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Things to do: Week of August 7

Friday, Aug. 8 Music from Land’s End Featuring the music of Beethoven and Mendelssohn, Music from Land’s End is coming to Marion to perform “Iconic Piano Trios.” Music From Land’s End is an annual concert series sponsored by the Wareham Cultural...

Marion Select Board approves changes to Island Wharf parking lot

MARION — The Marion Select Board approved a motion to line the Island Wharf parking lot with approximately 75 angled parking spaces and an estimated 3 handicap spots at a meeting on Tuesday, August 5. The parking lot is currently unmarked, and the...

Women-on-Target program set to make its return

ROCHESTER — The Sippican Rod & Gun Club’s annual NRA Women-On-Target program is making its return on Saturday, Sept. 27. The program will begin with the NRA Home Firearm Safety Course, which qualifies participants to apply for a Massachusetts...

Kids hoist sails, navigate windy conditions in annual sailing program

MATTAPOISETT — For the past 17 summers, shouts of “starboard!” and “port!” have rung through the air as kids take to Buzzards Bay to learn the fundamentals of sailing and sailboat racing. And so far, this year has been no different. Nearly 100 kids...

Marion Town House to begin renovations in September

MARION — The $4.28 million Marion Town House renovation project will begin on Monday, Sept. 1, and the construction is estimated to last for approximately 10 months. The renovations will include making the first and second floors ADA compliant with...

Mattapoisett Rail Trail project chugs along

MATTAPOISETT — Progress on the Mattapoisett Rail Trail is chugging along, with Phase 2A of the project officially accepted by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, according to the Friends of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail. The funding year...

Things to do: Week of July 31

Friday, Aug. 1 Marion Concert Band Step across the pond on Friday, Aug. 1 as the Marion Concert Band performs a program of music from the British Isles. The concert will feature several classic British Brass Band pieces, as well as music from...

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus in Marion

MARION — For the first time this summer, mosquitoes in Marion have tested positive for West Nile Virus. West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can cause illness ranging from a mild fever to more serious diseases like meningitis and is most...

Select Board considers parking restrictions on Reservation Road

MATTAPOISETT — During a Select Board meeting on Tuesday, July 29, board members discussed placing No Parking signs along the west side of Reservation Road. The discussion came about after a resident spoke with Town Administrator Michael Lorenco...

Mattapoisett Land Trust looks to conserve nearly 40 acres of land

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust is looking to preserve nearly 40 acres of land, and on Tuesday, July 29 the organization came one step closer to doing so. Presenting one location that is near the Mattapoisett River and another near Pine...

Rochester Fire and Police aid overturned boater in Snipatuit Pond

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Police Department received a distress call during the morning of Monday, July 28 from a concerned neighbor who saw an overturned canoe in Snipatuit Pond. Sergeant Connor Leddin arrived at the scene and used a drone to gain...

Mattapoisett man dies in fatal Wareham crash

WAREHAM — Jordan Hansen, 25, of Mattapoisett died on Friday, July 25 when his motorcycle was struck by a car whose operator was subsequently charged with driving under the influence for a fourth time. Raymond Cardoza, 67, of Wareham, was arraigned...

Tri-town law enforcement unites for ‘Cruising with a Cop’

MARION — The Rochester and Mattapoisett Police Departments and Marion Harbormaster Department joined forces for the first session of “Cruising with a Cop,” a new educational boat tour that made waves with Old Rochester Regional High School students....

Financial advisor to be recognized for meaningful leadership

MATTAPOISETT — Financial Advisor Ron Ellis of Mattapoisett recently qualified to attend financial service firm Edward Jones’ 2025 Prism Conference, which is a premier recognition experience that honors the individuals whose leadership is creating...

DePina Landing to be re-dedicated

MARION — After two years of planning and a summer of on-site work, the Town of Marion is set to re-dedicate DePina Landing and celebrate improvements made at the public park and kayak launch site during a revitalization project. The re-dedication...

Marion to start sealing cracks in roadways

MARION — The Marion Department of Public Works will seal cracks on the following roadways on Wednesday, July 30 and Thursday, July 31: River RoadGreen StreetOak StreetHill StreetCove’s End RoadParkway LaneSarah Sherman LaneOakdale Avenue (Hermitage...

A dog day afternoon in Rochester

ROCHESTER — Rochester residents were treated to a paws-itively adorable dog meet and greet at Captain Bonney’s Ice Cream on Saturday, July 26, provided by the New Bedford-based Lighthouse Animal Shelter. Four mixed-breed pups walked around on...

