Have you ever looked into the deep, black, bottomless eyes of a Barn Owl? How about being stared down by a powerful Peregrine Falcon? Chances are, you’ve never even been close enough to make eye contact with one of these solitary birds of prey – that is, unless you were at the Marion Natural History […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Rochester Historical Society will be held on Wednesday, February 19 at 7:00 pm at the East Rochester Church/ Museum, 355 County Road. A program featuring the “History of the Seamen’s Bethel and Mariners Home” in New Bedford will be presented by Bill Taylor of Rochester who works at the Seamen’s […] Read more »
Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for January 2014: – Red Team: Tyler Kulak and Natalie O’Leary – Blue Team: Jordan Hoeg-Chick and Nicholas Dextradeur – Orange Team: Evan Tilley and Eleni Buss – Green Team: Joanna Caynon and Owen Foster – Special […] Read more »
Rest assured, your child’s school lunch will not be taken away from her and tossed in the trash if her school lunch account is delinquent. Delinquent school lunch accounts isn’t breaking news, but an incident that transpired in Salt Lake City back on January 29 made national headlines after school workers seized the school […] Read more »
Known for his frugality – which is a positive term meaning a wise use of resources, manpower and money – Marion Harbormaster Michael Cormier came before the Capital Improvement Planning Committee on Thursday evening with his department’s requests for fiscal year 2015 – 2016. “The outboard motor on the pump out-boat, as well as the […] Read more »
Mattapoisett has secured FEMA grant funds for studying the town’s ability to protect community assets in the event of flooding. Public buildings, bridges, roadways, and storm water culverts were among the types of assets the town department heads discussed on February 6. The grant money afforded the town the opportunity to hire outside consultants to […] Read more »
Remember, everyone, this is a draft. This is only a draft. School Committee Chairperson Michelle Cusolito provided this reminder on February 6 before round two of fiscal year 2015 budget talks, emphasizing that the committee is working on a draft budget and has not yet asked the townspeople for any funds. “We have worked to […] Read more »
Following the excitement of an earthquake centered in South Dartmouth about an hour before the Mattapoisett Selectmen’s meeting began, the board got down to running the business of the town. Town Administrator Michael Gagne, during his report, told the selectmen of the work that has taken place regarding FEMA maps impacting flood plains and the […] Read more »
A second earthquake in 2014 was felt on the Southcoast today. A magnitude 2.4 quake centered just south of New Bedford was felt at about 5:45pm as reported by the Weston Observatory. The Marion Police Department reported receiving multiple calls from those who felt the movement. Read more »
Chairperson Naida Parker told Town Administrator Richard LaCamara that he was leaving behind “some awfully damned tough shoes to fill,” after LaCamara announced on February 10 that he will retire on July 1 of this year, after 32 years as a municipal worker, beginning in Lakeville. “I really enjoyed my time here,” said LaCamara. He […] Read more »