Police Chief John Garcia reports that the Marion Police Department is investigating an armed home invasion in which the victims appeared to be targeted by a group of suspects. Police do not believe there is a general danger to the public. On Friday, January 3, at 11:48 pm, Marion Police received a 911 call requesting […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen has scheduled another Special Town Meeting for January 14 in order to amend the language of one part of a warrant article adopted at the October 21, 2019 Special Town Meeting. Article 20 as a whole authorized the town to borrow $2,535,000 for various the Public Works project. The part […] Read more »
Former executive director of the Carver, Marion, Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District and Marion’s former executive secretary, town clerk, assessor, and building commissioner Ray Pickles died on December 20 just two days after turning 86, according to an obituary posted by Bartlett Funeral Home. Pickles was facing criminal charges that stemmed from his role as […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Conservation Commission Chairman Mike King got his wish on December 23: a short meeting. Stepping off at 6:30 pm, the three cases that were heard or reviewed sped along, allowing King to say what he claims are his favorite words: “I’ll take a motion to adjourn.” After a year that saw many meetings lasting […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit for the new construction of a single-family house that lacks public way frontage during a 10-minute pre-holiday meeting on December 19. Nicholas Christy sought a special permit to construct a single-family house in conformance with FEMA regulations at 20 Howard Beach, a 7.5-acre parcel that […] Read more »
Marion Town Administrator Jay McGrail appeared before the Old Rochester Regional School Committee on December 11 with a prepared written statement to address a comment he made during a November 20 Marion Finance Committee meeting, when he called School Superintendent Doug White “a lame-duck superintendent that’s got six months left until he’s gone.” White is […] Read more »
Solar developer NextGrid, Inc., doing business as Next Grid Bowman, LLC, filed a civil complaint with the Massachusetts Land Court on December 9 against the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals that voted 4-1 to deny the applicant a special permit to construct a one-megawatt solar farm off Bowman Road. The company known as Next Grid […] Read more »
Engineer Phil Cordeiro and developer Ken Steen on December 17 gave the Rochester Conservation Commission its first introduction to the 208-unit 40R residential and commercial development slated for 22 Cranberry Highway. On behalf of Steen Realty & Development Corp., Cordeiro presented the Notice of Intent that includes work proposed entirely within the 100-foot wetlands buffer […] Read more »
Marion residents will have additional time to submit comments on Tabor Academy’s request to add lights to a playing field, Marion Zoning Board of Appeals members ruled on December 12. Administrators at Tabor have been trying to add light poles to the playing field, located along Spring Street, for several years. The current application seeks […] Read more »
It’s a waiting game for several Marion residents, as members of the Marion Conservation Commission chose to continue their appointments until January of 2020. Dale and Laura Briggs, 23 Dexter Road, filed a Notice of Intent with the commission to demolish an existing ground-level cottage and replace it with a one-story, two-bedroom house. Engineer David […] Read more »