Mattapoisett Selectman Paul Silva and Jordan Collyer voted on May 5 to reschedule town elections on Tuesday, June 16, and the annual town meeting on Monday, June 22. Silva noted that although the town clerk Catherine Heuberger was well prepared to conduct the elections as originally planned for May 19, lingering voter concerns over COVID-19 […] Read more »
The following students have achieved honors for the third term at Old Rochester Regional High School: Highest Honors, Grade 9; Rudy Aurele Arsenault, Maura Lee Bailey, Samuel Robert Balsis, Ava Karen Barrows, Sylvie Janet Benson, Gabriella Grace Berg, Ryan Steven Blanchette, Torsten Charles Brickley, Theodore Dean Carroll, Owen Bennett Cassidy, Caitlin Eleanor Collier, David Senra Costa, […] Read more »
Letter to the Tri-Town Communities, I am profoundly disappointed, but certainly not surprised of the action or mis-actions, in my estimation, of the ORR school administration’s response to the recent and latest episode of racism perpetrated by an ORR high school student. I am intentionally not detailing the incident, nor giving the student’s name, as […] Read more »
The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra has canceled its May 23 concert, ‘The Finnish Line’. Originally the season finale, there will now be a “new” finale on Friday, August 21, 7:30 pm, at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center. “Happy Birthday, Ludwig!” is a modification of the originally scheduled April 18 and 19 concert. The new NBSO program […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust has opened a new story walk at Dunseith Park located at the corner of Route 6 and North Street. This latest installation meanders through the three-acre park, which includes a stream and stonewall features along with its well-groomed trail system. The book that will be featured is titled Goodnight Spaceman and it is […] Read more »
Pamela Tuttle Humphrey, 88, of Mattapoisett, died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at her home. She was the wife of Robert H. Humphrey. Born in Chatham, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Harriet (Baker) Tuttle. A resident of Mattapoisett since 1965, Mrs. Humphrey was an adult education teacher. She is survived by her […] Read more »
Bill Madden of G.A.F. Engineering, representing the members of Antassawamock Club, Inc., questioned construction methods when a Conservation Commission hearing for Sandy Toes Realty Trust, Scott and Elizabeth Snow trustees, was reopened on April 27. The application was first opened in February, at which time the applicant’s representative was not available to explain the scope […] Read more »
Steven W. Urbanek, 92, of New Bedford passed away into the arms of the Lord Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in Hathaway Manor. He was the beloved husband of Phyllis (Arabasz) Urbanek with whom he recently celebrated 64 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, a son of the late Joseph and Frances (Krol) Urbanek, he […] Read more »
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »
Marion Conservation Commission Vice Chair Shaun Walsh told Brandon Lebrun that the commission could not issue a Certificate of Compliance (COC) for work being done at 20 Front Street during the commission’s April 22 meeting via remote access. “A Certificate of Compliance is intended to certify that the work permitted by the order of conditions […] Read more »