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 »
On October 16 a special Board of Selectmen’s meeting was held in Mattapoisett. The continued hearing concluded that Nick’s Pizza should be sanctioned for not adhering to Governor Baker’s emergency orders for the wearing of facemasks by staff working in the popular restaurant. After discussion and hearing from the business’s representative, the board agreed that […] Read more »
Amidst a complex beachside project, Marion Conservation Commission Chairperson Shaun P. Walsh told applicant Lance Scott that continuances and requests are for his benefit because a hasty approval by the commission could be appealed at the state level. Lance and Kathleen Scott filed a Notice of Intent for site redevelopment on the lot across from […] Read more »
Town Counsel Blair Bailey joined the Rochester Conservation Commission meeting held on October 20 to discuss potential changes to the commission’s application process surrounding minor projects. The proposed changes to the application process came after numerous applicants came before the commission seeking permission to perform minor work such as tree cutting and pruning. Bailey explained […] Read more »
Prior to the October 20 meeting of the Marion Board of Health, Chairperson Dr. Edward Hoffer had distributed via email published comments written by his friend and medical colleague Dr. Steven Kanner, who has over 50 years of practicing internal medicine. Kanner’s insights into the current pandemic were appreciated by the members and believed to […] Read more »
It was a packed remote meeting room on October 19 when the Planning Board opened the hearing for a site-plan review of a proposed solar array off Randall Lane. Property owned by Randall Lane LLC, if approved, will contain up to 78 acres of which 30 will be utilized for the expected 20,000 solar panels […] Read more »
Article 6 of the warrant for Rochester’s November 16 Special Town Meeting won’t be the most expensive, but its benefits may outlast those of the other eight articles that have been approved by the Rochester Board of Selectmen and the town’s Finance Committee. The final votes to those approvals took place during the selectmen’s joint […] Read more »