On Friday, September 14, the Rochester Police Department will be conducting a child seat check up event at Plumb Corner Plaza in the center of Rochester. The purpose of the event is to educate parents on proper installation of their existing child car seat. We will show parents the proper way to install the seat […] Read more »
Residents of Fairhaven reported seeing sharks around West Island State Reservation on Saturday, September 1, 2012. The town erected warning signs near the beaches as a result. “The sightings are unconfirmed, but were reported by trustworthy people,” said Fairhaven Harbormaster David Darmofal. “We decided to err on the side of caution and put up some […] Read more »
The National Weather Service and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert for Plymouth County effective from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm Friday afternoon and evening. Due to the quick rise in temperatures that are expected to hit the 90’s today, ground level ozone concentrations within the regional may exceed unhealthy […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board was joined by a standing room-only crowd for their regular meeting on Tuesday, August 28. Sam Moffett of TRC Environmental, who spoke to the Conservation Commission last week, gave his presentation on the changes to the proposed Little Quittacas solar panel array off North Avenue on land owned by the City […] Read more »
The town of Rochester will undergo a ground spraying in an attempt to control the mosquito situation that has been plaguing the area all summer. Over the weekend, West Nile Virus was found in a sample of mosquitoes in Rochester according to Health Director Karen Walega. Walega said mosquitoes will continue to be a problem […] Read more »
Nearly a dozen concerned residents turned out to Mattapoisett Town Hall to voice their concerns for a housing construction project on Grandview Avenue. The public hearing was held during the Conservation Commission’s regular meeting on Monday, August 27. Mattapoisett resident Dean Withrow filed a notice of intent for a request to build a single family […] Read more »
The Marion Energy Management Committee met on Monday, August 27, 2012, for their regular meeting at Music Hall. At their last meeting, the Committee members received the first results from the energy audit they helped organize, the object of which was to determine how the town of Marion can make its public buildings more energy […] Read more »
On Tuesday, August 21, Marion Police Department arrested two subjects involved in the sexual assault of a teenage girl. The incident took place on Tuesday, August 14. The victim was invited over to the home of one of the suspects, on Whynot Court in Marion, where she was then assaulted by the suspects Police arrested Andre […] Read more »
Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals There was only one public hearing scheduled for the meeting, regarding the installation of a sign by Edgewood Development Company, LLC. off Ryder Road. Tim Higgins was on hand to represent the company. “I’ve provided a color rendition of the sign we’d like to put at that location,” he said, […] Read more »
The state completed the third aerial spraying for the summer on the evening of Monday, August 20 in order to fend off harmful mosquitoes that could potentially be carrying the deadly EEE Virus as well as other illnesses. Monday’s spraying focused on the city of New Bedford’s North End. The area was sprayed during the […] Read more »