In their quarterly meeting held June 24 at the Music Hall, the Marion Water and Sewer Commissioners heard from several key personnel on short and long-term developments as the town tries to address immediate problems and set the wheels in motion for long-term upgrades to aging facilities. Fred Underhill addressed the commissioners on […] Read more »
A continued public hearing of the Marion Planning Board on June 21 provided abutters an opportunity to respond to My Generation Solar’s application for a special permit subject to minor site plan review for the construction of a ground-mounted solar system at 8 Quails Crossing. Representing applicant Jed Hoffer, Josh Buck summarized the […] Read more »
Tabor Academy’s new Head of School, Anthony “Tony” Jaccaci, starts on Thursday, July 1, and one of the first pieces of community correspondence on his desk will be a letter from Marion Historical Commission Chair Meg Steinberg about the Percy Browne House. Weighing in on the decaying icon of shingle-style architecture that was […] Read more »
Marion’s dubious distinction as the only area town lacking a conservation agent is scheduled for demolition after Conservation Commission Chair Shaun Walsh told the June 23 meeting of the commission that the town is looking to hire an agent to work 19 hours per week. The news was met with approval by the […] Read more »
The reality that Mattapoisett will soon be facing a vacancy in the Conservation Department was a main topic of discussion when the Select Board met on June 29 with Conservation Commission Chairman Mike King and commissioner David Lawrence. Conservation Agent Liz Leidhold’s impending retirement will leave a critical element, implementation of the Wetlands Protection […] Read more »
In a public hearing on June 24, Jorge Rodriguez came before the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals seeking a special permit for an addition for a conversion to a multi-family house at 12 Mayflower Lane. Rodriguez also sought two variances; the first for relief from the town’s requirement for the size of the […] Read more »
The Marion Marine Resources Commission spent over two hours on Monday night at the Marion Police Station pouring through final revisions of aquaculture regulations that have not been changed in a quarter century. The goal was to put a wrap on the process and vote to approve for recommendation to the Select Board, […] Read more »
As the Mattapoisett Finance Committee met to approve end-of-year reserve fund transfers, capping off a year that found this town and the entire global community struggling to pay for and plan for pandemic-related expenses, the news was not all bad. Reserve fund monies can be counted on to cover these unbudgeted and or unanticipated […] Read more »
The Town of Marion promoted a woman to the office of police sergeant for the first time, the Select Board voting to approve Alisha Crosby to a one-year probationary period effective June 27 as the town’s first-ever Marion Police sergeant during the board’s June 22 meeting at the Music Hall. “I appreciate the […] Read more »
Ryan Correia, a developer who has come before the Mattapoisett Planning Board over the course of many months, once again met with the board to discuss matters related to driveways and scenic roadway bylaws. The June 21 meeting resulted in more questions on the part of the board members coupled with a to-do list […] Read more »