Abutters of two undeveloped lots along Starboard Way, located off Mattapoisett Neck Road in the Molly’s Cove neighborhood, voiced their concerns over potentially increased drainage problems based on a development plan presented during the August 19 meeting of the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals. Coming before the ZBA for special permits to build […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen granted Old Rochester Youth Baseball a Special Permit for a one-day liquor license so the 501(c)(3), non-profit organization can hold its annual Parents Night Out fundraising event on Saturday, August 28, from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm at Arch at the Meadow located at 332 Mendell Road in Rochester. […] Read more »
The officials on the field have asked for a measurement, and the Town of Marion isn’t looking just for a first down, it’s looking for a touchdown. After chasing down records of deliveries of gas, propane, and oil to the town so he could manually enter that information into the MassEnergyInsight program’s online […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Select Board and Mattapoisett School Committee held a joint meeting on August 24 to vet candidates for the unexpired School Committee term created by the abrupt departure of Shannon Finning. The four candidates vying for the seat were Erin Custadio, Holly Weeden, Eric Beauregard, and Carole Clifford. When all was said […] Read more »
Marion’s Bylaw Codification Committee, a subcommittee of the Planning Board headed up by Planning Board member Norm Hills, has been working off a consultant’s list in addition to its own discoveries in an effort to achieve an update that will go to Fall Special Town Meeting floor. Hills told the Planning Board during […] Read more »
The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals heard one public hearing during its August 12 Zoom meeting. In Case No. 1167, Mark Woodward Jr. sought a variance on his property at 519 County Road for a garage exceeding 1,000 square feet under Chapter 20.40, E.2 (7) of the Rochester Zoning By-Laws. Woodward explained that […] Read more »
The August 16 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found the members facing an agenda filled with applications that have been continued multiple times over months. One such application is the site plan review of Randall Lane, LLC’s that proposes a large solar array deep within privately held forested lands. Member Janice Robbins […] Read more »
On August 12, the Rochester Board of Selectmen met briefly to discuss an appointment and to affirm the appointment of a treasurer, and to go into executive session to discuss non-union personnel matters. The board appointed Mike Kavacevich to the Rochester Cultural Council for a term of three years, and they affirmed the […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board reviewed the 11 articles for the Special Town Meeting warrant during its August 17 Zoom meeting. Town Meeting will be held on October 19. The deadline for articles and citizen petitions is August 31, and the warrant closes on September 21. Town Administrator Jay McGrail summarized the articles for […] Read more »
Jon Gregory of engineering firm Tata & Howard told the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission on August 10 that he received a positive report and laboratory data from Koch Separation Solutions after a test run of the Puron water filtering cartridge that the district has chosen for its water-treatment plant over its expiring […] Read more »