By Pattie Pacella, Neighb News Correspondent The Acushnet Selectboard met on Monday, 7/25, mostly to discuss the LNG project and related negotiations with Eversource. Selectboard chair Garry Rawcliffe said he had begun to write up a few negotiations that he would like to see with Eversource. He stated he would like the board to give… [Read More]
Residents take to the streets against LNG expansion
By Pattie Pacella, Neighb News Correspondent On Saturday, July 9th more than 60 residents, friends, and members of the South Coast Neighbors United; marched from Pulaski School in New Bedford, past the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility on Peckham Street in Acushnet, to Mill Street back the three miles to the Ford Middle School. “We did… [Read More]
Acushnet Selectboard holds off on Eversource/LNG discussion
By Pattie Pacella, Neighb News Correspondent The Acushnet Selectboard held off on talking about negotiations with Eversource at its 7/11 meeting to make sure that all three board members would be present. Selectboard chair Garry Rawcliffe was absent. Mr. Rawcliffe had put together a list of items he wanted to negotiate with Eversource in relation to… [Read More]
Acushnnet LNG Committee reports to Selectboard
By Pattie Pacella, Neighb News Correspondent Approximately 40 people attended the Acushnet Selectboard meeting on 6/29, to hear the LNG Advisory Committee’s findings and recommendations on the proposed expansion of the facility on Peckham Street. Access Northeast, a project proposed by Eversource, National Grid and Spectra Energy, will seek to construct two 3.4 Bcf (billion cubic… [Read More]
“People Over Pipelines” march planned against LNG expansion
South Coast Neighbors United, (SCNU) invites you to participate in a free, family event to raise awareness of the Access Northeast Project, and the risks and dangers that Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects present to the community. Come march in solidarity with concerned members of the community for three miles on Saturday, July 9, 2016…. [Read More]
Acushnet Selectboard moves forward with audit of Finance Department
By Pattie Pacella Neighb News Correspondent The Acushnet Selectboard met for about a half hour on Monday, 6/20. Selectboard chair Garry Rawcliffe advised the board that he had done a little research and found that Powers & Sullivan, who the town uses for their audits, are a very highly rated company. Mr. Rawcliffe stated that… [Read More]
Coutinho left mark on Acushnet
By Pattie Pacella Neighb News Correspondent After 22 years working for the Town of Acushnet, 20 years as Town Administrator, Alan Countinho is retiring at the end of June and taking the summer off to “decide what he wants to do when he grows up.” In a candid conversation with Mr. Countinho recently, he expressed… [Read More]
LNG Committee close to recommendation for Selectboard
By Pattie Pacella Neighb News Correspondent The Acushnet Advisory Committee for LNG met on Tuesday, 6/14, to begin the process of gathering the information that will be used for their formal presentation and recommendations to the Selectboard. The meeting for their presentation to the Selectboard will be on Monday, June 27, at 5:00 p.m. Fire… [Read More]
Acushnet Town Meeting approves all articles
By Beth David Editor Acushnet’s town meeting on 5/23, was a largely uneventful gathering, with all articles on the annual and special town meeting warrants getting approved quickly and with no discussion. The balancing of the budget, which Finance Committee chairperson Robert St. Jean said has a structural deficit at a Selectboard meeting recently, was… [Read More]
Acushnet Finance Department will be decimated on June 30
By Pattie Pacella Neighb News Correspondent The Acushnet Selectboard will soon be advertising for a new Finance Director as well as a Town Accountant and Town Administrator. Town Administrator, Alan Coutinho who has been with the town for more than 20 years, is retiring on June 30. At the Selectboard meeting on Monday, 6/6, the… [Read More]
