February Break “Staycation” Activities in Mattapoisett

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During school vacation week, don’t get stuck indoors. Mattapoisett Land Trust is offering a Hot Chocolate Hike on Monday February 20 at 10 am. Meet at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Foundation on Angelica Ave. for a short hike followed by hot chocolate and a campfire. All are welcome to join. Dress for the weather and wear your boots, it may be wet out there.

`For even more family fun during school vacation, try out MLT’s Staycation Scavenger Hunts. See the Family Activities page on the MLT website to download the instructions and checklists for the Dunseith Gardens and the Dexter “Tub” Mill scavenger hunts. Good luck. Remember to post your photos with #MLTscavengerhunt so we see how well you do.

High Anxiety

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            She really is a very nice person.

            Our own town barber who plies her trade in the very shop where my father cut hair for many years, esteemed Selectwoman and serious tree lover Jodi Bauer was on the phone.

            I have been expecting the call. About this time every year, she calls to ask if the missus and I and other local artists will be willing to judge a poster contest. Mattapoisett is a Tree City USA member, and one of the activities designed to encourage awareness of the environment and our precious resources is an art contest for fifth graders. We are always happy to help.

            This time, the tables have been turned. The kids will still create posters, but the judges will, too, be judged by the kids. Oh boy!

            When Jodi explained this new wrinkle to us over the speaker phone, a deafening silence fell on our conversation. My wife stared at me. I stared at her. Do we really want to do this? After all, we are professional artists. It’s true we’re retired, and it has been years since either of us has designed anything. I now paint portraits and she, once a graphic designer, is now a photographer. This could be embarrassing.

            What if we say no, will Jodi convince her cohorts on the Select Board to instruct the Highway Department to not plow our street? Will she pressure the Assessors to raise our taxes? Did I mention she is very persuasive?

            After some thought, we asked if we could think about it. Like a lightning bolt splitting a massive tree in a storm, a thunderous “No!” came crackling over the phone line. How do you say no to someone who wields a sharp pair of scissors in close proximity to my ears? The van Gogh look is not for me. So, of course, we agreed.

            Now the pressure begins. What if we fail to produce something “professional” looking? What if the young saplings judging us think our work stinks? Our reputations as “real” artists are ruined.

            Worse, what if my wife wins and I don’t? I’ll never hear the end of it. I can see it now, every Thanksgiving with the family gathered around the festive table, turkey sitting proud by the mashed potatoes and stuffing, as she passes the gravy, she barks how she beat me to a pulp in an art competition.

            Heaven forbid, what if I win? Fifty-three years of wedded bliss down the drain. My bride remembers everything. If she tripped over a shoe I left on the floor 40 years ago, she remembers. If I left a dirty dish on the kitchen counter in 1978, she remembers. This would be hanging over my head forever.

            Oh, the shame of losing. Will I have to give up painting and turn to writing full time (be careful what you wish for dear reader)? Here I sit, my hair falling out, worrying about a little poster contest, while my bride is calmly staring at her computer researching trees.

            Am I overthinking this? Do you think? Get on with it, Dick!

            Stay tuned for the results of this epic mind battle.

            Editor’s note: Mattapoisett resident Dick Morgado is an artist and retired newspaper columnist whose musings are, after some years, back in The Wanderer under the subtitle “Thoughts on ….” Morgado’s opinions have also appeared for many years in daily newspapers around Boston.

By Dick Morgado

Board Chastised about Pricey Housing

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During Monday night’s meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board, member Karen Field commented that the houses being built on Chapel Road seem too close to Route 6. She said the building inspector confirmed that the homes have proper setbacks. This prompted resident Paul Osenkowski to share his opinion of the project and the board.

            Osenkowski began by saying that Mattapoisett lacks diversity because housing is too expensive. He went on to admonish the board, which he said “screwed up” regarding an earlier, conceptual cluster subdivision plan. That concept was brought to the board by engineer Bill Madden of G.A.F. Engineering, representing David Nicolosi, through informal discussion only, not in a request for Plan Review.

            Osenkowski told the board that instead of getting five “reasonably” priced homes including green space, the town is getting much bigger homes priced much higher and no green space. He alluded to unnamed persons whom he alleged blocked the original plans for personal reasons and accused the board members (with the exception of John Mathieu, who was not on the board at that time) of stonewalling.

