The Marion Board of Selectmen held a special meeting on Thursday, October 25, to review a new Fuel Efficient Vehicle Policy and a new Energy Reduction Plan and sign them both just in time for the October 26 deadline to submit the Town’s application for status as a Green Community. “These last two documents are […] Read more »
On October 25, Bonne DeSousa and Robin Lepore of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path, along with Highway Surveyor Barry Denham, met with the Mattapoisett Finance Committee seeking support for a federal BUILD Transportation Program grant application. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced earlier in the year that $1.5 billion in discretionary funding […] Read more »
On the evening of October 30 the Mattapoisett Police were searching to the area of Acushnet Road and Crystal Springs Road in Mattapoisett for a suspect who was possibly armed. The State Police Air Wing, SWAT team, and a State Police helicopter joined the search as police tried to locate the person. Residents in the […] Read more »
The October 18 meeting of the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals took a bit longer to get through, despite a short agenda portending a short meeting with only one case to be heard. Coming before the ZBA on this night was well known local businessman Todd Rodrigues whose Yard Boss business has been situated on […] Read more »
The Marion School Committee is the latest to approve its district’s school’s two-year school improvement plan following a multi-district Strategic Plan implemented to address the areas: 21stCentury learning, global citizenship, and social-emotional learning. On October 17, Sippican School Principal Lyn Rivet introduced the school’s plan that echoes the other goals and focus areas included in […] Read more »
The next open field in Rochester slated for a solar farm is at 0 Old Middleboro Road, and developer Solar MA Project Management, LLC approached the Rochester Planning Board on October 23 to informally discuss the plan. Pedro Rodriguez, project manager for Seaboard Solar, and Austin Turner, engineer for Bohler Engineering, have been working on […] Read more »
Robert Field of Field Engineering represented his client, Chase Canopy, as they sought permission from the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Planning Board to reconfigure their Fairhaven Road headquarters by building a new 8,000 square-foot building with other modifications to allow the business to consolidate its operation into one location. Time […] Read more »
Whether they favored or opposed adult recreational cannabis, Marion Fall Special Town Meeting voters on October 22 adopted an Adult Use Marijuana Establishments Bylaw in order for the Town to maintain control over the siting of any potential cannabis-related establishments. Both sides debated – those who advocated for free access to buy cannabis, those completely […] Read more »
On October 23, family and friends joined members of the Mattapoisett Police Department as officers Justin King and Jason King were appointed sergeant and interim captain, respectively, during the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen meeting. Police Chief Mary Lyons said that after a promotional assessment process of the four candidates vying for promotion to sergeant, “Justin […] Read more »
Engineer Bill Madden of G.A.F. Engineering came before the Rochester Conservation Commission on October 16 to engage in an informal discussion regarding the design and construction needed to repair the Leonard’s Pond Bridge on Mary’s Pond Road. An accident left a portion of the bridge damaged, now Madden wanted to ensure his design and aspects […] Read more »