Ahead of the November 19 Fall Special Town Meeting, The Rochester Planning Board held a series of public hearings for seven bylaw articles slated for the warrant. Two of these articles pertain to the legislative requirements of the Green Communities Act, a state designation the Town hopes to achieve. The first option is an article […] Read more »
There will be 20 articles on the November 26 Fall Special Town Meeting Warrant, 17 of them involving matters of finance, and all 17 of them got the OK from the Mattapoisett Finance Committee on November 12. The Town Hall might have been closed for the holiday, but the FinCom was inside scouring the warrant […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen dispensed with a light agenda with little fanfare on Tuesday night, November 13. A representative from Eversource, Donna Rosa, presented to the board proposals for the relocation of three utility poles and the placement of four new utility poles. The relocation of three poles was in relation to the culvert […] Read more »
On November 5, the Mattapoisett Planning Board had a new member – for one night only. Boy Scout Andrew Poulin of Mattapoisett Troop 53 sat with the Planning Board members as he observed local government at work. Poulin is working on his Communications Merit Badge – one of many steps he plans to complete on […] Read more »
The proponents of a solar project at 78 Wareham Street wowed those attending the Marion Planning Board meeting on November 5 with a presentation demonstrating the economic benefits to town residents of their solar array. David Davignon of N. Douglas Schneider & Associates gave a brief overview of the site plans and details of the […] Read more »
As Mattapoisett Town Administrator Michael Gagne and the members of the Finance Committee continue their review and preparation for the Fall Special Town Meeting on November 26, on November 1 they met with Kathleen Costello, administrator of assessing, so that she could present the taxes to be collected for the Town’s newest PILOT program for […] Read more »
The November 1 Marion Zoning Board of Appeals meeting centered on the question raised by an application for 8 Pie Alley: what is the definition of reconstruction? Thomas Ryan of TRSK Law, representing property owner Brian Keane at 8 Pie Alley, presented to the board the proposal to raze an existing garage and reconstruct a […] Read more »
The Rochester Police Department welcomed its newest member of the force on November 5 when the Rochester Board of Selectmen appointed Michelle Donovan as a new part-time officer. Rochester Police Chief Robert Small made the recommendation to appoint Donovan, who sponsored herself at the part-time police academy and finished two months ago. “We’ve done a […] Read more »
On November 1, the members of the Carver, Marion, Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District (CMWRRDD) Committee formed a tentative employment agreement for district executive director with Jeffrey Osuch after two months of contract negotiations with first choice candidate, Michele Bernier, fell through. “We could not come to terms with Michele,” said Marion Town Administrator Paul […] Read more »
After nearly 12 years in the position, Marion’s Town Administrator Paul Dawson announced that he will retire next year during the November 6 Marion Board of Selectmen meeting. “After a lot of soul searching and a lot of looking at my family situation, I’ve decided that … I will be retiring from my position effective […] Read more »