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Marion Selectmen thank Roger Blanchette for ...
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Women Sharing Words writing group
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Lorraine Valley, 94
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Old Rochester journalism students attend ...
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Marion Planning Board candidate Steve Kokkins ...
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Marion Planning Board candidate Steve ...
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Mattapoisett Lions Club to meet May 23
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Marion Block Party to be held August 25
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News
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Towboat captain dies after boat takes on water
By Jaime Rebhan - May 16A missing towboat captain who had reported that his boat was taking on water at approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday was found dead inside the ...
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Marion Selectmen thank Roger Blanchette for 26 years of service
By Jennifer Heshion - May 15After two terms and six years as a Marion Selectman, the time came on Tuesday, May 15 for Roger Blanchette to bid farewell. In January, Blanchette ...
Meet Marion's 2012 Town Election candidates
May 15Despite a number of open seats, Marion has only two contested races in the 2012 Town Election. There are two candidates vying for one seat on the ...
Old Rochester journalism students attend media production conference
May 15Recently, members of Old Rochester Regional High School’s Bulldog TV, Intro to TV Production and Video Journalism class attended the Lights! ...
Mattapoisett Town Meeting passes on unpaved roads
By Georgia Sparling - May 14An article on paving four dirt roads generated the most discussion at Mattapoisett’s Town Meeting on Monday, May 14 and was the only one not to ...
Marion Planning Board candidate Steve Kokkins aims to preserve, plan for the future
By Jennifer Heshion - May 14When Marion resident Steve Kokkins entered the 2012 Town Election race for a seat on the Planning Board, he did so wanting to separate the wants ...
Marion Planning Board candidate Steve Gonsalves seeks ‘continued growth’
By Jennifer Heshion - May 14For Marion Planning Board member and candidate for re-election, Steve Gonsalves, business growth in the community is essential to the town’s ...
Community
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Rochester Historical Society to host 'quilts down through the centuries' May 16
May 16The Rochester Historical Society will present a program by local quilting teacher, Emily McLaughlin entitled “Women and Their Quilts down through ...
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Marion's Memorial Day Parade to be held May 28
May 16On Monday, May 28 the Annual Town of Marion Memorial Day Parade and Observances will start at 9 a.m, at the Music Hall at the corner of Front and ...
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Wareham Garden Club's Plant and Bake Sale Saturday
By Wareham Garden Club - May 16The Wareham Garden Club’s annual Spring Plant and Bake Sale will be held Saturday, May 19th, 9 A.M. to Noon at the Olde Methodist Meeting House, ...
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"Onset of Summer" Chowder & Stuffies Contest- Contestants and vendors wanted!
By Onset Bay Association - May 15Our "first ever" Chowder and Stuffies Contest is scheduled for Sunday, June 24th at The Onset Bandshell! Let the people decide if you have the ...
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Is Your Cottage Getting Smaller?
By Bachant Builders - May 15Spring is here, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming and EVERYBODY wants to use the cottage now that the weather is nice. Has your ...
Mayflower Bank Major Supporter of the Rochester Country Fair
By Mayflower Bank - May 14Mayflower Bank recently made a major donation to the Rochester Fair Committee in support of their efforts to prepare their new fairground on Pine ...
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May is National Teen Self-Esteem Month
By Coastal Orthodontics - May 14Here at Coastal Orthodontics, we know that for today's teens, image is very important, and the thought of braces may shake an already-delicate ...
This is Sunnynook Farm
By Sunnynook Farms - May 10Landscape materials
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Conservation Tips from Wareham Garden Club
By Wareham Garden Club - May 09CONSERVATION TOP 9 REASONS TO PLANT NATIVE PLANTS 1. they are hardy – frost and drought tolerant. 2. they are easy to grow in an environmentally ...
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Horticulture Tips from Wareham Garden Club
By Wareham Garden Club - May 09PRUNING RHODYS AND FORSYTHIA This is perfect timing for pruning those early flowering azaleas, rhododendrons and forsythia. Water your shrubs ...
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Wareham Garden Club's May Meeting ~ Spring Plantings
By Wareham Garden Club - May 09The regular monthly meeting will be held Thursday, May 10th at the Fellowship Hall, First Congregational Church on Gibbs Avenue at 9:30 a.m. This ...
Discussions
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Comment, suggestion for "Clams"
By mspetri - Apr 28 - 0 CommentsHow about naming yourselves "The Clam Jams",,,, Mark
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Introducing the new look of SippicanVillageSoup!
By Jennifer Heshion - Apr 27 - 0 CommentsWe've updated the look of SippicanVillageSoup.com! As always, our site remains a work in progress. Do you like the new look? Are you finding the ...
Blogs
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EnergyWise: Municipal Electric Savings Opportunity
By jafrancis - May 10In the upcoming Town Meeting, Marion voters can help reduce the Town’s municipal electric expense by more than $80,000 per year on average. ...
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EnergyWise: When is a Landfill Not a Wasteland?
