Both sides of the Old Rochester/Union No. 55 Joint School Committee voted to eliminate April Vacation during Monday’s emergency meeting held via Zoom video conferencing. The decision moved up the last day of school from June 24 to June 18. Parents were to receive the decision on Tuesday morning, April 14. Whether or not students […] Read more »
Marion plans to pull out of its two-town health district with Rochester. In its first meeting since March 4, the Finance Committee voted unanimously on April 1 to join the unanimous recommendations of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Health in carrying to town meeting the intent to end the arrangement with Rochester. […] Read more »
The meaning of “stick-to-itive-ness” was on full display when the April 6 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board took place via Go-To-Meeting. After a bit of a slow start as each board member adjusted microphones, learned how to navigate the internet platform including muting and unmuting functions, the board opened the hearing of NextGrid, a […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen has joined in with neighboring towns Rochester and Wareham in extending the property tax deadline from May 1 to June 1. Those who can pay their taxes in keeping with the May 1 deadline are asked to do so in order to spare the town any unnecessary financial strain. “Unfortunately, […] Read more »
Superintendent of Schools Doug White praised the tech department while discussing a district-wide shift to remote learning during the April 2 online meeting of the Rochester Memorial School Committee. On April 3, White wrote a letter to the Tri-Town Communities stating that all six schools in the Old Rochester Regional School district were shifting to […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester is extending its deadline for the collection of property taxes by one month to June 1. The motion passed unanimously during Monday’s live, online meeting of the Rochester Board of Selectmen. Noting that every week three million people lose their jobs due to coronavirus-related layoffs, Board of Selectman Clerk Woody Hartley […] Read more »
Meetings, in the new reality imposed on the globe by COVID-19, are now a virtual reality, so to speak. The Mattapoisett Water and Sewer met on April 1 via conference calls. Present were Chairman Daniel Chase, legal consultant Blair Bailey, along with commissioners Al Mennino and Dana Barrows. Also present was Water and Sewer Superintendent […] Read more »
Now the rule, not the exception, Mattapoisett’s Board of Selectmen met remotely on April 1, 2020. Before getting started, however, Selectman Paul Silva shared his thoughts on the COVID-19 problem and Mattapoisett’s response. “I want to thank everyone for their hard work in this tough time,” said Silva, speaking from his home, where he confirmed […] Read more »
After another discussion as to whether to take a proposed zoning change at 78 Wareham Road to town meeting so that developer Henry DeJesus can build a 48-unit condo village intended to serve the needs of Marion’s aging community, the Marion Planning Board balked in its Monday night meeting. The April 6 meeting, held via […] Read more »
Three days before the Town of Marion confirmed its first COVID-19 case, Board of Health Vice Chairperson Ed Hoffer insisted the public gets that information immediately. In a March 27 emergency meeting of the Marion Board of Health via Zoom video conference, Hoffer, a practicing physician, said residents need no further information such as address, […] Read more »