Before adjournment, it was announced that this was Vice Chair Carleton “Toby” Burr Jr.’s last regular meeting of the Select Board. He received an ovation from the room and thanks from many.

The Park Commission marked the imminent installation of a new playground at Raynnor Gifford Park with a well-attended groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, May 1.

Renovations and Additions: About 17% of properties have seen some form of investment, from new siding to additions. These projects were largely respectful of original designs and materials. Rather ...

One such bylaw is known as the Cottage Bylaw. Members Mathieu and Wennerberg have rallied around the concept of expanding the Route 6 corridor to allow for greater density and variety of structural ...

May is Water Safety Month, and the Elizabeth Taber Library will be hosting the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary for a Family Water Safety Day on Thursday, May 15 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Join us outside at ...

According to the research in the books compiled by the Massachusetts Historical Commission and Archives, the house at 340 ...

Meghan Horan of Mattapoisett was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at University ...

To the Editor; As proposed, the draft Short-Term Rental (STR) bylaw is contrary to the Marion Master Plan goals of Village Style residential areas and expansion of affordable hous ...

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Dr. Jaime Curley are proud to share that students from the Old Rochester Regional School District and MA ...

Rochester’s Select Board and the Finance Committee Monday officially recommended all 25 articles on the May 19 Annual Town Meeting Warrant after tweaking four problematic budget proposals.

May 21 at 7:00 pm we’ll be having our annual ice cream social, preceded by music with Tom and Sheila Perry. If there’s an old song you’d like to hear and sing along to, let me know the title by May 10 ...

On April 28, the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission reopened a hearing regarding landscaping and other modification done to property owned by Robert Beauregard, 2 Jowick Street. Abutter ...