The November 19 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board found the board fielding questions regarding the selection of Luke Mello as the new Animal Control officer.             Earlier in the proceedings when the agenda item… “possible vote to fill the position” was discussed, Town Administrator Mike Lorenco explained the process used to evaluate two […] Read more »

The town’s Affordable Housing Trust met on November 12 in the police station conference room and met with a potential new member with decades of relevant experience, and the trust talked about revamping its web site. MAFT also discussed logistics for special emergency lock boxes for elderly residences, as well as seeking grant opportunities for […] Read more »

            The November 13 joint Zoning Board of Appeals and Select Board meeting centered around whether the ZBA can grant a Variance for the Heron Cove Estates project off Route 6 near the Wareham line.             The project, which has been in the works for several years, once proposed 125 apartment units with around 20-percent […] Read more »

The November 17 agenda of the Mattapoisett Planning Board listed a Site Plan Review as requested by the owners of the Hillside Motel, D.B.A, Krishi Kisan Corp. located at 92 County Road. The hearing, however, was continued to December 1 at the request of the applicant.             Initial plans for the site include an expansion […] Read more »

            The Marion Select Board met on Monday, November 17 in the Marion Music Hall for a list of action items, as well as the Fall Town Meeting Warrant Review.             The board began by recognizing Marions new firefighters. Fire Chief Brian Jackvony rose to speak, mentioning the five new recruit firefighters who recently, November […] Read more »

Rochester’s Zoning Board of Appeals struggled at its November 13 meeting over whether to approve a new, two-family home at 309 Neck Road, voting instead to seek Town Counsel’s input on whether the variance being requested would be legal.             The plan here is to raze the single-family home there and create a single-story, two-family […] Read more »

Rochester’s election on November 18 seeking approval of both a $288 million Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School building project and a debt exclusion to fund the town’s $24 million share of that cost resulted in a resounding “No” to both questions.             The question to approve the building project, which was also on ballots […] Read more »

Rochester’s Select Board Monday did ordinary business until it came time to discuss the November 18 election asking the town to approve the $288 million Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School building project.             The Select Board began by voting against exercising its right to purchase Great Bear Farms, 53 Dexter Lane, which is currently […] Read more »

            The Marion Board of Health at their November 5 meeting took one step toward making school lunches safer for children and roads safer for pedestrians at night.             At the police station’s conference room, the board approved town schools becoming a member of the state’s Shared Table program, which requires more training for staff […] Read more »

            Rochester’s Planning Board Tuesday moved closer to approving the Site Plan Review permit for a 68-unit age 55-and-over senior living apartment building proposed for Rochester Crossroads by agreeing to draft the permit decision.             Project consultant Joseph Sandu met with the board to report the town’s peer review engineer had “mild comments” on the […] Read more »