Police, Fire & Courts

Rochester company cited for wage violations in Mattapoisett project

A Rochester company and its owners have been cited more than $1.2 million in restitution and penalties over allegations that they did not pay prevailing wages to employees on various public projects, including for the Town of Mattapoisett, Attorney...

Marion appoints four police officers full-time

MARION – The Select Board appointed four members of the Marion Police Departments to full-time, permanent positions, after probationary periods. Police Chief Richard Nighelli appeared before the Select Board on Jan. 18 to ask that two sergeants, a...

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Smoke alarms credited with keeping house fire contained

MATTAPOISETT _ Working smoke alarms were credited with alerting residents to a fire on Hitching Post Road Monday morning, Jan. 17, before the blaze could spread, Mattapoisett Fire Department reported on social media. Homeowners were awakened by the...

Tri-Town fire departments receive state grants

Tri-town fire departments have received more than $47,000 in funds through the Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. Marion received $17,500; Mattapoisett was granted $15,500 and Rochester was granted $14,200. Under the Firefighter Safety...

Hovan hearing will remain closed, justice rules

The hearing for Southcoast President and CEO Keith Hovan on a potential felony charge of possessing illegal firearm magazines will remain closed to the public, a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice has ruled. As a result of this ruling,...

Rochester fire vehicle arrives as gift to storm-torn Cayce, Ky.

A Rochester Fire Department vehicle has arrived safely to its most recent call, a new home more than 1,200 miles away. The vehicle has completed its journey to Cayce, Ky., which was devastated by a tornado in December that destroyed the fire station...

Marion Fire battles commercial structure fire

Marion Fire battled smoke and a snowstorm to knock down a structure fire Friday, Jan. 7 at 265 Wareham Road, the department reported on its Facebook page. When crews arrived, they encountered heavy smoke from the rear of the building, the department...

Hovan hearing on hold as judge considers public access

WAREHAM — A justice on the state’s highest appellate court will halt the show cause hearing for Southcoast Health CEO Keith A. Hovan, originally scheduled for today, in response to The New Bedford Light’s motion for a stay in the proceedings. The...

Judge rules Inn at Shipyard Park work can move forward

MATTAPOISETT _ The Inn at Shipyard Park should be allowed to repair and expand its front porch, a Plymouth Superior Court judge has ruled, six years after the Zoning Board of Appeals approved the work. The Dec. 31 decision by Plymouth County...

No horsing around: This equine rescue took a team effort

MATTAPOISETT - The call was a first for Mattapoisett Fire Lt. Ross Macedo. A horse was stuck in a barn on Acushnet Road Wednesday morning Jan. 5 and was unable to stand. But thanks to efforts by the Mattapoisett Fire Department and support from The...

Special delivery from Rochester: Fire truck donated to storm-ravaged community

After tornadoes devastated sections of Kentucky Dec. 10, the Cayce, Ky. Fire Department lost its entire station. “There’s nothing left but a concrete pad,’’ Cayce Fire Chief Wade Adams said. All four pieces of apparatus used by the department to...

Single-car crash on I-195 leaves twin brothers dead

Twin brothers from Pawtucket, R.I., were killed in Mattapoisett Christmas Eve morning when their car went off the road into the median along I-195 west. Emergency responders responded to several 911 calls at about 11:10 a.m. and found Alberto...

Fire causes damage at Mattapoisett Power Equipment, no injuries reported

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Fire Department responded to a structure fire at Mattapoisett Power Equipment at about 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 20 that caused serious damage to the mixed-use building which also houses a private residence. No...

Mattapoisett swears in new police chief

MATTAPOISETT — The Town of Mattapoisett got a new police chief on Thursday, Dec. 16 as the community gathered in the new fire station to swear-in Jason King. Select Board Member Jordan Collyer spoke at the ceremony to officially welcome King, who...

