“It’s certainly not a routine first day!” Mattapoisett’s new Town Administrator Michael Lorenco embraced the obvious as he embarked upon his first day on March 16. The Wanderer sat down with Lorenco that afternoon, a day punctuated by difficulties related to COVID-19. Lorenco expressed the challenges of not only beginning a new job but beginning at a […] Read more »
Using remote-access platforms to conduct the town’s public business, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen declared a state of emergency in Mattapoisett on March 19, 2020. Selectmen Jordan Collyer and chairman Paul Silva voted unanimously to accept the following that, upon their acceptance, would be sent on to the State House for approval. The declaration comes […] Read more »
Appointed and elected officials in Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester have held their meetings and emerged with likeminded strategies to maximize public safety amidst the COVID-19, aka coronavirus outbreak. By Tuesday, March 17, all three of the Tri-Town communities had closed the doors of public facilities and enacted plans to deploy essential staff only. The Marion […] Read more »
Pedro Rodriguez of Solar MA Project Management LLC in New Milford, Connecticut, gained approval from the Rochester Planning Board for requested changes he made to his plan for properties located at Walnut Plain and Old Middleboro roads during the Planning Board’s March 10 meeting at the Town Hall. In the public hearing segment of the […] Read more »
As the clock advanced towards 6:30 pm on March 9, it looked like the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission might not reach a quorum, but with two minutes to spare, Commissioner John Jacobsen sped through the door, bringing the committee members in attendance to three, along with Trevor Francis and Chairman Mike King. The agenda for the […] Read more »
Vocational education has come a long way from its humble beginnings. Just ask Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School Superintendent-Director Aaron Polansky. Polansky met with Mattapoisett’s Capital Planning Committee on March 5 to discuss not only the changing complexion of vocational education in the 21st century, but the needs of the aging school. Polansky […] Read more »
Dear Tri-Town Communities, We have been working over the past few weeks to deal with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and its impact on our community and appreciate your patience as we continue to manage this rapidly changing situation. It is with an abundance of caution that we share the following information relative to school closure […] Read more »
According to Town Administrator Jay McGrail, Marion will be releasing funds from its reserve account to develop a foodbank. He told an Emergency Preparedness Meeting on March 13 that by the end of the day he hoped plans will be fully developed. The emergency preparedness team meeting on Friday morning included Old Rochester Regional Superintendent […] Read more »
Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School The Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School will close for at least the next week, it was announced today by Aaron L. Polansky, superintendent-director at Old Colony. The week missed Monday-Friday, March 16-20, includes all extracurricular activities and will be subject to the same protocol as snow days and […] Read more »
Based on Governor Baker’s Advisory as to Public Meetings, the meeting on the Industrial Drive Public Work’s Project scheduled for 6:30pm on March 18 at Center School is postponed. In lieu of a public meeting the presentation will be filmed and run on the Mattapoisett Government Cable Channels – Comcast 95 and Verizon 38 starting […] Read more »