To the Editor: Good grief! A press report states that a member of the Mattapoisett Planning Board suggests the area all along Route 6 in town, from the Fairhaven town line to Aucoot Road (close to the Marion town line) be rezoned business. In my younger days, the cry was, ‘Let’s not let Route 6 […] Read more »
July Construction for RMS Playground
At some point last year, members of the Rochester Memorial School Parent Teacher Organization began talks to form a special subcommittee for the purpose of allocating roughly $27,000 that had been raised by Susan Norton, the school’s former Assistant Principal, for the purpose of constructing a new playground. Since Norton retired in 2010, nothing had […] Read more »
Fire Truck Collector Showcases History
Retired Fire Chief Scott Ashworth wasn’t always into collecting and restoring antique pieces of firefighting history. Ashworth’s love of all things automotive came from his racing days at the Golden Spur Speedway in Lakeville, and he even has a garage filled with colorful NASCAR race jumpers (both old and new), as well as the Oldsmobile […] Read more »
SRPEDD Makes Its Next Stop
Officials from the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District met with the Planning Board on Wednesday to present an interactive map showing the results of regional land use research that they have done in Rochester and 27 other surrounding towns. SRPEDD initially performed land use surveys in each of those towns in 2008 in […] Read more »
Local Teen Takes First at MIT Fair
Olivia R. Silva’s first step toward world domination took place earlier this month at the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair. The 16-year-old from Mattapoisett won a first-place award among 400 competitors for her research on the effects of a compromised immune system on T. molitor, the common mealworm. “It was more of an environmental […] Read more »
Senior Class Holds First Date Auction
On May 7, the senior class put on the inaugural Old Rochester Regional High School Date Auction. The senior class officers came up with the idea when brainstorming for a last fundraiser before prom and graduation. Fourteen bachelors signed up for the auction that was hosted by Paul Sardinha. The fundraiser raised a total of […] Read more »
Girls’ Track Goes Undefeated
Second to only the girls’ tennis team, the ORR girls’ track team is the most dominant of any Bulldog spring sport team. It’s not just a great coach in veteran Cindy Tilden, or just one standout athlete; it’s a group effort filled with diverse and talented athletes. Last Thursday, the ORR girls wrapped up their […] Read more »
Solar Bylaws Lose and Win in Marion
Article 30, the first of the Solar Bylaws proposed by the Marion Energy Management Committee, failed by four votes during the final night of the Marion Town Meeting on Tuesday. It would have formalized the process for installing residential solar arrays. After an informative presentation from Jennifer Francis of the Energy Management Committee and a […] Read more »
Safety Issues Discussed for Cape Rail Project
Selectmen met with officials from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to discuss safety concerns that the Board had over the railroad crossing on County Road. The crossing will be used by the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority’s newly announced commuter rail, which will run between Middleboro and Hyannis. At […] Read more »
Balanced Budget Makes Town Meeting A Breeze
On a breezy spring evening and in spite of a low turn out, Mattapoisett voters came out in sufficient numbers to allow the town to move swiftly through its 32 Article Town Meeting Warrant. With a balanced and very conservative budget to go through, the voters were eager to keep up their record of one […] Read more »