Mike Huguenin, president of the Mattapoisett Land Trust, came before the Mattapoisett Select Board on May 23 to discuss and receive the support of the board for two unrelated initiatives. The first was to discuss and approve conservation restrictions primarily for property recently acquired by the town and by other entities such as […] Read more »
Molly’s Cove is traversed by Mattapoisett Neck Road with a culvert that is in dire need of improvement. The area has been studied for some time by the Buzzards Bay Coalition and in 2021 by the Woods Hole Group which developed several options for the roadway in a future world where overtopping and flooding […] Read more »
Laurence and Janet Reinhart received an Order of Conditions at the May 10 Marion Conservation Commission meeting, allowing the applicants to add new bay windows and a new door, landing and stairs, along with installation of a new masonry patio, removal and installation of a retaining wall, removal and replacement of an existing concrete […] Read more »
Engineers Kent Nichols and Rebecca Mongada appeared on behalf of consulting firm Weston & Sampson at the Marion Select Board’s special meeting on Monday night at the Music Hall for a public hearing on the town’s Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP.) While regionalizing sewer with the Town of Wareham lingers as an option, […] Read more »
Rochester’s Annual Town Meeting Monday decisively rescinded the town’s participation in the state’s Green Communities program and the town’s Stretch energy-efficiency-minded building codes that officials say are an overly expensive requirement of being a part of the Green Communities program. When introducing town voters to Article 27, Select Board Chairman Woody Hartley explained […] Read more »
Adam Murphy has unseated Woody Hartley on the Rochester Select Board, winning the May 24 election 845-673. After a recount of last year’s Select Board race, Murphy lost by one vote against incumbent Brad Morse. Murphy also ran against Hartley in 2020 and lost. Below are the Rochester Town Election unofficial results, as read shortly […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday gave the owner of property at 89 Box Turtle Drive a new ultimatum in the year-long dispute over the clearing of land too close to wetlands without a permit. The commission approved giving owner Doug Rose until June 6 to provide an acceptable restoration plan without being fined for […] Read more »
Rochester’s Board of Selectmen won’t find it as easy anymore to bring up topics on the spur of the moment in its meetings. Town Administrator Glenn Cannon informed the board Monday that the new Town Counsel has said that from now on, every meeting topic must be on the agenda, no exceptions. […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board shuffled the deck during Tuesday night’s public meeting, reorganizing to elect Toby Burr as the new chairman, with Randy Parker becoming vice chairman and Norm Hills clerk. The members’ liaison assignments have not changed and will be posted at marionma.gov. The brief meeting featured many action items and a […] Read more »
On May 15, the Mattapoisett Select Board, along with the Mattapoisett School Committee, met with members of the UMass Boston Collins Center for Public Management to hear their report regarding options for Center and Old Hammondtown elementary schools with respect to potential school consolidation. Speaking for the Collins Center was Heather Michaud, Public Services […] Read more »