The Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission approved the final version of the conservation restriction for the Hoff Property during its January 7 meeting. The version was sent to MOSAC by the state Division of Conservation Services. MOSAC member Amanda Chace moved to approve the final version of the conservation restriction for the Hoff […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path came before the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen on January 12 to affirm their desire to “strengthen relationships” with the town, said founding member Bonne DeSousa. After introducing board members Bill Coquillette, Liz DiCarlo, Ann Bryant, Chris Matos, Renee Pothier, Robin Lepore, Jane Finnerty, Dick Grahn, Allyson […] Read more »
Marion’s dissemination of the COVID-19 vaccine will be a little bit like the evacuation of a boat taking on water; the key is not to let it turn into Black Friday at the mall. After being approved by the state to administer the Moderna vaccine to residents of Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, and Wareham, […] Read more »
Rochester Selectman Woody Hartley has been working on potential grant funding to add a three-season room to the Senior Center at 67 Dexter Lane. Simultaneously, Hartley was also looking into a MassDOT Shared Streets grant that would have funded a solar canopy over a parking lot in the area of Town Hall, but that […] Read more »
Marion Public Health Nurse Lori Desmarais told the Marion Board of Health on January 5 that COVID-19 vaccination clinics will begin inoculating local first responders from Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, and Wareham as soon as next week. According to Board of Health Chairman Dr. Edward Hoffer, Marion received 400 doses of the vaccine, which […] Read more »
Being a tree warden is no small task. The average tree warden must possess a spectrum of skills, like maintaining public tree inventories, interfacing with the public and town government, and performing physical labor such as pruning, planting, and cutting down trees. Since 1899, according to the Massachusetts Tree Warden and Foresters Association, […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board opened a public hearing on January 4 to hold a Major Site Plan Review for Tabor Academy’s proposed Campus Center at 85 Spring Street, the site of the Hayden Library. The 22,750 square foot academic building would replace the one-floor Hayden Library with a modern, two-floor facility that would […] Read more »
In a meeting spilling over with significant matters, the Marion Board of Selectmen opened a public hearing with developer Ken Steen of Steen Realty to discuss a Comprehensive Permit for his Heron Cove residential development on Wareham Road. Steen’s former application for a 96-unit residential complex has given way to a revised plan […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission capped 2020 by using its December 28 remote-access meeting to issue two negative determinations of applicability, award two Orders of Conditions, withhold a Certificate of Compliance, and continue four public hearings. Engineer David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Inc. left the meeting with two negative determinations and an […] Read more »
With a short meeting agenda, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen met on December 23, primarily to hold an executive session. As a result, the public portion of the proceedings was only long enough to include the following meaningful bits. Town Administrator Mike Lorenco advised the selectmen that the Finance Committee would soon begin […] Read more »