There will be zero tolerance for any boaters in town not in the state database for excise taxes, according to Marion Harbormaster Adam Murphy, who delivered this message to the Marion Marine Resources Commission on November 19 at the Maritime Conference Center.             “We need to do a better job, and we need to send […] Read more »

            The Marion Conservation Commission expressed more excitement than recommendations at a public hearing for potential environmental impacts of the South Coast Bikeway through Marion.             Project engineers Jeremy Packard and Callie Harper met with the Conservation Commission on November 19 in the Police Station’s conference room and detailed how the project will have minimal […] Read more »

            To demolish a home in Marion, one might soon have to get a rodent report before moving forward.             The Marion Board of Health on November 20 met with Zoning Commissioner Robert Grillo after a home was scheduled for demolition on Point Road. According to Point Road residents who appeared at the November 6 […] Read more »

The Marion Fire Department has trouble contacting personnel around the Front Street area near Route 195 and close to the Rochester town line via County Road. The department requested $25,309 from the town’s Reserve Fund to pay for a communication upgrade. The Marion Finance Committee at its November 19 meeting at the Town Hall Annex […] Read more »

            The Marion Special Town Meeting was held on Monday, November 24 at 6:45 pm at Sippican School. Of the two articles voted upon, Article S1 passed with an absolute majority and Article S2 was postponed until the next Town Meeting.             Article S1: To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 20 […] Read more »

            The November 19 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board found the board fielding questions regarding the selection of Luke Mello as the new Animal Control officer.             Earlier in the proceedings when the agenda item… “possible vote to fill the position” was discussed, Town Administrator Mike Lorenco explained the process used to evaluate two […] Read more »

The town’s Affordable Housing Trust met on November 12 in the police station conference room and met with a potential new member with decades of relevant experience, and the trust talked about revamping its web site. MAFT also discussed logistics for special emergency lock boxes for elderly residences, as well as seeking grant opportunities for […] Read more »

            The November 13 joint Zoning Board of Appeals and Select Board meeting centered around whether the ZBA can grant a Variance for the Heron Cove Estates project off Route 6 near the Wareham line.             The project, which has been in the works for several years, once proposed 125 apartment units with around 20-percent […] Read more »

The November 17 agenda of the Mattapoisett Planning Board listed a Site Plan Review as requested by the owners of the Hillside Motel, D.B.A, Krishi Kisan Corp. located at 92 County Road. The hearing, however, was continued to December 1 at the request of the applicant.             Initial plans for the site include an expansion […] Read more »

            The Marion Select Board met on Monday, November 17 in the Marion Music Hall for a list of action items, as well as the Fall Town Meeting Warrant Review.             The board began by recognizing Marions new firefighters. Fire Chief Brian Jackvony rose to speak, mentioning the five new recruit firefighters who recently, November […] Read more »