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 »
Asked in a letter from an unnamed abutter to add a stormwater recharge system for roof runoff and the extension of a grass swale to direct stormwaters into that system, Kenneth and Catherine Wood did so and more, presenting revisions of their building plan to the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission in its July 13, remote access meeting. The […] Read more »
Tuesday afternoon’s Marion Board of Selectmen meeting was the Tri-Towns’ first public meeting to be held entirely in person since the governor’s March 12 order to shut down public buildings due to the coronavirus pandemic. On July 8, the Rochester Board of Selectmen held a hybrid meeting with members of the board, town administrator and […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Finance Committee met remotely on July 9 after a four-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2020 they were just wrapping up meetings with department heads and school committees, retrospectively discussing 2019 expenses, revenues, hiring potentials, and all other matters related to the financial health and wellbeing of the community. Warrant articles […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board tested a new meeting format on July 14 with some participants located at the Rochester Memorial School and other members joining using the Zoom platform. Confusion surrounding voting procedure with the new format was quickly sorted out, and the board moved to address their public hearings. Eric Las of Beals and […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen encountered technical difficulties with the audio transmission of its July 8 hybrid meeting in which the board members and administration were present in town hall and any other attendees connecting via Zoom. Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar said work in ongoing to correct the audio problems for the next meeting, and […] Read more »
During the July 14 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen, a Spring Town Meeting date was set for August 17 at 6:00 pm at Old Rochester Regional High School, exact location therein to be determined. Town Administrator Mike Lorenco said he had been in discussions with school facility manager Eugene Jones and ORR Superintendent […] Read more »