It wasn’t the smoothest Town Meeting on record, but Moderator Kirby Gilmore, selectmen, town administration, and the voters got the job done on June 8, passing the fiscal year 2016 budget, as well as the Planning Board’s limited commercial district zoning bylaw amendment, among other things during the roughly two hour-long Rochester Annual Town Meeting. […] Read more »
The Sippican Lands Trust is offering a series of free yoga sessions throughout the summer at its beautiful, waterfront property, Brainard Marsh, located off of Delano Road in Marion. The first session will be Saturday, June 13 at 9:00 am. Kripalu-certified instructor Angela Curry will return to lead the event. For your own comfort, please […] Read more »
Spaces are filling up but we are still accepting registrations for Seahorse Summer Explorers Camp! Mattapoisett Recreation is excited to launch their second year of Seahorse Summer Explorers. The program runs for 8 weeks starting June 22 through August 14 and is open to girls and boys entering grades K-6 in September. Each week explorers […] Read more »
On Thursday, May 28 the St. Gabriel’s students gathered at the Fairhaven Animal Shelter to present Animal Control Officer Kelly Massey with a check for $1,727, one-third of their total cash fundraising efforts. The students visited with the cats and dogs currently housed at the shelter, and learned about how their donation would help provide […] Read more »
A complaint filed with the building inspector about Little League signs displayed at Gifford Park in Rochester brought the Old Rochester Little League before the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals May 28 for an amendment to the original 1993 special permit allowing the signs. The board did vote to amend the signs, but only after […] Read more »
Loree Griffin Burns knew when she was a young student that she loved science – and writing – and on June 1 she shared her passion for both of her life’s callings with sixth grade students at Old Hammondtown School, highlighting her book Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion. The story […] Read more »
Since September 2014, Sunday School students at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion raised money for three charities of their choice: the Fairhaven Animal Shelter, care packages to deployed military service members, and Heifer International. Fundraising efforts included selling hand-drawn Christmas card sets, bake sales, and solicitation of direct donations from the congregation. Overall, the […] Read more »
The Marion Town House Building Committee together with T2 Architecture invites the public to attend an informational session to discuss options to renovate the Marion Town House. The meeting will be held at the Marion Music Hall on Tuesday June 23 at 7:00 pm. The committee and the architects will discuss options for renovating the […] Read more »
Here is a look at the eighth week of scheduled games for Old Rochester Regional High School spring athletics. Baseball: The Bulldogs closed out their regular season with three big wins this week, one of which clinched a co-conference championship. The boys started out their week with a 4-3 victory over GNB Voc-Tech. Thanks to […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen and the Industrial Development Commission (IDC) met June 1 to discuss Article 18 of the Annual Town Meeting warrant to dissolve the IDC, and selectmen also decided to skip over Article 17 on Town Meeting floor. The IDC came to discuss its future and the future of the $88,335 that […] Read more »