            For over 10 minutes, Osenkowski was allowed to continue. He repeated several times that the board knew about behind-the-scene matters that had negatively impacted the original concept. The board responded they didn’t know what he was talking about. Board member Arlene Fidalgo said the discussion was “absurd.”

            Mathieu said that he understood what Osenkowski was driving at. He said at a future board meeting he wishes to discuss bylaws and review what he dubbed “flexibility” given to the Planning Board.

            The 2022 Master Plan, which is pending Select Board review, speaks to the need for more housing and affordable housing that Mathieu said he wants to explore. A draft of the pending Master Plan is accessible at Mattapoisett.net.

            Earlier in the meeting, the board approved the town’s return of $520.95 in 53G funding to David McIntire for the Skagbark Circle roadway construction being undertaken by the developer.

            Site Plan Review of the 156 Acushnet Road solar array filed by Sun Partners was continued to March 6, pending state acceptance of the project.

            The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board is scheduled for Monday, March 6, at 7:00 pm.

Mattapoisett Planning Board

By Marilou Newell

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

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Several years ago, I received a phone call from a friend who was helping Beatrice Taber clean out her home prior to selling it. The home at 199 New Bedford Road along with the woods across the street had been in the Taber family for many years.

            One of the items in the house was the rocker pictured here. After looking over the chair, Dave asked if he could have it, and she was happy to give it to him. His reason for both requesting the chair and calling me was his belief that the rocker should stay in town. The rocking chair which resembles a Hitchcock rocker came with information about its origins. It was made by Carl E. Taber (who lived at 199 New Bedford Rd.) and the wood for the chair came from trees grown on his property. On the underside of the rocking chair seat was this inscription, “This Boston Rocker is made of all native wood taken from my farm in Rochester, Mass. The fancy decorating was done by my daughter Evelyn.” Under that was his name, Carl A. Taber AD 1955.

            We at the Historical Society are truly grateful to have had this “Rochester” rocking chair donated to our museum. The pictures which sit on the rocker are of the Taber home. The rocking chair has a place of honor on the altar at our museum at 355 County Road

By Connie Eshbach

Upcoming program at the Marion Natural History Museum

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David Orwig, Senior Ecologist and Forest Ecologist with Harvard Forest will be sharing his research into the presence of old-growth forests in our state on March 31, 7:00 – 8:00 pm. The talk will include a broad discussion of old-growth forests in Massachusetts- What are they? Where are they? And what can they tell us? Through pictures and data from many old-growth forests in the state, many aspects of why these rare forest gems are so special will be described along with the many threats they face. Suggested donation to the museum – $10.00/person. To register, please visit the museum’s website: www.marionmuseum.org.

Immigrant History Explored

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            Marion’s rich history as a seaport community has been well documented over decades. Less has been known about its immigrating workers and the people who settled on the outskirts of estates and wealth. But that is changing now, thanks in no small part to the collaborative efforts of the Marion Historical Commission and the Sippican Historical Society.

            On February 1, the Music Hall was filled with townsfolk interested in learning more about the people who populated Route 6 and the immigrant neighborhoods.

            MHC Chairperson Meg Steinberg told The Wanderer that Claire Dempsey, a historic-preservation consultant, produced an inventory and historic research report on Marion’s Portuguese, Azorean and Cape Verdean communities. The MHC funded this project so that Dempsey could complete her analysis of the Point Road and Gifford’s Corner neighborhoods, an earlier project also funded by the MHC.

            Local resident, Cape Verdean ancestor and educator Rick DaSilva has been participating in the immigrant history project for several years. In a response to how he became involved in the project, DaSilva replied, “I joined the Sippican Historical Board a few years ago, before the pandemic, with strong intentions to increase the diversity of perspectives and narratives. A few years ago, I was contacted by Claire Dempsey, the writer of the report, and … spent some time discussing the different areas in Marion she was researching.”

            But how did these areas become meccas for immigrants? Who were the people? What are their stories? This is what DaSilva, who taught history at Tabor Academy for many years and is now the director of Community and Equity Affairs at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, wishes to pursue in greater detail. He believes it will “fill in the blanks.”

