Working off of a document prepared by member Rico Ferrari synopsizing its findings so far, the Planning Board’s Solar Bylaw Subcommittee met again on Monday night to come up with a recommendation in time for fall Town Meeting. On this occasion, Ferrari and Steven Kokkins were joined by Planning Board member Ted North, a Solar […] Read more »
The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 1, at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front St. The public and new members are welcome. Read more »
Last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, two representatives from the New England School Development Council visited several locations in the Tri-Town area to present their profile on the present state of Old Rochester Regional School District. Marge Clark and John Kennedy of NESDEC were brought in by the district to help determine what its goals should […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Community Preservation Committee will be accepting project funding applications for inclusion in the Spring 2014 annual Town Meeting, starting Monday, September 30, and running to Friday, November 15. The project application is available on the Town website (www.mattapoisett.net) and in paper from the Selectmen’s office. Read more »
Two mine rescue teams from Missouri University of Science and Technology will compete against seven professional and three student mine rescue teams during the 31st annual Missouri Mine Rescue Contest September 24-26 at Missouri S&T’s Experimental Mine. Dana Resmini, a senior in mining engineering from Rochester is a member of one of Missouri S&T’s mine […] Read more »
The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra presents “Sweet Sounds” on Saturday, October 19, in Marion, at Wickenden Chapel, Tabor Academy. The 5:00 pm performance features violinist Ariadne Daskalakis performing Bach’s Concerto in E Major. Also on the program: Sinfonia in B-Flat by Carlos de Seixas, Capriccio Stravagante by Carlo Farina, and Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Free Public Library, in partnership with RBdigital from Recorded Books, is pleased to announce the launch of IndieFlix for Libraries, a premier online streaming service provider of award-winning independent films, shorts and documentaries from around the world. Through the library’s website, patrons of the Mattapoisett Library have unlimited access to thousands of streaming […] Read more »
Now that school has begun, busy schedules return for households across the Tri-Town region. Parents become taxi drivers blazing trails through well-worn roadways like North Street, Converse Road, and Mary’s Pond, while students struggle to learn time management in an effort to accommodate homework and extracurricular activities. Parents and kids alike feel as if hours […] Read more »
Barbara F. (Holdsworth) Keith, 93, of Fairhaven died September 28, 2013 at Emeritus of Dartmouth. She was the wife of the late George A. Bassett, Jr. and Wendell T. Keith. Born in Framingham, the daughter of the late George A. and Gladys M. (Richardson) Holdsworth, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life. Mrs. Keith […] Read more »
A Flu Clinic, for residents 9 years of age and older, in recognition of National Emergency Preparedness Month for Mattapoisett, will take place Friday, September 27, 3:00-6:00 pm, at Center School, 17 Barstow St. (COA entrance). Please remember: short-sleeved top and health insurance cards! $5 suggested donation if no insurance coverage. Need a ride? Please […] Read more »