The Mattapoisett School Committee voted during its March 20 public meeting to approve Superintendent of School Mike Nelson’s proposed FY24 school budget of $7,842,346. The figure above includes $98,922 for Bristol Agricultural High School, which is not included in the general operating budget of $7,743,425. The operating budget represents an increase of $208,382 […] Read more »
The Rochester School Committee unanimously voted during its March 23 public meeting to approve Superintendent of School Mike Nelson’s proposed FY24 school budget of $7,025,493. The figure above includes $200,563 for Bristol Agricultural High School, which is not included in the general operating budget of $6,816,930. The operating budget represents an increase of […] Read more »
The March 27 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission found its members sitting across the conference table from homeowner Katherine Wood, 1 Pinebrook Lane. Wood said that when she recently learned that cutting and clearing activities on her property were in violation of an issued Order of Conditions, she was surprised. She was further […] Read more »
The Marion Energy Management Committee wants to build a solar farm on a 1.4-acre patch of land at Benson Brook that eight years ago had been vetted by the Conservation Commission for the purpose of a leaf dump. In his research, committee member Bill Saltonstall discovered that hay bales bordering the site against […] Read more »
Deputy Harbormaster Adam Murphy came away with a measure of confidence from his recent meeting with new Town Administrator Geoff Gorman, in which they and Harbormaster Isaac Perry went over “how the (Harbormaster) Department operates and how to make it better, reach goals that we’ve set. “I can honestly say after meeting with […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board Tuesday night took the proposal for a large-scale, solar array at Rochester Memorial School several steps closer to approval. The board approved the requirement that the developer, Solect Energy Development, post a five-year, $38,000 bond to ensure that proper landscaping and other maintenance will be paid for, should the […] Read more »
After months of review and face-to-face discussions with applicants, the Mattapoisett Community Preservation Act Committee was ready to make their decisions on the five grant requests received for FY24 Town Meeting. The fate of each request will be determined by an affirming majority vote on May 8 at the Annual Town Meeting. Applications […] Read more »
Scott Rassoulian was voted an Order of Conditions for tree and brush cutting he applied to conduct for the sake of access to a right of way shared with other residents abutting his 195A Converse Road home. The decision, made by the Marion Conservation Commission during a March 22 public hearing, followed painstaking […] Read more »
After Old Rochester Regional School Committee member Matthew Monteiro explained his December, 2022, request for review of 10 controversial books currently accessible in local public school libraries was motivated by a desire to achieve transparency, he presented a 16-minute argument for their inclusion during the committee’s March 15 public meeting. Committee member Joseph […] Read more »
The March 28 Mattapoisett Select Board meeting might have been the shortest yet, but it was filled with the business of managing the town. The board closed the FY24 Town Meeting warrant containing 29 articles. Town Administrator Mike Lorenco said that most of the articles are standard and primarily related to finances and […] Read more »