BUSTED! While patrolling the area of Monmouth Stree and Middle Road, on Monday, 5/27/19, Officer DeAmaral observed 10 year-old Lindsay Sumner and her brother, 7 year-old Carter Sumner, operating their bicycles safely on the shoulder of the road with helmets on! Officer DeAmaral stopped the two and, with the permission of their mother, both issued… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Acushnet town officials have been working with cadets from Mass Maritime Academy since last October, resulting in a tabletop exercise, “Winter Storm Cindy,” that simulated a blizzard with prolonged power outage. According to Fire Chief Kevin Gallagher, the town’s emergency response plans were reviewed and will be modified as a result of… [Read More]

The Buzzards Bay Coalition held its fourth annual Acushnet River Herring Festival at the Acushnet Sawmill property on Saturday, 5/11/19. The free event featured live animal shows, canoeing and kayaking on the river and the pond, educational demonstrations, food by the Oxcart, and Toe Jam Puppet Band. The property, at 32 Mill Road in Acusnet,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Acushnet Town Meeting passed the town’s $32.5 million operating budget, capital spending articles, and other spending articles, along with a couple of bylaw changes at the annual TM on Monday, 5/13/19 in about 2 1/2 hours. Most of the 38 articles passed with little or no discussion, and most passed unani­mously, but… [Read More]