Dear Sir, I feel compelled to take umbrage with the article in the February 20, 2014 Wanderer article “Getting a Taste of World Hunger.” The general theme of the article is that world hunger is caused by “Companies and governments”and that “exacerbating the problem is climate change which has dramatically increased throughout the planet.” Governments, […] Read more »
Fire Inspector Faces Possible Charges
The Mattapoisett Police Department has filed for criminal charges against Fire Inspector Lieutenant Patrick Saltmarsh for allegedly stealing $1,345.76 from the Firefighter’s Association, and Saltmarsh could possibly face six counts of embezzlement from an association. According to a February 28 press release written by Police Chief Mary Lyons, newly-elected association members in January spotted what […] Read more »
Council on Aging Lecture Series
Mattapoisett’s Council on Aging is offering a series of lectures on art history and appreciation. Jill Sanford, has spent the past 15 years teaching people of all ages the basics in art observation and history from ancient Greece through the modern era. Sanford has a degree from the University of Massachusetts/ Amherst in Art History. […] Read more »
District Presents ORR FY15 Budget
“What does it take to educate our students here at Old Rochester?” asked ORR Superintendent Doug White the night of March 3, upon presenting the fiscal year 2015 revised draft to the committee and to the public. It will take $17,060,868 to be exact. This is an increase of $206,294 or 1.22% from FY14, […] Read more »
Plowing of Private Roads Discussed
Residents from Inland Road came before the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night asking for a by-law allowing private roads to have snow plow services. “We have trash pickup, postal delivery, water and sewer, newspaper delivery, UPS delivery, utility maintenance, but no snow plowing because we are a private road,” said Al Caron, a resident […] Read more »
Multiple Injuries in Rochester Crash
At just after 6pm on Tuesday, March 4, the Rochester Police and Fire Department’s responded to a motor vehicle crash on Neck Road near the causeway at Snipatuit Pond. Initially there were three person’s injured in the crash of a vehicle that had hit a telephone pole with one of the parties being ejected from […] Read more »
New Planning Board Member Appointed
Lee Carr was appointed to the fill the vacant seat on the Planning Board during a March 3 joint meeting between selectmen and members of the Planning Board. Carr had written a letter expressing his interest in serving on the Planning Board; however, it was a couple days too late to submit nomination papers before […] Read more »
More Solar Power for Rochester
Rochester might be in for more solar power in the near future. According to Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman Richard Cutler, the Board recently received correspondence from Building Commissioner Jim Buckles notifying them of the potential for a 250-kilowatt solar array on Theodore Brillon’s property at 287 Snipatuit Road. “My guess is he’s going to […] Read more »
Capital Planning Work Begins
The hard work of trying to give the town’s departments all the items on their ‘wish lists’ and coming in at a figure that voters will accept has begun. The Capital Planning Committee, chaired by Chuck McCullough, meets between February and May each year to craft financial requests in excess of $10,000 that will be […] Read more »
South Coast Bikeway Summit
The South Coast Bikeway Alliance invites all supporters of the South Coast Bikeway to the 4th Annual Bikeway Summit March 27 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Fort Taber Community Center – on the bike path – at 1000 Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford, MA. Welcoming Reception will begin at 5:00 pm. Come meet […] Read more »