The makeup of the Marion Select Board had changed since the last time Tim Sawyer of Yarmouth Port-based Catalyst Architecture/Interiors Inc. was before its members to provide an update on the new Marine Center planned for Island Wharf.             Catalyst was first involved almost three years ago in what started out as a design-feasibility […] Read more »

            Marion’s 1991 ladder truck took center stage, as Fire Chief Brian Jackvony met with the Finance Committee on February 22 at the Music Hall.             A new ladder truck estimated to cost $1,200,000 was originally pitched as a capital need of the department, but the Capital Improvements Planning Committee ranked it outside the top-10 […] Read more »

            In her February 16 Chairperson’s Report to the Rochester School Committee, Sharon Hartley told the members she has been preparing her report to the town for budget season. Part of that preparation has included the reading of the minutes from every School Committee meeting.             “It’s impossible … to read the pages and pages […] Read more »

            The Rochester Finance Committee Monday night continued reviewing the proposed FY24 town budget as it wrestled with whether to add new positions despite a $155,000 shortfall between revenue and money requests.             Highway Surveyor Jeff Eldridge made the case for a new, full-time mechanic that several departments, including his will share, costing his budget […] Read more »

            Tuesday night’s meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board found the members reviewing potential warrant articles for the May 8 Annual Town Meeting. The list of potential articles from Town Administrator Mike Lorenco contained proposed bylaw changes, property sales and even the acquisition of the iconic Ned’s Point Lighthouse.             Select Board member Jordan Collyer […] Read more »

            The Rochester Select Board’s February 21 meeting began with word that Town Clerk Paul Dawson won’t be seeking reelection and a suggestion the position should change to be appointed instead of elected.             Town Administrator Glenn Cannon revealed Dawson’s recent letter stating that “serious health matters” in his family have made the time he […] Read more »

            The Mattapoisett Capital Planning committee has begun meeting with department heads to more fully probe requests. The total amount of the town’s capital needs for FY24 stands at $10,791,000. The proposed spending includes: $55,000 for a new Fire Department SUV, two Highway Department reconstruction projects totaling $1,400,000 for Oakland and Pearl Streets (planned funding […] Read more »

            The Marion Board of Health approved a septic variance requested at 13 Washburn Lane during its February 16 meeting at the Police Station.             Brian Grady from G.A.F. Engineering represented the property owner, describing the project as an upgrade to a failed system. An existing tank is being replaced with a FAST system going […] Read more »

            On February 16, the Mattapoisett Boatyard, represented by David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon and Leone, Inc., came before the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals for a Special Permit.             Davignon explained the proposed construction of one new building on a site that had held seven buildings before a catastrophic fire leveled everything – the […] Read more »

            The Marion Finance Committee met on February 15 to discuss the Fiscal Year 2023 town budget and set a schedule for department heads to report for interviews.             The operating budget for the next fiscal year is at a $321,108 deficit, according to Finance Director Judy Mooney.             “Currently I do not have a […] Read more »