The Rochester Planning Board addressed upcoming changes to the proposed development on Cranberry Highway in its meeting held on October 27. Phil Cordeiro, the project’s representative, came before the Planning Board once again after the project’s public hearing was continued numerous times.             Despite the increasing number of delays stalling the project, Cordeiro explained […] Read more »

            The October 22 Tri-Town Selectmen’s meeting delved into the contractual language, or lack thereof, of the agreement the Towns of Rochester, Marion, and Mattapoisett have with ORCTV, as well as the agreement between the Old Rochester Regional School District and the three towns.             First up was the ORCTV contract now motoring along on […] Read more »

            The Marion Board of Selectmen spent the majority of its day on Monday in three separate interviews of engineers bidding to design a proposed Department of Public Works operations facility off Benson Brook Road.             The three firms were distinct in size proportionate to local versus regional. The in-town bidder, Saltonstall Architects, Inc., interviewed […] Read more »

            On an evening when their agenda was packed with continued hearings, new hearings, and a large handful of other matters, the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission opened the Notice of Intent hearing for a mega-sized solar array planned by Randall Lane, LLC. On October 26, the commissioners saw for the first time the scope of the […] Read more »

            With Mattapoisett now placed in the red category of communities that are considered high risk for COVID-19 transmission, Town Administrator Mike Lorenco spoke to the need for everyone to stay the course. “This has to be taken seriously,” he said at the October 27 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen.             Lorenco said […] Read more »

            Dan Crete told an abutter to his recently purchased property at 288 Wareham Street that he filled a dumpster with discarded air-conditioners and television sets that had populated land where he wants to build two, temporary boat-storage shelters as soon as possible.             The willingness to spend a substantial amount of money and time to remove […] Read more »

            Five O’Clock Farm might wish to consider a new name after 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 o’clock were discussed by applicants Ross, Carol and Katie Speers with the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals during their October 15 public hearing that awarded the Speers the Special Permit to operate a new horse farm on 6 […] Read more »

            The Marion Board of Selectmen approved two of six Water/Sewer abatement requests, that is appeals made by homeowners who believe they were unfairly charged, during Monday’s meeting at the Music Hall.             Bernie Greenwood’s request for an abatement to the $2,214.93 sewer portion of a quarterly water/sewer bill over $4,000 at his 408 Front Street address […] Read more »

            Sippican Elementary School Principal Marla Sirois saw such a positive reaction to the community-authored “Welcome back” messages on themed bulletin boards that she doesn’t want it to be a one-time thing.             “They were so well received, we’re probably going to make it an annual event, with groups and families coming in,” said Sirois in her […] Read more »

            The Marion Open Space Acquisition Committee held a special, remote access meeting on October 15 to prepare its presentation to the November 5 Special Town Meeting and its representation to the Community Preservation Committee.             During the meeting, MOSAC Chairman John Rockwell bounced off the membership his Powerpoint presentation under construction for Town Meeting aimed at […] Read more »