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Celebrate Juneteenth in Rochester

ROCHESTER — Tri-Town Against Racism will hold a Juneteenth Celebration and unveil the group’s third and newest “Little Free Diverse Library” on Saturday, June 17 at Plumb Library in Rochester beginning at 12:30 p.m. The event will include a talk by...

Ribbon cutting to be held at Mattapoisett rail trail, bike path

Join the Town of Mattapoisett, state leaders and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail in a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the Shining Tides Mile of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail, June 12, 2023. The Mattapoisett Rail Trail,...
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Old Rochester seniors all glammed up for prom

Seniors of Old Rochester Regional High School showed off their prom attire during the annual promenade on Tuesday, May 30. Soon-to-be graduates walked down the stage of the auditorium which was decorated with string lights and lanterns for the...

Sunflowers for Salty

MATTAPOISETT — Salty the Seahorse got a makeover on Tuesday, May 30 thanks to second grade students at Center School. Fifty-one students planted sunflower seedlings at Dunesith Gardens on North Street . According to Mattapoisett Lands Trust Chair...

Mattapoisett Road Race returns with a new look

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Road Race is returning in 2023 with a new route. The race will take place on Tuesday, July 4 at 9 a.m. The race still takes runners through Mattapoisett village and proceeds will still provide scholarships to local...

Rochester Democrats to elect delegates

ROCHESTER — On Wednesday, June 7 Democrats in Rochester will convene virtually via Zoom at 7 p.m. to elect two delegates and two alternates to represent Rochester at the 2023 State Democratic Convention. To attend the virtual caucus, register at...

Mattapoisett Democrats to elect delegates

MATTAPOISETT — On Thursday June 15, the Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will hold its annual caucus to elect delegates from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the public meeting room of the Mattapoisett Fire Station, 62 County Road. These delegates will...

Rochester Boat Race paddles onward

ROCHESTER — With the crack of a starting pistol the annual Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race began at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir on Monday, May 29. Forty-seven teams readied their boats and prepared themselves for the 12-mile journey toward...

Mattapoisett remembers its fallen veterans on Memorial Day

MATTAPOISETT — The Center School gymnasium was bustling on Monday May 29, as residents, veterans, and town and state officials gathered to pay tribute to those who died while enlisted in the United States Armed Forces. The ceremony opened with the...

Tour a Rochester cemetery

ROCHESTER — On Sunday, June 11 the Rochester Historical Society will lead a cemetery tour at Rochester Center Cemetery, beginning at 1 p.m. This tour will pick up where last year's tour ended, moving from the 1700s and into the 1800s. The group will...

Marion Democrats to elect delgates

MARION — The Marion Democratic Town Committee invites all registered Democrats in Marion to a caucus on Thursday, June 15 for an election of delegates to the Massachusetts Democratic Party Convention. Sign in for anyone who wants to vote or...

Marion memorializes sacrificed lives

MARION — Flags and strollers lined Front Street in Marion as the annual Memorial Day parade marched toward Old Landing on Monday, May 29. Spectators waited in anticipation as the Sippican School Band led the procession playing patriotic songs such...

Rochester remembers fallen heroes

ROCHESTER — Rochester residents gathered in front of town hall on Sunday, May 28 to celebrate Memorial Day. After the church bells played the National Anthem, town officials, the Rochester Memorial School Band, the Rochester Fire Department and Boy...

Sippican School music program receives first place award

The Sippican School music program was celebrated at the Music in the Parks Festival on Saturday, May 28. The Festival Band and Concert Choir earned a rating of “superior” and received first place awards. The Music in the Parks Festival allows for...

Furtastic paintings on the farm

MATTAPOISETT — Llamas sprouted purple and pink fur at Pine Meadow Alpaca farm on Saturday, May 27. The farm welcomed painting instructor Dianne Enzian of Dianne’s Art Farm and visitors for a paint day on the farm. This year, llamas were the...

Blast off: Rocket scientists at work

MARION — Young rocket scientists scrambled to guess where their rocket would land at the Sippican School baseball field. “It’s heading for the tree,” said one scientist in dismay. Luckily, the newly installed parachute deployed making for a safe...

Tri-Town prepares for Memorial Day celebrations

The Tri-Town has a slew of events lined up for Memorial Day this year. Rochester is holding a Memorial Day event on Sunday, May 28 beginning at 12 p.m. at Rochester Town Hall. The procession will proceed on foot to Daggett Square and then will...

