March 5 was Super Thursday at Old Rochester Junior High School for Assistant Superintendent Mike Nelson, who was voted in as Doug White’s replacement as ORR superintendent of schools by a 6-3 margin among the ORR School Committee and by a 5-3 count among Superintendency Union 55. A minimum of five votes on both the […] Read more »
On March 10, Old Rochester Regional School District Facilities Director Gene Jones spoke to the procedures taking place to disinfect public schools and other public spaces in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. “We have the electrostatic spray equipment,” said Jones, who went on to describe disinfecting tablets that kill a wide spectrum of pathogens, including […] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Library is seeking a 25 percent increase in funding for Fiscal Year 2021, according to the budget presented to the Marion Financial Committee at its March 4 meeting at Town Hall. While Town Administrator Jay McGrail informed FinCom that the library’s original request for funding could not fit into Marion’s balanced budget, […] Read more »
After many, many hearings, REpurpose Properties, LLC finally received conditions for the construction of 22 duplex units for people over the age of 55. During the Rochester Conservation Commission March 3 meeting, Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon presented a long list of conditions for the commissioners to consider. Nearly 40 conditions, ranging from those related to […] Read more »
Town Planner Gil Hilario told the Marion Planning Board at its March 2 meeting that the report on the Route 6 Corridor Study Draft from the Southeastern Regional Planning Economic and Development District (SRPEDD) has been updated on the town website, MarionMA.gov. Comments are due by March 17 and can be mailed to SRPEDD Project Manager […] Read more »
On February 28, before the Mattapoisett Capital Planning Committee opened its meeting, Town Administrator Mike Gagne said the town had been awarded several grants. The town received a much sought-after U.S. Economic Development Administration grant, totaling $735,000. Gagne said he had been learned of the award on February 28. The grant is earmarked for infrastructure […] Read more »
Jed Cornock, principal and comprehensive planner with Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD), presented the organization’s Route 6 Corridor Study Results and offered the Marion Board of Selectmen options for the town to consider during its March 3 meeting at the Town House. Route 6 has been discussed frequently as a sore subject […] Read more »
Just after 10am on Friday the Mattapoisett Fire Department responded to a house fire on Route 6 near the Mattapoisett Line. Upon arrive the first police officers reported the fire as being well involved and that all occupants of the building are safe. The fire appeared to have started near the rear of the building […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional Assistant Superintendent Mike Nelson was selected as the next ORR superintendent of schools in a vote taken by the combined school committees on Thursday night at Old Rochester Junior High School in Mattapoisett. ORR’s 10-year Superintendent of Schools, Doug White, will retire from the position at the expiration of his contract on […] Read more »
The good news and bad news of Marion’s education budget came out during the February 26 joint session to review and discuss the draft budgets for Fiscal Year 2021 with the Board of Selectmen, the Finance Committee and Old Rochester Regional and Sippican School Committees at the Town House. Marion’s contribution of 82.5 percent for […] Read more »