It was a split decision night for the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals on October 8. The board approved a variance allowing a 12×12-foot addition to the home at 113 Walnut Plain Road but tabled a vote on a variance for a 16×26-foot shed/garage in the front yard of 174 New Bedford Road for a […] Read more »
The Conservation Commission met on October 7 in the Marion Police Station conference room and discussed how to address an unknown brush cutter working within the wetlands buffer zone around Seaside Lane and Holly Lane. Conservation Agent Doug Guey-Lee received a complaint last month about someone encroaching on their private property with a brush […] Read more »
The plan for the massive High Street Solar project, 0 High St., Rochester, has now been endorsed by both the Conservation Commission and the Planning Board. The Rochester Planning Board signaled its approval of the Site Plan and Special Permit for High Street Solar, Site B, the northerly portion of the project, close […] Read more »
A new municipal building may be the most practical long-term solution for Mattapoisett’s aging Town Hall, according to a space needs study presented to the Select Board on October 13. But where that building might go, how much it would cost, and whether existing town properties could provide an alternative remain open questions. […] Read more »
The Select Board met on October 6 at the Marion Police Conference Center to address routine water and sewer commission matters. The board agreed to lift a moratorium on road-opening work on Water Street to help a homeowner seeking to increase the gas line size for a new home there. Kenneth Michaels Jr. […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission began its deliberations Tuesday by approving a Certificate of Compliance for the 7 Forbes Road residential construction project, meaning the completed new home there substantially complies with the board’s earlier Order of Conditions. Conservation Agent Merilee Kelly clarified that this is one of the new house lots next to […] Read more »
Connecting curriculum, student support and school safety across the Tri-Town schools is the focus of work underway or planned for the fourth year of Vision 2028, the five-year strategic plan reviewed at the October 1 joint school committee meeting. Superintendent Mike Nelson explained how the plan guides the four school districts while allowing […] Read more »
Residents crowding into the Senior Center meeting room successfully lobbied the Rochester Select Board Monday to suspend the use of the Flock cameras scattered around town that video-record car license plates and, some say, spread townspeople’s private data. Flock cameras are AI-powered automated license plate readers used by law enforcement and private groups […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board met on Monday, October 5, with Toll Brothers — a Pennsylvania-based builder of luxury homes — to discuss a housing development that will run adjacent to its Marion Pointe project at 78 Wareham Road. Marion Pointe, a 48-home luxury single-family development, is currently under construction; homes are priced starting at […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board met on September 30 to vote on closing the November 9 special Town Meeting warrant and approving the ballot for the November 3 election. The brief meeting featured endorsement votes from the Select Board on the three and only Town Meeting articles, two connected to the shared-use path that passes […] Read more »