Back attending in person on November 3 after “zooming” into the Marion Board of Health following a hospital stay, Dr. Ed Hoffer focused his comments in two public hearings for septic-system variances on what happens after the systems become operational. The board, including Chairman Dr. John Howard and the recent addition of foundational […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester held an Interdepartmental public meeting on November 2, allowing the department heads to put their heads together in a rare setting to discuss several key topics and issues facing the town. As the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) looks to expand into Rochester with the South Coast Rail, the […] Read more »
At the recommendation of ORR Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson, the agenda to the November 7 public meeting of the Old Rochester Regional Joint School Committee/Superintendency Union #55 was rearranged to put Open Meeting Law complaints at the top. Two complaints filed relative to the Joint School Committee, one was against Anne Fernandes, […] Read more »
On November 2, Mattapoisett’s 2022 update of the town’s Master Plan was released by the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD), which has been working with a volunteer group of residents on the project since August 2020. Due to the restrictions imposed on public gatherings during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, […] Read more »
A proposal for a new bylaw to would ban the sale of nip bottles in Marion was originally based on a fall Town Meeting, but Marion decided against holding a special Town Meeting so the matter will now go to Spring Town Meeting during the board’s public meeting on Monday night at the Police […] Read more »
The Rochester Finance Committee Monday night transferred $7,600 from the town’s reserve account in a bid to stop Council on Aging Executive Director Eric Poulin from resigning to take on a higher-paying job in Wellesley. Mike Cambra, vice-president of the COA Board of Directors, said Poulin has received an offer to work as […] Read more »
As had occurred in the October 19 public meeting of the Old Rochester Regional School Committee, the October 27 public meeting of the Rochester School Committee addressed a state Open Meeting Law complaint filed by Rochester resident Rhonda Baptiste. The case stems from Facebook comments made by ORR School Committee member Joe Pires regarding […] Read more »
The Marion Bylaw Codification Committee is a subcommittee of the Planning Board, but not all Codification Committee members are Planning Board members. As the Codification Committee has been grinding through an arduous updating and cleaning up of existing bylaws, some Planning Board members have in their own public meetings articulated frustration with their lack […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday night approved a plan for the town to acquire 42.41 acres on Featherbed Lane, but not before discussing whether it was a good idea. The land is being donated to the town by property owners Bradford and Ruth Correia. The Select Board, which will make the ultimate decision as […] Read more »
Jay McGrail’s final Select Board public meeting as the Marion’s town administrator was dominated by three appointments, the first about the search for his replacement. Attending the meeting via Zoom, Bernie Lynch of Community Paradigm Associates provided an update and sought approval from the Select Board with regards to forming a volunteer screening […] Read more »