During a sobering discussion last week, the Old Rochester Regional School Committee discussed with Tri-Town law enforcement officials the implementation of a revamped plan in the event of an attack on campus. The Alert-Lockdown-Inform-Counter-Evacuate safety plan, or A.L.I.C.E., is rapidly becoming the new national standard in crisis response at educational institutions, according to Rochester Police […] Read more »
The voters were agreeable to everything in the warrant brought before them during the Mattapoisett Fall Town Meeting with the exception of a pump out boat. Despite an impassioned statement from selectman Paul Silva, who felt debating the pros and cons of funding a town-owned pump out boat was beyond comprehension, it was debated nonetheless […] Read more »
Town Administrator Richard LaCamera presented the Budget Projections for Fiscal Year 2015, saying that the town would have about $450,000 more to spend than it did for 2014, though he said that wouldn’t go very far in the grand scheme of things. “It doesn’t go a long way,” he said. “We’re not going to have […] Read more »
What was to have been a simple clerical function turned into a series of questions and comments when the Mattapoisett Planning Board met on Friday. The FEMA Flood maps had erroneously shown the majority of homes in Harbor Beach not in a Flood Zone. Such a huge error would have left them vulnerable in the […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Fire Department responded to a garage fire on Long Plain Road at just after 5pm on Friday. The garage, which was not attached to a residence was reported by the dispatcher as “fully involved” prior to the arrival of the Fire Department. Assistance from the Acushnet and Fairhaven Fire Department’s was called to […] Read more »
On Thursday November 14, 2013 at approximately 1:15PM a call was received by this department regarding a suspicious male in the area of the Sippican Elementary School. The caller stated that approximately an hour earlier, around noon, a school aid bringing students out to recess observed a male walking a small black and grey dog […] Read more »
Coming together to tackle some of the quality of life issues that impact households in Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester, the Tri-Town Boards of Selectmen met on Thursday night. In attendance were: Town Administrator Paul Dawson, Steven Cushing, Jody Dickerson, and John Henry from Marion; Town Administrator Michael Gagne, Tyler Macallister, and Paul Silva from Mattapoisett; […] Read more »
What is the Conservation Commission and what do they do? Well, they protect our waterways and strive to keep human impact on wetlands, critters, and other wildlife in check. A discussion was held regarding televising the Conservation Commission meetings. Member Steve Gonsalves, along with member Norm Hills, spoke and said that most other town meetings […] Read more »
The evening’s agenda wasn’t very long, yet one hearing was anything but leisurely. The ongoing struggle to get Leisure Shores Marina, owned by Robert Ringuette, into compliance with local and state wetlands regulations came before the commission again. A previous hearing included a list of various documents the commission requested so that they could ascertain […] Read more »
During a quick session in advance of next week’s Fall Town Meeting, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen made appointments to the Mattapoisett School Committee and the Council on Aging. Carter Hunt will take over Grace Knox’s vacated seat on the Mattapoisett School Committee, after a recommendation from the membership he will soon join and a […] Read more »
