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 »
The Marion Conservation Commission on May 25 voted to issue a Negative determination on a plan to build a standard, four-wall shed at 27 Fieldstone Lane but with a difference versus others like it. Commission Chairman Shaun Walsh motioned to issue the Negative determination that the construction of the 10×16-foot shed will not affect wetlands […] Read more »
Ten years of discussion on an expansion of the Senior Center on Dexter Lane are apparently coming to fruition. Eric Poulin, executive director of the Rochester Council on Aging, presented a concept on building expansion to the Select Board during its Monday night meeting. The plan calls for a 10-foot bump-out from the side of […] Read more »
Fresh off the good news of another $500,000 to support the nearly complete lagoon project at Marion’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Select Board voted at Monday night’s public meeting to approve a letter of support for the grant application for Coastal Zone Management funding of $250,000. The money would fund the design of the parallel […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission met on Tuesday night with the founder of a group dedicated to protecting mother nature in ways that go far beyond what Wetlands Act regulations can do. Michelle Kirby introduced herself as president of the Snows Pond Association, which is dedicated to slowing the aging and deterioration of Snows Pond and […] Read more »