Rochester Town Clerk Paul Dawson confirmed on Tuesday morning that Adam Murphy filed his petition for a recount of his challenge for Brad Morse’s seat on the Select Board. Morse’s May 25 bid for reelection to a three-year term hung in the balance as of Tuesday after an initial 582-580 count in his favor […] Read more »
Citing two separate parties who had reached out to her about the Fair Share Amendment, Chairperson Heather Burke put the matter up for a discussion on the Old Rochester Regional School Committee’s May 18 public-meeting agenda. The committee, she explained, could choose to act on the matter or not. The committee then opened for […] Read more »
On May 19, the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals heard an application filed by Dennis Mahoney and Sons seeking a Special Permit. Representing Mahoney and Sons, Rich Riccio of Field Engineering described the project as a small solar array of half a megawatt capability on 2.9 acres of land adjacent to 115 North […] Read more »
In presenting to the Marion Select Board and the public on Monday night at the Music Hall, Kent Nichols Jr. of Weston & Sampson, Inc. took a deeper dive into Marion’s 20-year, Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP), engaged questions, and left the town’s leadership with a lot to think about. Whether or not […] Read more »
It took a telephone call from the parking lot of Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School to get the Rochester Planning Board to endorse the relocation of the Countryside Child Care Center playground at Plumb Corner. Board Chairman Arnold Johnson told consulting engineer Brian Walsh that the one obstacle holding up his approval […] Read more »
Midway through their May 24 meeting, the Mattapoisett Select Board heard from members of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club regarding issues they have experienced in working with the Mattapoisett Lions Club during Harbor Days. Representing the MWC were Sandy Hering and Lois Ennis. Although the Lions were invited to attend and discuss matters, no one […] Read more »
During the May 23 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, residents of Marina Drive were asked to attend and discuss drainage piping they plan to install. The residents said they have been struggling for years with drainage problems in and around Marina Drive, a private roadway. Several residents said numerous calls to Town Hall […] Read more »
Editor’s Note: On Page 18 of the May 26 Wanderer “Rochester Town Meeting,” the approved FY23 operating budget was incorrectly reported. The correct number approved by voters was $24,174,626. The report also incorrectly implied FY22 and FY23 salary figures for Town Accountant Suzanne Szyndlar and Building Commissioner Carl Bizarro. The figures discussed on Town Meeting […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday night allowed the Village at Plumb Corner senior housing development to make a slight change in its stormwater drainage design after a debate over whether the move would require a more complicated amended Notice of Intent and a new hearing cycle. The original plan was to clean out a […] Read more »
On May 16, the Mattapoisett Planning Board took up the matter of roadway conditions at Split Rock Lane inside the Preserve at Bay Club property. During the April 5 meeting of the board, members heard from residents of the development that the roadway was deteriorating. Hugh Rowlett of 32 Split Rock Lane said he […] Read more »