The Town’s new regionalized 911 emergency response system will likely be online before the May 21 Annual Town Meeting, expected to start on May 15 as the newest participant in the Regional Old Colony Communications Center in Duxbury. In preparation for the switchover, ROCCC dispatchers have gone on over 20 ‘ride-alongs’ with Rochester officers to […] Read more »
On 04/27/2018, Mattapoisett Police arrested Cory Furtado, 18 years old of Acushnet. Mr. Furtado was arrested at his residence with the assistance of the Acushnet Police Department. Furtado is charged with Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon and attempted murder for the stabbing that occurred on Tuesday, April 24, at the Ned’s Point lighthouse. […] Read more »
On April 24, Mattapoisett’s Board of Selectmen – Chairman Paul Silva, Tyler Macallister, and Jordan Collyer – along with Town Administrator Michael Gagne, covered a variety of topics in an agenda that included such diverse items as utility poles, fiscal budgets, new eateries, shellfish, and trees. Regarding trees, Mattapoisett will be marking Arbor Day on […] Read more »
With a fiscal year 2019 school budget increasing by a mere 1.1 percent, the Mattapoisett School Committee chose to more broadly share the benefits of the quality education they provide by expanding the School Choice program. After hearing from a few supportive residents, and one Finance Committee chair opposed to the notion, the committee voted […] Read more »
The special Thursday, April 19 meeting of the Rochester Board of Selectmen was a time to test the persuasive argument skills of department heads promoting their Town Meeting Warrant capital spending articles hoping for positive recommendations from selectmen and the Finance Committee. There were a number of articles for capital purchases that night, but the […] Read more »
Bill Madden of G.A.F. Engineering, Inc. came before the Mattapoisett Planning Board on April 23 to engage the members and public in an informal discussion of a proposal for cluster housing on Chapel Street off Marion Road. Known in bylaws as a Special Residential Development (SRD), Madden said his client, David Nicolosi, sought the opportunity […] Read more »
As anticipated, Peter Douglas’ appeal of the building commissioner’s denial for zoning enforcement of Christian Loranger’s 324 Front Street condominium construction was continued until May 24. Zoning Board of Appeals member Bob Alves, acting as chairman in Marc LeBlanc’s absence, read a statement announcing the public hearing would be continued without any testimony from Douglas […] Read more »
At approximately 4pm on Tuesday April 24 the Mattapoisett Police received a report of a party that had been stabbed at the Neds Point lighthouse. Officers from the Mattapoisett Police Department located the victim who was transported to Rhode Island Hospital by EMS. The victim is in stable condition. The initial investigation revealed that this […] Read more »
Former Selectman and now former Tree Warden Steve Gonsalves has resigned from his elected position as tree warden, Town Administrator Paul Dawson announced during the April 17 Marion Board of Selectmen meeting. In his April 10 letter to the board, Gonsalves simply stated that he was resigning “effective immediately” and provided no further information. Gonsalves […] Read more »
The Marion School Committee approved the Sippican School fiscal year 2019 school budget on April 11, and Superintendent Doug White gave an overview of the FY19 budget and its driving factors. The FY19 budget rings in at $6,058,909 – a 2.19% or $129,800 increase over the FY18 budget. Driving the budget were some increases in […] Read more »