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Getting ready to sail south with Cooper Newton

MATTAPOISETT -- Why Worry? That’s both the name of recent OR graduate and Mattapoisett resident Cooper Newton’s recently restored 1967 Bristol 27, and his attitude toward sailing her south this summer. Pretty far south, actually. Newton was accepted...

Meet the new Rochester Council on Aging director

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Council on Aging is getting a fresh face with new Director Eric Poulin. Poulin, a Fall River native and UMass Dartmouth alumnus, is excited to begin work at the senior center and already has plans to resume several programs...
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Marion boy raises money for fallen police K-9

MARION — A lot of boys want to be police officers when they grow up and many of them want to work with dogs, but few have done as much for K-9 police as eight-year-old Brantley Dubois of Marion. Brantley wants to be a K-9 police officer when he’s...

Grace Morrison: Country recording during covid

ROCHESTER -- When her tour with Shawn Mullens was cancelled by the pandemic in 2020, Grace Morrison sat down to write a five-song EP. Instead, she ended up with a full 15-song country album, featuring the likes of Lloyd Maines (father of the Dixie...

Meghan Parks: From Marion to Madison for the CrossFit Games

It’s 6:04 a.m. on a misty Tuesday morning in June at Seaside CrossFit in Wareham, and Marion’s Meghan Parks is already halfway through her workout. She’s about to start a 24-minute act of attrition: Deadlifts, a 400-meter run, kettlebell swings,...

Chris Gerrior: Acting as a ‘conduit’ for local veterans

When Americans agree to serve their country, their country also makes an agreement to serve them when their time in the military ends, Tri-Town Veterans Agent Chris Gerrior believes. Sworn in last week and replacing retired longtime veterans agent...

Eagle Scout project helps Mattapoisett elderly

MATTAPOISETT — From toothpaste to masks to sudoku puzzles, Andrew Poulin is leaving no box unchecked in his Eagle Scout project. The Old Rochester Regional High School sophomore is donating care packages to the Mattapoisett Council on Aging to be...

Candidate profile: David Hughes for Rochester Water Commission

ROCHESTER — David Hughes has been in town government for 60 years, and he thinks the Water Commission should be as independent as possible. Hughes is opposed to his opponent Selectman Brad Morse’s campaign for the commission because he thinks the...

Candidate profile: Brad Morse for Rochester Water Commission

ROCHESTER — Selectman Brad Morse is running for Water Commission in the May 26 election, and he thinks the town could use some better cohesion between its boards. “Most decisions require both Board of Selectmen and Water Commission approval,” he...

Candidate profile: Dale Barrows for Rochester Board of Health

ROCHESTER — Incumbent Dale Barrows has been on the Board of Health for 26 years, and he doesn’t plan on stopping. He’s running for another three-year term in the May 26 election. “I feel like I have a lot to offer and the town gets the benefit of my...

Candidate profile: Sarah Eby for Board of Health

ROCHESTER — Sarah Eby is an Innovations Nurse Specialist at Southcoast Health, and she thinks the Board of Health could use “a fresh voice.” She’s running for the board in the May 26 election, and said her “public health knowledge base” and “solid”...

Candidate profile: Dennis McCarthy for Rochester Planning Board

ROCHESTER — Planning Board candidate Dennis McCarthy has been in commercial development for 25 years, a “unique perspective” he thinks qualifies him for the board. “I have an idea of what other towns are doing and what works and what doesn’t work,”...

Candidate profile: Eric Beauregard for Mattapoisett School Committee

MATTAPOISETT —A full time member of the National Guard, Eric Beauregard knows what it’s like to be away from his family. Come May 18, the recent Mattapoisett resident hopes to offer that very insight into the issues facing military families to the...

Candidate profile: Jim Muse for Mattapoisett School Commitee

MATTAPOISETT — From raising his two sons in town to his nine years on the School Committee, Jim Muse has been involved with the Old Rochester Regional School District in some form for 30 years. An incumbent and chairman, he’s running for another...

Candidate profile: Tiffini Reedy for Mattapoisett School Committee

MATTAPOISETT — Tiffini Reedy is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, and she thinks a voice advocating for mental health is needed on the School Committee. A newcomer to public service, she said that’s why she decided to run this year. “That would be...

