Rochester’s Conservation Commission began its meeting Tuesday by signing the Certificate of Completion for a 14-year-old project. That long ago, then-Conservation Agent Laurel Farinon noticed the storage of concrete blocks near wetlands at 0 and 107 Cranberry Highway and said they needed to be removed. Tuesday, project engineer Bill Madden reported the removal […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board met on Tuesday and offered some important updates regarding town projects, fiscal year past performance and future predictions, and the upcoming town meetings, among other things. Following the pledge and approval of the last meeting’s minutes, the board moved to discuss future regulation of Island Wharf with talks mainly […] Read more »
Budgetary issues and Island Wharf parking were some of the main topics discussed at the January 22 Marion Marine Resources Commission meeting in the Maritime Center conference room. Harbormaster Adam Murphy said that a key budgetary issue is two capital expenses that the department must spend – but choosing the right funding mechanism […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School Track Department’s road race and an initiative for more solar on town properties received endorsements at the January 21 Select Board meeting in the Police Station conference center. Jessica Pilla, a teacher at the high school and a track coach, said the cross-country team has fewer needs […] Read more »
The Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School Building Committee is recommending the region’s five member towns hold another election for the $288 million request to fund a new facility that failed to pass in November of last year. Old Colony Superintendent Aaron Polansky revealed in a meeting with officials and project planners at […] Read more »
5 North Street On the morning of Thursday, January 22, a fire broke out at the house on 5 North Street in Mattapoisett. At the three-story house subdivided into four apartments, one victim was rescued from the building and brought to the hospital with another being treated for smoke inhalation on site. Other building […] Read more »
The January 27 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board included a thorough hearing regarding a dog that had caused grievous bodily harm to another dog last July. Under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 140, the board was asked to determine whether the dog, owned by Mark and Stella Brogioli, 14 Acushnet Road, could be and […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission met on January 14 in the Police Station’s conference center to approve a few items. The 20-minute meeting involved the extension of the Order of Conditions for the Piney Point Beach Club, off Piney Point Road. Commissioners mentioned they saw a bulldozer down there, and that led to a […] Read more »
The January 15 meeting of the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals became contentious when the board took up the Variance filing by Michael and Tiffany Amaral, 3 Harbor Road Neck. Andrew Stackpole of Field Engineering represented the applicants’ request for a Variance to construct a 24×36-foot Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) with an associated garage. […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health agreed at its January 15 meeting in the Marion Police Station conference room to enter into a system that tracks permitting and testing of septic systems. However, the board agreed to this new budget item under one condition: Installation of the system is covered through a state grant. […] Read more »