As engineer David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon, & Leone, Inc. ended his commentary on why the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals should grant his client a variance, emotions bubbled up and over. Coming before the ZBA on September 16 was David and Lois Monteiro, 35 Mattapoisett Neck Road, with a request for a […] Read more »
Ultimately met with approval in the September 9 meeting of the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals, Ken and Darla Parsons’ application for a special permit to tear down and replace an existing, one-story cottage and garage at 27 Dexter Road with a new, two-story house and garage along the Weweantic River in compliance with […] Read more »
In her September 21 report to the Marion Board of Health, Public Health Director/Nurse Lori Desmarais announced that Marion had 29 COVID-19 cases in August, and so far in September there have been 24. Of the 24 September cases, 12 cases were active as of Tuesday’s BOH meeting. Of those 24, six positive […] Read more »
The proposed Randall Lane solar array had not one, not two, but three public hearing moving parts scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm. After handling several agenda items, others were moved up to fill in available time before the advertised public hearing began. The resultant delay in the public hearing was 30 minutes, and […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board voted at its September 21 meeting to close the October 19 Special Town Meeting warrant that will put 13 articles before voters, including proposals to rezone property along Route 6 where Matt Zuker plans a multi-family residential development, a new agreement with the Old Rochester Regional School District, a stabilization […] Read more »
The September 21 meeting of the Rochester Conservation Commission mainly dealt with an Enforcement Order filed in December 2020 against A.D. Makepeace. The property in question is known as Old Swamp Reservoir located on County Road. The Enforcement Order is for 1,458 linear feet of reservoir bank, 17,001 square feet of bordering vegetated wetlands, […] Read more »
Acting Chair Heather Burke stood alone in objecting to the vote taken by the Old Rochester Regional School Committee on September 15 that will allow Old Rochester Youth Football two Sundays this fall to play its slate of games on ORR’s multi-purpose field. The high school football field has been the subject of […] Read more »
Rochester Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar told the Board of Selectmen during its September 20 meeting that she will not be renewing her contract when it expires on June 30, 2022. “This decision for me was extremely hard,” said Szyndlar, who said it has been an honor to serve the Town of Rochester in […] Read more »
Despite a vetting process lasting several months, applicant Robert Pereira told the September 9 meeting of the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals that he considers his case “cut and dried.” The ZBA, acting with just four members present, made sure to ask every question before attaching carefully crafted conditions to the amendment of […] Read more »
Fred Underhill’s visit to the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission was more than pleasant for the sake of a reunion with old friends, but less than pleasant for the sake of the subject at hand. Underhill, chairman of the Rochester Water Commission, attended the MRV’s Water District meeting to make members aware […] Read more »