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History, nature to inspire creativity

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Museum and Mattapoisett Land Trust are teaming up to encourage creativity. The two...

Marion requests proposals to outsource trash pickup

MARION — Town Administrator Paul Dawson and Interim Superintendent of the Department of Public Works Jonathan Henry updated...

Marion Selectmen to interview three Town Administrator finalists next week

MARION — As Town Administrator Paul Dawson prepares to step down from his position, the Board of Selectmen selected three...

Marion Selectmen to Pickles: Resign as town clerk

MARION — The Board of Selectmen sent a letter to Town Clerk Ray Pickles on April 2 requesting that he resign after he was...

Mattapoisett candidates running for election

MATTAPOISETT — Mattapoisett’s annual Town Election, scheduled for May 21, will have residents voting for 16 positions in the...

$2 million grant, project extension may help Marion’s wastewater woes

MARION — Representative Bill Strauss appeared before the Board of Selectmen to present a state grant that he secured for...

Marion schedules dangerous dog hearing

MARION — Selectmen approved a dangerous dog hearing for May 7 at the recommendation of neighbors and the police, after a...

Zero Waste recycling facility to open in May

ROCHESTER — Zero Waste Solutions is staffing up in preparation for beginning operations at the new recycling facility in mid...

Rochester weighs making Town Clerk appointed position

ROCHESTER — Town Clerk Naida Parker has announced her retirement, and Selectmen view the shift as a chance to change the...

Rochester considers recycling inspectors to cut costs

ROCHESTER — In light of increasing recycling fees for improperly-recycled materials, Selectmen approved more study of a new...

Rochester Selectmen approve marijuana, housing development bylaws

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Board of Selectmen approved a bylaw that would create a special district for an affordable housing...

Rochester, Wareham Cub Scouts earn Boy Scout rank

ROCHESTER — Rochester Pack 30 Arrow of Light Cub Scouts and Wareham Pack 39 Cub Scouts became Boy Scouts last Friday, March...

Easter Carnival to offer treats, a collection for a cause

ROCHESTER — The First Congregational Church will team up with Plumb Corner merchants, Captain Bonney's, Rochester Lions Club...

Mattapoisett Museum accepting yard sale donations

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Museum is now accepting items for its 2019 Charity Yard Sale. The sale will be held on...

Look for eggs with the Sippican Lands Trust

The Sippican Lands Trust will hold Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday April 13 at 10 a.m. at Peirson Woods in Marion. This...

Mattapoisett Museum to host technology lecture

MATTAPOISETT — Summer resident John Berg will present a lecture on LED lights, holograms, metamaterials and printing...

Rochester Senior Center early April notes

ROCHESTER — Easter and the annual town election will come to Rochester in early April, bringing some changes to the usual...

Selectmen to make offer on public works position

MARION —Two professionals came before the Board of Selectmen Friday, March 29 for a public interview for the superintendent...

Things to do: See a musical, look for eggs, frogs

There’s a lot to do in the tri-town on any given week. Visit Sippican.theweektoday.com for a full itinerary. ...

Two contested positions in Marion election

MARION — Two Planning Board positions and one Assessor position will be contested in the upcoming spring election. Nine...

School renovation plan will head to Town Meetings

MARION — The school media room was filled with students, teachers and parents as the Old Rochester Regional School District...

Mattapoisett will look to sell old fire station

MATTAPOISETT — An update to the Board of Selectmen on plans to renovate the fire station led to a discussion of what will...

Land trust enters sales agreement on 120 acres, still needs funds

MATTAPOISETT– The Mattapoisett Land Trust has reached an agreement to purchase 120 acres near Pine Island Pond. The land,...

Trail extension gets OK from Conservation Commission

MATTAPOISETT– Members of the Mattapoisett Conservation commission unanimously approved new section of a trail proposed by...

