The Mattapoisett Select Board and Mattapoisett School Committee held a joint meeting on August 24 to vet candidates for the unexpired School Committee term created by the abrupt departure of Shannon Finning. The four candidates vying for the seat were Erin Custadio, Holly Weeden, Eric Beauregard, and Carole Clifford. When all was said […] Read more »
Three weeks from age 60, Mary Cass was the class of the Mattapoisett Road Race, brushing off her closest competitor and Saturday morning’s humidity with a stellar if sweat-soaked performance. Cass, whose official time of 20:46 (she timed herself at 20:47.3) was 14th overall, led all women by a comfortable 37 seconds. […] Read more »
Kathleen Massey, Animal Control Officer for the Town of Mattapoisett wishes to remind all dog owners that late fees of $20 on each dog license will begin on September 1, 2021. The annual fees are $9 if your pet is spayed or neutered, and $12 if they are not. A late fee of $10 was […] Read more »
On Friday, August 27, the Marion Concert Band will close its 2021 season with a concert in the style of the Boston Pops Orchestra. The program, which includes pieces by former Pops arranger Leroy Anderson and former Pops conductor John Williams, is as follows: Montmartre March – H. Wood; Festive Overture – D. Shostakovich; Strike […] Read more »
Over 2,000 schools participated in the AP Capstone Diploma program, a project-based learning experience valued by colleges and universities across the U.S. and around the world. At Old Rochester Regional High School, five students have earned the AP Capstone Diploma™ and four have earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™ during the 2020-21 school […] Read more »
Marion’s Bylaw Codification Committee, a subcommittee of the Planning Board headed up by Planning Board member Norm Hills, has been working off a consultant’s list in addition to its own discoveries in an effort to achieve an update that will go to Fall Special Town Meeting floor. Hills told the Planning Board during […] Read more »
The Marion Hazard Mitigation Planning (HMP) team in partnership with the Woods Hole Group is developing a plan for long-term risk reduction of disasters associated with natural hazards. The HMP team consists of the police chief, fire chief, harbormaster, building commissioner, DPW superintendent, town administrator, Conservation Commission Chair, and Planning Board representatives. The draft […] Read more »
The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals heard one public hearing during its August 12 Zoom meeting. In Case No. 1167, Mark Woodward Jr. sought a variance on his property at 519 County Road for a garage exceeding 1,000 square feet under Chapter 20.40, E.2 (7) of the Rochester Zoning By-Laws. Woodward explained that […] Read more »
The August 16 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found the members facing an agenda filled with applications that have been continued multiple times over months. One such application is the site plan review of Randall Lane, LLC’s that proposes a large solar array deep within privately held forested lands. Member Janice Robbins […] Read more »
Oliver Russell, of Mattapoisett, graduated after majoring in history and German at Bates College. Russell, the son of Gregory D. Russell and Jennifer D. Russell, is a 2017 graduate of Falmouth Academy. The University of Rhode Island celebrated its newest alumni during the University’s 135th Commencement in May! Erin Nicole Byrne, of Mattapoisett, received […] Read more »