The November 9 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission found the members discussing one barrier beach project with several jurisdictional sticking points and the possibility of a beachfront enforcement order replete with jurisdiction oversight. The Notice of Intent filed by David Ricci and represented by Bob Field of Field Engineering is for property located […] Read more »
Rochester Select Board member Woody Hartley sat in on Tuesday’s meeting of the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission and, given the floor, sought answers for his constituents where it concerns the E. coli contamination that resulted in a Boil Order in late October. “Where did it originate?” asked Hartley. Due to […] Read more »
The Marion Affordable Housing Trust’s ongoing work with the Barrett Planning Group for Housing and Community Engagement Services will focus on the property formerly occupied by Lockheed Martin Corporation. Discussion on that topic dominated Tuesday night’s scheduled AHT meeting, but all town boards, commissions and committees will be represented on a subcommittee formed […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Special Town Meeting began on Monday night with a tongue-in-cheek comment from longtime moderator Jack Eklund. “We have a slogan this year … land of the brave, home of the free cash.” However, the amount of free cash the town is enjoying presently is no joke, approximately $2,000,000. That sum has come […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health is confident that the financial teeth in Health Agent Ana Wimmer’s proposal for new dumpster regulations will deter recent problems from recurring. In her update to the board during Tuesday’s scheduled Zoom meeting, Wimmer outlined the results of research she conducted of other towns’ codes and practices and […] Read more »
Once again coming before the Rochester Conservation Commission were members of Renewable Energy Development Partners, LLC and their engineering consultants, Beals and Thomas, Inc. The goal of Tuesday night’s meeting was to provide the commission with an update on any actions or comments brought forward by the Rochester Planning Board, and any new information […] Read more »
When the Marion Planning Board wrapped up Monday night’s rather-brief Zoom meeting with a community-outreach segment, no one from the public spoke up, so the board’s members played catch-up on lingering matters that had taken substantial time out of their lives but had recently gone dormant. Alanna Nelson addressed the failed litter bylaw […] Read more »
Gail Joseph recently accepted the challenge of becoming the new Board of Health agent – not in just any town, but her own town, Mattapoisett. Joseph is a 1975 graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School and grew up attending local elementary schools. You may know her as your neighbor or the […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional Psychologist Philip Allessi addressed the ORR School Committee during its October 20 meeting to talk about social-emotional learning, a familiar staple of ORR curriculum but one that for many feels largely untapped. With a private practice and work at reputable colleges and schools, Allessi discussed social-emotional learning and the responsive classroom, […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen held a public hearing during the November 1 meeting in which it heard from Board of Assessors representative Karen Trudeau on Tax Rate Classification for Fiscal Year 2022. In accordance with the Board of Assessors’ recommendation that the Board of Selectmen vote against a split tax rate, against […] Read more »