Candidate profile: Jodi Lynn Bauer for Mattapoisett Select Board

MATTAPOISETT — Select Board candidate Jodi Lynn Bauer wants to keep the character of Mattapoisett intact. A lifelong resident, Bauer said when she heard of Selectman Paul Silva’s decision not to run for another term, she felt “the time was right.” A...

Candidate profile: Nicki Demakis for Mattapoisett Select Board

MATTAPOISETT — Nicki Demakis grew up in Mattapoisett, and after moving from place to place, she said she “always wanted to come back to Mattapoisett” and to give back to the community . With Select Board Chair Paul Silva opting not to seek...

Who’s that bulldog? Navy father surprises daughter after 14 months overseas

When a group of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School students were brought outside Friday afternoon, there was some idle chatter, questioning what brought them outside. Some questioned why there were cameras present, and teachers assured that...

Barbara Healy brings the color out

MARION — Painting and drinks? Wine not? Barabara Healy is a painter from Dartmouth who focuses on South Coast landscapes, and with her partner Pam Clarkson, teaches painting and wine tasting classes. “We’re trying to incorporate people that may have...

Shifting winds: Marion sailor helps shape post-pandemic policies

MARION — Sailor Sara Stone knows boats — and how to prevent the spread of communicable illnesses. As a former epidemiologist, the Marion resident and professional sailor was uniquely positioned to help get races and other gatherings safely underway...

Saxophone soloist: Meet musician Marcus Monteiro

MARION — You like jazz? Marion musician Marcus Monteiro does. Monteiro has been playing saxophone for nearly thirty years — ever since he was a fifth grader at Sippican School, where he learned music from the same teachers there today. “My son is...

Mattapoisett School Committee member refutes allegations

A Mattapoisett School Committee member and UMass Dartmouth official has refuted allegations of discriminatory funding policies and other equality issues leveled at her by student leaders in a letter calling for her resignation earlier this month. In...

No kidding: Rarest breed of goat gives birth in Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — The kids are alright. Three baby goats were born at Pine Meadow Alpacas on April 3, just as the farm gets ready to reopen to the public. But the kids aren’t just any old goats. Their moms, Sunshine and Moonshine, are Arapawa goats —...

How a Marion man hiked the whole East Coast

MARION — Making it from Maine to the Florida Keys takes long enough by car, but nowhere near as long as Marion resident Charlie Duane’s completion of the feat by foot. While it wasn’t all in one shot, Duane has been on enough long distance hikes to...

Meet the Mattapoisett brigade behind Bask

MATTAPOISETT — Hey, what’s that smell? Cinnamon, actually. At Bask Sungrown Cannabis' cultivation facility in Freetown, CEO and Mattapoisett native Chappy Dickerson has odor-eliminating equipment that scents the air around the facility to smell,...

ORR student takes on professional dance

Old Rochester Regional High School student Storm Lanzoni is pirouetting into the world of professional dance. Lanzoni, a sophomore at OR, recently had his first professional dancing role in a music video for the Boston-formed indie band Chain of...

Mattapoisett Seed Library begins to bloom

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Seed Library is growing — and fast. The program was first sprouted last year by former librarian Liz Shelly, and the library gave patrons about 50 donated packets of seeds. Just a few weeks into...

Podcasting pays: OR grad tackles student loans with business

School loans can be a burden that students carry for years, but Old Rochester Regional High School graduate Trevor Oldham made short work of his by starting a business. His business, Podcasting You, books financial and entrepreneurial experts and...

Rochester rocks: Documenting Native American stone structures

Overcast skies, near freezing temperatures and a cold breeze might not seem like friendly conditions for most — but for Rochester resident Stephen DiMarzo, that weather is perfect. Those cold temperatures and cloudy skies make for the best days for...

Chris Black: A reporter’s perspective on the D.C. mob

Marion resident Chris Black watched along with the rest of the world as an angry mob stormed the Capitol building in protest of Joe Biden’s confirmation as president on Jan 6. But for Black, those insurrectionists didn’t just storm the people’s...