The Rochester Planning Board was introduced to the plans for the largest solar array farm ever proposed in Rochester during an informal meeting held on January 14, and will soon entertain another four informal sessions for four additional related solar array projects all by the same developer, SunRaise Investment. Joe Harrison of SunRaise Investment said […] Read more »
Just before the holiday break, Old Colony boys basketball was handed its first loss of the 2019-20 season by Tri-County in a 52-44 finish. Since that loss on December 20, the Cougars have not lost again, and they recently had an opportunity for payback against Tri-County. Old Colony took full advantage of the opportunity. The […] Read more »
Snowy owls have not been arriving to prominent coastal points of Buzzards Bay as usual on the wings of the Winter Solstice, crossing over from Cape Cod as annually reported by the Falmouth Christmas Bird Count. This bird count happens to be the longest-running science survey in the world and has reported only several snowy […] Read more »
MAC Dance Academy – The spring session of MAC Dance Academy begins Monday, February 24. MAC Dance Academy is a classically taught dance studio that fosters individuality and fun for all dancers. This low-key, low-cost program provides extraordinary dance instruction by Teah Keogh (“Miss Teah”) in ballet, tap, and jazz, and also touches on contemporary, hip-hop, and […] Read more »
Colby-Sawyer College has named Marissa Williams of Mattapoisett to the Dean’s List for fall 2019. Williams majors in nursing and is a member of the class of 2020. To qualify for the Dean’s List students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours in […] Read more »
Following the January 14 Special Town Meeting, the Board of Selectmen held its regular meeting. The agenda included a meeting with John DeCosta and Bruce Rocha regarding Mattapoisett’s Boston Cane. The Boston Cane was the brainchild of the publisher of now-defunct The Boston Post newspaper, Edwin Grozier, who distributed 700 elegant canes throughout New England with the […] Read more »
In 2020 the Town of Mattapoisett will embark on a new Master Plan process. Twenty years have passed since the last Master Plan, and it is time to take a fresh look at the opportunities, challenges, and vision for our town. The Planning Board is seeking volunteers to engage in this interactive endeavor, which will […] Read more »
To the Editor; January 21, 2020 is the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 Citizens United v. FEC ruling. The Justices declared government restrictions on “independent” political spending by corporations, unions and billionaires to be unconstitutional. The majority opinion declared that the 1st Amendment protects the “act of speech” by incorporated entities, whether we […] Read more »
On January 14, Mattapoisett voters gathered as town officials called a Special Town Meeting to order to consider one warrant article: modifying Article 20 of the October Special Town Meeting that collectively pulled together various infrastructure projects and specific funding sources. That warrant article noted that the town would not move forward on any of […] Read more »
Last Monday, Sippican School students participating in the afterschool space club, ‘Into Orbit’, had the opportunity to launch homemade bottle rockets thanks to engineers from Lockheed Martin. ‘Into Orbit’ Space Club is currently running for the second year in a row. Students in grades 5 and 6 spend 12 weeks learning about robotics and coding, […] Read more »