Take a bird walk in Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Nasketucket Bird Club on Saturday, June 10 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. for a beginner’s level birding walk. This birding walk will be led by Justin Barrett, president of the Nasketucket Bird Club...

Great Community Picnic returns to Mattapoisett

MATTAPOSETT — The Great Community Picnic returns to Mattapoisett’s Munro Preserve on Thursday, August 3 at 5:30 p.m. The rain date is Thursday, August 10. The event is sponsored by the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Mattapoisett Museum. The museum...

Write a pen pal at the Mattapoisett Library

MATTAPOISETT — This summer, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library is participating in the National Library Pen Pal Project. This nationwide program pairs patrons from libraries across the country to be pen pals. Patrons will be paired with a...

Meet Harold the capybara

MATTAPOISETT — Harold the three-month-old capybara is settling into his new enclosure at Pine Meadow Alpaca farm. Despite Harold's “mean side-eye,” Pine Meadow Alpaca farm educator Lauren Paine said that he is very friendly. “He’s kind of like a...

Murphy beats Hartley, other seats held by incumbents in Rochester election

ROCHESTER — Voters in Rochester favored incumbents for all but one contested seat in the annual town election on Wednesday, May 24. Longtime Select Board member Woody Hartley was unseated by challenger Adam Murphy, who took home 845 votes to Hartley...

Video: Bear spotted in Marion

MARION — A black bear that has made it’s way through Fall River, New Bedford, Freetown and Dartmouth is now in Marion as of Wednesday, May 24. The bear was first spotted at approximately 12:30 p.m. crossing Route 6 in Marion heading toward Converse...

Lobbing for the library

MARION — Join the Sippican Tennis Club in Marion for its second charity tournament on Saturday, June 17. The Sippican Open Charity Tennis Tournament supports local non-profits. In 2019, the Sippican Open donated to the Marion Garden Group and this...

Mattapoisett Land Trust to pursue grant for marsh restoration plan

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust is pursuing a $100,000 grant to fund a “Salt Marsh Habitat Restoration Plan” for the tidal marshes located west of Mattapoisett Neck. The Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Grant offered by the Massachusetts...

Old Colony Cougars head into playoffs undefeated

ROCHESTER — The Old Colony Regional Technical Vocational High School varsity boys lacrosse team will be heading to the playoffs undefeated thanks to their win against Hanover’s South Shore Vikings on Tuesday, May 23. The Old Colony Cougars with a...

Students celebrate their budding careers

ROCHESTER — Students at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School celebrated the next step of their careers with peers, parents, school staff and future employers during industry signing day on Monday, May 23. The event, now in its second...

Rochester voters approve all but one item at Town Meeting

ROCHESTER — The auditorium at Rochester Memorial School was nearly overflowing with voters who had their say on 32 items on the 2023 Spring Town Meeting agenda on Monday, May 22. All but one item was passed by the town. Voters approved Rochester’s $...

Rochester voters leave ‘Green Communities’ program, first in state

ROCHESTER — The auditorium at Rochester Memorial School was nearly overflowing with voters who had their say on 32 items on the 2024 Spring Town Meeting agenda on Monday, May 22. All but one item was passed by the town. Rochester became the first...

Marion Natural History Museum takes a trip to Bird Island

Students had a blast exploring Bird Island Lighthouse on Sunday, May 21 with the Marion Museum’s afterschool group. Marion Harbormaster Isaac Perry and the harbormaster crew allowed students to observe the nesting habitats of the Common and Roseate...

Mattapoisett Woman's Club announces scholarship winners

The Mattapoisett Woman's Club Scholarship Committee have announced that Mattapoisett residents Corinne Robert and Isabella Bianca Russo are the winners of two $2,500 scholarships. Corinne Robert will be graduating from ORR High School. She plans to...

Scenery and creameries: Tour-de-Creme returns to Tri-Town

MATTAPOISETT — Almost 400 bicyclists took to the streets and paths of the Tri-Town on Sunday, May 21 to enjoy scenery and cremaries during the 2023 Tour-de-Creme. The Tour-de-Creme is a fundraising event hosted by the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the...

Rochester Republicans to meet, discuss elections

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Republican Town Committee will hold its monthly meeting on June 13 at the North Rochester Congregational Church, 289 North Avenue, Rochester. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the lower level of the church. On the...

Engage the senses on Mattapoisett trail walk

MATTAPOISETT — Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust at the Munn Preserve on Saturday, June 3 for a family sensory walk at 10 a.m. The walk is open to all ages and abilities. Along a half-mile trail, the walking group will pause for activities designed...

