3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (295+ words) MATTAPOISETT " With 30 articles including two by-laws, the warrant for Town Meeting has been approved." The Mattapoisett Select Board held a joint meeting with the Finance Committee on Tuesday, April 28 to review the warrant before Town Meeting on May 11. Town Administrator…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago  (185+ words) of Marion died Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Vantage of New Bedford after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Ralph G. Washburn, with whom she shared 73 years of marriage. Born in Gloucester, MA, daughter of the late…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (233+ words) ROCHESTER " Despite the anonymous donation of 400 remote voting devices, voting at the Monday, May 18 Town Meeting will still be done the old-fashioned way. Moderator David Arancio decided not to use the devices, citing a lack of training and a need…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (212+ words) MATTAPOISETT " Former Celtics player Chris Herren let students at Old Rochester Regional High School try on his shoes as he shared his perspective about a promising basketball career derailed by substance abuse and his subsequent journey to sobriety. Herren presented…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (441+ words) MATTAPOISETT " With one press of a button, the world is at your fingertips at the Mattapoisett Library with its recent installation of an interactive story dispenser." The library, located at 7 Barstow St. , brought French company Short Edition's machine into the…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (825+ words) MARION " Three candidates for Select Board shared why they would be the best fit for Marion Select Board at an evening forum." The forum was held at Sippican Elementary School on Thursday, April 23. Incumbent Norman Hills is up for reelection…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (651+ words) ROCHESTER " Special education costs have risen nearly $1 million dollars for the upcoming year, and with a budget already stretched to the limit, Rochester is struggling to fund it. During a Wednesday, April 22 meeting between the Select Board, Financial Committee and…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (501+ words) ROCHESTER " As the weather warms up, the sun is shining and freshwater fishermen are hitting the shores before saltwater fishing opens in May." Catching trout and bass, various fishermen around the South Coast cast their hooks into Tri-Town bodies of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (186+ words) About one-third of all food produced globally is wasted, with even higher levels in the U. S. "Elementary schoolers across the Old Rochester Regional School District audited their schools for such waste and learned about food systems through the Marion Institute's Grow…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (233+ words) MARION " Sippican Elementary School students can once again join the Marion Art Center for afternoon art sessions to draw, build, sculps and more." The six-week Art in the Afternoon program for students ages 6-12 resumes May 1 and runs through June 5. Shorter…...