It was two years in the making and involved many hours of discussion, contemplation, and study, but the Route 6 Corridor Study has been completed and, further, has received approval from the Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization. The SMMPO, as that group is known, was established to implement federally mandated transportation planning. It is a […] Read more »
Department of Public Works Director David Willett told the Marion Board of Selectmen that he was pleasantly surprised that CDM Smith engineering sent him its computer-aided-design (CAD) files for the roadway at the center of the Village Infrastructure Project Phase 1B during the Board’s April 21 remote-access meeting. “I’m a little reticent about talking about […] Read more »
The April 16 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen took place via the new normal, remotely using call-in and or internet applications. Present were selectmen Paul Silva and Jordan Collyer, along with Town Administrator Mike Lorenco and consultant Mike Gagne. The selectmen wasted no time in voting to extend tax-payment deadlines in light of […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester voted at its April 16, remote-access meeting to hold town elections before town meeting, setting elections for Wednesday, June 17, and town meeting for Monday, June 22. Chairman Paul Ciaburri said holding town meeting first is preferred, but Town Counsel Blair Bailey said, “It’s not going to affect this year’s election […] Read more »
Superintendent of Schools Doug White told the Old Rochester Regional School Committee more than once during its April 15, remote-access meeting to anticipate the news that came down from Governor Baker on Tuesday announcing the fate of the traditional 2019-20 school year. It just wasn’t the news everyone wanted to hear. Students will not be […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett River Valley Water Supply Protection Advisory Committee and the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission barely had to switch out personnel to hold back-to-back meetings in the same Zoom video-conferencing window on April 14. The committee and commission, which are both related to a four-town partnership of Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester, met […] Read more »
Speaking before the Rochester Planning Board on Tuesday night, Eric Las itemized his way through a substantial list of show-and-tell tweaks to the Braley Hill North Solar project, all of this via video conferencing. Whereas Las had presented before in-person and thoroughly engaged the Planning Board’s requests, his presentation will not guarantee an opening for […] Read more »
Before he presented on behalf of Edgewood Development Company, LLC, environmental engineer Brisco Lang of Pare Corporation told the Rochester Conservation Commission, “You guys have a lot of guts for pulling this off. It’s gone a lot more smoothly than I would have expected.” Lang was referring to the holding of a remote access public […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to postpone town meeting and town elections to undetermined dates during its April 9 emergency meeting held via videoconferencing. “My hope would be to… hold a town meeting Monday with a Friday election, but I don’t want to be locked into that,” said Town Administrator Jay McGrail. The […] Read more »
This is the time of year when Tabor students, faculty and staff would be enjoying the spring weather, cheering each other on at games, engaging in senior projects, sailing and rowing on the harbor, auditioning and casting for spring one acts, celebrating the 50 days dinner with the seniors, and soaking up the beautiful sunshine […] Read more »