The fire that destroyed buildings, cars, and boats at the Mattapoisett Boatyard on Friday was most likely caused by the ignition of gasoline vapors during the replacement of a boat’s gas tank, said Mattapoisett Fire Chief Andrew Murray and State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey. “Our hearts go out to the worker who was […] Read more »
Member Shaun Walsh reported to the Marion Conservation Commission during its August 10 public meeting on the flooding problem at 112-114 Point Road, where he and Conservation Agent Doug Guey-Lee had met on August 8 with the property owner and Department of Public Works Director Nathaniel Munafo. The group observed that a swale on […] Read more »
The August 15 meeting agenda of the Mattapoisett Planning Board was deftly handled with nothing in the way of public matters being heard. However, the board did discuss weighty matters that are pending resolution. One such matter was the long anticipated Solar Bylaw. Acting Chairman Nathan Ketchel said that meetings with selected interested parties […] Read more »
The Marion Village Estates and Heron Cove continued public hearings have been again continued to August 25, but the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals made significant progress toward bringing both matters closer to conclusion during its August 11 public meeting. In the Marion Village Estates case, developer Ken Steen seeks the release of […] Read more »
The chairman of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, Mike King, attended Tuesday night’s Rochester Conservation Commission public meeting to launch a complaint that Rochester commissioners said will take time to address the right way. King complained to the Rochester ConCom that there is an unpermitted structure, a dam, in the Rochester portion of the Mattapoisett […] Read more »
So far it’s been a long, hard day in Mattapoisett for emergency services workers. Currently the Mattapoisett Fire Department is fighting a large fire at the Mattapoisett Boatyard on Ned’s Point Road alongside several area departments. At approximately 1:30 pm today, the Mattapoisett Fire Department was called to a possible explosion and fire on […] Read more »
On Friday August 19 the Mattapoisett Police arrested Joseph Herrera Rodriguez and Jorman Aybar both of Dorchester, MA. During the week of August 19, the Mattapoisett Police received multiple reports of stolen and altered checks from Mattapoisett residents that mailed the checks at the Mattapoisett Post office outside mailboxes. Amounts of the reported […] Read more »
Plumb Library Director Jennifer Woodward has resigned after only one month in the position. The Rochester Select Board on Monday night announced that Woodward quit the town job effective August 5. Reading from the letter of resignation, Select Board Chairman Woody Hartley quoted her as saying “the transition has been rocky,” and she thought […] Read more »
To set the stage for what transpired at the August 15 meeting of Mattapoisett’s Complete Streets Committee, let us first take a look back at the town’s policy regarding the implementation, expectations and goals or the program’s deliverables. On the state website Mass.gov, the Town of Mattapoisett’s Complete Streets Policy reads, “…will focus on […] Read more »
Monday night’s public meeting of the Marion Planning Board was going nowhere fast after the Department of Public Works requested another continuance on the “Hybrid-Y” public hearing. But, with Public Outreach on the August 15 agenda, Chris Collings was able to switch out his Planning Board member’s hat for a concerned citizen’s hat and […] Read more »