The decline of COVID-19 cases in Marion is encouraging, reflecting the overall trend across the state as more are vaccinated and fewer are testing positive. Marion had zero positive cases of COVID-19 as of press time on May 4 when the Marion Board of Health met for a brief meeting.             “The numbers are […] Read more »

If Article 38 gains voter approval at Marion’s May 10 Town Meeting, there will be a maximum time limit for approved projects to spend appropriated Community Preservation funds.             After this year, every article fielded by the Community Preservation Committee, in addition to a dollar amount, will pitch a time limit to which the CPC […] Read more »

            The Tri-Town Education Foundation welcomed Michelle Roy as a new member during its April 27 Zoom meeting.             A recently retired Rochester resident, Roy brings the experience of an educational career that began at Old Rochester Regional schools in 1985 before developing into a career that saw her spend the last six years as assistant superintendent […] Read more »

            Marion’s Energy Management Committee has been trying for the better part of a year to have a charging station installed across Front Street from the Music Hall where people park for Island Wharf. But based on information discussed at its April 26 Zoom meeting, the EMC seems to be caught in a loop.             Island Wharf […] Read more »

            A Notice of Intent hearing first opened in early April and receiving considerable neighborhood pushback was reopened during the April 27 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission. After neighbors again voiced their concerns, the commission voted unanimously to issue an Order of Conditions for the project.             David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon, & Leone, Inc., representing […] Read more »

            It came at the end of the April 27 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen, a goodbye from outgoing member Paul Silva. In saying his adieu, Silva thanked the selectmen he has worked with over the years and the town employees, many of whom he has come to know well. He gave an extra […] Read more »

            In a 4-1 vote during its April 22 meeting, the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals granted a special permit to Lars and Patricia McKim, who filed as the Eight Kabeyun Road Nominee Trust in the public hearing for the demolition of a single-family home and construction of a replacement on almost the same footprint.             The […] Read more »

            Marion residents will still be able to see the harbor at Island Wharf, based on a revised design for the proposed Maritime Center that was presented on April 26 during a special meeting of the Marion Board of Selectmen via Zoom.             In substantial contrast to the original design presented to over 100 attendees in the […] Read more »

            Although the Town of Marion amended a bylaw in 2020 to require all new construction septic upgrades to exceed Title 5 compliance and include approved denitrification technology, a tie-in to town sewer, when possible, is much preferred, according to Conservation Commission Chairman Shaun Walsh.             In its April 14 meeting, the commission heard a […] Read more »

            The April 15 meeting of the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals was not chockablock full, nor did it feature more than one case. But the case before the ZBA members would be a bit tricky given the L-shaped lot in question with an existing watermain easement running through the middle.             The variance and […] Read more »