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Road by Rochester Town Hall to be examined

ROCHESTER — A case of improper parking has prompted Rochester to take a closer look at the street directly in front of town hall. Vehicles were found parked on and adjacent to a patch of brickwork recently built around the Revolutionary War monument...

Mattapoisett Bogs reopen

MATTAPOISETT — The property west of Acushnet Road had been used to cultivate cranberries for about eight decades when the nonprofit Buzzards Bay Coalition acquired it in 2011. The Mattapoisett Bogs, as they’re known, were retired at that time from...
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Mattapoisett’s compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act evaluated

MATTAPOISETT — A town commission has been tasked with assessing and prioritizing a list of compliance issues with the Americans with Disabilities Act throughout Mattapoisett based on a report conducted by a design services nonprofit. Representatives...

Old Rochester girls cross country to compete at state championship

DEVENS — After snagging seventh place at the Division 2 Cross Country Championships, the Old Rochester Regional High School girls varsity cross country team will progress to the next stage of competition. Both the girls and boys varsity teams...

‘Always remain strong’ retired Navy captain tells Marion on Veterans Day

MARION — World War I, which concluded in 1918, was once called “the war to end all wars.” “If that was true, many of us wouldn’t be here in uniform at this time,” Navy Captain William Hollman said Monday during Marion’s Veterans Day ceremony. “There...

Alleged open meeting law violation against Marion Select Board

MARION — The Marion Select Board has been accused of violating open meeting law by communicating opinions on the Point Road bike path outside of a public meeting. On Oct. 21, Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission Chair John Rockwell filed a...

Dooner defeats Pacheco in state senate race

Republican candidate Kelly Dooner has defeated Democrat Joe Pacheco in the race for the seat of state senator in the 3rd Bristol and Plymouth District. Marion voters preferred Pacheco, casting 1,881 votes for him. Dooner received 1,318 votes in...

Tri-Town favors Harris amid record number for voter turnout

With a record-high number of ballots cast collectively across Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester for the Tuesday, Nov. 5 presidential election, Tri-Town voters favored Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump. Harris received...

Tri-Towns share opinions on five ballot questions

Along with voting for the next president of the United States and much more Tuesday, Nov. 5, Tri-Town voters also marked yes or no on five statewide ballot questions on their election day ballot. Although there were disagreements between the three...

Dem. Sylvia wins 10th Bristol district seat

For the first time in over three decades, the Tri-Town and other communities in the 10th Bristol district will have a new state representative on Beacon Hill, and the seat will remain blue, based on the results of the general election Tuesday, Nov...

Mattapoisett favors Harris, Sylvia

MATTAPOISETT — Mattapoisett favored Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Harris received 2,698 votes, 56%, in Mattapoisett. Trump received 2,064 votes, 42%. Mattapoisett favored Democrat...

Marion favors Harris, Sylvia

MARION — Residents of Marion cast a total of 2,168 votes for Democrat Kamala Harris in the presidential election. Republican Donald Trump received 1,294 votes. Marion favored Democrat Mark Sylvia over Republican Joe Pires in the race for state...

Rochester favors Trump, Pires

ROCHESTER — Unofficially, Republican Donald Trump received 2,213 votes in Rochester compared to Democrat Kamala Harris’ 1,650 votes. In the state representative race, Republican Joe Pires received 2,358 votes from Rochester residents. Democrat Mark...

Rochester residents to vote on bylaw changes at Town Meeting

ROCHESTER — Rochester residents will have the opportunity to approve a number of bylaw changes regarding topics such as short-term rentals at Special Town Meeting on Jan. 27, 2025. The Rochester Select Board voted to refer the bylaw changes to the...

Winners announced for pet costume contest by Marion Animal Hospital

MARION — While Mattapoisett held its annual costume competition on Halloween, a similar contest was held throughout October in Marion. Except this one was for furry friends. The Marion Animal Hospital held a photo contest for pets in costumes...

Reported fire at Nasketucket Bay State Reservation was false alarm, fire department says

MATTAPOISETT — A brush fire reported Saturday, Nov. 2 at Nasketucket Bay State Reservation turned out to be a false alarm, the Mattapoisett Fire Department said. That evening, the department dispatched three fire engines and a forestry truck to...

A headless doctor, a clown and a box of Wheaties: Mattapoisett holds Halloween parade, costume contest

MATTAPOISETT — As darkness fell upon Mattapoisett on Thursday, Oct. 31, a costumed crowd ambled through the town village to the beat of a drum and the sounds of sirens. Led by a flashing police ATV and a drummer, the town’s annual Halloween parade...

