On August 27, Mattapoisett Harbormaster Jamie McIntosh proposed a number of changes to the Harbormaster’s department, including but not limited to an examination of waterway fees with an eye toward increases. McIntosh explained in his written proposal a necessity to offset the 21-percent increase in salaries now in place with a full-time harbormaster and more […] Read more »
Public Health Nurse Kathleen Downey was so impressed with the job that Tabor Academy did in bringing its students back to campus last weekend, that she wanted to make sure Marion Town Administrator Jay McGrail and Assistant Town Administrator Judy Mooney were there to see it, too. “I had Judy and Jay come in Monday […] Read more »
The Town of Marion Department of Public Works has filed a Notice of Intent to furnish and install 7,400 linear feet of one-foot diameter ductile iron water main under Point Road and Delano Road from the intersection of those roads to the Great Hill Tank Transmission Main connection on Delano Road. The matter was discussed […] Read more »
With schools getting a great deal of attention in today’s news, it seemed like a good time to look back at some of Rochester’s education history. Not too many years after the incorporation of the town in 1686, Rochester had established a town center that encompassed the same area as it does today. As early […] Read more »
The drafting of an updated Master Plan has begun in earnest under the guidance of Mattapoisett’s Planning Board and the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD). Three two-hour sessions of what were described as Discovery Workshops were remotely held. Attendees were asked to share their thoughts, ideas, hopes, opinions, and long-range growth expectations for […] Read more »
In a stunning plot twist, the Rochester Board of Selectmen came out of executive session 14 minutes into its September 1 public meeting and eventually announced that the two-acre parcel of land adjacent to Town Hall, for which it had unsuccessfully offered First Congregational Church of Rochester $150,000, is no longer of interest. Board of […] Read more »
At just after 6:30 pm on Tuesday, the Mattapoisett Police Department received a call from a woman on North Street who reported a robbery involving a man who allegedly brandished a firearm. The party reported the man fled the scene in a black Nissan Altima headed south on North Street, possibly towards Interstate-195. The vehicle […] Read more »
The thinktank that is the Marion Energy Management Committee met on Monday night via Zoom to discuss myriad challenges, circumstances, and concepts. Even ideas were batted around as the town seeks opportunities to help establish itself as a Green Community eligible for additional grants to fund projects that will meet needs both short and long-term. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission supported a construction project at 3 Pinebrook Lane, despite objections from an abutter during the commission’s Monday night, remote access meeting. A Request for Determination of Applicability was filed by Rene Macie and Sheila Ryan-Macie, for approval to proceed with the construction of a third bay on their garage and fencing […] Read more »
While the hybrid model to be used by Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School resembles that to be used by Old Rochester Regional School District in name, Old Colony will only offer in-person learning on a hybrid model to its vocational-technical students, whereas strictly academic students will study on a fully remote platform. Furthermore, Old […] Read more »