Applicants Terry Buckley and Gail Cullen were denied in their attempt to gain approval for a ground-mounted solar array reaching up to 10 feet high at their 6 Derby Lane home. Their request for a variance at the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals’ May 25 public meeting was deliberated and rejected with votes from […] Read more »
There was disagreement among the members of the Marion Select Board as to the town’s Public Comment Policy. A Draft Second Read was before the board during Tuesday night’s public meeting, the purpose to allow the board to observe the changes made with recommendation allowing the chairman to maximize discussion time while maintaining […] Read more »
The first public hearing of the newly reorganized Marion Planning Board was a challenging one for engineer Dave Davignon, whose explanations satisfied six of seven members, green-lighting a special permit for a dock extension planned by applicants James and Joyce Patten at 83 Holly Road. The board, chaired by Tucker Burr, heard on Monday […] Read more »
During the June 5 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board, Peter Demakis of the Village at Mattapoisett spoke on behalf of the owners requesting the return of a $50,000 surety held by the town for some 20 years. Demakis said that in all the years that sum had been set aside for emergency stormwater-system repairs, […] Read more »
Personnel and preservation were themes of Monday night’s Select Board meeting. The board met with Police Chief Robert Small, who recommended appointing full-time officer Amin Lakhal. Small mentioned that Lakhal, a South Middleboro native, will graduate soon from the police academy and has all required training. The Select Board unanimously appointed Lakhal. […] Read more »
In a complex case dating back to 2020, the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals voted to grant Five O’Clock Farm, LLC, a withdrawal of its application for a special permit to operate a commercial horse farm at 66 Burgess Avenue. The horse farm, already operating under that previously issued permit, will continue operations […] Read more »
On May 28, members of the Rochester Select Board took turns reading the names of Americans from the town who had made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of citizens near and far, young and old. Some of those names rang familiar to Rochester ears, surnames shared by the living, including people on the […] Read more »
As the population in Southeastern Massachusetts ages more and more, homeowners are looking at their homes and adapting them for aging-in-place needs, including wheelchair access and caregiver lodging. On May 18, the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals heard an application for a Special Permit submitted by Fionna Cook, 7 Pine Road. The lot […] Read more »
Tucker Burr was elected chairman by a 3-2 margin during the Marion Planning Board’s May 15 public meeting. It was the first meeting since former Chairman Norm Hills retired from the board, along with Chris Collings, whose term also expired this year. Burr’s support came from Andrew Daniel and new member Ryan Burke. […] Read more »
Attending the May 10 Marion School Committee meeting remotely from Camp Burgess in Sandwich where she was with a Grade 6 field trip, Sippican Elementary School Principal Marla Sirois reported the kids were “having a fantastic time,” noting the noise in the background of her call. May brought that time of year when […] Read more »