Rochester Parks Commission signs playground project contract

ROCHESTER — A room filled with dozens of Rochester residents raised concerns with a project that will upgrade Gifford Park’s playground after the parks commission signed a contract which put the project in motion on Wednesday, Oct. 30. On Monday,...

A disembodied door and more flock to Marion for Halloween

MARION — Chucky, the killer doll, sat with a vampire on a stone wall along Marion’s main drag Thursday, Oct. 31. The unlikely pair, 7-year-old Clayton and his grandmother Sue Bender, were waiting. The Marion Art Center’s annual Halloween parade had...

Pump station to be made more ‘resilient’

MARION — The Silvershell Pump Station, an unassuming single-story beige building, sits in sight of Silvershell Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. It may seem like an idyllic location to manage wastewater. That seaside location in fact poses peril to the...

State funds given to upgrade Marion Town House

MARION — An influx of funds from the state is coming to Marion in order to upgrade the town’s central building for local government and administration. The $206,000 in grant money, announced Thursday, Oct. 24, will be used to bring the Marion Town...

What to know for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5

Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5 is fast approaching as voters nationwide will elect a new president. In the Tri-Town, voters will additionally mark choices for senator, selecting between incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren or Republican challenger...

Revolutionary War veteran honored in Rochester

ROCHESTER — Connie Eshbach, vice president of the Rochester Historical Society, once heard that Rochester sent more residents to fight in the American Revolution than any other town of its size. One of those residents, Thomas Bassett, was honored...

Bikes with lights illuminate night

MATTAPOISETT — A light show on wheels took off from Mattapoisett Village, approached the Fairhaven border and turned back around Friday. Oct. 25. Bright bicycles illuminated the Mattapoisett Rail Trail during a “neon night” bike ride held by the...

Thrift shop to open in Rochester church

ROCHESTER — Thanks to inspiration from a sister church, an experienced member and hard-working volunteers, a conference room in St. Rose of Lima Church has been turned into a thrift shop set to open to the public on Saturday, Oct. 26. A grand...

Mark Sylvia and Joe Pires face off for state legislature

Voters in the 10th Bristol district will elect a new state representative for the first time in more than 30 years after Rep. Bill Straus, a Democrat, announced earlier this year he would not seek re-election. Vying for the seat held by Straus for...

Shared-use path project needs an engineer, officials, residents say

MARION — A project to construct a bike path along Point Road needs an engineer in order to progress properly, Marion officials and residents said Wednesday, Oct. 16. Prompted by a memo dated Aug. 30 from Marion Select Board chair Norm Hills...

Marion slows down on plans for new electric vehicle chargers

MARION — Marion officials decided Wednesday, Oct. 16 to hold off for the time being on moving forward with plans to install fast chargers for electric vehicles throughout town. Plans presented to the Marion Select Board by Inovis Energy, an energy-...

Legislators long for days of unity between political parties

LAKEVILLE — Education, immigration, how food servers are paid, and the current state of American politics were all on the menu at the Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce’s Oct. 17 fall Legislative Luncheon. Retiring state Sen. Marc Pacheco and...

Rochester Select Board accepts non-profit’s $45,000 donation for playground equipment

ROCHESTER — After fielding a number of questions raised by the community, the Rochester Select Board voted to accept a $45,000 donation from Tri-Town for Protecting Children towards replacing playground equipment at Gifford Park on Monday, Oct. 21...

Rochester searching for 2 community members for new opioid task force

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Select Board is in search of two community members to serve on the newly formed town Opioid Settlement Fund Allocation Committee. The committee was formed on Monday, Oct. 21 and will feature five members. Town Administrator...

Historic lighthouse hosts Halloween

MATTAPOISETT — Two pirates stood on guard behind a treasure chest Saturday, Oct. 19 inside Ned’s Point Lighthouse. Candy filled the chest at the base of the staircase that leads to the top of the historic lighthouse, which hosted a Halloween event...

Many mushrooms found during woodlands walk

ROCHESTER — Adam Korejwa took a bite of the mushroom that had been dug out of the ground just minutes earlier and promptly spit it back out. The bolete mushroom wasn’t so bitter, Korejwa said, a sign that it might be edible — but also possibly not...

Dog ordered to be leashed, muzzled allegedly seen unmuzzled, progress update indicates

Correction: This article has been updated Oct. 17 to clarify that Marion Select Board Chair Norm Hills said he had seen the dog leashed and muzzled, not unleashed and unmuzzled. MARION — A dog that was ordered to be leashed and muzzled by...

