Mattapoisett’s Master Plan Committee met on June 2 to discuss all things recreation with Mike Huguenin, president of the Mattapoisett Land Trust, Greta Fox, director of the Mattapoisett Recreation Department, and Jackie Coucci, director of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging. But it didn’t take long for the discussion to once again turn to the […] Read more »

            The Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission and Water Protection Supply Committee said goodbye to two valuable contributors, as Lauren Farinon and Paul Silva attended their final meeting.             Farinon is leaving her long-standing post as Rochester’s conservation agent, while Silva chose to vacate his seat on the Mattapoisett Select Board.             MRV member […] Read more »

            Several abutters gathered for the June 7 Zoom meeting of the Marion Planning Board for the express purpose of attending a scheduled public hearing with applicant My Generation Solar, which applied for minor site plan review and a special permit for construction of a 610 square-foot, ground-mounted solar array in a Residence B zoning […] Read more »

            Whoever replaces Laurell Farinon as Rochester’s conservation agent is going to hit the ground running after the mitigation plan proposed by A.D. Makepeace at the Morse Swamp Reservoir was continued to July 20.             “There’s a lot of moving parts on this one,” Farinon told the Rochester Conservation Commission during its June 1 meeting, […] Read more »

            Ryan Correia has made a few appearances before the Mattapoisett Planning Board, but with each review of his proposed Crystal Springs Road subdivision, his project has moved a bit closer to reality.             On June 7, Correia once again met with the Planning Board to finalize plans for penetrating an existing stone wall and […] Read more »

            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 »