It’s not often that large joint meetings work well, but the November 17 group meeting hosted by the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen did just that. Coming together at the invitation of the selectmen were members of the Capital Planning Committee, chaired by Chuck McCullough, and the Finance Committee, chaired by Pat Donoghue. Three […] Read more »
Tinker Saltonstall coordinated the fall raking party at church on Wednesday. The day before, George Linzee brought his leaf blower and created huge piles of beautiful, golden leaves in an effort to make bagging easier. It paid off—big time! Tinker and Bill, along with Ben Dunham and Christy Dube and her son, Oliver, were […] Read more »
The first time Daniel and Carrie Costa, 173 Pierce Street, came before the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals, they said a variance was necessary to allow the couple to convert their house into a multi-family residence for important personal reasons. The Costas, who moved to Rochester in June, suffered the loss of Mrs. […] Read more »
With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise in Marion, Board of Health Chairperson Dr. Edward Hoffer is concerned about the consequences facing Marion if the coronavirus maintains its ascending trajectory. “Our numbers, which were pleasantly low in the spring and early part of the summer, have now skyrocketed [and] we are now in the […] Read more »
Catch a virtual concert with the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, November 21 at 7:30 pm thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Mattapoisett Library Trust. Ten families will have an opportunity to request a ticket for this experience which features guest pianist Alexander Korsantia on stage at the Z with 22 musicians from […] Read more »
Due to the increase of COVID-19 in our community and for the protection of our employees and residents that conduct business with them, Marion Town Offices will be open by appointment only beginning Monday, November 16, 2020, until further notice. To make an appointment, please contact the appropriate department listed below: Accounts Payable 508-748-3523 […] Read more »
Ben Bailey, a member of Rochester’s Planning Board, and Arnie Johnson, the chairman of that board, provided the only substantial discussion from the floor during Monday night’s November 16 Special Town Meeting at Rochester Memorial School. Both men’s comments aimed to ensure that the $15,000 recommended by the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee […] Read more »
Dorothy W. Lawrence, 92, of Fairhaven, formerly of Rochester died Sunday, November 15, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Russell P. Lawrence. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Edith Whitman and graduated from Middleboro High School. Mrs. Lawrence […] Read more »
Parents of children in Old Rochester Regional District schools can now access COVID-19 information via a dashboard that Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson has made a regular part of the district website. He also spent time during the November 5 meeting of the Rochester School Committee discussing the challenges that come with consideration of […] Read more »
The Marion Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Claire Dempsey has been selected to begin the task of updating the Marion Village Historic Survey. Work will begin shortly to expand and update the Inventory of Historic Assets initially completed in 1998, in order to make it more accessible, more easily usable, and fully compliant […] Read more »