Marion Town Party returns with a shindig on the shore

MARION — In 2024, Marion’s Annual Town Party was cancelled just four days before the event due to an outbreak of two mosquito-borne diseases, West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, also known as Triple E. This year, the event is back and...

Museum introduces Mattapoisett’s present to the past

MATTAPOISETT — Summer campers in the Recreation Department’s Seahorse Explorer summer camp learned all about what makes Mattapoisett special in a recent field trip to the Mattapoisett Museum. Curator and Administrator of the museum Connor E. Gaudet...

Holy cow: Wyandotte Farm Stand reopens following property dispute

MATTAPOISETT — After being shut down for almost 9 months, Wyandotte Farm Stand in Mattapoisett is once again open for business following property disputes and conflict with residential neighbors. “I’m very happy to be doing what I love, [but] I will...

Triathletes will soon be off to the races

MATTAPOISETT — Registration is still open for the Mattapoisett Lion’s Club’s annual triathlon. The triathlon will be held on Sunday, July 27 and begins at 8 a.m. from Town Beach with a quarter-mile swim. After the swim participants will embark on a...

Things to do: Week of July 24

Friday, July 25 Marion Concert Band The next performance of the Marion Concert Band’s Friday evening series will feature soundtrack music from a variety of movies and TV shows, as well as pieces from movies that have a space theme. The program will...

‘364 days until the next’: 44th annual Harbor Days is a success

MATTAPOISETT — A welcome breeze blew through Shipyard Park as nearly a hundred vendors set up shop and hundreds of shoppers perused what the artisans had to offer. For 43 years Harbor Days has filled Shipyard Park, raising money for the Mattapoisett...

Read ‘em and weep: unknown culprit posts fraudulent signs around Snipatuit Pond

ROCHESTER — An unidentified offender posted fraudulent signs around Snipatuit Pond in Rochester, which falsely indicate that the Buzzards Bay Coalition, Rochester Police Department and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries approved the...

Aye, aye! Captain Bonney’s owner sets sail toward new horizons

ROCHESTER — Since she was hired as a worker in 2011, Rochester resident Amber Romero has served up soft serve, sandwiches and snacks at Captain Bonney’s Ice Cream. When Captain Bonney’s founder Linda Plaud retired in 2020, Romero took the helm and...

'Fitness for everyone': New fitness facility with local beginnings

WAREHAM — When Seaside CrossFit closed its doors in late 2022, two friends knew they wanted to make their own gym to give a chance for others to make memories the way they did. "A month after Seaside closed I reached out to Ben and I go, 'Hey, is...

Toll Brothers take over Marion housing development project

MARION — The future of a 48-unit Marion housing development located at 78 Wareham Road (Route 6) is now in the hands of the national homebuilding company Toll Brothers. Toll Brothers, which was founded in Pennsylvania in 1967, has built homes in 24...

‘In honor of Rylie’: Rochester blood drive benefits Boston Children’s Hospital

ROCHESTER — For the first time since 2022, five-year-old Rylie Dion celebrated her birthday outside of a hospital. “We got a water slide and had a bunch of people over, which was so nice,” said Kristi Weigel, Rylie’s mother. The Rochester resident...

School away from home: Learning center helps teach homeschoolers

ROCHESTER — For three days a week, home-schooled kids from seven school districts across the South Coast come together at one of just 24 Christian learning centers in Massachusetts. Rochester resident Michael Costa opened the Rochester Christian...

Kids have a hopping good time finding critters

MARION — Kids in the Marion Natural History Museum’s Coastal Explorations summer program recently had a chance to view some of the area’s amphibian and reptile species at Washburn Park. After finding painted turtles, a garter snake, bull frog...

No ‘lion’ around: 44th annual Harbor Days commences

MATTAPOISETT — A welcome breeze blew through Shipyard Park as nearly a hundred vendors set up shop and hundreds of shoppers perused what the artisans had to offer. For 43 years Harbor Days has filled Shipyard Park, raising money for the Mattapoisett...

Rochester Fire Department receives grant to assist in patient care

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Fire Department was one of seven municipal emergency medical services organizations recently recognized as one of the first grant recipients from Southcoast Health’s EMS Support Grant Program. The EMS Support Grant Program...

Petition in the works to challenge Select Board expansion

MATTAPOISETT — A petition is now in the works to maintain a three person Mattapoisett Select Board, after voters approved expanding the board to five members at the Annual Town Meeting. Paul Criscuolo, who started the petition as a private citizen,...

