In a reluctant vote, the Rochester Select Board granted the leadership of the town’s Council on Aging its wish by unanimously agreeing Monday night to a mask mandate for the Senior Center on DexterLane. Select Board member Paul Ciaburri was most vocal in his hesitancy. “I understand where everybody’s coming from, I […] Read more »
When the Mattapoisett School Committee returned from executive session to open its December 6 public meeting, Chairman Jim Muse handed the floor to Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson who promptly announced that Mattapoisett Schools Principal Rose Bowman has submitted her intentions and plans to retire at the end of the 2021-22 […] Read more »
Marion’s Capital Improvements Planning Committee saved the longest list for last, and the rundown of capital requests from the Department of Public Works is so deep that CIPC Chairman Paul Naiman suggested at the start of Monday night’s meeting that the committee field two categories from DPW Director Nathaniel Munafo and save the third […] Read more »
It’s been a year since the Mattapoisett Master Plan Committee began the process of updating the roadmap that will help steer the town toward meeting its goals and expectations for the next decade. No small task on its own, the formation of a think tank during the pandemic has occurred in the virtual world of […] Read more »
Way at the back of the line in Marion’s cleanup efforts this fall has been the Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission’s requests for assistance in moving along its Point Road Path project. Seeing no pathway through the debris along the side of Point Road, MOSAC Chairman John Rockwell decided to take a short cut, […] Read more »
Sippican Elementary School Principal Marla Sirois and Assistant Principal Peter Crisafulli presented on the 2021 MCAS testing results during the Marion School Committee’s December 1 meeting. ORR Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson acknowledged the challenges that accompanied MCAS testing during the pandemic-affected learning models. “The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) […] Read more »
The Randall Lane LLC Notice of Intent filing for a large solar array planned off Randall Lane will receive an Order of Conditions. At the reopened public hearing, project representative Eric Las of Beals and Thomas said that Planning Board review was finalizing its decision and that the public hearing for that board’s oversight […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission voted to accept a FY23 budget of $2,283,400 during its December 14 meeting. The meeting was the first since November 9 after a rash of meetings including emergency meetings on October 12 and 15 and the regular meeting on October 19. The FY23 budget is 0.6 […] Read more »
Dustan McGlinn admitted he made multiple mistakes in building a deck that blatantly violates property-line setbacks, but he dug in hard before the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals to dispute the emerging narrative that he operated on the theory that it’s better to apologize than it is to ask for permission. “I apologize […] Read more »
It’s official, well nearly official that Mattapoisett has become a two-precinct town – again. During its December 14 meeting, the Mattapoisett Select Board met with Town Clerk Catherine Heuberger to approve the precincts’ layout. The deadline for submitting the required paperwork to the state officials was December 15, causing Heuberger to say, “I’ll be […] Read more »