In sizing up the current state of COVID-19, the two practicing physicians on the Marion Board of Health, Chairman Dr. Ed Hoffer and Dr. John Howard, agreed on January 6 that it makes sense to get vaccinated. Hoffer estimated the current situation as “enormous growth in cases primarily due to the Omicron variant” with […] Read more »
The Massachusetts Superior Court has ruled in favor of codefendants Nils Johnson/Vintage 13 LLC and the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals in a two-action civil suit brought by plaintiffs George and Maureen Butler. The Butlers had taken two civil actions against Vintage 13 LLC, aka The Inn on Shipyard Park, after the ZBA ruled […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School track teams kicked off the New Year with dominant wins over Apponequet on January 5 at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech. While this was the third dual-meet of the indoor season for the Bulldogs, it was their first without any spectators allowed. The Janiak Field House at GNBVT has […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Council on Aging will be hosting an engaging, educational, art observation experience designed to broaden the minds of its participants, artists and nonartists alike. Visit artforyourmind.com for more information. On Friday, January 21 at 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, the featured program will be Early American Colonial Painting, about a selection of […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Select Board spent the better part of its January 11 meeting discussing vacancies that have remained open for many months – a conservation agent and a town planner. Coming before the board were Janice Robbins and Nathan Ketchel of the Planning Board and Mike King and David Lawrence of the Conservation Commission. […] Read more »
It took months of preparation and hours of meetings and negotiations, but on January 4, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) received an Order of Conditions from the Rochester Conservation Commission for the construction of a secondary access roadway, a retaining wall and various utility upgrades for property located at 45 Kings Highway. At […] Read more »
The Marion Pathways Committee met on December 22 via Zoom to provide members an update of the bike path that in collaboration with the South Coast Bikeway Alliance will continue from the paved portion at the Mattapoisett town line and continue east to Point Road. In 2020, Marion submitted a 75-percent plan of […] Read more »
As we start the New Year, it is important that we move into forward progress for the safety, health and well-being of our Tri-Town region. 2021 ended with the vandalism of the Little Free Diverse Library on Ned’s Point. This disheartening experience shows the need for folks to engage locally in conversations about how we […] Read more »
The magnificent, 3,000-gallon tanker truck soon to be shipped from the Rochester Fire Department to the tornado-ravaged community of Cayce, Kentucky, has been a gem of a piece of equipment for many years already. Acquired from Kent Island, the largest in the Chesapeake Bay, approximately 12 years after the 1988 tanker was built for […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School’s girls’ basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season on December 28 when they defeated Wareham, 56-4, in a dominant performance. Maddie Wright led the Bulldogs scoring 16 points with 4 steals. Sydnee Pires contributed 6 points and 5 rebounds. Maggie Brogioli added an additional […] Read more »