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Mattapoisett · MattapoisettMonday night’s Annual Town Meeting at the Sippican Elementary School proved a vast majority of voters agree that the Marion Harbormaster Department needs a new, 33-foot, $803,000 patrol boat. What also emerged was the taxpayers’ priority on avoiding debt, even if it means going halves on the cost. They voted 92-60 in favor of splitting the cost between the Waterways Account and “free cash.” Before the vote, Finance Committee Chairman…See the Story
Patrol Boat Funding to Be Split
Mattapoisett · MattapoisettThe May 13 Mattapoisett Annual Town Meeting included moments of verbalized personal attacks and frustration during an hour-long debate on the pros and cons of the establishment of a new committee to help oversee the village road reconstruction project. Voters supported the creation of the committee, technically authorizing Select Board to act on the matter, which is now anticipated by Town Administrator Mike Lorenco in one of the boa…See the Story
New Committee in Select Board’s Hands
Mattapoisett · MattapoisettOh glory hallelujah, it’s spring again! It’s that time of the year when gardeners in the northeast prepare to welcome the emergence of previously planted bulbs and tubers, from daylily to lily of the valley to a mind-numbing variety of flowering plants. But one expert in the field of garden design and all things growing from the verdant earth, Kerry Ann Mendez, also welcomes a vast number of native species into her gardens, and she’d like you to…See the Story
Native Perennials and More
Mattapoisett · MattapoisettA zoning article brought the most residents to the microphone as Rochester’s Annual Town Meeting otherwise breezed through its 21-article warrant on Monday night at Rochester Memorial School. The meeting’s 178 attendees passed a bylaw amendment mandating that lot access shall only be allowed through or across a viable, legal road frontage and that the required rectangular shape of a lot will no longer need to be within the 40-foot se…See the Story
Zoning Articles Draw Feedback
Science · MattapoisettJoin us on Saturday, May 25 to hear from local sci-fi author Richard Cutler as he talks about his books and the current day misconceptions and confusion regarding science fiction. Richard Cutler is an engineer who dwells on historical events and future possibilities-combining these with a cynical view of what some believe led to his first two books, Course Correction and Carbon Neutral, followed by Altered Horizon. His newest book is Trappist-1 …See the Story
Richard Cutler to Speak at Plumb Library
Mattapoisett · MattapoisettRochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday approved and signed the Order of Conditions for previously unpermitted work at 532 Snipatuit Road. That work will remove an existing houseboat and dock from the edge of the pond within a wetlands buffer zone, including demolition of an existing house and construct a new, single-family home with associated site work, a new septic system and upgraded gravel-base driveway and stone cover. …See the Story
Houseboat Site Given Go-Ahead
Mattapoisett · MattapoisettThe Mattapoisett Museum, 5 Church Street invites the public on Sunday, May 19, from 2 to 4 pm to view the Unveiling of the Wanderer Model created by Master model shipbuilder George Lowery. Mr. Lowery will be in attendance and will give a brief presentation about the model and how he built it. The Wanderer model took over 2,000 hours of painstaking labor to complete and is authentic down to the smallest detail. Worth over $90,000, the Museum is g…See the Story
Unveiling of the Wanderer Model
Opinion · MattapoisettThe May 6 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found two members speaking candidly about Article 23 of the Annual Town Meeting warrant – creation of a committee brought via a citizen’s petition, inspired by the Tree Committee’s desire for influence on the project design. The village streets reconstruction project was slated to be funded by the TIP program established by the Department of Transportation, the same agency that fun…See the Story