            Some work had begun on collecting Cape Verdean oral histories when Judith Rosbe of the SHS recorded several with the assistance of family members with surnames Pina, Barros and Pires. That was the beginning of filling in the blanks, a place where documentation ends and memories begin.

            “I ended the talk last night mentioning that goal (of gathering oral histories) and that the purpose of doing the talk was to shed light on the countless stories we don’t have and haven’t collected,” DaSilva told The Wanderer. He said that while data, such as that reported by Dempsey, is critical, “it is nothing without the anecdotes and narratives from those who lived in these areas through 1930 to 1990.”

            In his presentation and follow-up, DaSilva noted that successive generations, the children and grandchildren of the immigrants, have migrated out of the area. “Those stories are gone.” He said, however, that there are immigrant ancestors who attended talks such as these and have access to images and testimonies, along with those who have remained in the area willing to share those pieces of the story.

            A large part of the February presentation focused on Dempsey’s exhaustive research of documents, deeds, assessors’ reports and tax records. That mapping told a silent story. A story of immigration from the Cape Verdean Islands to the southeast coast of Massachusetts by people, primarily young men, in search of employment and a more stable area for resources.

            In his oral history, DaSilva told Rosbe that the Cape Verdean Islands were prone to drought and famine. “Men came looking for work on fishing boats, in cranberry bogs, in construction…” Those first immigrants who settled in the area would later bring family members to Marion. Families would grow into neighborhoods along Point Road, Mill Street, Creek Road, Wareham Road and Giffords Corner.

            DaSilva also spoke of the Point Road School built to educate the increasing number of children being born to the immigrants and the challenges those children faced.

            Once Sippican School opened, there would be concerns regarding the necessity and purpose of maintaining two schools in the town. DaSilva said, “Children of Cape Verdean heritage were thrown into a different culture,” when required to attend Sippican School versus the Point Road School that had been filled with family and friends and their cultural identity.

            DaSilva wants to cast a wide net and capture the full story of immigrating people to the area. “I believe that in the southeast, more people are now interested not just in tracing family roots but hearing and reading about the families that helped build this area,” he said. “Whether on ships, bogs or in textile mills, the Cape Verdeans, Azoreans and Portuguese – and countless mixtures among them – were as important to the foundation of growth and success as any other group or groups who are often given credit for making the southeast vibrant and viable.”

            Got a story to share? Contact DaSilva at rsilv@me.com or Meg Steinberg, Marion Historical Commission, at 508-748-3500.

Marion Historical Commission / Sippican Historical Society

By Marilou Newell

ORR Stands by Library Resources Policy

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            The controversial subject of library resources was once again discussed during a school committee meeting, this time as an item on Monday night’s agenda of the Old Rochester Regional School Committee.

            Michelle Smith, committee chairperson, provided a draft statement for the committee’s consideration, highlighted by an existing policy that the selection of library resources is the primary responsibility of the library staff.

            The approved selection criteria would necessarily include a wide range of educational materials representing many different points of view and afford the public access to review materials by filing a request form that can be found on the Teaching and Learning page of the district website. The School Committee, meanwhile, will continue to govern school-library procedures by adhering to existing law and policies.

            After a motion to approve was made, committee member Joe Pires motioned to allow the public to comment on the policy. Smith stated that public participation in committee deliberations is confined to budget-related items.

            Pires abstained from the vote that otherwise approved the existing policy putting resources (including book selection) in the hands of library staff.

            In recent months, Pires has publicly objected to what he considers pornography on the shelves of ORR’s school libraries. The same literature is considered by community activists as crucial and even foundational to an inclusive society.

            An ensuing debate between Pires and others including committee Vice Chairperson Frances Kearns spread onto social media. During the recent Joint School Committee meeting, Pires questioned if membership in the grassroots non-profit group Tri-Town Against Racism poses a conflict of interest. Outside the committee, he has publicly suggested so.

            Later during Public Comment, Frances Kearns’ husband Thomas Kearns objected to the suggestion his wife resign from the committee and suggested the person on the other side of the argument (Pires) do so instead.

