In her Public Health Director / Nurse Report to Tuesday’s meeting of the Marion Board of Health, Lori Desmarais said there are 41 active COVID-19 cases including 25 over the last two weeks. There were 39 positive cases in Marion in September 30, but that number has risen to 53 so far into […] Read more »
In addressing the October 13 meeting Marion School Committee Vice-Chair Nichole Daniel thanked the Sippican School faculty and staff and Old Rochester Regional administration for its efforts in getting the 2021-22 academic year off to a safe and healthy start. “We know that COVID isn’t going anywhere,” said Daniel, referencing a discussion earlier […] Read more »
The October 18 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found the board handing out continuances, one extension, and a postponement. On the postponement front, a draft of a new solar bylaw that the board had been working diligently to have prepared in time for the mandatory two rounds of public meetings before heading to […] Read more »
For the Mattapoisett Bike Path Study Committee, it’s been a long 26 years of trying to work out all the moving parts associated with the construction of a multi-million-dollar bike path that will one day connect through Mattapoisett from Fairhaven to Marion. Along the way there have been triumphs and setbacks, but the […] Read more »
Two single-home extensions were granted special permits during the October 14 meeting of the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals. Janvrin Demler applied for a Special Permit under Section 230-6.1c of the town’s zoning bylaws to allow the extension of an existing non-conforming residence at 80 Front Street. Will Saltonstall of Saltonstall Architects, […] Read more »
On October 14, Mattapoisett’s Finance Committee met to review the articles being prepared for the Special Town Meeting scheduled for Monday, November 8, at 6:00 pm at Old Rochester Regional High School. The draft document contains 12 articles that will ask Town Meeting to consider spending some of and saving some of the […] Read more »
Developer Matt Zuker was visibly stunned by a night-ending 34-32 vote against a zoning change that would have paved the way for his proposed 48-unit residential development along Route 6 near the Wareham town line. Article 13, the last of the October 19 Special Town Meeting at Sippican Elementary School, asked Marion voters […] Read more »
Three of 13 warrant articles in the October 18 Rochester Special Town Meeting brought about substantial discussion from the floor, but only one article drew more than two negative votes while seven articles drew unanimous votes of approval. The 46-4 vote in favor of Article 11, clearing the way for a solar canopy […] Read more »
After Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson made introductory comments to the October 7 meeting of the Rochester School Committee summarizing the ORR District’s Acceleration Road Map, Rochester Memorial School Principal Derek Medeiros presented a two-year School Improvement Plan. Medeiros introduced his team that helped produce the PowerPoint document, including teachers […] Read more »
In outlining the priorities of the Old Rochester Regional School District’s Acceleration Roadmap to the September 23 meeting of the ORR Joint School Committee / Superintendency Union #55, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Jannell Pearson-Campbell listed the need to foster a sense of belonging and partnership, monitor students’ understanding, and ensure strong, grade-appropriate […] Read more »