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Mattapoiset to begin replacing streetlights

MATTAPOISETT — Beginning the week of April 27 the town will replace all overhead streetlights with 370 new Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights. Arden Engineering Constructors will install the lights, which should be complete by June 2020. The new...

Two Tabor Sarahs take a small step to save the planet

MARION — Sarah Hogoboom and Sarah Kniesler, an informal Sarah squared squad, volunteered some time on a sunny Sunday to help clean up Marion’s roads. Perhaps a small step toward saving the planet, but a nice one nevertheless.

Coronavirus changes, doesn’t stop, birthday celebrations

It’s a tough time to have a party that extends beyond just immediate family, but birthdays don’t stop, even in a pandemic, which has led to some creative solutions. The most popular seems to be a birthday parade, where friends, relatives, and...

Mattapoisett Selectmen extend tax dates, close public spaces

MATTAPOISETT — Recreation options dwindle for those who want to get outside in the face of coronavirus, as Selectmen closed the tennis courts on April 15, and the skate park on April 16, but Selectmen praised both the townspeople and first...

Mattapoisett Selectmen approve licenses for two new businesses

MATTAPOISETT — A food truck will return to Mahoney’s and a new travelling market will make its way around town after Selectmen approved two licenses at an April 16 meeting. Shaun Murphy appeared before the board, virtually at least, for a common...

Read this week’s ‘paper’ online

The April 16 eEdition of Sippican Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

Rochester sets Town Meeting for June 22, elections on June 17

ROCHESTER — In a video meeting on April 16, the Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to set the dates for both Town Meeting and town elections for the end of June, to extend the deadline for property taxes to June 1 and to waive late interest...

State releases confirmed coronavirus numbers for the Tri-Town

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has started releasing the number of confirmed coronavirus cases on a town-by-town basis every Wednesday, beginning with results released on April 15. State numbers occasionally differ from town...

Marion confirms new cases of virus, will release numbers weekly

MARION — In an April 16 email to residents, the Marion Board of Health confirmed three positive cases of coronavirus and in an emergency video meeting the previous day, it voted to release the number of cases in Marion on a weekly basis every...

Sippican Historical Society asks residents to share virus experience

The Sippican Historical Society is asking residents to record their experience of what life is like during the pandemic in order to help future generations of researchers, historians, and local residents understand the effects of the virus on the...

Waste District drops civil embezzlement case

As the Carver Marion Wareham Regional Waste Disposal District seeks Town Meeting approval from its member communities to disband, a lawsuit against its former director of 45 years, Ray Pickles, will no longer be an issue to consider, after the...

Plumb Corner housing development gets final approval

ROCHESTER — A senior housing development planned for Plumb Corner, first proposed in 2018, finally obtained Planning Board approval after a series of setbacks. At the April 14 online Rochester Planning Board meeting the board reviewed a draft...

Developer presents on Braley Hill Road solar project

ROCHESTER — Planning Board members heard the beginning of a public hearing on a 9.5 Mw solar array planned for 0 Braley Hill Road at a virtual meeting on April 14. Eric Las of Beals and Thomas presented the project for its developer, Braley Hill...

The Marion Institute tackles hunger

With Marion set on its own food program thanks to an effort by the town and school district, The Marion Institute joined an effort to fight food insecurity in Wareham. The South Coast Food Policy Council at the Marion Institute has teamed up with...

League of Women Voters candidates night cancelled

The League of Women Voters that was set to be held on April 30 has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. Amongst those running for office in Marion, contested races include the Board of Selectmen, Assessor and Planning Board. Joseph Zora Jr...

Fire departments respond to storm calls

First responders in Mattapoisett and Rochester answered numerous calls for storm damage on April 13, as a rainstorm with strong winds arrived in the area. The Rochester Fire Department reported seven downed trees both on wires and across roads. It...

Buzzards Bay Coalition recognized by Land Trust Accreditation Commission

Buzzards Bay Coalition
The Buzzards Bay Coalition has been again identified as one of the nation’s top conservation organizations by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. The commission renewed its land trust accreditation of the coalition, culminating a yearlong...

Sippican Women’s Club cancels annual meeting, inducts new members

Sippican Woman’s Club
The Sippican Woman's Club has cancelled its Annual Meeting scheduled for April 24 due to coronavirus concerns. Members are determined that this is just a "pause" and the Sippican Woman's Club will resume stronger than ever. The Club recently...

Libraries open new coronavirus chapter

Plumb Library
Checking in and out books, stocking shelves and searching for stories for patrons is just some of the many jobs a librarian does each day. They also are a news source, a technological lifeline and a friendly face for many patrons. So for Susan...

Read this week’s ‘paper’ online

The April 6 eEdition of Sippican Week is now live on our site. It's a pdf version of this week's edition — looking just like the paper version. Our papers are still available at all regular distribution spots that remain open in this period of...

Easter bunny story may change, other rituals remain the same

With so much else in the world changing, some Marion parents changed the classic narrative of the Easter Bunny too, while for others it remained untouched by the pandemic. Jennifer Murphy stuck to a classic Easter Bunny narrative. “The bunny comes...

Friendly Callers give Mattapoisett volunteers a safe experience

Mattapoisett Council on Aging
MATTAPOISETT — For a senior citizen during the coronavirus pandemic, simply going outside is a risk. Some seniors are not online, making it harder for them to get the news and information they need to stay safe. To address these concerns, the...

Restaurant sets up a festive drive-thru for ‘Easter Egg Grab’n’Go’

One Wareham restaurant found a new way to get Easter eggs to kids and to honor an injured Marion athlete while still complying with social distancing to keep everyone safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Thomas Strom, the owner of Kool Kone and a...

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