            Despite Pires’ self-identification as a minority and insistence in his support of equity and inclusion, his conflict with Tri-Town Against Racism has only escalated.

            Monday night, Smith drew the line to keep the simmering conflict from rendering the ORR School Committee dysfunctional.

            Smith started by publicly apologizing for having “failed” the committee. She expressed regret for not taking charge in accordance with her role during recent meetings in which she stated that multiple members used inappropriate platforms such as subcommittee reports to engage in diatribe on topics not on the meeting agenda.

            “I will not allow any off-topic agendas, nor allow the public to be disrespectful. My role is not to take any sides but to follow policy … I’m done with all the disrespect,” said Smith. “I will stop any member who speaks off topic on an item that is not on the agenda, and I will stop any member of the public from speaking disrespectfully to a committee member.

            “They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well it takes a unified school committee to lead us forward.”

            Also during Public Comment toward the end of the agenda, ORR student Alia Cusolito, who identifies in gender as non-binary, spoke on behalf of the high school’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance and BIPOC club.

            “You’ve all been talking about students rather than with us, which is now continuing as we are unable to have a conversation when we’re not on the agenda,” read Cusolito from a prepared statement.

            In acknowledging the committee’s commitment to anti-racism policy and culture, Cusolito encouraged the membership to consider the students’ other needs and perspectives.

            “Despite the negativity expressed by some community members, we believe that advocating for the safety and well-being of all people is the most effective and empathetic course of action. We respectfully ask that you seek our expertise rather than having adults outside of the school speak on our behalf. We welcome the opportunity to collaborate on any actions that directly impact us.”

            ORR student Isabella Doyle spoke about her experience encountering racial stereotyping that persisted outside class after she asked for name calling to stop. She said ORR needs to strengthen its “messaging” to students of color that the support in school policy will be enacted upon incidents of racism.

            The ORR School Committee held several votes, unanimously approving recommendations to tweak the 2023-24 ORRHS Program of Studies.

            Additions include: Honors Human Anatomy, Physiology I, College Prep-level Portuguese III and Honors Portuguese III as continuations; Cyber Security I and II as a Computer Science prerequisite, expansion of Unified Physical Education to Grade 9 (maximum 21 students per semester, total 42); renaming English 12 Communication in the 21st Century according to its former name English 12A (to distinguish it from the honors class); Unified Arts ceramics (including written work); Black & White Photography; emphasis on the artist’s role in society in Art History; Honors Human Anatomy (conceptual learning of various systems requiring the use of primary sources); opening Computer Science Principles to tech-driven freshmen (new prerequisite for Computer Science per the advice of college boards); and removal of a course on creativity and inspiration that had “very little student interest.”

            New language in the high school and junior high student handbooks meant to distinguish between excused and unexcused absences was approved by the committee. The refined policy will strive to seek information on why students are absent that will help district administration offer assistance to those students.

            The committee approved the use of the use of the high school’s multipurpose field by the local girls youth lacrosse league. Pending the league schedule, the organization requested a total of four Sundays during April, May or June. Each Sunday would include four 50-minute games for a total of 200 minutes on the field.

            “This has my full support,” said ORR Principal Mike Devoll, speaking on behalf of himself, Facilities Director Gene Jones and Director of Athletics Bill Tilden. He noted that the program already practices on the ORR campus. “We will collaborate as we do with all of our youth organizations on when the fields are not playable.”

            According to lacrosse-program representative Sara Jacobsen, the area boys program uses the Dexter Lane fields in Rochester. Asked if the high school coaches support the new presence of youth football and now lacrosse, Devoll said, “All of our coaches – I’ll speak for all of them – want our kids on our campus.”

            Nelson told the committee that the resurfacing of ORR’s track is headed toward a June completion date. The spring track programs are working to secure a practice and competitive schedule on rivals’ campuses.

            The committee approved the School Health Unit applications submitted to the state Department of Public Health by school nurses Nicole Reedy (ORRHS) and Linda Deveau (ORRJH.)

            The committee approved four donations from Cape Cod 5 Educational Mini-Grants to district faculty: $490 to Brian Almeida for three 3D printers, $360 to assist Eugenia Tilley in teaching Latin, $500 to Andrew Apperson to support disc golf on the ORR campus and $496 to Allison Barker for digital story-telling resources.

