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Holiday Stroll comes to downtown Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — It may be weeks before Christmas, but people came out in force on Saturday to celebrate the holiday during...

Marion Garden Group greens are gone in a flash

MARION — Before the Marion Garden Group’s Holiday Boutique even opened, patrons lined up outside, eager to scoop up the best...

Bringing the community together to prevent suicides

Tri-town public health nurses are working together to inform community members of all ages about suicide prevention, and to...

Food for Tots presents earnings to Southcoast Pediatrics

Jilline Fearons, the Mattapoisett woman who organized and chairs of Food for Tots, and the teams from Fun107 and WBSM...

Marion police position vacant after investigation

MARION — The Marion Police Department is seeking applications for a full time police officer following the retirement of Sgt...

Tabor asks court to allow athletic field lights

MARION — Tabor Academy has filed suit against the Zoning Board of Appeals, asking Plymouth Superior Court to allow...

Holiday Happenings

With the holidays now in full-swing, there are plenty of festive events to enjoy for those looking to make the most out of...

Broken lights, decaying athletic fields reignite school renovation plans

MATTAPOISETT — In a packed room on Dec. 5, with d ozens of parents in attendance, the Old Rochester Regional School...

Sippican Woman’s Club prepares for a classy Christmas

MARION — For many tri-town residents the Holiday House Tour is a fun Saturday event with lovely decorations and tea. For the...

Mattapoisett Selectmen discuss waterfront issues

MATTAPOISETT — Following concerns raised by town officials over the mounting needs of the waterfront, Selectmen have asked...

Mattapoisett Selectmen approve single tax rate

MATTAPOISETT — Owners of residential property will see a slight increase of their taxes in 2019, under the single tax rate...

Marion Planning Board denies solar project permit

MARION — Planning Board members voted Monday to deny a special permit to build a solar array at 78 Wareham Street following...

Santa cruises through town during annual tree lighting

ROCHESTER — Santa Claus is back in town! Though usually guided by nine reindeer in his sleigh, he arrived to this year’s...

Bitter end to an almost perfect season for Bulldogs

Despite a slight edge heading into the final quarter and a sea of red at their backs, the Old Rochester Bulldogs lost the...

Fair offers holiday goodies to adults, kids alike

MATTAPOISETT — St. Anthony’s and St. Rita’s worked together to transform the Parish Hall in St. Anthony’s into a winter...

Friends fill Plumb Library with holiday spirit

ROCHESTER — If patrons stopped by Plumb library on Dec. 1 they couldn’t use the computers, and the collection was a bit hard...

Amid the holiday celebrations, a reminder of a Marion founder

MARION — Elizabeth Pitcher Taber funded and donated six buildings to the Marion community - five of which remain. Taber’s...

Students take on river restoration in afterschool group

MARION — On Wednesday Nov. 28 the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group had a visit from Manny da Costa, a...

Bringing drug use prevention strategies home to the tri-town

For tri-town nurse and nursing student Sarah Holbrook, developing a course on how parents can prevent teenage drug use has...

Marion considers its future at the top

MARION — In a few months, Marion will be operating without some familiar faces — and Selectmen met Monday to discuss the...

Top dog: Mattapoisett dog wins sporting category at National Dog Show

MATTAPOISETT — While most Mattapoisett residents were home or traveling to see family on Thanksgiving, Annie Henshaw was...

Marion gets report on connecting to Wareham sewage treatment

MARION — If Marion doesn’t addresses its wastewater woes on its own, the Environmental Protection Agency is prepared to...

Pump out boat, radio conversion OK’d in Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — With little debate, Town Meeting Monday agreed to appropriate funds for a new Harbormaster boat, an ambulance...

Town Meeting voters approve medical marijuana regulation

MATTAPOISETT — Dealing another blow to pot establishments, Town Meeting voters Monday passed a bylaw regulating medical...

Plum Library holiday fair to feature Santa and festive tunes

Rochester — This season, Santa Claus will help the Plum Library raise money for programs and story time during the annual...

Christmas day gets a chilly twist

MATTAPOISETT — Everyone has their holiday traditions. Some people bake sweets while others sleep in, but this year people...

Bulldog’s perfect season hinges on Super Bowl matchup

After winning 14 straight games, the Old Rochester Bulldogs will look to top off their impressive season with a win against...

Post-Thanksgiving walk features muddy dogs and cranberry bogs

MARION — Dogs and their owners braved muddy trails on Sunday during the annual post-Thanksgiving walk hosted by the Sippican...

Antique items meet modern sales techniques

MARION — Though most of the goods at the Marion Antique Auction on Nov. 24 were old, the auctioneers have adapted the format...

Marion firefighters extinguish Pie Alley boiler fire

MARION — The Marion Fire Department extinguished a boiler fire on Nov. 23 after responding to reports of smoke at a Pie...

Mattapoisett town meeting: funding fixes, upgrades

MATTAPOISETT — A new ambulance, Harbormaster pump out boat and digitizing police radio communications, as well a bylaw to...

Community center to receive $50,000 upgrade

MARION — Plans to purchase and install partitions at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center have been approved following a...

New appointments, same faces in Marion

MARION — Two new staff appointments have changed the Marion Police Department and the Harbormaster’s Department, but the...

Thanksgiving football game to be held Wednesday

The traditional Thanksgiving Day ORR-Apponequet football game has been moved to Wednesday evening instead of Thursday...

Two cars towed in Marion accident

MARION — Two cars were towed after an accident at the Cumberland Farms at the intersection of Front Street and Wareham Road...

Solar proposal shines light on bylaw ambiguity

MARION — A solar developer is in talks to propose a $1.15 million PILOT agreement with the town of Marion to purchase land...

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