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Trio of candidates run for Rochester Selectman seat

Three candidates are running for an open seat on the Rochester Board of Selectmen. The election is June 17, but the town is sending absentee ballot applications to residents to encourage remote voting. Sippican Week reporter Tim Seeberger spoke with...

Candidate profile: Adam Murphy

Selectman candidate Adam Murphy said the Rochester he lives in today with his family has more middle-aged families than in the past, and it's hard for them to afford living there with rising taxes. If elected, he will work with all residents to make...
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Candidate profile: Woody Hartley

Incumbent Selectmen Woody Hartley said he wants to serve a second term to continue the “significant progress” he made in his first term. Coronavirus has quickly become the biggest issue in town, but Hartley said the town went into the crisis in good...

Candidate profile: Norm Hills

Marion Selectman Norm Hills is running again to keep his seat on the Board of Selectmen and continue what he said is a good synergy of the current board that works well for the town. “As the incumbent, I have a clear understanding of the issues we...

Marion candidate faces off with incumbent Selectman

Marion resident Joe Zora is going against incumbent Selectman Norm Hills for a three-year spot on the Marion Board of Selectmen. The election is not until the end of June, but Sippican Week spoke with each candidate to learn about their perspective...

Candidate profile: Joe Zora

Joe Zora is running to be a Marion Selectman because he doesn’t “want what I had as a kid to go away.” He grew up in Marion and graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School, so he knows the town well. After attending Wentworth Institute of...

Two candidates run for one seat on Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen

Two candidates, John DeCosta and Tyler Macallister, are running for a three year seat on the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen. Though the election is not until June 16, Sippican Week spoke with each candidate to learn about their ideas now because...

Candidate profile: Tyler Macallister

Tyler Macallister is running to take back the seat he gave up in September to pursue the then-open town administrator position because, he says, he wants to continue his work with town finances and improvement projects, much like his eight and half...

Candidate profile: John DeCosta

John DeCosta says he has always wanted to be a selectman. He served 17 years in the town’s Fire Department, 15 years in the water district, 12 years on the community preservation committee (where he is now chairman,) 12 years on the capital planning...

Mattapoisett celebrates 100 year old resident

MATTAPOISETT — Ask Anita Croft her secret to living to 100, and she has any number of hilarious answers. On her 100th birthday, May 7, her answer was, “having children do everything for you.” One of her children, Lisa Anderson, said when her mother’...

Joint town health director takes the pulse of her 37-year career

Marion-Rochester Regional Health District Health Director Karen Walega has gotten death threats from a Rochester resident over landfill regulations, but it was the coronavirus pandemic that made her retire from a job that she loves. After 31 and a...

Cut pandemic stress with yoga

Warrior yoga pose
Like many other businesses in Marion, Rochester and Mattapoisett, yoga studios have felt the impact of state shutdowns. Although some of them are able to continue classes online, Sippican Week also asked three yoga instructors to provide poses that...