Selectmen from Rochester, Marion, and Mattapoisett met Wednesday at Old Rochester Regional High School, and the main issue discussed was the proposed ORR District budget for fiscal year 2014. According to Superintendent Doug White, the district is awaiting the decision of state officials to see how much the district will receive before they implement their […] Read more »
In a Wednesday night doubleheader last week, the Old Rochester Regional District School Committee and Joint School Committee met to tie up loose ends and, in the case of the latter, administer its evaluation of Superintendent Doug White and his staff. “We must continue to come together as one voice,” said outgoing Chairman Joe Scott, […] Read more »
The revival of the property at the old Frigate Restaurant on Route 6 in Marion was discussed at the Marion Planning Board’s meeting on Monday evening. The property was acquired by Arnold Johnson of Johnson Family Investments of 806 Mill Street c/o Mill Street c/o GAF Engineering/Anthi Frangiadis Associates. Johnson addressed the Board and said […] Read more »
Editors note: This story has been serialized into six parts which will appear weekly in The Wanderer and at wanderer.com •Click Here to Read Part One •Click Here to Read Part Two •Click Here to Read Part Three By Rudd Wyman Part IV With a failing family business in 1961, the year Margie and I […] Read more »
Water is precious, and that fact was brought forward at Tuesday’s meeting of the Marion Board of Selectmen. Patrick O’Neil, of Tata & Howard, the town’s engineering firm, told the board that Marion’s state water permit of 20 years expired in 2011 and has been extended until November of 2014. At that time, the state […] Read more »
Rochester is already making plans for its next Town Meeting, likely taking place in the fall, as the Conservation Commission voted on Tuesday to put forth an article asking residents to pass the Community Preservation Act. The CPA is a state law passed in 2000 that allows communities to establish a local fund to support […] Read more »
Shindig took line honors in the 2013 Marion Bermuda race finishing the 645 nm course off St David’s Lighthouse at 4:55:13 ADT/3:55:13 EDT on Tuesday morning June 18. They were certainly glad to finish first, but sorry not to break the record after such a fast start. “It was brutal,” quipped one of the Shindig crew when asked about […] Read more »
It was slow going at the end when Shindig took Line Honors in the 2013 Marion Bermuda Race. According to finish line chairman Eugene Rayner, the big blue Andrews 68 finished the 645 nm course at 4:55:13 ADT/3:55:13 EDT on Tuesday morning June 18. Although this looked to be a fast race for the first 48 hours, it […] Read more »
Rochester Selectman Richard Nunes made clear Monday night his disappointment with the Old Rochester Regional School District’s 2014 budget, while calling the Rochester Memorial School’s recent decision to fund Full-Day K “disturbing and shocking.” Rochester Town Meeting approved the ORR School District’s $4,418,858 request last month. Voters in Marion and Mattapoisett did the same with […] Read more »
The evening’s business for the Mattapoisett Planning Board was quick, but two important issues were discussed. Board Member John Mathieu shared a recent conversation he had with Grant King, principal planner for SRPEDD. Mathieu had requested specific information from King on the amount of acreage in town that is either fully protected or in a […] Read more »