The Point Road Bike Path will take shape this spring, but it is a matter of carefully stacked layers of materials designed to hold the grade and also properly process drainage. Deb Ewing, Chairman John Rockwell and Marc Sylvia represented the Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission at its January 4 Zoom meeting. […] Read more »
Deep into a long night of meeting with the Tri-Town Select Board and then holding their regular meeting, the members of the Mattapoisett Select Board heard from Sandy Hering, chairman of the Mattapoisett Tree Committee. Hering once again stated her concerns that residents didn’t have the information needed to make an informed decision […] Read more »
Lola G. (Semiao) Mach, 93, of Mattapoisett died January 6, 2024 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Theodore Mach, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel G. and Olivia (Tavares) Semiao, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Mrs. Mach was formerly […] Read more »
The Holy Ghost Reuse Committee will be holding a Public Input Session on Wednesday, January 24 at 6 pm at the Mattapoisett Fire Station. The Holy Ghost Grounds is a 7.8-acre parcel located on Park Street that was purchased by the Town in 2016 with Community Preservation funding. A public survey on potential uses was […] Read more »
With the assistance of two consultants, the Marion Historic District Study Committee created a working list of over 250 Marion properties covering three and potentially five historic districts. So reported Will Tifft to the Marion Select Board during its January 3 public meeting at the Town House. One of several residents appointed […] Read more »
Author Steven Dahill remembers his grandmother in Mattapoisett threatening to make misbehaving children disappear like the Mary Celeste crew. The often-uttered threat would later serve as a source of inspiration for Dahill, who became an author and a sailor. “It’s a story I have heard for a long time,” Dahill said. Dahill […] Read more »
Husson University is pleased to celebrate the academic achievements of students recently named to the President’s List, Dean’s List and Honors List for the Fall 2023 semester of the 2023-2024 academic year, including Elizabeth Bungert of Mattapoisett – Honors; Tessa DeMaggio of Rochester – President’s List; Emma Mello of Mattapoisett – President’s List. It […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester would like to replace its aged main fire station on Pine Street with something like what the Town of Mattapoisett built along Route 6 before the COVID-19 pandemic, but post-COVID construction costs and supply-chain issues are straining the building industry at large. Nonetheless, Rochester officials were quite interested in […] Read more »
Rep. Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett), House co-chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, is pleased to announce that MassDOT will distribute $100 million in additional funding generated by the Fair Share Amendment to the Commonwealth’s cities and towns for road and bridge improvements. This latest round of funding is in addition to the annual Chapter 90 […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Republican Party invites everyone interested to join us on Thursday, January 18 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Knights of Columbus, 57 Fairhaven Road, Mattapoisett. Doors open at 6 pm and guest speaker at 6:30 pm. To start the 2024 election year off strong, you do not want to miss this month’s […] Read more »