School district agenda item not recommended by Rochester Select Board
ROCHESTER — Ahead of town meetings in Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, Old Rochester Regional School District officials have been pitching their plans for taking on debt to improve facilities in district schools. An item on all three town meeting...
Marion resident named first woman president of Boston scuba diving organization
MARION — Kim Malkoski has been going to the Boston Sea Rovers show — a symposium dedicated to scuba diving — since she was little. And like her parents, Malkoski now works in the scuba diving industry. “I've always been around the water and sailing...
Tri-Town celebrates Earth Day with trash cleanups
Fog and pouring rain from a gray sky didn’t stop the Tri-Town from observing Earth Day over the weekend. Groups in Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester all held cleanup events Saturday, April 20 for the environmental celebration day. Earth Day is...
Clothing drop-off shed installed in Marion
MARION — The Town of Marion has partnered with St. Pauly Textile, Inc., to provide a wood-frame clothing drop-off shed for community use. The collection shed is located behind the Elizabeth Taber Library at 8 Spring St., and was installed during the...
‘Every day is an adventure’: Marion Antique Shop celebrates 50 years
MARION — Marion resident Frank McNamee remembers attending antique shows with his mother when he was just 8 years old. An interest was quickly sparked, and in 2024 McNamee is celebrating 50 years of officially being in the antiquing business...
Mattapoisett Town Meeting information to become available soon
MATTAPOISETT — Mattapoisett’s annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Old Rochester Regional High School auditorium. More information regarding the warrant articles will be available in the coming weeks on the town of...
After revisions and public hearings, Marion adopts new policies for cemeteries
MARION — After three meetings and close to three combined hours hearing from the public, the Marion Select Board adopted a new set of policies that will regulate fees and use of burial plots at Marion cemeteries. The new regulations adopted by the...
Two candidates face off for Marion Select Board seat
Two candidates are facing off for a seat on the Marion Select Board. Diane Lopes Flaherty is running against incumbent Randy Parker for a three-year seat. Marion residents can cast their ballot on Friday, May 17 at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community...
Marion Town Meeting agenda released
MARION – From Marion’s nearly $29 million operating budget, to a town-wide “thickly settled” speed limit, to a proposal to leave the state’s Green Communities program, voters at Marion’s upcoming Town Meeting will have their say on 46 items that...
Rochester’s senior tax work off abatement policy amended
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Select Board unanimously voted to amend conditions of the town’s senior tax work-off abatement policy at a meeting on Tuesday, April 16. At a Jan. 22 Special Town Meeting, residents voted to raise the amount seniors can...
Mattapoisett approved for Tree City USA program for 16th year
MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Tree Committee announced that its application to participate in the national Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA program was approved for the 16th year. The award is given to communities that have a tree committee or...
Teen board at Mattapoisett Library seeking animal shelter donations
MATTAPOISETT — The Teen Advisory Board at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library is collecting donations for the Fairhaven Animal Shelter. The shelter needs non-clumping cat litter, laundry detergent, bleach, canned dog food, Lysol cleaner, Pine-Sol...
Marion resident shares 44 years of travel with photo cards
MARION — Geoffrey Neal needed something to keep himself busy in his retirement. A Marion resident, Neal worked as a cabin crew member on flights to Europe and within the United States for American Airlines from 1976 to 2021. During layovers in...
Oral rabies vaccine baits to be distributed in Marion and Rochester
Baits intended to mitigate the spread of rabies will soon be distributed in Marion and Rochester. According to a press release from the Cape Cod & Southeast Massachusetts Rabies Task Force, the first raccoon-variant rabies case on Cape Cod in...
‘It’s like a celebration.’ Painting exhibition opens at Marion Art Center
MARION — Locals flocked to the Marion Art Center on Saturday, April 13 to get a glimpse at a new collection of artwork lining the walls. A reception for the opening of the new exhibit, which features pieces by Bernie Klim, a Mattapoisett resident,...
Jodi Bauer
Having served on the Mattapoisett Select Board since 2021, Jodi Bauer said she loves what she does – working with the people of Mattapoisett. “I have an openness with the citizens and I take the citizens' concerns very [seriously],” Bauer said. “And...
Kathleen Costello
Formerly Mattapoisett’s Administrator of Assessing for over a decade, Kathleen Costello is running for Select Board because she has a unique skill set that would allow her to make a potentially significant impact in an administrative position for...
Two candidates face off for Mattapoisett Select Board seat
Two candidates are facing off for a seat on the Mattapoisett Select Board. Kathleen Costello is running against incumbent Jodi Bauer. The Mattapoisett town election will be held Tuesday, May 21 at Old Hammondtown School. Polls will be open from 8 a...
