The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen gave the green light for a Launch Service program in Mattapoisett Harbor this summer. The approval was given at the board’s regular meeting on the evening of Tuesday, May 8. “It’s something we need and we should try it,” said Marine Advisory Board member Alan Gillis. For the past several […] Read more »
Bill Stewart, 89, died March 21, 2012, at the VA Nursing Home in Clarksburg, W.Va., where he had lived for one month. He was born in Fairmont, W.Va., on Jan. 31, 1923, to Irma McCoy and Hubert Stewart. He had one sister, Alice Rapp of Sistersville, W.Va., who survives him. After high school graduation in […] Read more »
The following press release was issued by the Rochester Police Department: In our continuing effort to save lives, the Rochester Police Department, in partnership with the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s (EOPSS) Highway Safety Division (HSD), the State Police and over 120 other local departments, is launching a high-visibility seat belt enforcement mobilization […] Read more »
After a lengthy discussion of the plans for a subdivision of a 4.6 acre lot at River Road, the Marion Planning Board decided at its regular meeting on Monday, May 7 to have the project representative, Gregory Morse, review the plans with Town Council and meet with the Marion Board of Health regarding the septic […] Read more »
On Monday, May 7, 2012, the Mattapoisett Planning Board met and voted 2-2 with no abstentions on a motion to require a minimum of one resident of or over the age of 55 to occupy homes at the new Mattapoisett Landing retirement community. According to Brian Porter, who spoke on behalf of the project builders, […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett School Committee voted 3-2 to not participate in school choice at the elementary level for fiscal year 2013. Superintendent Doug White recommended that the committee vote against the program, which allows out of town students to fill available slots within Center and Old Hammondtown Schools. Committee members Gerald Johnson and James Higgins argued […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen OK’d the 17-Article Annual Town Meeting Warrant, which includes a $17,750,036 request for the town’s fiscal year 2013 budget. The board met with the Finance Committee to review and finalize the warrant one last time before the May 21 annual town meeting. LaCamera said the budget reflects no department increases […] Read more »
In celebration of Older Americans Month, Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. and the Marion Council on Aging will conduct a health fair on Tuesday, May 8 from 10:00 am to 2:pm at the VFW in Marion, located at 465 Mill St. Over 60 vendors will provide information on a host of services that are available to […] Read more »
In 2006, Mike and Ann Cambra of Rochester owned New England Groupage, Inc., a shipping company out of Holbrook, Mass. They were approached by a church pastor named Joseph Deranamie, who asked if they would be able to ship a 40-foot container of shoes and clothes to the western African nation of Liberia. After learning […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional School District is pleased to offer its summer enrichment program for 2012. The goal of the program, which serves Pre-K to 8th grade students from the Tri-Town as well as from neighboring communities, is to increase student learning in a fun and positive way. Each summer session will run for 3 […] Read more »