To the Editor: I take exception to some of the statements and behavior revealed on the second night of the Marion Town Meeting. I have served five years on the Marion Planning Board. I have been the minority voice on the Board for most of that time. Thus I have had plenty of experience listening [...] Read more »

To the Editor: The Boards of Health of the Towns of Rochester and Marion wish to reply to recent newspaper articles and statements by Rochester’s Town Administrator and Town Counsel concerning the status of the Marion Rochester Regional Health District, in which they have attempted to build a case for withdrawal from the District for [...] Read more »

To the Editor: The Rochester Board of Selectmen and the Town Administrator have decided, on their own, to put an article on the Rochester Town Meeting Warrant to dissolve Rochester’s ties with the Marion Rochester Regional Health District. The Rochester Board of Health and the Marion Board of Health members have expressed their firm opposition [...] Read more »

To the Editor: Good grief! A press report states that a member of the Mattapoisett Planning Board suggests the area all along Route 6 in town, from the Fairhaven town line to Aucoot Road (close to the Marion town line) be rezoned business. In my younger days, the cry was, ‘Let’s not let Route 6 [...] Read more »

To the Editor: I would like to extend my thanks to Old Hammondtown School Science Teacher Laura Mirabito and Old Hammondtown School principal Matt D’Andrea for working with us to make the sixth-grade field trip to Nasketucket State Park a success. Additionally, I would to thank the Mattapoisett Land Trust for funding the buses and [...] Read more »

To the Editor: Rochester’s Board of Assessors writes to correct misinformation that appeared in The Wanderer about the proposed change in the town’s tax billing procedure (“Officials Sign Off on Articles,” May 2). That article states, “The Board of Assessors supports a change,” which misleadingly implies that the Assessors support Article 9 as it has [...] Read more »

To the Editor: When it comes to drafting a solar bylaw for the town of Marion, there are those who wish to do their part to stop the world’s momentum toward dangerous climate change, and there are others who seem to be more interested in burning every available drop of oil and gas until the [...] Read more »

To the Editor: It is my understanding that there will be an article in the Rochester Town Meeting Warrant proposing for Rochester to withdraw from the Marion Rochester Regional Health District. This article is in direct opposition to the recommendations of the members of both the Marion and Rochester Boards of Health. I believe that [...] Read more »

To the Editor: The Marion Spring Town Meeting Warrant has arrived in your mailbox. The warrant contains two solar zoning bylaw articles to be voted on at the May 13 Meeting. Yes, Marion needs good solar bylaws. There is no disagreement on this basic issue. Marion needs to protect our neighborhoods and property values form [...] Read more »

To the Editor: We have a lot of rights as citizens of the United States and as property owners in the town of Marion. Let’s paint a fictionalized picture: I’m overlooking the pool from my deck where my two children, their four friends, and our dogs are playing in a joyful (read: loud) manner, enjoying [...] Read more »