During the October 4 meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board, candidates for the position of Building Commissioner were interviewed. Ken Murphy of Sagamore Beach told the board he had been a building commissioner for six years. Presently Murphy is the building commissioner for the town of Bourne. Murphy also shared that he has […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals met on Thursday, October 2 following an Executive Session to discuss litigation strategy regarding Heron Cove Estates LLC vs. Marion Zoning Board of Appeals through Plymouth Superior Court. ZBA Chair Cindy Callow moved to discuss a variance for the modified application from Heron Cove Estates which would […] Read more »
At the Marion Board of Health’s last meeting on October 2, the board heard updates from town health officials and held a Public Hearing for a variance requested for work at 24 Ichabod Lane. Following a quick update from Health Agent Gabrielle Almeida regarding septic inspections and restaurant compliance, the board heard Public […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Planning Board met on Monday for two continued discussions and a vote on new filing requirements for the board. Talks began with a continued discussion regarding the Draft Cottage Housing Bylaw. Research and examinations of such a bylaw began by the board in early May. Member William Wennerberg stated he wanted […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board met on Monday to discuss a land-parcel swap, the Special Permit for the Toll Brothers plot at 78 Wareham Road, comments to the Zoning Board of Appeals over Heron Cove Estate’s development, and the draft of the Stormwater Management Rules and Regulations. An Approval Not Required hearing for lot […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday approved the Order of Conditions for Logging Swamp Solar’s plan to install a solar panel array on 49 acres in the area of 600 Snipatuit Road, a property located within a Residential-Agricultural District and partially within a Groundwater Protection District. Project representative Sarah Sterns of Beals and Thomas Engineering […] Read more »
The Marion Finance Committee met on Wednesday, October 1 to go over various action items, including the reorganization of the committee with new appointments, discussion on the town’s Budget Timeline, and deliberation on the Special Town Meeting Warrant. It was announced at the beginning of the meeting that Shay Assad, not in attendance, […] Read more »
Rochester’s Select Board Monday approved two warrants for the November 18 Special Town Election. One will ask voters in the Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School district (Acushnet, Carver, Lakeville, Mattapoisett, and Rochester) to approve a new school building. The other will be the town’s question seeking approval of a debt-exclusion override to fund its […] Read more »
When the smoke cleared on October 4, 2025, at Old Rochester Regional High School, site of Mattapoisett’s historic, one-article Special Town Meeting, more than 500 voters slowly poured out the doors and into what remained of a brilliant fall day. They had shown up in numbers almost never seen at town meetings, and they […] Read more »
The Rochester School Committee began its September 25 meeting by acknowledging a comprehensive list of new hires and veteran employees. Superintendent Michael Nelson announced that, starting on the first day of the new school year, Sarah George is the new Human Resources manager. Tri-Town resident Lucy Fuller is replacing Kim Reed as district receptionist/administrative […] Read more »