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 »
In the minutes preceding its March 15 regular public meeting, the Old Rochester Regional School Committee unanimously voted to approve a FY24 school budget of $20,970,296, as presented by ORR Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Howie Barber. The total addressing the needs of ORR High School and ORR Junior High was broken […] Read more »
Nils Johnson, owner/operator of the Inn at Shipyard Park, 13 Water Street, has been repairing and renovating the front façade and porch of the historic inn. Work has been ongoing through the winter until issues recently arose when it was discovered that water and gas lines would need to be slightly relocated to meet […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday night revealed that its dispute with the owner of 89 Box Turtle Drive over clearing land too close to wetlands without a permit has yet to be resolved nearly one year after the problem started. Commission Chairman Christopher Gerrior told the board the property owner and his attorney had […] Read more »
At member Jon Henry’s request during Monday night’s public meeting, the Marion Planning Board debated the town’s inclusionary bylaw that requires developers of housing projects to include a percentage of affordable units or pay the town a compensation fee as an escape clause from the requirement. Now that Steen Realty has pulled its […] Read more »