            ORR announced the hire of custodians Justin Almeida and Stephen Gaudet and Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Melissa Wilcox. With the announcement that Secretary Diana Russo is retiring, the committee voted to appoint Wilcox both as committee secretary and recording secretary.

            ORR golf coach Chris Cabe was recognized for guiding the Bulldogs to the 2022 fall season MIAA Division 2 championship.

            Student representative Sakurako Huyhn Aoyama reported on activities and events including theme dressing and an “Adam Sandler Day.”

            The Central Office Report yielded news that there are open spots available for the Math Acceleration Academy during February vacation, and Devoll publicly acknowledged the ORR boys swimming team for winning the conference championship, Markus Pierre for his Golf recognition in The Standard-Times and 2022 ORR graduate and Harvard University freshman Eddie Gonet, who brought Harvard’s oldest a cappella club, the Krokodiloes, to ORR where they performed before an audience reaching 400. “I think we’ll be making that a yearly event,” said Devoll.

            The committee voted to enter executive session, only returning to adjourn.

            The next meeting of the ORR School Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15, and the next meeting of the Joint School Committee will be held on Thursday, March 30. Both meetings will begin at 6:30 pm in the ORR Junior High media room, also accessible live via Zoom.

ORR School Committee

By Mick Colageo

South Coast Chamber Music Series Presents Travelogue

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The South Coast Chamber Music Series (SCCMS) presents “Travelogue”, a planetary tour. Missy Mazzoli’s Death Valley Junction opens the program with withering heat before the refreshing Piano Quartet in A Minor, Op. 7 by Vincent d’Indy. This unique work offers soulful themes for cello and a ballade for viola before reaching a jovial, quite Parisian conclusion. The final leg of our journey brings us to Saint Petersburg for Alexander Borodin’s masterful String Quartet No. 2, whose melodies have graced Kismet, Disney’s The Little Matchgirl and Star Trek: Discovery. Bon voyage.

            On Saturday, February 25, the Chamber Music performance will take place in Marion at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 124 Front Street. On Sunday, February 26, the venue is in South Dartmouth at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 351 Elm Street. Both concerts begin at 4:00 pm. Tickets are $25 and must be purchased in advance at https://nbsymphony.org/chamber-series-2022-2023/.

            This SCCMS weekend features NBSO musicians Ethan Wood, violin; EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin; Anna Griffis, viola; Peter Zay, cello; as well as SCCMS Artistic Director Janice Weber, piano.

Academic Achievements

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Leah Reed, of Marion was named to Regis College’s Fall 2022 Dean’s List. Reed was among a group of students who achieved exemplary grades in their classes.

            The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the Fall 2022 Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List represent nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey and many other states and countries. They include: Maggie Arruda of Marion, Sam Gryska of Marion, Quintin Palmer of Marion, Mason Tucker of Marion, Andrew Coucci of Mattapoisett, Chris Gauvin of Mattapoisett and Mariana Ditata of Rochester.

            Dean College is pleased to announce that Ryan Fraine of Mattapoisett has earned a place on the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List have demonstrated a serious commitment to their studies while at Dean College.

Gorman Eager to Board Marion’s Ship

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            During his January 5 interview with the Marion Select Board, Geoff Gorman said, “My expectation would be that I am a multiplier for the Select Board, not just a minion.” On March 1, Gorman will become that “multiplier,” replacing Jay McGrail as town administrator.

            “I’m there to represent the Select Board and what their goals and strategy … their long-term strategy for the Town of Marion, are,” Gorman further explained on Monday morning during a visit to the Town House. “I’ve got to take those five-, 10-year goals and make them into bite-size chunks for the operations of the town. Tactical budget, year-long budget stuff, but also a five-year plan.

            “It’s also to minimize the impact of change in leadership because, you know, with a three-person Select Board, in three years, you could have three different people. Hopefully, you can have some corporate knowledge here all the time to prevent those waves from rolling over anything: budgets, people, processes, operations, everything.”

            The February 1 announcement of Gorman’s hire as new town administrator came over three weeks after the town announced that top choice Evan Lehrer has turned down the job to remain Mashpee’s town planner, along with his partnership in a cannabis business.

