It is no small task to mobilize over 500 volunteers for a morning of service! Lauren Boucher and Amelia Wright, Community Service Coordinators at Tabor Academy make it look easy. On Tuesday, September 22, Tabor’s tradition of service learning will continue with their fall Service Day. From 8:00 am – 12:00 pm, the students and […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Fire Lieutenant Justin Dubois had no clue that his idea to hold the Firefighter’s Association Chowder Competition would be met with such enthusiasm by the community. During a follow-up interview, Dubois said anywhere from 300 to 400 community members turned out for the September 13 event to sample the recipes of 16 different teams […] Read more »
On September 14, Mattapoisett Conservation Agent Elizabeth Leidhold brought before the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission a letter received from a local advisory group. That advisory group is the Mattapoisett River Valley Water Supply Protection Advisory Committee, a watchdog group with their eyes on the public water supply, protecting and enhancing this vital resource for the towns […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals on September 10 granted Tabor Academy one last continuance pertaining to the unpermitted ball field and its setback-encroaching backstop and lighting which is still in use without a permit nearly three years after the very first public hearing. ZBA member Betsy Dunn took matters into her own hands when […] Read more »
Friends of Mattapoisett Bike Path have launched a crowdfunding effort to raise $33,000 toward final permitting and design costs. If permitting and fundraising stay on schedule, construction can begin in fall or winter 2016. We are hoping that bicycling enthusiasts everywhere and people in communities around Mattapoisett will support the Town in its long effort […] Read more »
Tai Chi continues at the Atlantis Drive Facility in Marion on Tuesdays at 4:00 and 6:00 pm and Thursdays at 11:00 am. Come and improve your balance and overall health with this ancient medicine. Preregistration is not required and the cost is only $10 per class. Also at the Atlantis Drive Facility is low impact […] Read more »
In the multi-layered regulations written and managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), there are ways to change a property’s classification regarding whether or not it is considered part of a flood zone. Those processes are known as “Letter of Map Amendment” (LOMA), or “Letter of Map Revision – Based on Fill” (LOMR-F). A […] Read more »
Are expensive engineered plans required or would older engineered plans showing a septic layout and residential foundation be sufficient? That was the question the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals tackled during its September 10 meeting. Bryan and Robbi Reynolds of 269 High Street presented their application for a Special Permit to build an over-sized garage […] Read more »
“Johnny Angel how I love him…” “Rock-n-roll is here to stay…” “Rockin’ Robin, oh oh oh Rockin’ Robin – go Rockin’ Robin ‘cause we’re really gonna rock tonight…” As the golden oldies jogged memories and brought back long-forgotten song lyrics – lyrics that found their way to the lips – several, shall I say, “old […] Read more »
Gladys (Bailey) Pearson, 93 of Rochester, MA died September 4, 2015 at the Atria Fairhaven. She was the wife of the late Raymond G. Pearson. Born March 24, 1922 in Wardsville Ontario Canada she was the daughter of the late Albert G. Bailey and the late Margaret (Falconer) Bailey. Gladys had lived in Rochester for […] Read more »