On January 10, the Mattapoisett Select Board along with Dave and Ned Kaiser of the Mattapoisett Boat Yard and the public, heard a presentation given by Kevin Kuros of the Massachusetts Office of Business Development. The MBY in cooperation with the town is seeking to learn more about state level programs that recognize the […] Read more »
Members of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library and the public are invited to the Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 18 at 6:00 pm in the community room of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow Street. There will be a brief business meeting after which Library Director Jennifer Jones will present about Ensuring Your […] Read more »
Local developer Sherman Briggs’ concerns that Creek Road may have been paved over tainted landfill dug out and moved to outlying towns from Boston’s “big dig” of the 1990s was refuted during the Marion Select Board’s January 4 public meeting. “There is a 2017 report that it met all the state standards,” said […] Read more »
The Marion Historical Commission is pleased to announce that on January 4, the Marion Select Board appointed seven members to the newly formed Local Historic District Study Committee. They were selected by the Select Board from 16 applicants. This Committee will be charged with evaluating the merits of creating a Local Historic District in […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Michael Devoll are pleased to share that Old Rochester Regional High School alumnus Kris Gundersen recently spoke to high school students about his work at NASA. Gundersen, who graduated with the Class of 2000, is the Lead Separation System and Pyro Devices engineer responsible for NASA’s Space Launch […] Read more »
“I guess it’s time to go home again,” Planning Board Chair Arnold Johnson said. With that recommendation on Tuesday, the board approved moving its regular meetings back to town hall starting in February. The panel had been meeting in the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School library since the COVID pandemic began […] Read more »
Come to the Mattapoisett Library from January 15 – February 14 to view a photography exhibit by Mattapoisett resident Richard Van Inwegen. Photography has been a long-time hobby for Van Inwegen. He has taken numerous courses and seminars on photography and for several years has photographed the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra and other nonprofits. […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday night approved the Certificate of Compliance for a 33-year-old, earth-removal project at Plumb Corner. Project engineer Michael Pimental explained this approval would close out the plan that in 1989 removed 77,000 cubic yards of earth from what is now the Plumb Corner development. The developer has finally restored […] Read more »
At 3-2 going into Tuesday night’s South Coast Conference game against Dighton-Rehoboth, the Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ basketball team is still in the early stages of navigating its 2022-23 season. “We lost our center, big Steve Morrell (to graduation in 2022),” said Sawyer Fox, who serves with Liam Geraghty as the […] Read more »
On Saturday, January 28, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra presents The Magic of Disney, performed by over 70 musicians under the direction of Music Director Yaniv Dinur. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company, this season’s “movie night” concert will feature music from The Little Mermaid, Fantasia, Beauty and the […] Read more »