Mattapoisett News

Police rescued a suicidal teenager from the roof of Fairhaven High School early Saturday morning after a three-hour ordeal.

Some people thought it was a llama walking around on their property. Others calling Animal Control swore it was an emu.

The Mattapoisett Fire Department responded to a fire involving a camper at 110 Marion Road at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, November 4. A shed and a truck on the scene were also damaged in the fire.

A 25-ton house, gifted from Rochester resident Greg Kamon to soon-to-be Mattapoisett resident Deborah Francoeur, sits on a barge at the end of Brant Beach on November 5, 2009 while workers from New England Harbor Services and Mike Reid Mover Builders wait for 1:00 pm low tide to unload the house.

"We're anxious and we're watching carefully and we're thankful that to date we have not had a major outbreak." - Old Rochester Regional Superintendent Bill Cooper, relieved that his district has yet to see many H1N1 flu cases.

The Mattapoisett Library has announced an upcoming series of events. Family Story Times are held at 10:30 a.m. the first Saturday of the month.

After an hour of debate, residents voted overwhelmingly at a special Town Meeting on Monday night to amend bylaws to permit the town to repair private ways.

Dorothea W. Sackman, age 93, died October 29, 2009 at Sippican Healthcare Center, Marion, where she had been a resident for the past six years.

One person was injured and another arrested in a hit-and-run accident on Interstate 195 Friday night.

There are a dozen articles on the warrant for the special Town Meeting in Mattapoisett on Monday, but Article 1, which seeks to amend town bylaws with respect to the repair of private ways, seems certain to dominate the proceedings.

After months of planning, Summer's Last Blast V was held Sept. 11 at River Rock Farm, the Westport home of the Alvord and Schmid Families.

Police are investigating a Sunday night shooting in the South End. Police responded to a shots-fired call around 8:30 p.m. in the area of Ruth and Ashley streets, said New Bedford police spokesman Lt.

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Fairhaven Fire Department hosted a full-scale exercise to improve emergency response in the region.

NOVEMBER 2, 2009 at 7pm ORR Auditorium Article 1: REPAIR OF PRIVATE WAYS To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town of Mattapoisett's General Bylaws to include the following: REPAIR OF PRIVATE WAYS 24.1 REPAIR OF PRIVATE WAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: For the purpose of allowing safe and ready passage of police, fire, ambulance and school busses, the ...

This is my 52nd "Grape Expectations" column, making it my one-year anniversary. It has been a fun year and I truly appreciate all the positive feedback I have received and the questions readers have asked.

A battered school bus rests on its side, with 20 bloodied students trapped inside.

Dr. John Russell will serve the balance of Robert Nectow's term as Marion representative to the Old Rochester Regional School Committee.

Dr. Bruce Indek cares for both humans and animals. When architect Bonne DeSousa of Mattapoisett got laid off last year due to the recession, she used her time to brush up on green issues and to get her LEED certification from the US Green Building Council.

The Mattapoisett Fire Department will host an open house from 6 to 8:30 tonight.