Support Rochester boat race with ham and bean supper

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race Ham and Bean Supper will be held Saturday, May 27 at the Rochester Senior Center, 67 Dexter Lane. The supper will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at the door. There is the...

Meet ‘America’s actor’ Joe Jefferson

MARION — History fanatics gathered at the Benjamin D. Community Center to learn about Joe Jefferson— a 19th century actor referred to as the “Robert De Niro of his day.” Sippican Historical Society Curator Frank McNamee shared his research on...

Four candidates run for two seats on Rochester School Committee

ROCHESTER — Four candidates are in the running for two open seats on the Rochester School Committee. Incumbents Kate Duggan and Anne Fernandes are running for reelection against challengers Sydney Teixeira and Greg Hardy. The Rochester Town Election...

Two Rochester candidates vie for Old Rochester School Committee Seat

ROCHESTER — Two candidates are in the running for one open seat on the Rochester School Committee. Incumbent Joe Pires is running for reelection against challenger James O’Brien. The Rochester Town Election will be held on May 24, 2023 at the...

Marion sets date, time for Memorial Day procession

MARION — The 2023 Memorial Day Remembrances and Procession will take place on Monday, May 29 starting at 9 a.m. in front of the Music Hall, 164 Front St, Marion. The 2023 procession and remembrances will follow the same route as in past years,...

Marion Select Board reorganizes officer positions following election

MARION — While the Marion Select Board may not look any different following the reelection of incumbent Norm Hills on Friday, May 12, the internal structure of the Select Board has changed. At a meeting on Tuesday, May 16, the Marion Select Board...

Bulletin boards revamped in Marion

MARION — Two of three new bulletin boards constructed by Marion Boy Scout Lee Grondin have been placed in their final locations along the Marion waterfront. According to Marion Town Administrator Geoff Gorman, the boards have been installed at...

Incumbents sweep Mattapoisett elections

MATTAPOISETT— Mattapoisett voters made their voices heard on election day, Tuesday, May 16. Incumbents Tyler Macallister, Carly Lavin, Frances-Feliz Kearns and Ruth Jolliffee will all retain their seats on their respective boards. Incumbent Tyler...

Three Rochester candidates vie for seat on Board of Library Trustees

ROCHESTER— Three candidates are looking to fill one seat on the Rochester Library Board of Trustees. Rochester residents Jane Taylor, Heather Alford and Sarah Verbyla are throwing their hats into the ring to fulfill the position. The Rochester...

Three candidates run for two Rochester Planning Board seats

ROCHESTER — Three candidates are running for two seats on the Rochester Planning Board. Incumbents Ben Bailey and John DeMaggio are running for reelection against second-time candidate Dennis McCarthy. Elections will be held on Wednesday, May 24...

‘Tour de Crème’ returns

MATTAPOISETT — On Sunday, May 21 the Tour de Crème bike ride returns to the South Coast for its fifth year. After three years hiatus due to the pandemic, the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail are running this...

Marion Select Board members give a helping hand to Coastline Elderly Services

MARION — Marion Select Board Members Randy Parker and Toby Burr threw their support behind Coastline Elderly Services for Older Americans Month, helping deliver meals to older adults in Marion. Like Coastline’s regular drivers who deliver food to...

Unattended campfire starts island fire

MATTAPOISETT— The Mattapoisett Fire Department responded to a call regarding a fire on an island in Tinkham Pond on Friday, May 12. According to a Mattapoisett Fire Rescue Facebook post, it was discovered that an island was burning in the middle of...

Mattapoisett Select Board candidate exits race

MATTAPOISETT — Mattapoisett Select Board candidate Brian Connelly announced that he has suspended his campaign via a Facebook post on Sunday, May 14. “I have looked at the pool of voters we are vying for and indicators suggest that I do not have the...

Breaking rules and dancing the Charleston at the Marion Art Center

MARION — Fedoras and feathered headbands lined the audience of the Buttonwood Brass band on Saturday, May 13. The Marion Art Center turned into a speakeasy with attendees dressed as 1920’s flappers and gangsters for a prohibition party. The theme of...

Premier of one-woman show receives standing ovation

MARION— Marion resident and lead actress Linda Monchik said she was admittedly not a fan of Eleanor Roosevelt prior to starring as her in “An Hour with Eleanor” at the Marion Art Center on Saturday, May 13. “My father never liked FDR and Eleanor, so...

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