The Rochester School Committee will schedule a special Zoom meeting this summer to vote its approval to final edits to the 2024-25 Rochester Memorial School Student Handbook, it was decided at the committee’s June 6 public meeting. After Assistant Principal Charles West summarized changes for the 2024-25 academic year, committee member Robin Rounseville asked […] Read more »
Fusion Physical Therapy will not be allowed to renovate space in the former Lockheed-Martin property until at least July 1 when it is presumed a required five members of the Marion Planning Board will be present for a continued public hearing for a Special Permit. The four members who were present for Monday night’s […] Read more »
Coming before the Mattapoisett Planning Board on June 17 were property owner Andris Rieksts and his representative David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Inc. In filing a Form J request, Rieksts sought to have one of several lots, part of a subdivision situated at the private end of Park Street now known as […] Read more »
Rochester’s Personnel Board Tuesday began reviewing its bylaw language revisions under wage ranges, categories and steps within the FY25 Classification and Compensation Plan that was approved by the May 13 Annual Town Meeting. Chairman Kristine Nash said the goal is to have all of the board’s revisions to the new Classification and Compensation Plan […] Read more »
Marion Select Board member Randy Parker’s effort to get a second line of conduit under Front Street as a placeholder in addition to the work proposed by NSTAR Electric Company (Eversource Energy) appears successful after discussion at Tuesday night’s public meeting of the board concluded with an agreement that Eversource representative Faye Sweatman will coordinate […] Read more »
In saying goodbye to the 2023-24 academic year, the Marion School Committee used its May 23 meeting to say goodbye to Sippican Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Elizabeth Milde. Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson called Milde the “utmost professional” in announcing her retirement. Citing her teamwork, dedication and encouragement of […] Read more »
Rochester’s Select Board Monday set a Fall Special Town Meeting for October 21 and approved August 9 as the last day to submit articles for the warrant. Asked by The Wanderer what articles they might have in mind for the October date, Select Board Chairman Brad Morse said there are a couple of […] Read more »
The Marion Energy Management Committee met on Monday to discuss a list of items such as solar panels for the new Department of Public Works facility and township vehicles. EMC member Bill Saltonstall read a statement from his conversation with Town Administrator Geoff Gorman. “I would like to suggest some of these savings […] Read more »
At the end of the June 10 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, the members took up the matter of residents’ concerns over the barren appearance of The Bogs. The massive restoration project undertaken by the Buzzards Bay Coalition has prompted neighbors and others to question possible transport of hazardous chemicals off site during […] Read more »
During the June 11 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board, Andrew Nilson of Child Engineering gave a status update for the Long Wharf reconstruction project. Nilson said the project will be at 35% design in mid-July and that at-100% cost estimation for construction would be available. No date was given for that milestone. […] Read more »