The remote meeting on July 16 held by the Mattapoisett’s Zoning Board of Appeals heard attorney Chris Saunders speaking on behalf of his client Steven Goodwin regarding a request for a Special Permit. Goodwin is the property owner of a large horse stable described by Saunders as “state of the art,” situated on approximately 11-acres […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board facilitated a reorganization of the roles of its members in their remote access meeting held on July 20. The reorganization came after the June 26 reelection of Norm Hills, Eileen Marum, and Christopher Collings. In their first meeting since the town election, Chairperson Will Saltonstall began by congratulating his fellow board […] Read more »
New Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson made clear in his address to the Old Rochester Regional Joint School Committee / Superintendency Union #55 that no less attention will be given hybrid or remote-learning plans for return to school than what he says the commissioner of secondary education for the state is instructing: to prioritize an […] Read more »
A discussion resurfaced in Tuesday’s remote access meeting of the Marion Board of Health regarding how to shelter residents during a natural disaster. “We’re supposedly going to have a bad hurricane season this year – who knows?” asked Chairperson Dr. Ed Hoffer, pointing toward the more accessible question about whether Sippican School can contain the […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission moved to resolve an outstanding public hearing related to a Notice of Intent application submitted by SEMASS Partnership in their remote meeting held on July 21. The application was submitted after SEMASS Partnership carried out emergency tree trimming in order to protect overhead wires and fiberoptic cables that connect the SEMASS […] Read more »
During the July 20 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board, the resumption of work on a forthcoming new Master Plan was discussed. Prior to January 2020, the board had engaged the services of Grant King, director of Comprehensive Planning and Housing for the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD). King met with a […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester will be allowed an increase of 5,000 gallons per day in its intermunicipal Water Agreement with the Town of Wareham. Now the town’s total allotment is 55,000 gallons per day. As Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar explained, the old agreement was modified to give Rochester 5,000 more gallons for future expansion. The […] Read more »
During Monday night’s remote access meeting of the Marion Marine Resources Commission, member Peter Borsari reminded Harbormaster Isaac Perry to make sure any changes to the design of the department’s soon-to-be-proposed new headquarters facility suit the needs of the staff, and the rest can be built around that. “We need it to function,” said Perry. […] Read more »
A sailboat capsized on Monday southeast of Bird Island, located in Marion approximately a half-mile south of the Kittansett Club and Butler Point. Three people in the water were rescued, including a 78-year-old woman, a 49-year-old woman, and a 52-year-old man whose names were not released. Both Marion and Mattapoisett harbormaster boats responded to separate […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health met on Tuesday night via Zoom to establish a course of action to find a replacement for Public Health Nurse Kathy Downey, who has submitted her resignation effective August 19. The board accepted Downey’s resignation at its last meeting. Chairperson Ed Hoffer, Vice Chairperson Dot Brown, and Clerk John Howard […] Read more »