By jafrancis - May 07The garbage from generations of Marionites was piled high for many years at the town dump off Benson Brook Road. No longer an active landfill, the ...
Comments
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Re: Wareham resident Mack Phinney receives ‘guardian’ honor in Marion
By Two If By Sea Brewing - May 12Congratulations Mack. Well deserved! Thank you for all you do!
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Re: Mattapoisett launch service sets sail
By Seagreen - May 09Have the fee amounts been set yet?
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Re: Big turn-out in Wareham's Walk for Hunger
By Jane Stabile - May 08Wahoo - glad to hear that the event is growing. Please note that the Reverend Lise Hildebrandt was the priest at Church of the Good Shepherd who ...
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Re: Dr. Murphy joins Southcoast Physicians Group
By Two If By Sea Brewing - May 03Dr. Murphy saved my life, literally! Thank you for finding my colon cancer before it was too late!
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Re: Local residents prepare clothing donations for tornado victims
By Jan - May 02
Education
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Old Rochester journalism students attend media production conference
May 15Recently, members of Old Rochester Regional High School’s Bulldog TV, Intro to TV Production and Video Journalism class attended the Lights! ...
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ORR senior Megan Pierce wins $5,000 Lions Club award
May 11Old Rochester Regional High School senior Megan Pierce is the 2012 recipient of the Mattapoisett Lion’s Club Award in the amount of $5,000. Megan ...
Rochester Memorial School students smash plates for Principal Ryan
By Georgia Sparling - May 12On a Tuesday afternoon at Rochester Memorial School, a group of sixth graders have gathered to break things. But the cacophony of hammering and ...
Superintendent Doug White, public meeting law evaluated
By Georgia Sparling - May 10Sitting in a semi-circle of school committee members, Superintendent Doug White’s yearly evaluation started as less a celebrity roast and more of ...
A & E
Marion artist celebrates mentor in tribute exhibit
By Georgia Sparling - May 16In the 1980s, Marion artist Nancy Mitton met someone who changed her artwork, and it’s never been the same since. Mitton was a student at the ...
Rochester Memorial students 'drum to the beat'
By Abigail Bartalini - May 01With traditional tribal drums from Mongolia to West Africa, musician Otha Day brought some rhythm to Rochester Memorial School on Monday, April ...
Sippican Choral Society performs 47th spring concert in remembrance
By Jennifer Heshion - Apr 28They may not all be professional musicians, but the Sippican Choral Society knows the meaning of the old adage, “practice makes perfect,” said ...
Marion Art Center brings old time radio to the stage
By Georgia Sparling - May 15Mystery theater meets old time radio in the Marion Art Center Player’s latest production. “Rick Lowell – Private Eye, The Stuff that Dreams are ...
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Rochester Historical Society organ concert
Apr 30An organ concert featuring Linda Brookfield of Carver will be presented on Sunday, May 20 at 3 p.m. at the East Rochester Church/Museum on 355 ...
WITH VIDEO: Burr Brothers employees jam after hours
By Georgia Sparling - Apr 27After almost a year of practice, the band currently known as The Clams, can play 41 songs, but they’re still a little iffy on their name. “There ...
Obituaries
Lorraine Valley, 94
May 15Lorraine T. (Davis) Valley, 94 of Mattapoisett, passed away surrounded by her family and close friends on May 14, at her home. She was the devoted ...
Manuel Selha, Jr., 78
May 02Manuel M. Selha, Jr., 78, of Mattapoisett died May 1 at home after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Maria A.(Fernandes) ...
Gladys Ouellette, 87
Apr 22Gladys E. (Briggs) Ouellette, 87, of Marion died April 21 at Kindred Transitional Care Forestview in Wareham. She was the widow of the late Roger ...
Robert Grant, 82
May 12Robert T. Grant of Marion passed away on May 8 in Bourne. He was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on January 24, 1930 to Edward Grant and ...
Lee Cobb, 54
Apr 30Lee G. Cobb, 54, of Marion died April 22 unexpectedly at Tobey Hospital. Born in New Bedford, the beloved son of Grace E. (Madeiros) Cobb of ...
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Caroline DeRocha, 100
Apr 22Caroline F. (Filipek) DeRocha, 100, of Marion died Wednesday April 18, at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Frank DeRocha. B...
Sports
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Tri-Town Basketball Camp returns July 16
May 10The Tri -Town Basketball Camp, under the direction of Coach Rick Regan, will again be held this summer at the Old Rochester Regional High School ...
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Old Colony sports round up May 3 to 7
May 08It was a week of solid effort on the part of the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School girls varsity softball team as the Cougars fought ...
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Old Rochester Regional sports round up May 2 to 7
May 08The Old Rochester Regional High School girls varsity tennis team remain on their undefeated winning streak. The Bulldogs saw back-to-back wins ...
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'Super Stars' athletics camp to start July 16 at Old Colony
May 08The Super Stars Skills Camp for boys age 8 to 16 will kick off at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School on Monday, July 16 and run until ...
