Transfer station stickers will cost Marion residents $40 in 2020, members of the Marion Board of Selectmen officially ruled on November 19. The cost of a transfer sticker, which allows residents access to the transfer stations at Benson Brook in Marion, as well as the Route 58 transfer station in Rochester, has been debated in […] Read more »
The Rochester Fall Special Town Meeting on November 18 was over in less than 20 minutes with voters quickly adopted seven articles and the sponsor of a citizen’s petition withdrawing his. The only discussion from voters on the floor arose during the introduction of Article 5 to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into […] Read more »
Tabor Academy gave an hour-long presentation on November 14 when its petition seeking permission to install lights on an athletics field was heard by the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals. The field in question is one that has been a cornerstone of the school’s sports programs for decades, situated between the corners of Spring Street, […] Read more »
For Marion’s Open Space Acquisition Commission, its pet peeve has historically been the illegal use of motor vehicles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), which mars the trails of the public conservation space under its stewardship. Now, it’s your pet’s poo that peeves the commission. The Goldavitz Bog, a 75.57-acre property off Old Indian Trail, has been […] Read more »
Marion Town Planner Gil Hilario informed the Planning Board on November 4 that he has submitted an application for an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) grant to fund a self-evaluation of town facilities and an accompanying transition plan to move Marion closer to ADA compliance and handicap accessibility. October was a busy month for Hilario […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board is preparing to wrap up two prominent agenda listings come January: the solar farm project proposed for Middleboro Road and the Repurpose Properties age-restricted housing development slated for Rounseville Road beside Plumb Corner. On November 12, the board discussed the Middleboro Road solar farm proposal filed by Pedro Rodriguez of Solar […] Read more »
During a November 12 emergency meeting of the Marion Board of Health, Town Administrator Jay McGrail was present to advise the board to rescind its November 5 vote condemning a house on Wianno Road. “I’m concerned about the order that you placed on the property,” said McGrail. McGrail said that after he was made aware of […] Read more »
Marion Public Health Nurse Kathleen Downey says adults in the Tri-Town have begun to contact her concerned about Tri-Town teens presenting with signs of nicotine addiction. Downey initially introduced this topic to the Board of Health last week when she said, “I’ve had multiple conversations with parents at flu clinics and at my office concerned […] Read more »
Tabor Academy announced on November 6 that it has changed its mind about moving forward with the controversial demolition of a historic house known locally as the Tenbrook House, and will instead welcome ideas for alternatives and consider any viable options to renovate or repurpose the structure. Designed by prominent architect, and summer resident of […] Read more »
In its quest to reduce and perhaps eliminate tobacco and nicotine use among its constituents, the Marion Board of Health met on November 5 to consider capping the number of tobacco sales licenses in town, which was followed by a discussion on why the board may act to take the ban on e-cigarette and vaping […] Read more »