Eileen Marum came away from a state-sponsored, Citizen Planner Training Collaborative session eager to share the concept of design review as the work of a potential committee in Marion. The mission of a design-review board would be to engage in “a process that municipalities can implement to improve the quality of structures,” Marum […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Planning Board has been struggling to keep business flowing in the absence of a town planner or administrator. Former Town Administrator Mike Gagne had been filling in for months after the departure of Mary Crain. Gagne, however, recently advised the town he would need to terminate his assistance having taken a […] Read more »
Plymouth County Genealogists, Inc. (PCGI,) announces the guest speaker for their January meeting and gathering on Saturday, January 8, at 11:30 am via Zoom. There will not be an in-person gathering in January due to Covid concerns. PCGI welcomes Janis Duffy who is a Past President of TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Association.) She […] Read more »
Fieldstone Lane residents who complained during the Zoning Board of Appeals’ December 23 public meeting about their predicament in the wake of developer Ken Steen’s requirement that they establish a homeowners’ association by January 1, 2022 in order to avoid a breach of contract were heard on Tuesday night by the Marion Select Board. […] Read more »
Elaine M. (Augustus) Vandament, 84, of Mattapoisett died January 3, 2022 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of the late Richard W. Vandament. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Antone and Beatrice (Correia) Augustus, she was raised in Marion and lived in Virginia before returning to Marion and Mattapoisett. […] Read more »
Looking through the memoirs of Abraham Holmes, born in 1754, he mentions various relatives and other Rochester residents who lived into their 80’s and 90’s, but they are greatly outnumbered by the many who “died young, ” often in early childhood. He mentions people who died by drowning, in war, in house fires, from exploding […] Read more »
Rochester Select Board member Woody Hartley reported during Monday night’s Select Board meeting that the Rochester Senior Center will be closed until January 18 due to the spike in COVID-19 cases. “A lot of cases in Rochester right now. Most seniors have been vaccinated, but this spreads so quickly and easily,” said Hartley, […] Read more »
Rose Bowman, principal of Center and Old Hammondtown schools, has been helping children achieve their full potential for a very long time. For decades Bowman has either directly worked with children or assisted classroom teachers, and it has never gotten old, it has felt fresh and thoroughly rewarding. Just ask her and the first […] Read more »
The proposed solar array planned for acreage off Randall Lane received an Order of Conditions during the December 27 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission. Coming before the commission were Caroline Booth and Eric Las, whose only words on this night were “Thank you.” During the previous commission meeting, the public hearing was […] Read more »
Lorraine T. (McGrath) Lake, 91, of Mattapoisett died peacefully on January 3, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Donald O. Lake. Born and raised in new Bedford, daughter of the late Martin J. and Zedder (Rose) McGrath, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. […] Read more »