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Mattapoisett Police Chief arrested on OUI charge

MATTAPOISETT — Police Chief Mary Lyons has been put on paid leave after she was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol late at night on July 17. Lyons was charged with operating under the influence of liquor. She pleaded not guilty to...

Mattapoisett Fire contain Cove Street blaze

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Fire Department responded to a house fire on Cove Street in Mattapoisett on the morning of Saturday, July 10, extinguishing the fire and containing it to just one structure, according to a post on the Fire Department’...
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Mattapoisett firefighters respond to car in flames

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Fire Department extinguished a car fire on the North Street early Thursday morning. Firefighters were dispatched at 7:49 a.m. on July 1 to the North Street overpass, where the operator of a black sedan had vehicle...

Marion Police subdue knife-wielding man without injuries

MARION — Police restrained a knife-wielding man without injuries to anyone involved on June 26 after he threatened first responders with the weapon, according to Marion Police. Marion Police and EMS were responding to a call for a well-being check...

Marion Police promotes first female supervisor

MARION — Marion Police Department has its first female supervisor in department history after officer Alisha Crosby was promoted to the rank of sergeant during the Marion Board of Selectmen meeting on June 22. Crosby has been with Marion PD for 15...

Marion receives $20,000 in oil spill prevention grants

MARION – The Marion Fire Department received over $20,000 in grants from the state through the Massachusetts Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act Trust Fund. A total of nine grants, adding up to $214,308, were awarded by the state and will go...

Dartmouth K9 unit helps find missing Mattapoisett man

MATTAPOISETT — A missing Mattapoisett man was found by a Dartmouth K9, police say. According to Dartmouth police, at approximately 4 p.m. on May 9, the Mattapoisett Police Department requested assistance from the department’s K9 Division with...

House on Ned’s Point Road damaged in fire

MATTAPOISETT —A fire damaged a home at 18 Ned's Point Rd. on Tuesday afternoon. The Mattapoisett, Marion, Rochester and Fairhaven Fire Departments responded to the fire, and Eversource was on scene working on power lines on the road. Firefighters...

Marion Fire Department to receive state grant

MARION — The Marion Fire Department will be among the departments to receive $75,897.82 through the Fiscal Year 2021 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. State Sen. Marc Pacheco announced the grants on April 2, which will be split among...

Marion Police Department re-accredited

MARION — The Marion Police Department has been re-accredited by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. The accreditation process is a voluntary review process, including a self-review and external assessment by the accreditation...

Marion Sports damaged in fire

MARION — Marion Sports Shop was damaged in a fire in the early afternoon on March 31. Firefighters from Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester and Wareham responded to the fire, called in by the store’s owner, Frank Fletcher, at 12:22 p.m. The fire came...

Mattapoisett Fire Department training heats up

MATTAPOISETT — Mattapoisett Fire Department new hires were on the hot seat last week, as the department did live fire training using a prop room donated by 1-800-BOARDUP, an emergency safety company. Chief Andrew Murray said being able to do the...

Marion Fire Department receives $6,000 in grants

MARION – The Marion Fire Department has been awarded $3,794 for the Fiscal Year 2021 Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Program and $2,180 for the Senior SAFE Program by the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services. The Marion Fire...

Victim airlifted to Rhode Island Hospital after Rochester crash

ROCHESTER — Darren Moran, 28, was arraigned in Wareham District Court after allegedly hitting a pedestrian near 144 North Ave. on Feb. 20. The pedestrian was transported by helicopter to Rhode Island Hospital in critical condition after the crash...

Garage burns in Marion fire

MARION — A fire burned a garage and damaged a pickup truck at 62 Water Street early Thursday morning. The Marion Fire Department was called by a tenant at the property at 4:47 a.m. on Feb. 18. When they arrived on scene, the garage was already...

Marion man arrested for animal cruelty

MARION — A man was arrested on Feb. 4 on charges of animal cruelty and unlicensed possession of ammunition. According to Marion Police, Brandon Davis, 26, was arrested after Marion Animal Control Officer Susan Connor received complaints regarding a...

Marion Fire Department receives covid relief

MARION — The Fire department will receive $12,261 in covid aid as part of the 2020 Assistance to Firefighters COVID-19 Supplemental Grant. The grant is part of $100 million in funding that was made available through the Federal Coronavirus Aid,...