The Marion Marine Resources Commission met on May 20 at the Island Wharf Harbormaster Center where discussion focused on a survey being drafted by consultants Kristen Uiterwjk and Shannon Hogan of UMass Boston’s Urban Harbor Institute. The MRC members discussed outreach as well as one question that did not address private boating access. […] Read more »
Superintendent-Director Aaron Polanski held an Old Colony Building Project Update Informational Session on May 14, where he and other school representatives offered insights and updates into the continuing proposal for an update to the school building. There was a multi-town vote last November, where the proposed plan for a new Old Colony building […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission met on Wednesday, May 13 for a long list of Public Hearings as well as a vote on the Washburn Park parcel swap approved at the Special Town Meeting in March. Before getting into the meeting, Chair Matt Shultz announced this would be Administrative Assistant Emma Sylvia’s last meeting. […] Read more »
The Monday meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found the elected members wondering what they could have done differently leading up to the Spring Town Meeting to secure the voters’ confidence for cottage-style developments. They tried to convince voters such housing was a viable option for Mattapoisett’s demand for more housing. The article failed. Chair Tom Tucker said […] Read more »
With a roomful of abutters looking on and full of questions, the Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday opened a Notice of Intent hearing on a plan to place a ground-mounted solar array system within a 100-foot wetlands buffer zone. Project technical consultant Stacy Minhane began the hearing by reporting this will be a 2.3-megawatt […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board met on Tuesday for its first post-election convening with Carleton “Toby” Burr taking the seat previously held by Norman Hills. Burr had been on the Select Board until the 2025 Town Election, when he decided not to run. There was standing room only in the Police Station Conference Room, with […] Read more »
For a comprehensive look at Town Meeting results, see the end of this article. Monday’s Rochester Annual Town Meeting ran smoothly for most of its three-and-a-half-hour length until residents loudly shot down efforts to rezone areas of Mary’s Pond Road and County Road from residential/agricultural to limited commercial. The 294 voters in […] Read more »
Marion held its Town Election on Friday, May 15. There were two contested races: that of the Select Board with the seat occupied by Norman Hills and a seat on the Old Rochester Regional School Committee. In the end, there were 847 votes, including those from early voting. As candidates gathered, waiting in […] Read more »
The Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission met in person in the Police Station on May 7 for discussions on the land swap between the commission and the Select Board, tree removals, and other updates. Following the approval of the minutes from the commission’s April 16 meeting, Chair John Rockwell moved to discuss the Land […] Read more »
On May 12 the Mattapoisett Select Board held a hearing at the request of Tracey White for licenses to operate a recently vacated restaurant located at 33 County Road. The Select Board questioned White about the number of occupants anticipated, if the footprint would change, hours of operation, and outdoor dining. An abutter asked […] Read more »