Things to do: Week of July 17

Friday, July 18 A Friday evening concert The Marion Concert Band’s next Friday evening concert on Friday, July 18 will feature American popular music from the 1890s to the present day. The program will feature songs such as “Washington Post March”...

A Moo-ving performance: youth cattle handlers wrangle in awards

ROCHESTER — At the end of June, three young cattle handlers and five cows made the 13-hour drive out to Medina, Ohio to show judges and competitors what they’re made of. The group traveled to Ohio for the second Belted Galloway Junior National...

Bon appétit! Mattapoisett chows down at Taste of the Town

MATTAPOISETT — From crispy crab rangoons to savory slices of pizza, the 21st annual Taste of the Town had Mattapoisett residents lining up at Shipyard Park for dinner, desserts and more on Tuesday, July 15. Mattapoisett Diner, Nick’s Homemade Pizza,...

Annual lobster roll and bake sale to make its return

MARION — The First Congregational Church of Marion’s annual Summer Lobster Roll and Baking Sale is coming soon. This fundraising event takes place on Saturday, July 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of Penny Pinchers Exchange at 39 Main Street,...

Wareham Gatemen, Delilah the Whale, to visit Plumb Library

ROCHESTER — There are several upcoming events to look forward to at the Plumb Library. The Wareham Gatemen baseball team is coming to the Plumb Library on Friday, July 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for stories, a Q&A, a game of catch and...

Donate to the Rochester Historical Society’s annual yard sale

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Historical Society’s annual yard sale will be held on Aug. 2 and 3. The last chance to donate to the yard sale is Tuesday, July 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Historical Society will take clean, usable items and small...

‘Absolutely new’: Rochester resident brings 1968 truck to car show

WAREHAM — With only 800 miles on it, Rochester resident Evan Bumpus’ 1968 Chevy pickup truck is one of a kind — and on July 12, he showed it off at the Elks Lodge in Wareham. Bumpus brought his fully customized truck to the Lodge for the annual Car...

Marion Touch-a-Truck shifts into high gear

MARION — South Coast kids hopped into the driver's seat at Marion’s annual Touch-a-Truck event on Saturday, July 12 at Silvershell Beach. Marion firetrucks, ambulances, police cars, construction vehicles and a mounted horse unit from the...

Attend the Old Rochester Class of 1985 reunion

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional Class of 1985 is hosting its 40 year Class Reunion on Aug. 2 at The Ponderosa Sportsman’s Club. The event will kick off at 6:30 p.m. and is open to Old Rochester alumni who graduated from the high school or...

New panel shares the story of Center School

MATTAPOISETT — A panel describing the history of the Center School was recently installed in front of the building by the Mattapoisett Historical Commission. The panel tells the story of the school’s founding and includes pictures depicting what the...

Rochester Police Department receives $3,000 for drug response efforts

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Police Department received a check for $3,000 from District Attorney Tim Cruz on Monday, July 7. The funds will go toward police efforts to fight the ongoing opioid crisis, enhance responses to overdoses to Rochester and...

Things to do: Week of July 10

Friday, July 11 Youth Concert The Marion Concert Band is hosting a Young People’s Concert on Friday, July 11 at 7 p.m. at the bandstand on Island Wharf. The concert will include an opportunity for kids in the audience to play rhythm instruments with...

Driving in the right direction: Hobby Barn license moves forward

ROCHESTER — Last week the Select Board signed off on Mark Briggs’ plans to construct two barns on 10 acres near Rochester Center to house and restore collectible vehicles. Despite neighbors’ skepticism, the board granted Briggs Hobby Barn a used car...

Dragonflies and damselflies, oh my!

MARION — On Wednesday, July 2 Plymouth County entomologist Blake Diniuis led a search for dragonflies and damselflies with the Marion Natural History Museum’s community group. Exploring Marion’s predators of the insect world, the group saw blue...

Harbor Days are just around the corner

MATTAPOISETT — Get ready for lobster, live music and leisure at this year’s Harbor Days, taking place on Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20 at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett, with additional events leading up to the weekend. Approximately 100...

Rochester Council on Aging receives $150,000 check for expansion

ROCHESTER — After over 20 years of planning an expansion to the senior center, the Rochester Council on Aging received a check for $150,000 and will finally begin the construction process this fall. Michael Cambra, the President of the Friends of...

Old Colony student wins award for electrical construction wiring

ROCHESTER — Calvin Payne, a Rochester resident and student at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School was awarded a Skill Point Certificate in Electrical Construction Wiring. More than 6,500 students competed in the 2025 SkillsUSA...