It is without a doubt the budget-planning season. Engaging in the process of drafting a multimillion dollar municipal budget is no small task and requires both insight and foresight. Jumping into the deep end of the fiscal pool on February 3, Mattapoisett’s Finance Committee met with Library Director Jennifer Jones and Council on Aging […] Read more »
One day as Bruce Rocha mowed his parcel of land located on Driscoll Lane, his mind wandered a bit from his labors. He’d been taking care of the family’s field for decades as far back as the mid-1960s. The Rochas farmed the land, growing vegetables in season and trees. For a time, animals roamed the […] Read more »
After a turbulent season, the Old Rochester Regional High School boys swim team came out on top in the South Coast Conference Championship meet on February 3 with a score of 332. Michael “Skip” Holmes placed first in the 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, Sean Lund won the 200 individual medley and 100 freestyle and […] Read more »
The program speaker for the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club February 17 meeting is Abby Field. Her interest in historical clothing stems from a broader passion for history that began as a child. Her great grandmother, a member of the Fairhaven Colonial Club, dressed in Revolutionary War-era costumes for events. For the most part, Ms. Field […] Read more »
In his final meeting as chairman, Dr. Ed Hoffer told the Marion Board of Health that only a month ago Massachusetts was seeing 22,000 Covid cases per day. By the beginning of February, that number had dwindled to approximately 5,000. Hoffer intends to remain on the board as clerk during his announced run for […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals got its first look at the revised plan for Heron Cove Estates during the board’s January 27 public meeting. Increased from 96 to 120 units, this iteration of Ken Steen’s proposed 40B, Local Initiative Program (LIP,) affordable housing project on Route 6 at the Weweantic River is […] Read more »
Are you interested in supporting community-based projects in the arts, humanities and sciences in Mattapoisett that enhance our quality of life? Each year, Mattapoisett Cultural Council awards funds for public cultural events such as plays and concerts, arts in the schools, community organizations, field trips for students to museums and performances and more. These programs […] Read more »
Paul Henry Rossi, 50, of Stuart, FL, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 19, 2021. He was the son of Paula J. Schaaf of Port St Lucie, FL, and the late Philip N Rossi, Sr. of Wareham, MA. Paul was a former resident of Marion and moved to Florida in 1995. Paul was […] Read more »
Dr. Myron S. (Mike) Mazer 85, of Mattapoisett, died February 1st after a long illness. Mike was born in Boston, and attended Boston Latin School where in his yearbook, it was written “He well knows what it is to be the favored friend of many”, a quote he lived up to all his life. He […] Read more »
It has been 33 years since the Mattapoisett Planning Board reviewed its fee structure for various matters of permitting and approval for construction projects. On February 7, the board was armed with a draft of updated fees as it took on the task of refining the language contained in the fee schedule and heard from […] Read more »