‘It may be time’: Forester recommends intervention for town-owned woods property

MARION — A 1950 Standard-Times article described a tract of land tucked between Route 6 and Spring Street as “originally a beautiful site of pines.” Townspeople held cookouts and enjoyed nature in this forested area called Holmes Woods. A hurricane...

‘Good Morning America’ airs live segment in Rochester

ROCHESTER — "Good Morning America" said good morning to flooded cranberry bogs as ABC’s national news program aired a segment live from Rochester on Tuesday, Oct. 15. At Hartley Family Farm, national correspondent Trevor Ault stood inside a bog...

In a sea of red under a sky of pink, people gather to promote food security

WAREHAM — Standing in a flooded cranberry bog under a bright pink night sky illuminated by the northern lights, local people gathered in support the Marion Institute's Frogfoot Farm-Neighbors Feeding Neighbors program at the 2nd annual Boogie at the...

Aurora borealis illuminates night sky above Tri-Town

The aurora borealis illuminated the sky above Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester and beyond last week. According to the Space Weather Prediction Center’s website, the aurora borealis — also called the northern lights — was made visible due to a strong...

Lions Club fall festival features family fun

MATTAPOISETT — Truckloads of families enjoying hayrides around Mattapoisett Village is a sign that fall is officially in full swing. The Mattapoisett Lions Club hosted its Fall Free Family Fun Festival in Shipyard Park on Saturday, Oct. 12. The...

Giving Tree program kicks off to help needy during holidays

MIDDLEBORO — The “Giving Tree” program, sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, will kick off Wednesday, Oct. 16. The program offers assistance to struggling households in Lakeville, Middleboro, Rochester and Carver. The program provides...

Marion mulls accessory dwelling unit bylaw

MARION — When Gov. Maura Healey signed the $5.2 billion Affordable Homes Act in August, her administration termed it the most ambitious legislation in the history of Massachusetts to tackle what is perhaps the commonwealth’s biggest challenge...

ARPA funds alloted to improve police station cells, purchase defibrillators

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Select Board voted to allot Plymouth County American Rescue Plan Act funds to cell improvements in the police station and four new automated external defibrillator systems on Monday, Oct. 7. “I think we all know there is a...

Rochester grocery store celebrates 30 years

ROCHESTER — An anniversary party filled the parking lot Saturday, Oct. 5 at Plumb Corner, as Friends’ Marketplace, the Rounseville Road grocery store, celebrated three decades in business. Rob Ciardi, Friends’ Marketplace store manager and director...

‘I love my dog’: Marion resident raises money for animal hospital

MARION — Hundreds of dollars will soon benefit an animal hospital in Boston after a Sippican Elementary School student spent a weekend afternoon selling snacks to raise money for the medical center that treated her dog’s broken jaw. Hailey Costa, 8...

100+ crowd experiences Grace Morrison’s ‘Saltwater Country’

Grace Morrison wowed a near sold-out crowd in her hometown of Wareham on Saturday, October 5, singing songs from her upcoming album Saltwater Country with a full band. More than 100 people attended the event, which was hosted in partnership with...

Hat from Albania, bells from Egypt come to Rochester

ROCHESTER — Kids wore hats brought from Brazil, Lebanon and Albania and heard the rings of a pair of bells from Egypt during a harvest festival Saturday, Oct. 5 at the First Congregational Church of Rochester. The far-flung items were brought to the...

Marion Select Board Chair receives award from regional agency

MARION — A regional planning agency recognized the chair of the Marion Select Board for his service to the commission Wednesday, Sept. 25. Norm Hills received a distinguished service award from the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic...

Plans presented for reconstruction of Mattapoisett’s Pearl Street

MATTAPOISETT — Another Mattapoisett roadway project in the town village will soon go out to bid for construction. Mattapoisett’s Pearl Street will be receiving upgrades from the intersection of County Road to the intersection of Church Street. Ken...

Mattapoisett allots over $475,000 in ARPA funds

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Select Board voted to allot nearly $480,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funding for four different projects on Tuesday, Oct. 1. In total, $479,191.64 of ARPA funds were distributed. The largest slice of the pie, $400,...

More than $600K in ARPA funds awarded to install generators in Marion

MARION — More than $600,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding has been awarded to Marion in order to install and replace generators at the town’s water pumping stations. Plymouth County Commissioner Jared Valanzola and state Sen. Marc Pacheco...

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