The owner of property at 28 Pitcher Street sent a letter to Marion Health Director Lori Desmarais summarizing repairs and improved conditions, but acting Health Agent Bob Ethier told the Marion Board of Health during its September 8 public meeting at the Police Station that the project has fallen three weeks off the prescribed […] Read more »
In her Health Director’s update during the September 7 Rochester Board of Health meeting, Karen Walega told the membership that the Town of Rochester would participate in a Capacity Assessment funded by a state Public Health Excellence Grant. The end game for this survey and assessment being orchestrated by the state Department of […] Read more »
Wednesday, September 21, at the Rochester Historical Museum at 355 County Road, at 7:00 pm, Andrew Noone will discuss his book on the tragic story of Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner, granddaughter of Timothy Ruggles who was the minister of the Rochester Congregational Church from 1710-1768. After the presentation, there will be a chance to purchase a […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals and Town Counsel Jon Witten engaged developer Ken Steen and his attorney Mark Bobrowski on September 8 in a continued public hearing for the Heron Cove project. The discussion that ensued at the Police Station was dominated by questions of procedure and the application of conditioning to […] Read more »
The 2022-23 school year has kicked off in the Tri-Towns, with a few new faces among educational staff. After Mattapoisett Schools Principal Rose Bowman retired this year, there was the question of how best to replace her. Bowman had presided over Center School while working in coalition with Kevin Tavares, then assistant principal […] Read more »
Timothy Ruggles, whose gravesite we visited on our June cemetery tour, was minister of the Rochester Congregational Church beginning in 1710 and continuing for 58 yrs. His father Samuel of Roxbury for quite some time owned proprietary rights in the land of Hardwick in Worcester County. Hardwick, also called the “Elbows,” was mostly unsettled when […] Read more »
In preparation for their October 8 yard sale, The Mattapoisett Friends Meeting has set up donation collection times. The Friends are accepting clean, saleable items on Wednesday, September 28 between 10:00 and 12:00 and Saturday, October 1 between 10:00 and 12:00. Please no clothing, books (except collectables) or electronics (TVs, computers or anything that requires […] Read more »
John T. Lowney, Jr, 65, of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly from a brief illness September 12, 2022 at Tobey Hospital. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John T and Virginia (Duffy) Lowney and stepson of the late Catherine (Hardiman) Lowney, he lived in Croton-on-Hudson, New York before moving to Mattapoisett in 2020. John […] Read more »
The September 12 meeting agenda of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission included seven Requests for Determination of Applicability. This type of application, as described by Mass.gov, “is a process that helps an applicant find out if the Wetlands Protection Act applies to a site or proposed activity is in a wetland area.” A Negative determination by […] Read more »
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a fellowship that welcomes people seeking recovery from overeating, anorexia, bulimia and compulsive food behaviors. Weekly Saturday OA meetings take place in St. Gabriel’s Parish Hall (Marion) at 8:00 am (Twelve Step meeting) and 9:00 am (OA Literature meeting.) For more information, visit www.scmioa.org. Read more »