In a brief Budget Subcommittee report to the Rochester School Committee on January 18, Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson said the process has shown momentum. The next steps, he said, will be to invite key town stakeholders such as town administrators and Finance Committee representatives. “At this point, one of our top priorities includes […] Read more »
Anyone who has visited Mattapoisett’s ye ole town hall building will see that the structure is in rough shape. After decades of what Town Administrator Mike Lorenco said was the town’s “kicking the can down the road” when it came to improvements, even simple maintenance and the ravishes of continuous use finds it woefully […] Read more »
The little moments sometimes speak volumes, and Sippican Elementary School Principal Marla Sirois was eager to share a story from a recent recess in which students were putting their imaginations to work. “One day I was out there working with some kiddos and found a group of kids building a fort with a […] Read more »
The January 27 meeting of the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals heard only one petition, but through carefully examining that petition, a process that took almost an hour, a favorable decision was delivered. Coming before the ZBA with a request for a variance was Ben Bailey for property located at 0 Gerrish Road. In […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Transfer Station will be a lot cleaner and it is presumed in better financial shape with a plan to modernize the recycling of mattresses. Health Agent Gail Joseph laid out a presentation for the Board of Health members’ consideration during its January 26 meeting. The board voted unanimously to accept and […] Read more »
As anticipated and announced during a prior public meeting, Marion Village Estates LLC has taken its case to the state Housing Appeals Court via an appeal of a Marion Zoning Board of Appeals decision. The ZBA considered Marion Village Estates developer Ken Steen’s application to change over from six water meters (one per every […] Read more »
Given the floor in Monday night’s Zoom meeting of the Marion Marine Resources Commission, Harbormaster Isaac Perry made a point amidst a lengthy report of refuting a comment made by Dr. Edward Hoffer, who characterized three full-time, year-round department staffers as “overkill” during a meeting last week with assembled press to announce his candidacy […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health heard from the Fire Department on a new EMS program during the former’s January 20 public meeting. “It’s really a changing dynamic in the fire service in that we want to learn more about our community and learn different ways where we can help people in our community,” […] Read more »
In her Town Administrator’s Report, Suzanne Szyndlar told the Rochester Select Board during Monday night’s public meeting that the town is on target with revenue projections for Fiscal Year 2022. Estimates were approximately $246,000 for FY22 (July 2021 to June 2022,) and so far Rochester has received $142,000. “It looks like we’re on target […] Read more »
Concerns over the removal of a detention flood pond on private property located at 2 West Silvershell Avenue consumed the lion’s share of the January 24 Mattapoisett Conservation Commission meeting. Property owner Donald Middleton submitted a Request for Determination of Applicability, which if favorably granted, would permit the filling in of a large flood […] Read more »