John O’Rourke of Good Energy provided an update to the Marion Select Board regarding the town’s electricity aggregation program during the October 5 board meeting.             Planning started for the aggregation in January 2014 when Ross Perry, then director of municipal services for SRPEDD, decided it was a good idea to get SRPEDD communities […] Read more »

            Having received news of the Finance Committee’s vote to approve two money-related articles for the Special Town Meeting, the Rochester Board of Selectmen was eager to add its endorsement of the warrant that will be put before the town’s voters on Monday, October 18, at Rochester Memorial School.             Article 2 asks voters to […] Read more »

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson reports that the Towns of Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester are under a drinking water warning, which also affects five of the six district schools. The drinking water warning is effective immediately for everyone in the Tri-Town who utilizes public water and it is advised that water is boiled before it is […] Read more »

Town Administrator James McGrail and the Marion Public Works Department report that the Town of Marion is currently under a boil water order. In addition to Marion, the towns of Fairhaven, Mattapoisett and Rochester are also under boil water orders. The order was issued after routine town water samples collected on Tuesday, Oct. 5 tested […] Read more »

            The controversial case of the pier construction planned for 122 Register Road helped make the September 22 Conservation Commission meeting last over four hours.             The application filed by 122 Register Road, LLC for an amended Order of Conditions to reduce the length of the pier by 30 feet was met with approval by […] Read more »

            As the Marion Energy Management Committee strategizes to reidentify and rename itself to emphasize its climate change stream of consciousness, the cart and the horse are neck and neck racing around the backstretch toward the committee’s next iteration.             Closing in on maximizing the town’s net-metering credit capacity and dissatisfied tinkering with ideas that […] Read more »

            Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Rose Bowman report that as the result of an increase in students testing positive for COVID-19, one classroom at the Center School will be transitioning to remote learning.             Through its participation in the state’s Symptomatic and Test and Stay testing options, and in coordination with the Mattapoisett […] Read more »

            The Marion Finance Committee met on September 15 to vote its recommendations on financially impactful Warrant articles for the October 19 Special Town Meeting at Sippican School.             The Finance Committee, which is down a full member and an alternate, also reorganized. Town Administrator Jay McGrail said it is likely an alternate member will […] Read more »

The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals met briefly on September 23 to continue the case of Heron Cove, LLC’s Comprehensive Permit application for the construction of a residential development on Wareham Road (Route 6). The continuance, considered at the applicant’s request, was voted onto the agenda for the ZBA’s meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 18, […] Read more »

            Two public hearings on solar projects that were continued from September 14 were heard by the Rochester Planning Board on September 28 at the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School library.             Both projects were represented by Beals and Thomas, Inc., which found a measure of closure on one public hearing and has […] Read more »