The proposed campus center at Tabor Academy was closing in on a motion by the Marion Planning Board to vote to approve until Town Planner Gil Hilario told the board during its March 1 meeting that he had just confirmed by phone with Town Counsel Barbara Carbone that the board’s 4-1 vote just minutes […] Read more »
The Marion Marine Resources Commission wants some explanation after hearing that the federal government plans to cut down on the spaces allowed for shellfishing along the eastern seaboard, including specific application to the town’s inner harbor. Aquaculture has already been a challenge for licensed shellfishermen, between delays relating to the coronavirus pandemic and […] Read more »
The house on the hill is at a crossroads, and it will apparently take a groundswell of public support to influence its salvation. The Percy Browne House was at the center of discussion when the Marion Historical Commission met on February 18 via Zoom. The commission wants to save the house at 192 […] Read more »
On February 23, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen met with Liz DiCarlo of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path to discuss possible amenities for Phase 1b and the Industrial Drive section that will one day link Mattapoisett to Marion via a continuous bike path. DiCarlo said the group had been working alongside […] Read more »
William Saunders’ good intentions at 50 County Road have not panned out as planned over the past quarter-century of operation, and to that end, a Notice of Intent was filed with the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission proposing the replacement of the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Funeral Home’s parking lot and a significant upgrade to the stormwater management […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional Superintendent Michael Nelson recommended on February 17 that the Old Rochester Regional School Committee consider maintaining the number of school-choice slots currently offered at the junior high and high school. Nelson wasn’t seeking a vote that night, asking only for the committee to consider offering 103 out-of-district students a desk […] Read more »
Stephen E. Goulston of North Easton was awarded his special permit to build a new waterfront house at 27 Nashawena Road under the condition that the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission vet the roof-runoff aspect of his site plan. Before the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to grant Goulston the special permit during […] Read more »
There is no doubt it is budget season. Just a glance at posted public meetings and one quickly finds Mattapoisett’s Capital Planning and Finance Committees pushing towards the goal of assisting in the development of the FY22 budget that will ultimately be presented at Town Meeting. But long before the committees began their […] Read more »
Good financial news during very trying economic times is precious, but it was a good news kind of day on February 23 for the Marion Board of Selectmen as Town Administrator Jay McGrail was pleased to announce Marion has received $250,000 from the state for the lagoon cleanup project via the Environmental Bond Bill. […] Read more »
Darren C. Moran, 27, the suspect in a February 20 single-car crash near 144 North Avenue in Rochester that critically injured a pedestrian, was arraigned on Monday afternoon at Wareham District Court and was being held in custody pending $10,000 bail. Charges include leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in injury […] Read more »