A Mattapoisett coat drive, organized by Doreen Gomes and Nancy Duff, yielded 160 gently used and new coats of all shapes and sizes on December 31, 2011. The coats were collected and donated to Child and Family Services for distribution to people in need in the Greater New Bedford Area. “Every year I think there […] Read more »
A two-year bus contract for the fiscal years of 2013 and 2014 for the district was approved by the Marion School Committee at their meeting on Wednesday night, January 4. The Braga Bus Company offered the 2011 rate for the fiscal years of 2013 and 2014, which will cost $377,215 per year for the district, […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Fire Department had an early morning call to the Kinsale Inn this morning. The first officer on scene reported that there was smoke in the building and that all occupants had safely exited. When the Fire Department investigated they found that smoke from a fireplace had backed up into the building. Read more »
Marion selectmen appointed a new member to the Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission (MOSAC) and agreed to ask Town Meeting to increase the lot size on a planned Habitat for Humanity project at their regular meeting on January 3, 2012. In a meeting with the remaining members of MOSAC, the board reviewed the two candidates […] Read more »
The Planning Board put its full weight behind the Zoning Board of Appeals in its decision-rendering process of Bay Watch Realty Trust’s request to modify a Special Permit application for its latest proposed affordable housing development. “I think we can all agree that the ZBA is doing a great job,” said Chairman Jay Ryder at […] Read more »
Rochester expects to produce a trail guide for local walkers and hikers in 2012, the Rochester Conservation Commission discussed at their meeting on January 3, 2012. The booklet will first be distributed to members of the three organizations behind the effort, including the Trustees of the Reservations, Rochester Lands Trust and the Open Space Acquisition […] Read more »
A proposed pier, 380 feet in length, with 12 pilings with a 5 foot width, which will cross a salt marsh in Job’s Cove was proposed at the Marion Conservation Commission meeting on Wednesday. The Notice of Intent, filed by Copper Medal LLC of 125-129 Converse Road requested permission to remove an existing solid-filled pier […] Read more »
On December 29, 2011 the Rochester Police Department conducted alcohol compliance checks on establishments in town that hold liquor licenses. During the checks, police send an underage buyer into each package store and restaurant and they attempt to purchase alcohol. Clerks at Lloyds Market, Plumb Corner Market, and Adrian’s Package Store as well as wait […] Read more »
Five Marion residents, nine Mattapoisett residents, and seven Rochester residents raised $86,950 of the $35 million donated by the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. They were among 5,169 cyclists who rode up to 190 miles across Massachusetts to raise money for cancer research and treatment. The 2011 fundraising total […] Read more »
A little over a month after a motorist struck and injured two Tabor Academy students on Spring Street, the school is undertaking an initiative to repaint crosswalks, increase wattage of streetlights and install “radar gun” signs that would announce to oncoming cars their speed. The Marion Board of Selectmen at their December 20 meeting okayed […] Read more »