Mattapoisett Select Board closes Town Meeting warrant, to include more than 20 items
MATTAPOISETT — The agenda for the approaching Mattapoisett Town Meeting will have 22 items for town residents to vote on. The warrant for Town Meeting was closed by the Mattapoisett Select Board Tuesday, April 9. Among the 22 agenda items to be...
Marion Food Pantry to close April 30
MARION — The Marion Food Pantry will be closing its doors permanently on Tuesday, April 30 after over two years of serving the community. According to Marion Council on Aging Director Karen Gregory, the pantry had been receiving its food from Damien...
Near-total eclipse brightens onlookers’ days
MATTAPOISETT – Lots of eyes were on the sky during a solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. In Mattapoisett, people gathered at the town wharf to watch the moon pass in front of the sun – an astronomical event that won’t be seen again in this part of...
Rochester author chronicles ocean research trip in third book
ROCHESTER — In May 2021, Rochester resident Michelle Cusolito boarded a research ship in Vigo, Spain and didn’t step back on land for 24 days. Cusolito joined a group of scientists studying the way carbon is passed along and stored beneath the ocean...
Washburn Trust looks to new possibilities for revitalized park
MARION — Meredith Mattson-Days has been going to Washburn Park for decades, from horse shows when she was little to coaching Old Rochester Regional High School cross country in recent years. Now, Mattson-Days goes to the property as the president of...
Get ready for the solar eclipse in the Tri-Town
While Massachusetts is not within the path of totality for the approaching April 8 solar eclipse, the astronomical sight will still be visible as a partial eclipse from the Tri-Town. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun...
Public Hearing to address Marion’s Green Community designation
MARION — Since 2019, Marion has been designated a “Green Community” by the state of Massachusetts. Now, five years later, residents will have the opportunity to weigh in on the program and could even vote to leave at Town Meeting on May 13. A Green...
Taunton City Councilor running for Pacheco’s Senate seat
Barry Sanders, social worker and Taunton City Councilor, has announced that he will be a candidate for the Third Bristol and Plymouth State Senate seat, being vacated by longtime incumbent Marc Pacheco. The seat covers multiple communities across...
Portion of Marion waters closed to shellfishing
Upon re-examining a portion of the Weweantic River in Marion and Wareham that had been conditionally approved to be open to shellfishing, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries closed the area to shellfishing effective April 1. The closure...
Registration dates and info released for Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race
ROCHESTER — As Memorial Day nears, so too does the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race. The Rochester Fire Department will again sponsor the race, which will be held Monday, May 27 at 8:30 a.m. A boat building seminar will be held at the Rochester Fire...
“It was a dream come true”: Mattapoisett resident debuts in UFC
MATTAPOISETT — On ESPN on a Saturday night, Connor Matthews entered the octagon for his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut and was announced by ring announcer Bruce Buffer as fighting out of Mattapoisett. Matthews, who trains in his gym in...
Children swarm Silvershell Beach for St. Gabriel’s Easter Egg Hunt
MARION — Silvershell beach took on a new look on Saturday, March 30 as 10,000 plastic eggs were placed in the sand and grass for St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church’s first ever Easter Egg Hunt. Waves of children in search of sugar eagerly sped around...
Grab a pair of solar viewing glasses for the eclipse at the Mattapoisett Library
MATTAPOISETT — Safely celebrate the approaching total solar eclipse with a pair of solar viewing glasses provided by the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library. On Monday, April 8, the moon will glide between Earth and the sun, casting a shadow across...
Vietnam War veterans plaque unveiled in Rochester Town Hall
ROCHESTER — On National Vietnam Veterans Day, a new plaque in Rochester Town Hall dedicated to those from Rochester who served during the Vietnam War was unveiled. The plaque and the people who helped to create it were honored during a Friday, March...
Marion dog to be muzzled in public for one year
MARION — A three-year-old St. Bernard will have to wear a muzzle and be leashed at all times for at least the next year when off the Marion property where she lives. On Thursday, March 28, the Marion Select Board held a public hearing where...
Raynham select board member running for Pacheco seat
Raynham Select Board member Joseph Pacheco has announced he is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Third Bristol and Plymouth Senate seat currently held by Marc Pacheco who is not seeking re-election. While the state senator and the select...
Sidewalk project sub-committee proposed to Select Board
MATTAPOISETT — The project that would address roadways and affect trees on Water Street, Main Street, Beacon Road and Marion Road has once again been brought before the Mattapoisett Select Board. Members of the Mattapoisett Tree Committee proposed...
Mattapoisett resident to make UFC debut
MATTAPOISETT — Connor Matthews and about a dozen others were in his parents’ basement on a Sunday afternoon. In pairs, most of the people there were grappling intensely with one another. Down in the basement of his family’s Mattapoisett home,...
