The Old Rochester Regional School District will learn on December 9 whether the Town of Acushnet will begin sending its students to Old Rochester Regional High School. Superintendent Michael Nelson reported at the ORR School Committee meeting on November 20 that Acushnet has been looking into forming a new school district partnership or […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission on Tuesday cast doubts over a plan to build 12 single-family house lots on 12 acres at Mary’s Pond Road and Pierce Mill Road. Appearing on Zoom, the developer’s representative, Brandon Barr of Merrill Engineers and Land Surveyors, held an informal discussion with the commission to get its preliminary […] Read more »
The November 24 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission included a Notice of Intent filing by the town for the repair and reconstruction of the culvert that crosses Water Street. The culvert is located at the town beach, crossing from north to south as it empties into the town’s public beach. Long an […] Read more »
There will be zero tolerance for any boaters in town not in the state database for excise taxes, according to Marion Harbormaster Adam Murphy, who delivered this message to the Marion Marine Resources Commission on November 19 at the Maritime Conference Center. “We need to do a better job, and we need to send […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission expressed more excitement than recommendations at a public hearing for potential environmental impacts of the South Coast Bikeway through Marion. Project engineers Jeremy Packard and Callie Harper met with the Conservation Commission on November 19 in the Police Station’s conference room and detailed how the project will have minimal […] Read more »
To demolish a home in Marion, one might soon have to get a rodent report before moving forward. The Marion Board of Health on November 20 met with Zoning Commissioner Robert Grillo after a home was scheduled for demolition on Point Road. According to Point Road residents who appeared at the November 6 […] Read more »
The Marion Fire Department has trouble contacting personnel around the Front Street area near Route 195 and close to the Rochester town line via County Road. The department requested $25,309 from the town’s Reserve Fund to pay for a communication upgrade. The Marion Finance Committee at its November 19 meeting at the Town Hall Annex […] Read more »
The Marion Special Town Meeting was held on Monday, November 24 at 6:45 pm at Sippican School. Of the two articles voted upon, Article S1 passed with an absolute majority and Article S2 was postponed until the next Town Meeting. Article S1: To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 20 […] Read more »
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 »