Robert Randall was sworn in as Sergeant with the Mattapoisett Police Department, and three, new full-time officers, from left: Louis DaSilva, Matthew Bates and Aaron Myers, were introduced during a special meeting of the Select Board on Monday at the fire station. Chief of Police Jason King welcomed the new officers, and Randall was sworn […] Read more »
Monday night’s brief Mattapoisett Planning Board meeting found the members looking at a 1987 subdivision roadway covenant for a project that never took place. Outgoing member Janice Robbins said that while combing through files in the Planning Board office, she happened upon an unreleased roadway covenant for Brookside Estates, a subdivision that would later […] Read more »
We are really excited to be offering a program by Rochester resident, Stephen DiMarzo at our monthly meeting on May 18 at 7:00 pm. He will be talking about the work he has done investigating petroglyphs and stone structures found in the area. The descriptions of these carvings and their connection to indigenous people will […] Read more »
A free, community Shred Event will be held on Saturday, June 4, from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center parking lot, 465 Mill Street, Marion. Securely dispose of your unwanted papers and keep your identity safe and out of the trash. This is a free event. We do ask […] Read more »
To the Editor; The Mattapoisett Tree Committee would like to thank the Highway Department and Tree Warden for planting two trees at the Police Station for Arbor 2022. Highway Surveyor Garrett Bauer and his crew, along with Tree Warden Roland Cote, were instrumental in the placement and planting of the trees. One of […] Read more »
The paper her note is written on has yellowed over the 54 years since she wrote it. The ink has faded a bit too. But her words carry so much relationship history, decades of living, so much pain, misunderstandings and yes, love that just holding the folded slip of paper inspires a flood of […] Read more »
A technical glitch that prematurely knocked the April 21 remote-access, public meeting of the Marion Board of Health offline was resolved with a special meeting called for April 27. In that subsequent meeting, the board officially closed unfinished business from April 21 and further developed its discussion on a strategy to replace Health Agent […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission approved an underground connection to solar power on Old Middleboro Road and gained two new members on Tuesday night. Middleboro Road solar-farm developer Solar MA Project Management, LLC’s original plan was to install utility poles down the length of Old Middleboro Road to a homeowner there. Tuesday night, company representatives […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ track team got off to a strong start this spring season, kicking off the spring season with dominant wins over Apponequet and Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech. However, there was one valuable asset that the boys’ team was missing: sprinter Colby Gross. Gross was a standout athlete for […] Read more »
Since its inception in 1974, the Mattapoisett Land trust has always been an all-volunteer organization. Focused entirely on preserving natural resources and wildlife areas, the MLT has performed its mission so effectively – with almost 900 acres now protected – that it became evident more help was needed. Enter Colleen Andrews, a Quincy native, who […] Read more »