New building commissioner in Mattapoisett announced
MATTAPOISETT — A new building commissioner has been named in Mattapoisett. Christopher Canney was announced as the town’s building commissioner at a Tuesday, March 26 Mattapoisett Select Board meeting. Previously the building commissioner of...
Mattapoisett Community Sailing Association names new director of youth sailing program
MATTAPOISETT — Jack Stellato has sailed from Marion to Bermuda and New Bedford to Antigua. He’s done Buzzards Bay regattas and raced Beetle Cat sailboats. A Mattapoisett resident since 1969, Stellato was announced Tuesday, March 19 as the new...
Harbor Days planning in full swing
MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Lions Club has started preparations for the week of community dinners, vendors and other family fun that the Mattapoisett community has long loved. A preliminary schedule of the annual Harbor Days festival weekend has...
Two Old Rochester students sworn in to Gov. Healey’s Youth Advisory Council
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey swore in members of her Youth Advisory Council Monday, March 25. Two of those members are Old Rochester Regional High School students: junior Emerson Gonet and senior Jaymison Gunschel. Gonet, Gunschel and 58 other council...
Days after reopening, Mattapoisett waters again close to shellfishing
MATTAPOISETT — Portions of Buzzards Bay waters in Mattapoisett and other municipalities have again been closed to shellfishing, just days after some of those areas had been reopened from a prior emergency closure. Due to combined sewer overflow...
‘Kids doing cool stuff’: Rochester hosts regional pinewood derby
ROCHESTER — It poured rain as the first cars took their positions on the starting line. Had it been NASCAR or Formula 1, the races would have almost assuredly been delayed significantly, perhaps even postponed altogether. But not at the Narragansett...
Mattapoisett waters reopen to shellfishing after emergency closure
MATTAPOISETT — Areas of Mattapoisett waters that had been closed to shellfishing in February reopened on Thursday, March 21. The shellfish growing areas had originally been closed due to combined sewer overflow discharges that impacted parts of...
Rep. Bill Straus not seeking re-election
After more than three decades as the 10th Bristol district’s voice in the Massachusetts State House, Rep. Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett) will conclude his tenure later this year. Straus announced in an email Wednesday, March 21 that he will not be...
Pages
1
2
3
4
5
6
next ›
last »
Classifieds
EXPERIENCED CARPENTER
Michaels Gutter Cleaning And...
Yard man or woman
HANDYMAN AND MORE!
Painting
Community journalist
Zecco Marina in Wareham is Hiring
Eric Cordeiro Electric
more
Real Estate
SOLD! Wareham Raised Ranch
Wareham
399,900.00
Join Upper Cape Realty on Saturday from 12pm to 2pm at 4 LAKE AVE, WAREHAM Here's one you don't...
Upper Cape Realty
SOLD - Traditional Bourne Hip Roof Colonial
Bourne
499,000.00
Located in Bourne Village by the Cape Cod Canal this charming Hip Roof Colonial home has much to...
Upper Cape Realty
55 Plus community Rochester
Rochester
659,900.00
The Village at Plumb Corner. EMBRACE Rochester’s newest Active Adult community in Historic,...
Christine LaCava - Jack Conway
Happy New Year!!
Wareham
0.00
Wishing all of our clients a Happy New Year 2024 from all of us at DiVito Realty. We had a...
Ginny Lewis, Realtor ~ Divito Realty Inc
SOLD! Sagamore Highlands
Bourne
1,055,000.00
CAPE SAGAMORE LUXURY BUILD Sagamore Beach. Builder's custom home with attractive roof lines and...
Upper Cape Realty
NEW LISTING!!! HAMILTON BEACH
Wareham
600,000.00
Embrace the quintessential beach lifestyle in this charming 3-bedroom,1.5 bath summer cottage,...
Christine LaCava - Jack Conway
Duxbury Open House
Hometown
739,000.00
Open House this Saturday, 1/06/2024 from 12:00-2:00pm. Located at 198 Keene St, Duxbury, this is a...
Bernadette Kelly Group
SOLD! Cliffside Cottage in Eastham
Hometown
510,000.00
Upper Cape Realty is excited to share that we have closed on 315 Nauset Light Beach Road Rear in...
Upper Cape Realty
SOLD by Upper Cape Realty
Hometown
410,000.00
Upper Cape Realty is excited to share that we have closed on 4 of our listings this month! Agents...
Upper Cape Realty
Just Sold by Upper Cape Realty
Wareham
107,000.00
Congrats to Upper Cape Realty’s Katie Wagner on another successful closing. Thinking of selling or...
Upper Cape Realty
more