            Gorman was not a distant second. He got Select Board member Norm Hills’ vote, and all three members said Gorman could do the job, Select Board member Toby Burr going so far as to say Gorman would be the better candidate than Lehrer over the first year of either’s hire.

            “I was happy for the candidate they chose. I know him … and he was a great choice,” said Gorman of Lehrer. “I can’t say I wasn’t happy that it didn’t work out … because then they called me on the phone. I said I’d be more than happy to have a discussion, and I put the phone down and then I was like, ‘Woo-hoo!’ I was very excited, and I know the strengths and the good things I can bring to Marion and to the job. And so I’m glad it worked out that I’m able to prove to people that I was the correct choice.”

            Gorman has been working in regional management for MilliporeSigma. His resignation from the international, business-to-business, life-sciences company will become effective on February 28.

            The Lockheed Martin land development issue that had won Lehrer the job is something Gorman will have to learn more about, but he understands Marion as “a shorefront, intimate, small community who cares about its ocean.”

            Gorman was not looking for a job where he could be a “trained circus animal” so, when he could not find his own job description at marionma.gov, he wanted to know, “What’s my swim lane?” During the discussion that ensued after Gorman got the call, he was provided “a very detailed job description. And all my questions were answered, so it’s perfect.”

            From the time he was two weeks out of high school until his 2015 retirement, Gorman had spent 27 years in the Navy. He would sink his teeth into local government in Mashpee, where he served seven years on the town’s School Committee and until his hire in Marion had served a year on Mashpee’s Finance Committee.

            “I really found it interesting how the public schools worked,” he told the Select Board during his January 5 interview, noting the budgeting process, the data-driven mindset and the benefit of working with teams. Mashpee School Committee’s ($26,000,000) annual budget is similar in size to Marion’s operational budget.

            Gorman also founded Mashpee’s “Falcon Foundation,” the fundraising for the educational foundation occurring online as leveraged by the pandemic. Through that experience and serving on School Committee, Gorman brings grant research and writing to a town needing more of both.

            “I kind of cut my teeth on writing my own grants, competitive grants, I know where to look,” he said.

            On Finance Committee, he learned that “The people who know (their needs) are department heads. … Ask those hard questions early because if you don’t, they just sit there and fester.”

            During his finalist interview on January 5, Gorman also referenced key Mashpee-related experiences, including a difficult breakup with the school superintendent, developing a relationship with leaders of the Wampanoag Tribe and relationships in town management.

            “We built those relationships with open dialogue,” he said.

            There was no more growth to be pursued in Mashpee, Gorman told the Marion Select Board. “This is a much better fit for me.”

            Following Gorman’s final on-ship deployment on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, he taught at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, serving as a maritime liaison for all of the college’s Title 10 war games.

            Maritime adjudication he considered “a lot of fun. The biggest skill I developed from that was the facilitation aspect of it,” he said. “These war games are sometimes international … you can’t tell them what to do, but you have to (lead) them to a common goal.”

            Asked during his finalist interview by Burr if he considers himself a Type A personality, Gorman said, “I’m a blue-red, I’m a data-driven guy, but subconsciously I’m red – that’s Type A. I don’t think I’m Type A.

            “One weakness that I work on is patience. I don’t typically like when people don’t do their jobs. … I don’t push people out of the way to get things done. … I find much more satisfaction working with the experts around (me) … you have to stick with decisions.”

            As for serving his constituents on a daily, weekly basis, Gorman said on January 5, “There’s always a problem, and it’s always on me to help solve that problem. … If somebody asks you a question and you say, ‘I’ll get back to you,’ you get back to them. Even if you don’t have the answer.”

            Now Gorman has his own answer from the Select Board, and Interim Town Administrator Judy Mooney can soon go back to wearing her primary hat as Marion’s Finance director. Not a moment too soon during the height of budget-making season.

            “My wife has always told me that when a door closes, another one opens for opportunity and just keep your mindset,” said Gorman on Monday. “Everyone gets a hit to the ego when they’re not the first choice, but you know what? I was number-two out of 39? I’m very happy about that. Ultimately, I got the job, and I’m super excited for the opportunity.”

By Mick Colageo