The Rochester Board of Selectmen held the public hearing for the town’s participation in the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD) Community Electricity Aggregation (CEA) on September 16, and it looks like residents of Rochester are eager to start saving on their electric bills. “I think people know what’s going on and they’re […] Read more »
When the Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester School Committees met together during the summer, they voted to allow the business administrator to request new bids from various bus companies to hopefully bring down the three towns’ costs to transport their Bristol County Agricultural High School students to and from school. Although one company did submit a […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Conservation Commission Chairman Michael King was impressed with Sara da Silva Quintal’s professional experience related to her role in the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s restoration project slated for ‘The Bogs’ as she introduced the preliminary steps of the project in two separate filings on September 9. Nonetheless, both hearings were continued until the commission sees […] Read more »
During the September 10 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen, several matters related to public safety, and at least one impacting historical preservation were addressed. Since the construction of a solar array field off Crystal Springs Road began several years ago, residents living near the historic stone bridge spanning River Road started sounding the […] Read more »
The latest solar array project in Rochester moved ahead slightly in the special permitting process during the Rochester Planning Board meeting on September 10. A site visit has been scheduled for September 21 to give the board a more concrete visual of the scope and layout of the solar panels, and if all goes as […] Read more »
There’s been talk about solar panels coming to the roof of Rochester Memorial School for some time now, and on September 5, the Rochester School Committee took action to make that a reality and provide a significant cost savings for the school district. Matt Shortsleeve of Select Energy gave a presentation on his company’s proposal […] Read more »
Some of the cases were continuances of continuances that were again continued, while at least one case was being heard for the first time. That’s the way things go in the world of conservation oversight. And so, on September 3 as the Rochester Conservation Commission conducted its due diligence on behalf of the town and […] Read more »
Selectman Greenwood “Woody” Hartley asked during the September 3 Rochester Board of Selectmen’s meeting to look ahead toward the spring annual election, when the town clerk position officially changes from an elected position to an appointed one. Town Meeting voters in May approved the article proposing an appointed rather than elected town clerk, an idea […] Read more »
Ray Pickles has resigned from his elected position as town clerk via a two-sentence letter delivered to the Selectmen’s Office the morning of September 3. “He said that he was resigning due to health problems,” stated Town Administrator Jay McGrail during the September 3 meeting of the Marion Board of Selectmen. “So, we no longer […] Read more »
As of press time, hurricane “Dorian” was still hundreds of miles away from affecting the region with substantial rain and wind. However, the National Weather Service still reports that Tri-Town communities are within the “cone of uncertainty” for weather caused by the proximity of category 1 Hurricane Dorian Friday morning through Saturday as it makes […] Read more »