Photo courtesy: Massachusetts Maritime Academy
MATTAPOISETT Shannon Finning, a Mattapoisett School Committee and Joint School Committee member, tendered her resignation from both boards in a written statement read by Selectman Jordan Collyer during the Mattapoisett Select Board meeting on July 20.
In the letter, Finning cited issues with School Committee Chairman Jim Muse as the reason she was no longer willing to serve on the board.
“I am unwilling to serve a body that continues to select a chair who has treated me, personally, with disrespect and, of more concern, has, in my opinion, demonstrated unwillingness to hear from all constituents and effectively engage and communicate with parents and families in particular,” she said in the letter.
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Morgan Beard Jul 6, 2021
First year Superintendent Michael Nelson gave his first annual progress report on Tuesday, July 6 during the Old Rochester Regional School District Joint School Committee meeting.
The report, which assessed the superintendent’s performance according to goals set out last year, was well received by the respective school committees of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester.
“Every step along the way he created for us a beautiful portrait of what his leadership could be,” said Sharon Hartley of the Rochester School Committee. “A great leader listens and acts on what he or she heard and that is what we’ve seen here.”
Aidan Pollard May 18, 2021
Jodi Lynn Bauer won the race against Nicki Demakis for Paul Silva’s position on the Board of Selectmen.
Jim Muse (left) and Tiffini Reedy (right) were elected to the Mattapoisett School Committee.
Town Clerk Catherine Heuberger reads the election results to residents. Photo by: Aidan Pollard
MATTAPOISETT The voters have decided: Jodi Lynn Bauer will be Mattapoisett’s newest Select Board member.
Of the 5,593 eligible voters in town, 1,994 about 35.7% turned out to vote in Tuesday’s Town Election.
Bauer won retiring Board Chair Paul Silva’s seat with 1,154 votes. Her competitor, Nicki Demakis, earned 821 votes. There were no write-ins, but 19 voters left the ballot question blank.