It’s that time of the fiscal year when town departments draft new budgets and review their capital needs. For Mattapoisett’s Capital Planning Committee, it’s also a time to continue casting a wide net that captures all capital expenses in an effort to shed light on all proposed expenditures. The process now includes data on […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board reviewed what Chairman Norm Hills described as “another batch of bylaw changes” when it met remotely via Zoom on Monday night. Board member Andrew Daniel anticipates problems enforcing Section 230-6.2 on Signs, which on election days would authorize town employees to remove political signs inside of the required 150-foot […] Read more »
Earn your boating certificate in one day. Boat America is a new boating certificate class that offers an in-depth boating safety course with personal instruction and materials that provide the knowledge needed to obtain a USCG boating certificate. This will be offered each first Saturday of the month, February through June, at modest cost, […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to offer (2) $2,500.00 scholarship awards to Mattapoisett residents who are high school seniors, graduating June 2023. In addition, there will be a $1,500.00 scholarship granted to a Mattapoisett resident who is reentering the academic world after graduation and is in pursuit of a postsecondary degree or certificate. […] Read more »
Once there was a legend about a village where everyone carried a 200-pound load of rocks on their back wherever they went. As soon as they got up in the morning, they would put this bag of stones on their backs and go about their business. Even little children, as soon as they could […] Read more »
The committee charged with studying the feasibility of replacing or rehabbing the town’s public-safety buildings met with study consultant Ted Galante on Tuesday afternoon to exchange ideas on viable options. Galante began the meeting by handing out copies of the wish-list books that have compiled what both Fire Chief Scott Weigel and Police […] Read more »
The Town of Mattapoisett and Mattapoisett Land Trust, Inc. (MLT) are working together to reopen Old Slough Road as an emergency route for vehicles traveling to and from the Point Connett and Angelica Point communities in Mattapoisett. These communities presently are accessed by Angelica Avenue. Due to coastal location and low elevation, this road is […] Read more »
Registration for ArtStart 2023 at the Marion Art Center opens to MAC members on Friday, January 27 at marionartcenter.org/artstart. Registration for nonmembers will open on Friday, February 17. MAC members have access to early registration and receive a significant discount on ArtStart tuition. Membership at the Family level ($75 annually) or above is required for […] Read more »
The scarlet-colored male Cardinal with a flaming crest on its head is now a familiar backyard species because it is classified as nonmigratory and spends all winter here. It makes a beautiful Christmas card to send your friends, posing with bright, red plumage against a backdrop of white snow drifts. It got its proper […] Read more »
Don and Barbara Easterday’s January 12 proposal for a two-car garage on their pie-shaped lot at 52 Cove Circle was found lacking by the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals, which voted to continue the case to February 9. The Easterdays sought a variance from Section 230-5.1 of the Marion Zoning Bylaws for the […] Read more »