All three towns experienced some delays once polls closed on Tuesday night, delaying results by an hour in Rochester and Marion and over two and a half hours in Mattapoisett. The reason, for the most part, was early voter ballots. In Rochester, with roughly 900 early voter ballots, or 25% of the voter turnout, it […] Read more »
Under acting Chairman Rosemary Smith (Michael Conway and John Teal both being absent for the meeting), the Rochester Conservation Commission opened its November 1 meeting as final board member Daniel Gagne hurried into the room. Brian Grady of G.A.F. Engineering was on hand at the meeting for a simple discussion with the commission representing Steve […] Read more »
In the lead up to Fall Town Meeting on November 21, Mattapoisett’s Finance Committee has been meeting with department heads. And although it appears as if the warrant will be light on articles, conducting the financial business of the town remains in high gear. Meeting with the committee members led by Town Administrator Michael Gagne […] Read more »
Shellfishing in Buzzards Bay is back in business now that the ban issued on October 7 has been lifted. The Massachusetts Division of Marine and Fisheries officially lifted the ban as of noon on October 31 after analysis results showed that the toxin-emitting phytoplankton bloom that has plagued Buzzards Bay waters for over three weeks […] Read more »
Three years after a major rainstorm washed out the spillway system at Grassi Bog and caused flooding to abutting properties, it appears the reconstruction of the spillways will finally get underway now that a second amendment to the Order of Conditions of the approved plan has been approved. Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission Chairman John […] Read more »
David Jenney of 818 Point Road and his attorney John Mathieu were unsuccessful in negotiating an amicable agreement with Jenney’s neighbors of The Cove after leaving the last meeting of the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals earlier in October. Jenney’s neighbor, Bill Notman of 414 Point Road, was assisting Jenney as a liaison between the […] Read more »
Just when the town thought it was going to move past its ongoing Grassi Bog restoration project situation, “the saga continues,” as Marion Town Administrator Paul Dawson put it. The Grassi Bog property, under the control of the Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission, had just finally received its final approval for a third amendment to […] Read more »
Rochester’s Senior Property Tax Work-Off Program served as the Rochester Board of Selectmen’s largest focal point during their Monday, October 24, meeting. Facilitated by the Rochester Council on Aging, the program allows seniors to work off up to $750 of their real estate tax by working at the Council. “We have fifteen people in the […] Read more »
A new and fun way to collect data about climate and climate change is coming to the grounds at Old Rochester Regional High School with the installation of the area’s first Picture Post station. Fully funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, the project to study the changes in the environment is part of the Digital […] Read more »
At the October 24 meeting of the Mattapoisett School Committee, committee members along with the public learned that traditional letter grading deemed antiquated and out of touch with current teaching and learning methods will remain in place until the 2017-18 school year. Assistant Superintendent Elise Frangos gave a full presentation on the process used by […] Read more »