The Marion Planning Board met on Monday with their new member, Sean Sweeney. Sweeney will serve as a member for the remainder of the term, until the Marion Town Election on May 15 where he can pursue re-election. Following the Pledge of Allegiance and the approval of minutes from March 2, the board had […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission met on Wednesday, March 11 with a packed agenda. However, most of the hearings at Marion Police Station’s conference room were connected to routine matters, many projects falling within buffer zones. After approving minutes from their February 11 meeting, the committee moved on to discussions with the Department of Public […] Read more »
The March 16 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board was especially noteworthy as the new bylaws the board has been working on for just over a year have been completed. The Public Hearing for a new Cottage Neighborhoods and Accessory Dwelling Units were studied one more time before the board voted to close the […] Read more »
The Marion Marine Resources Commission met on Thursday, March 11 in the Maritime Center and touched upon the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, the harbor management plan, various capital improvement projects, and the development of more kayak racks in town. The main talking point was a meeting with UMASS Boston representatives about the importance […] Read more »
The Marion Finance Committee, in their mission to square away the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, met with Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson and Assistant Superintendent Howie Barber on March 12 to go over school budgets across the Tri-Town: specifically, ORR and Sippican. They began by highlighting big changes going forward […] Read more »
The Rochester Select Board heard from Town Administrator Cameron Durant on the status of the FY27 school budget during its meeting on Monday night. Durant reported Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School’s overall FY27 budget to its five member towns will be a 4.8% increase, yet Rochester’s share will be a $260,000 reduction […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals met on March 12 for their first meeting following last month’s blizzard. The board kicked off with Chair Cindy Callow reading the application by Sarah Martin Banse of 90 Main Street and beginning the Public Hearing for a Special Permit for an addition to a current non-conforming garage […] Read more »
The March 10 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board was an opportunity for the board to thank all first responders and town departments that aided the community before, during and after the Blizzard of 2026. Member Tyler Macallister said that other nearby towns had not fared as well as Mattapoisett had when it came […] Read more »
The March 9 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission had an agenda featuring cases where action was taken, though most cases were continued to future meetings. In the continued category, the commission, at the request of the applicant, continued the Notice of Intent filed by Mattapoisett Offshore IV Ltd for the construction of […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board Tuesday held a public hearing at the COA packed with very vocal residents on a proposal to rezone lots on Mary’s Pond Road and County Road from Residential to Limited Commercial. The board was poised to approve passing the amendment to rezone four lots at 0 Mary’s Pond Road, […] Read more »