Dear Editor: At the Planning Board Meeting last night in regard to the Brandt Point Development’s request to amend its original agreement with the Town of Mattapoisett, numerous neighbors of the development have expressed the problems that they have had to deal with just since Phase I has gone forward. Other concerns have been put […] Read more »
ORR to House New SMEC Program
Judging by her face, Southeastern Massachusetts Educational Collaborative (SMEC) Executive Director Catherine Cooper was bracing herself for disappointment. For months, Cooper had been negotiating with the SMEC subcommittee to rent space at ORR for a special education program for three to eight students with significant developmental delays, including Autism, from other districts who are part […] Read more »
ZBA Defines ‘Light Manufacturing’
Approving a definition of ‘light manufacturing’ under the Marion’s zoning by-law was the final step that the Zoning Board of Appeals needed to win in a Land Court lawsuit against the Town by two residents who were denied a building permit to construct a solar facility. Laura and Dale Briggs, owners of a parcel […] Read more »
Rochester Memorial Day Parade
Scenes from the 2014 Rochester Memorial Day Parade, Sunday, May 25. Read more »
Mattapoisett Road Race: Who Runs?
Who are the people who get up early on the 4th of July to make their way to Mattapoisett so they can run five miles? When most of us are relaxing or gearing up for the annual cookout, approximately 1,000 runners are heading to Shipyard Park. There is no typical runner. An equal number of […] Read more »
MNHM Summer Programs
Come and enjoy the summer in Marion with the Marion Natural History Museum’s Summer Programs. Life along the Shore: During this program, we will be visiting the shoreline and exploring the plants and animals that live in our area’s many coastal habitats. With the use of games, journals, introductory science techniques and hands-on activities, this […] Read more »
Marion Fire Fighters Association
The Marion Fire Fighters Association is honored to recognize the lifetime commitment and dedication of service to the Marion Fire Department by Deputy Chief Nathan B. Nye, Sr. In collaboration with the Nye Family and F.F. Brian Avila, an engraved dedication monument will be placed at the entrance to Marion Fire Station Two where Deputy […] Read more »
Tense Moments at ConCom Meeting
The May 14 agenda of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission could have borne the title of ‘Water, Water Everywhere’ as several items the commission heard during the course of the meeting dealt with too much water in all the wrong places. The two cases causing the most controversy were drainage issues at Appaloosa Lane and at […] Read more »
Staff Embraces New Lockdown Procedure
Twenty teachers huddled in the back of a classroom. Lights out, door locked, a decision was made. Within seconds, the teachers had every desk in the room pressed up against the door – a barricade was formed. A minute later, the door shook violently, but the barricade held. Round two. Without a barricade, the door […] Read more »
Weweantic Boat Fire Difficult to Reach
The Marion and Wareham Fire Department’s responded to reports of a boat fire in the Weweantic River at just after 3pm Friday. They found a large catamaran fully involved and about 1000 feet off the Weweantic River highway overpass. Accessing the craft was difficult due to the proximity to roadways. The Wareham Fire Department reported that […] Read more »