The Town of Marion’s plan to reduce overall driving speed limits on all local roads from 30 miles per hour to 25 (unless otherwise posted) will take time to implement, Department of Public Works engineer Meghan Davis reported during the Marion Select Board’s January 18 public meeting. The plan, the product of meetings […] Read more »
The inspiration for the “celebration” piece of our 2022-2023 museum exhibit, “Maps, Signs and Celebrations Part!” is the large sign pictured with this article. I first saw this sign a year or two ago in the barn at the Hartley-Rhodes cranberry bog. The sign evokes Rochester’s history which has been celebrated many times since it […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board Tuesday permitted the construction of an in-ground swimming pool behind a multi-unit home at 7 Marion Road. Building owner Kerri Souza received approval to install an 18×36-foot, 6-inch-deep pool with a steel-wall vinyl liner that she alone will use behind her four-unit building. The project’s installer, Gary Medeiros, promised […] Read more »
Interim Town Administrator Judith Mooney and Tree and Park Committee Chairperson Margie Baldwin wish to inform the community that the town will remove a large spruce tree near the Elizabeth Taber Library next week due to safety concerns. Work to remove the tree is expected to begin on Monday, January 30. The tree […] Read more »
Michael P. Lamoureux, Sr, 80 originally of Mattapoisett, died on January 21, 2023 after a brief illness at the Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn, CT. He was the beloved husband of the late Elizabeth P. Lamoureux. He was born in Holyoke, MA. Michael held the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army and […] Read more »
Jacqueline L. (LeMaire) Fallows, 80, of Fairhaven died January 22, 2023 at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Leonide J. and Beatrice (Couture) LeMaire, she lived in Fall River most of her life before moving to Fairhaven 17 years ago. […] Read more »
At a time when young children ought to be watching Sesame Street, building with Legos or learning their numbers, a young child of six, according to news reports, recently committed an unthinkable act against a respected teacher. Officials say it was not accidental. I wonder what on earth inspired that child to commit such […] Read more »
The Marion Affordable Housing Trust discussed a potential Accessory Dwelling Bylaw for the Town of Marion during its January 10 public meeting at the Music Hall. “If you look at how this is written, it’s written so as not to promote accessory dwelling,” said Chairperson Terri Santos, who told the members that the […] Read more »
The town of Rochester announces that it will launch its electricity aggregation program, Rochester Community Electricity (RCE), in March 2023. The Program is designed to provide new, competitively priced electricity supply options and more renewable energy for residents and businesses in Rochester. The Program was approved at the Rochester Town Meeting on May 20, 2019. […] Read more »
Carrie Ann (Meunier) Mello, 52, of Wareham passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Born in Middleboro, she was raised in Rochester and graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School. She later received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Phoenix. Carrie had been employed by Trinity Solar for the past three […] Read more »