Opinion

Opinion: Keep our children innocent

To the editor: In response to Ms. Baptiste’s letter to the editor dated September 21, 2023. In Ms. Baptiste’s letter, I could hear true emotion in the causes she feels are important to her, mainly her sense of lost community of her childhood and the...

Opinion: There is more of a need for TTAR than ever

To the editor: I’m writing this letter from two points of view. First, as a Rochester Resident for more than 30+ years, and a parent of a student in the district. Some days Rochester makes me so proud to be part of this community. I've seen a blood...

Opinion: Re: Taxpayers should reconsider new Harbormaster office

To the editor: I moved to Marion 3 years ago, and it quickly became clear that boating is a key part of the core of this town. The harbormaster’s department oversees many uses of the town’s lovely harbor and other waterways. Though I do not own a...

Opinion: Rebuttal:Taxpayers should reconsider new Harbormasters office

In all reasonable discourse, the key to any position is the understanding and proper use of the facts. In a recent Opinion piece, “Taxpayers should reconsider the new Harbormasters office” the writer seems unclear of the applicable facts. We would...

Opinion: Library Bill of Rights

To the editor: At the Plumb Library Trustees Meeting held at the COA on September 14 my letter to the trustees was one [of] many read as public record. However the trustee that read my letter omitted the last paragraph which included the Library...

Opinion: Taxpayers should reconsider new Harbormaster office

To the editor: These past few years have shown an increase in extreme weather events across the globe: heat waves, wildfires, drought, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and Sea Level Rise. So far this year, the U.S. has experienced a record fifteen...

Opinion: Response from Tabor Academy

To the editor: I was surprised to see the letter from Mr. Sudofsky published on August 14. As I mentioned to Mr. Sudofsky when I spoke to him last week, it is our goal to be good neighbors to the entire Marion community and beyond. It is also our...

Opinion: Open letter to Tabor Academy

To the editor: Dear Head of School, Mr. Anthony Jaccaci: The attached incident reports were filed by myself and Tabor Director Co-Curriculars and Athletics, Kelly Walker following an April 2023 afternoon on the water in Sippican Harbor in which...

Opinion: Great Community Picnic a ‘resounding success’

To the editor: The Mattapoisett Museum and the Mattapoisett Land Trust hosted another successful Great Community Picnic. The weather cooperated allowing for an absolutely gorgeous evening in picturesque Munro Preserve. The event brings the community...

Opinion: In response to ‘say no to the real hate’

To the editor: David Pierre needs to understand that the words that he uses matter. On the one hand he talks about Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee as a “hate group” and on the other, he talks about Christian values. I thought one of the...

Opinion: Say no to the real hate

To the editor: It takes a special form of bigotry to claim that a peaceful, family-centered gathering of Christians and other like-minded people at a local library for an event of “Faith, Hope, and Love” should be seen as something “troublesome” or...

Opinion: Tall grass in Marion

To the editor: I live on Mill Street, and a pesky patch of tall grass blocks driver’s views where Mill Street intersects with Wareham Street (Route 6) as well as blocking the views of westbound drivers on Wareham Street approaching Mill Street. The...

Opinion: ‘Troublesome’ library story hour

To the editor, At our May town election, Mattapoisett voters elected candidates for School Committee and the Library Board who were opposed to removing LGBTQ material from our schools’ libraries. It was a resounding declaration of the values of...

Opinion: On Community Preservation Act funding

To the editor, I have been a member of the Marion Community Preservation Committee for the past 9 years, its Chair for the past 6 years. I understand that there was a great deal of discussion regarding the articles and the CPA process at our recent...

Opinion: Tree removal in Marion

To the editor, Many streets in Marion have recently experienced heavy tree removal particularly Converse Road, Front Street and Spring St. Every 10 years or so Eversource comes through to inspect power lines and remove trees where they think they...

Opinion: Open letter to Tri-Town residents

To the editor: My name is Kelly McGowan Ochoa and I am a teacher at Old Rochester Regional High School. I was raised in Mattapoisett and have worked at ORR for the past 25 years. I am writing to you to express my concerns for the children of the Tri...

Opinion: Stand up for our schools, community

To the editor: I am writing this letter as we approach the upcoming School Committee Elections in Rochester on May 24, to encourage my fellow residents to stand up for our schools and our community. I can not overstate the importance of a free and...

Opinion: A call for tolerance and diversity

To the editor, Many are aware of the ORR School Board’s actions in accepting books recommended by a national advocacy group over the objections of many parents. Most would agree that illustrations that showed children engaged in sex acts were...

Opinion: Mattapoisett Select Board Member Jodi Bauer should have abstained and recused herself

To the editor: On April 20, 2023, The Mattapoisett Select Board met with the Town’s Finance Committee to review, among many items, an Article on the Warrant for Town Meeting on May 8, 2023 addressing elected officers’ compensation. One of those...

Opinion: I feel the need to speak out

To the editor: In this highly charged local election cycle, I feel the need to speak out as a registered nurse for over 50 years with a graduate degree in public health. For most of my career, I worked in some capacity with elementary through...

Opinion: On values

To the editor, I would like to talk about values. Values serve as a guide for human behavior and here are some examples of Values. Honesty, the quality of being honest. Integrity, the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral...

Opinion: On Mattapoisett tax rates

To the editor: I am writing in response to William Nussbaum’s letter which was published on April 6 in Sippican Week on behalf of the Mattapoisett Select Board. First off, welcome you to Mattapoisett, it is a great town and we know you will enjoy...

Opinion: Clarifying misinformation about equity and diversity initiatives

To the editor, I am writing in response to Kathleen LeClair’s letter to the editor, published on April 19, 2023, regarding equity and diversity spending in schools. While Ms. LeClair is entitled to her opinion, her letter contains several inaccurate...

Opinion: Equity and diversity spending in schools

To the editor, In my ongoing efforts to obtain information from our school committee that should be readily available to the public - efforts that have resulted in pending Open Meeting Law complaints - I have learned that our school district has...

Opinion: The plague of nips

To the editor: The annual Mattapoisett town meeting approaches and this gathering will afford us all an opportunity to remedy the serious litter problem and public nuisance that has long accompanied the sale of nips. A warrant article will ask...

Opinion: Open letter to Mattapoisett Select Board

To the editor, An Open Letter to Jordan C. Collyer, Jodi Lynn Bauer and R. Tyler Macallister: I am communicating with you using an open letter because none of you has responded to the letter I mailed to you on March 13 or even acknowledged receiving...