Hovan bench trial set for Dec. 20

A Dec. 20 bench trial has been set for Keith Hovan, the president and CEO of Southcoast Health, on assault and battery charges. Hovan attended the proceedings, which were held at Wareham District Court, via Zoom. The CEO waived his right to a trial...

Fire station to open with ribbon cutting

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held for the new Mattapoisett fire station at 62 County Road at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Tours will be given following the ceremony. Light refreshments will be served. Donations of unwrapped toys will be...

Firefighters climb Gillette stairs to help veterans

The Patriots were not playing at Gillette Stadium Sunday, Nov. 21, but the stands were filled with champions. Five Mattapoisett firefighters were among the participants who climbed the stadium stairs to help support housing for veterans during the...

Marion Police to host fill a cruiser event

Marion Police Brotherhood and Marion Police Department will host the annual fill a cruiser event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5 at the bus loop area of Sippican Elementary School. The public is asked to donate new, unwrapped toys for children...

Box truck carrying oxygen tanks catches fire on Allen’s Point Road

MARION — The Marion Fire Department responded to Allen’s Point Road on Wednesday night, Nov. 17 where a box truck carrying oxygen tanks caught fire, according to the department. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident, but the box...

Hospital CEO charged with possession of 83 illegal high-capacity magazines

ROCHESTER — Southcoast Health CEO Keith Hovan, announced on Friday, Nov. 12 that he would be taking a leave of absence from the hospital system, effective immediately. Hovan, who was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault and battery on Nov...

Southcoast Health CEO charged with assault and battery

ROCHESTER — The President and CEO of Southcoast Health, Keith Hovan, was arrested and charged with assault and battery on Nov. 6 after an incident at his Mary’s Pond Road home in Rochester, according to Rochester Police reports. Police were...

Five recruits graduate from call/volunteer firefighting program

Three recruits from Mattapoisett and two from Marion were among 30 graduates of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighter Training Program. Steven Rodriguez and Luke Still, representing the Marion Fire Department, and...

Driver critical, medflighted after Rochester crash

ROCHESTER _ A patient was transported to Rhode Island Hospital Trauma Center via medical helicopter in critical condition following an accident in the area of Braley Hill Road Sunday night Oct. 31, Rochester Fire Department reported. The driver was...

Fire at Marion restaurant extinguished without injury

MARION — On Saturday, Oct. 16, Marion Fire Department responded to a building fire in the apartment directly above Cilantro Thai restaurant in Marion, successfully containing the blaze to the upper floor, according to the department. No injuries...

Marion Fire Department responds to Tabor ammonia leak

MARION — The Marion Fire Department alongside Department of Fire Services Hazardous Materials Response Team responded to an ammonia leak at Tabor Academy on Sept. 27. The department cooperated with Tabor, and the leak was kept to a limited scope...

Boat capsizes in Mattapoisett Harbor

MATTAPOISETT — A boat capsized on its mooring in Mattapoisett Harbor on Sept. 22. The Mattapoisett Fire Department and a Harbormaster vessel were both on scene responding to the incident yesterday. The capsized boat was unoccupied and the incident...

Rochester resident tapped to lead Maine Capitol Police

ROCHESTER — Maine Commissioner of Public Safety Michael Sauschuck has tapped Rochester resident Matthew M. Clancy to serve as Bureau Chief and Chief of Police of the Maine State Capitol Police Department. A long-time resident of Rochester and a...

Former Mattapoisett Police Chief unlikely to lose pension

MATTAPOISETT — Former Mattapoisett Police Chief Mary Lyons is unlikely to lose her pension or retirement benefits following her retirement amid charges of driving under the influence, according to Town Administrator Mike Lorenco. While a final...

Mattapoisett Fire responds to Jeep in water at Ned’s Point

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Fire Department responded to a crash at Ned’s Point on Aug. 5, where a Jeep drove into the water. The Jeep was stuck on the rocks surrounding Ned’s Point, with part of its front end in the water. All occupants of the...