The Marion Energy Management Committee has made no secret of its desire to see the town’s two major construction projects, the new Marine Center at Island Wharf and the new Department of Public Works operations center at Benson Brook, go green, as in net-zero energy. Monday’s public meeting was only the latest platform […] Read more »
On June 9, the Mattapoisett Finance Committee met with Town Administrator Mike Lorenco to transfer funds, an annual process of balancing accounts just ahead of closing the books on FY22 and to receive updates on various grant-funded projects. The committee voted unanimously to transfer $136,000 from the Reserve Fund to the following accounts […] Read more »
The 13,500 acres off Acushnet Road dubbed The Bogs is a Buzzards Bay Coalition property that has become a favorite place to recreate. It has been the BBC’s plan since obtaining the former cranberry bogs to restore some 64 acres to a more natural state and then let Mother Nature take it from there. […] Read more »
Marion Affordable Housing Trust Chairperson Terri Santos encouraged attending members Nancy McFadden, Tangi Thomas and Minhtram Tran to take a spin on the housing page of Falmouth’s website for some ideas to consider as the Marion committee broke for the summer on Tuesday night. Santos acknowledged that the cape-side town has “different housing needs” […] Read more »
It’s been two weeks since the post-Memorial Day summer boating season started, and already the Marion harbormaster and staff are keeping very busy. “It’s just been super busy since the season began,” Assistant Harbormaster Dave Wilson reported to the Marine Resources Commission at its June 13 meeting in the police station conference room. “It’s […] Read more »
The 44-minute, June 9 public hearing was held via Zoom video conferencing, but evident was the heaviness with which Marion Select Board Chairman Randy Parker sought a motion that board member Norm Hills would deliver and board member Toby Burr would second to order humane euthanization for a Marion dog named Stella. The […] Read more »
The June 13 meeting of the Mattapoisett School Committee started off bittersweet, marking the end of Rose Bowman’s long and illustrious tenure as the town’s principal overseeing Center and Old Hammondtown elementary schools. Having gotten her start as a second-grade teacher in 1971, then in New Bedford Public Schools, Bowman first shifted into […] Read more »
The June 14 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board was truly inspirational, as young people demonstrated their interest, understanding, and ideas on a variety of timely topics that adults are struggling to handle. First, however, was the board’s heartfelt acknowledgement of Paige Mailloux, this year’s winner of the Tree Committee’s poster contest. The […] Read more »
Tuesday morning’s recount of the 2022 Rochester Select Board vote at the Senior Center managed to get closer than the two-vote difference tabulated after the May 25 Town Election. Incumbent Brad Morse retained his seat after the recount produced a 582-581 edge in his favor against Adam Murphy’s challenge. There were also counted two […] Read more »
In updating the Rochester School Committee on the town’s School Improvement Plan during the committee’s June 1 public meeting, Rochester Memorial School Principal Derek Medeiros identified pillars of the larger district’s overall Strategic Plan 2023. He focused on project-based learning and opportunistic implementation of what he called the four C’s. By working together […] Read more »