Marijuana retailer requests public hearing, bylaw review

MATTAPOISETT — A newly-started marijuana company wants to construct a 25,000 square foot facility in the Industrial Park to...

Trial by fire: Mattapoisett Fire Department educates public through simulator

MATTAPOISETT– A small fire bellowed out from the corner of a small closed compound, hay and wood being licked away by the...

Gala gets kids, parents together for fireworks

MARION– The Marion Music Hall was aglow with smiles and music on March 23 to benefit the Marion fireworks. Children and...

Baseball tryouts moved to Sunday

ROCHESTER — Due to the weather, tryouts for Babe Ruth Baseball will be rescheduled to Sunday March 24 at Dexter Field in...

Local art historians reflect on Cecil Clark Davis

MARION — Wearing a brown feathered hat, suit, and contemplative look the woman in the portrait has become forever...

Rochester candidates share past strategies, hopes at forum

ROCHESTER – Rochester candidates for election and re-election spoke at a Candidates Night on March 21, detailing how they...

Zoning Board sends Briggs development on to Planning Board

MARION — It’s back to the Planning Board for the Arnold and Sherman Briggs development, but it’s also progress after the...

Photos: Spring has finally sprung!

Spring has finally sprung on Wednesday, March 20, the first day of spring. As a way to celebrate, Sippican Week went outside...

Selectmen discuss long, short-term trash truck solutions

MARION — As Marion struggles to fix one trash truck, its backup truck had its engine explode last week, rendering the engine...

Marion approaches final interviews for Town Administrator

MARION — Selectmen heard a presentation from Bernie Lynch with Community Paradigm Associates, the consultant that Marion...

Selectmen iron out bikeshare logistics

MARION — Town Planner Gil Hilario received the Selectmen’s approval March 19 to opt into a regional bike share program if he...

Mattapoisett searches for school committee members

MATTAPOISETT — There are three positions up for re-election in the upcoming Mattapoisett Town Election. There is one seat up...

Rochester Selectmen look at ‘energy aggregation’

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Board of Selectmen said the Rochester community should decide whether to negotiate on energy as a...

Bringing deserted shells to life

On Wednesday March 13 the Marion Natural History Museum after school group learned about shells and the animals that inhabit...

Marion Town Clerk indicted on criminal charges

MARION — Town Clerk Ray Pickles has been indicted on six counts of larceny after an investigation by Attorney General Maura...

Photos from this week: books and ice

This last week resulted in some interesting and diverse photos from tri-town readers. See them to the right. To submit...

Rochester Senior Center director to retire in September

ROCHESTER — A replacement has been found for Rochester Senior Center Director Sharon Lally, who announced last August that...

Contested Rochester solar farm moves ahead with planning process

ROCHESTER — Plans for a solar farm on a Marion Road property are moving full speed ahead, Rochester Town Planner, Charles...

Rochester Planning Board approves marijuana bylaw

ROCHESTER — An extended recreational marijuana moratorium in Rochester went up in smoke in January. Now, Rochester Planning...

Advisory Board recommends full-time Mattapoisett Harbormaster

MATTAPOISETT—Carlos DeSousa of the Marine Advisory Board appeared before the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen on March 12 to...

Tour de Crème comes to Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path will host their fourth annual Tour...

Cub Scouts zoom into the Pinewood Derby

MATTAPOISETT — Cheers, smiles and speeds of up to 140 miles per hour were all on display Saturday at the Pinwood Derby held...

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club scholarship applications still open

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will offer two $2,500 scholarships to Mattapoisett residents who are high...

Humanizing a historic figure

MARION — Elizabeth Taber was born when George Washington was president, and 13 when Lewis and Clark took their famous...

No big news on Briggs development decision

MARION — The Zoning Board of Appeals delayed a decision on a housing project proposed by Sherman Briggs to their March 21...

Mattapoisett sends out recycling reminder

MATTAPOISETT — The Health Department sent an email on March 7 to remind town residents of proper recycling rules. The Health...

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