No candidate was expected to offer a resume and presence comparable to outgoing Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon, but in his June 7 interview with the Rochester Board of Selectmen, Brian Vasa got the job because he impressed upon the selectmen that he comes in peace. Asked how he handles violations, the conservation agent […] Read more »
While the Town of Marion would much rather welcome another rate payer into a town sewer system that performs more efficiently than even the latest denitrification septic system, the Board of Health vetted a complicated septic upgrade during its May 26 meeting. In a public hearing for two variances at 689 Point Road, […] Read more »
After conducting a public hearing during its May 19 meeting, the Marion School Committee voted against School Choice for the 2021-22 academic year. Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson noted prior to the vote that in recent years Sippican has chosen not to be a School Choice school. Asked by member […] Read more »
The Council on Aging is changing, as it always has, so when COA Chair Harry Norweb, COA Director Karen Gregory, and COA strategic planning leader Paul Naiman came before the Town of Marion with their two-part petition, Select Board Chair Norm Hills readily acknowledged that nowhere does it say a board is forever. Norweb […] Read more »
With the Baker administration set to lift all manner of pandemic-related restrictions, the brief May 26 meeting of Public Health Nurse Emily Field and the Board of Health was a classic case of no news is good news. Regarding the upcoming Lions Club fundraiser known as Harbor Days, Field said that while information […] Read more »
On May 27, the Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board invited Kristin Uiterwyk of UMass Boston’s Urban Harbors Institute to present an outline of the process and the benefits of having a harbor management plan. First championed by Mattapoisett Harbormaster Jamie McIntosh to map out immediate and long-range planning for the harbor and its various […] Read more »
In its May 26 special, remote-access meeting, the Marion Select Board passed new water and sewer rates for Fiscal Year 2022, and the new rates will include higher cost for larger consumers. According to Town Administrator Jay McGrail, the town took on new debt last year due to the drought and the global […] Read more »
On June 1, the members of the Mattapoisett Select Board, seasoned veteran and Chairman Jordan Collyer and newly elected member Jodi Bauer met to discuss various aspects of reopening the town for business both commercial and public. With the board members seated in the conference room at Town Hall alongside Town Administrator Mike […] Read more »
On May 24, the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission heard from peer review consultant Jonathan Niro of BETA regarding their review and technical study of the proposed solar array off Randall Lane planned by Randall Lane, LLC. The project, as designed, will have 800 panels spread over a 28-acre site producing 7.5 megawatts of electric energy. […] Read more »
Having recused himself from participation, Rochester Planning Board member Bendrix Bailey planned on sitting quietly throughout his May 25 public hearing that was continued from May 11, in which he seeks what representative Brian Grady of G.A.F. Engineering called “a number of waivers” from the rules and regulations of the board for Bailey’s application […] Read more »