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YMCA, Covanta-SEMASS team up to bring fruits and veggies to families

Covanta-SEMASS teamed up with the Gleason Family YMCA on Friday to bring boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables to families. The Farmers to Families program, which gives free boxes of produce to local families, was funded by a USDA grant to...

Daycares across the Tri-Town work to reopen

There’s no such thing as a standard pandemic experience for a daycare. Some daycares in the Tri-Town have been able to stay open to care for the children of essential workers, while others have had to close completely. But all now face the same...

Incumbent selectman will serve another three years in Rochester

ROCHESTER — Current Selectman Woody Harley was re-elected for another three years by a margin of 229 votes. Out of the 1,157 votes that were cast, Hartley got 570, Adam Murphy got 341 and Christopher Faustino got 229 in the only contested race. For...

John DeCosta wins Mattapoisett Selectman seat by 81 votes

MATTAPOISETT — John DeCosta won a seat on the Board of Selectmen at the town’s June 16 election with 54% of the vote. Out of the 1,119 votes cast for the seat, DeCosta took in 600 votes, beating out Tyler Macallister who had 519 ballots cast for him...

Fieldstone Farm Market gets wine and malt license

MARION — Fieldstone Farm Market will start selling wine and some beers, after Selectmen approved the market for a retail package good license on June 16. Selectman John Waterman said that the town can only give out five licenses to sell beer and...

Board of Health hears comments on proposed sewer change

MARION — The Board of Health opened a hearing on proposed changes to sewer regulations and heard one argument for and against the proposal at a June 16 meeting. It will continue the hearing until July 7 to allow more time for feedback. The new...

Marion Board of Health hears, acts on coronavirus update

MARION — Though the town is well into the reopening phase, the Board of Health heard coronavirus updates and addressed some concerns with the illness. The Board discussed an issue with the town’s use of N95 masks. These masks are supposed to be...

Marion Selectmen give update, talk future Town House work

MARION — Selectmen and Town Administrator Jay McGrail gave updates on current and future Town House renovation projects at a June 16 meeting. McGrail said that the current renovations on the exterior of the Town House are 90% complete, however...

Wareham ice cream business eyes Marion spot for second shop

MARION — Patrick’s Candy Pantry may have a sweet successor in Gone Country Ice Cream, which came before the Planning Board on June 15 to request permission to open behind Tri-Town Barbershop. Bryanne Tucy runs a shop in Wareham, and came before the...

Marion, Rochester to present smaller budgets, consider savings at Town Meetings

Town Meetings in Marion and Rochester will convene in a socially-distanced fashion on June 22 to vote on budgets for a year still shrouded in coronavirus uncertainty and to conduct a range of other town business. In Marion that means requests to...

State, county begin mosquito prevention measures

Following last year’s EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis) outbreak, which sent a Rochester man to the hospital for seven months, the state and county are working to mitigate the mosquito population. The Plymouth County Mosquito Control Program is...

Rochester protestors listen to black voices

ROCHESTER — A peaceful march from Plumb Corner to the Police Department offered participants the chance to hear black perspectives, experiences and truths. After taking about an hour to assemble late in the afternoon of June 12, and showing signs to...

Mattapoisett restaurants approved to open outdoor seating

MATTAPOISETT — Just in time for the start of summer, restaurants across town will be able to reopen their doors for in-person dining with outdoor seating. Selectmen gave the final approval at a June 11 meeting after representatives from the Police,...

Marion Selectmen to review Town Meeting articles with the public

MARION — Town Administrator Jay McGrail and the Marion Board of Selectmen will hold a virtual pre-Town Meeting information session to tell the public about what will come up at Annual Town Meeting. The session will be held June 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m...

Marion Town House to partially reopen, with extra guidance

MARION — The town is planning on a limited reopening for all departments and facilities except the Community Center on Monday, June 15. Normal Town House hours will resume on this date. Per state guidelines, everyone entering the Town House is...

Read this week’s “paper” online

The June 11 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 pandemic period...

Elizabeth Taber Library to begin contactless pickup, restart programs

MARION — The Elizabeth Taber Library will begin offering contactless curbside pickup of Marion materials starting Tuesday June 23. Pick-up opportunities can be made by appointment on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12 to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from noon...

Developer, gas station owner working out traffic issue

ROCHESTER — After threatening to take a road use dispute to court at a prior meeting, the developer of a 208 housing development and owner of an adjacent gas station and market on County Road told the Planning Board on June 9 that they had likely...

Selectmen approve expedited outdoor seating licensing

MARION — To help restaurants get up and running during phase two of the state’s reopening plan, Selectmen authorized Town Administrator Jay McGrail to expedite the approval process for outdoor seating at establishments in Marion. At a June 9 Board...

Mattapoisett postpones Town Meeting, gives election details

MATTAPOISETT — Selectmen voted to delay Town Meeting to a date to be determined, likely in August or September, to get a better idea of what the state would provide for funding. The board also heard how the mid-June election will work. Town...

Rochester Selectmen recommend 19 articles for Town Meeting

ROCHESTER — In a joint meeting between Selectmen, the Finance Committee and the Capital Planning Committee, Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar took members through the 20 articles on the warrant for the June 22 Town Meeting, with a majority of them...

Mattapoisett picks new library director

MATTAPOISETT — Jennifer Jones will be the next Director of the town’s Public Library, if all goes well with contract negotiations. Jones has been at Plymouth Library for 13 years, starting as a youth services librarian and working as a Manomet...

Mattapoisett Library to start pickup June 23

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library will offer no-contact pickup of books, movies, music, magazines, and other items at its side entrance, beginning Tuesday, June 23. Patrons may reserve any item owned by the Mattapoisett Library by...

Election preview: Mattapoisett and Rochester

Town Elections in Mattapoisett are on June 16 and Rochester’s elections are the following day. Each town has a contested race for the Board of Selectmen. Polls will be open in Mattapoisett at Old Hammondtown School from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The...

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