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Macallister in the hunt for seat in Congress

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MATTAPOISETT — He has been a Mattapoisett select board member and a reality TV star. Now Tyler Macallister has set his sights on a new position: representative in the U.S. Congress.…

Young foresters study Marion's ecosystem

The Marion Natural History Museum went on a foresting trip with state forester James Rassman. Photos source: Marion Natural History Museum

MARION — A fall afterschool group from the Natural History Museum went on a foresting trip in Holmes Woods to identify trees and learn about Marion's ecosystem. On Sept…

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Over a decade later, Rochester woman continues fundraising legacy

Most of Team SuPernice at the 2025 walk. Photo source: Michael Sparks Keegan

ROCHESTER — In the last 10 years, Donna Tocci has walked countless steps and helped raise over $80,000 in memory of a friend as part of the Jimmy Fund Walk for Dana-Farber. Tocci is the captain of Team SuPernice, named after her late friend Susan...

New Elizabeth Taber Library director works to integrate community with library

Kayla King recently became the Elizabeth Taber Library's new executive director. Photo by Grace Roche

MARION — Kayla King sees the Elizabeth Taber Library as so much more than a place to borrow books. Her goal as the library’s new executive director is to help people realize how many resources are available, from social opportunities to...

Forever 11: hundreds run to remember Maddie Eitas

From left: Erin Norton, Cameron Norton and Cali Mills. “We’re here to run for Maddie Eitas, who we’ve known for a very long time,” Erin said. “She’s been very special to us, and we’re here to honor her memory.”

ROCHESTER — A wave of teal washed over Rochester in memory of Madelyn Eitas on Sept. 19 as friends, family and community members ran five kilometers to celebrate her memory. Maddie, an 11-year-old Rochester resident, was trapped in an avalanche at...

Every dog has its day at this Rochester training club

Dog trainers Cristina Fredette and Sherri Swindle, as well as Swindle’s husband, pose with their dogs. Photos by Tanvi Kulkarni

ROCHESTER — The club has an interesting array of participants: a middle school student, a therapy dog, a knee implant engineer and multiple competition dogs. Each dog, with its human, walks around orange cones placed throughout the room, listening...

Mattapoisett woman confidently leads next generation

Kim Gioioso leads a session of her confidence class in the First Congregational Church of Marion’s community center on Friday, Sept. 4. Photos by Grace Roche

MARION — A group of about 10 girls giggle and chat together inside the First Congregational Church of Marion’s community center, waiting for the beginning of a Friday, Sept. 4 confidence workshop. Kim Gioioso, of Mattapoisett, gathers the sixth...

Marion man isn’t on the fence about sharing kindness

Stan Bradford holds his dog Goodness in front of his Kindness Wall at his property at 468 Wareham Road. Photos by Grace Roche

MARION — Stan Bradford knows that good fences make good neighbors. That’s why the Marion resident is looking to decorate the fence of his property, at 468 Wareham Road (Route 6), with artwork that spreads kindness and positivity. Bradford began...

Eagle Scout project helps Sippican Lands Trust track environmental changes

Iain McManus stands next to one of his photo posts at Brainard Marsh. Photos by Grace Roche

MARION — At three Sippican Lands Trust properties stand a wooden post with an orange octagon affixed to the top. These “photo posts” are the culmination of Iain McManus’s Eagle Scout project, and were designed to encourage people to take a series...

Speed puzzling event helps competitors find the perfect fit

Competitors raced to complete a 300-piece puzzle at the Marion Music Hall on Saturday, Aug. 8. Photos by Grace Roche

MARION — Amid the bustle of the Elizabeth Taber Library’s book sale, people gathered on the Music Hall stage to piece together a competition. Marion resident Emma Williamson led groups of puzzlers in a speed-puzzling challenge Saturday, Aug. 8 to...

Marion town clerk brings new tune to Town House

Town Clerk Madie-Lynn Bourgeois poses on her first day of work on Monday, Aug. 3. Photo by Grace Roche

MARION — New Town Clerk Madie-Lynn Bourgeois splits her time behind a desk by day and a microphone by night. Joining the town this week, the former administrative clerk for the Bristol County Registry of Deeds and part-time wedding singer brings...

Record number of Rochester troop members become Eagle Scouts

From left: Bryan Correia, Casey Cash, Cole Gretton, Iain McManus, Josh Van Inwegen and Eddie Brown recite the Eagle Charge during the court of honor July 18 at Rochester Grange Hall. Photo by Grace Roche

ROCHESTER — When six boy scouts from Rochester’s Troop 31 became Eagle Scouts this year, they joined the mere 2% of scouts who achieve the highest level of the program. An Eagle Court of Honor was held July 18 at Rochester Grange Hall to celebrate...

Mattapoisett resident named to Providence College Dean's List

MATTAPOISETT — Benjamin Giumetti of Mattapoisett has been named to the Dean's List at Providence College for the spring 2026 semester. Giumetti is majoring in honors finance in the college's Ryan School of Business. This is the second time he has...

High school teacher, Rochester resident rescues woman from burning car

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WAREHAM — A Rochester man climbed onto a burning SUV and pulled a woman to safety after the car crashed in the woods and flipped on its side late afternoon on Wednesday, June 23 on Great Neck Road in Wareham. Craig Berriault, a science teacher at...

Mobile food pantry shifts into gear in Rochester

Maureen Vieira, left, and Nora DuPont stand beside the mobile food pantry at the Rochester Council on Aging. Photos by Grace Roche

ROCHESTER — After about a year of paperwork and preparation, Nora DuPont’s community nutrition project is ready to hit the road. She’s the founder of From Georgia, With Love, a nonprofit organization that operates a mobile food pantry in Rochester....

Peer tutoring program fights childhood illiteracy

Sara Duane helps Emmerson with a worksheet during a peer tutoring session at the Learning Loft. Photos by Grace Roche

ROCHESTER — Early Saturday morning, a pair of Old Rochester Regional High School students sit with their elementary school counterparts. Pencils scratch at printed-out worksheets, blue and red plastic letters are scattered within arms reach, and...