On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, the Rochester Police Departments received two reports of a man walking down Hartley Road carrying a gun at approximately 10:39 am. Rochester Memorial School was notified and put in lock down as a precaution. Rochester, Marion and Mattapoisett Police all responded and conducted an area search and investigation. […] Read more »
Starting October 1, students at Old Hammondtown School will have the opportunity to eat breakfast in the cafeteria prior to the school day. The school serves grades four, five and six and has 212 students: 75 in grade four, 71 in grade five, and 66 in grade 6. The idea is to prepare students nutritionally […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission held their first meeting of the month in front of a packed Town Hall conference room on Monday, September 10. The first hearing of the evening was in regard to a Notice of Intent filed by Kenneth Pacheco, for property owned by Brandt Island Road Realty Trust. Pacheco is proposing the […] Read more »
The Rochester Council on Aging added a new board member after the Board of Selectmen unanimously voted at their regular meeting on Monday, September 10 in Town Hall. Beverly Brewer is the Council’s newest member. In other news, Town Administrator Richard LaCamera commended the Rochester Country Fair Committee for holding a successful event this year […] Read more »
A ground spraying for the town of Mattapoisett will take place starting Friday, September 14 after several mosquito pools containing the EEE-virus were detected on Friday. Plymouth Country Mosquito Control will conduct the spraying. EEE is a rare but serious illness spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. EEE can effect people of all […] Read more »
The Marion Capital Improvement Planning Committee met on Thursday, September 6, 2012, for the first time in almost two months. The Committee did not post their meeting agenda with enough legal notice, leaving them unable to vote on any matters they discussed. The Committee began by discussing the acquisition of project forms that must be […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board and Energy Management Committee voted in favor of creating a Solar Task Force that would discuss matters pertinent to the possible solar panel farms coming to Marion in the near future. The task force was recommended at the Planning Board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, September 4 in the Marion Town House. […] Read more »
The Marion Energy Management Committee met with the Board of Selectmen to discuss a series of improvements to lighting and energy systems for various town buildings. The two groups met at the Selectmen’s regular meeting on Tuesday, September 4 in the Marion Town House. The Energy Management Committee presented a report after NSTAR conducted an […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission met for their first September meeting on Tuesday, September 4. The first hearing, which was continued from August, was in regards to a Notice of Intent filed by Robert Ferreira of Infinity Landscape Construction Company on behalf of Kurt Noyce. Ferreira is seeking approval for regrading and excavation associated to the […] Read more »
A dead seal washed up on the Mattapoisett Public Beach Tuesday morning, causing the town to close the beach until Wednesday. “[Selectmen Chairman] Jordan Collyer requested that we close the beaches until Wednesday. It’s just for precautionary measures,” said Mel Pacheco, assistant to the Town Administrator. “Everything will be removed in the morning.” According to […] Read more »