A Superior Court judge has denied the Town of Marion’s request to dismiss the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s lawsuit against the Town, and also denied both parties’ requests for Summary Judgment. In a memorandum of decision and order dated August 21, Justice Debra Squires-Lee explained that, in order to dismiss the case, she would have to […] Read more »
For the past several years, Mattapoisett’s roadways have been going through facelifts and, in some cases, complete reconstructions. Those infrastructure improvements are all in a day’s work for Mattapoisett’s Highway Department, but it isn’t easy. Just ask Highway Superintendent Barry Denham. A couple of years ago, Mattapoisett faced a significant bridge failure on Acushnet Road […] Read more »
Solar developer Borrego Solar Systems withdrew its application for a variance pertaining to a proposed solar array field at 75 Vaughan Hill Road, which the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals voted to accept on August 23, allowing the withdrawal of the application without prejudice. The variance was a request to allow a solar energy generating […] Read more »
On August 22 as the meeting of the Carver Marion Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District (CMWRRDD) Committee began, committee member and Carver Selectman David Robertson passed out a page containing four motions written by Carver Town Administrator Michael Milanoski, who was not present. It didn’t take long for several members to take umbrage that the […] Read more »
The Town of Marion cleared its wetlands hurtle with the Marion Conservation Commission on August 23 with approval to move ahead with its overhaul of the wastewater treatment plant’s sludge lagoon 1. As ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, lagoon 1 will be drained, the sludge removed and disposed of off-site, and then lined […] Read more »
Not everyone on the Rochester Planning Board is ready to jump onto the Green Communities bandwagon, especially not board member Ben Bailey. On the other side of the table you have board member John DeMaggio concerned about the townspeople’s perception of the board seemingly “pushing solar” when a vocal group of residents clearly opposes more […] Read more »
On August 27, the residents and property owners of Foster Street lobbied the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission one more time to halt plans for the paving of Foster Street, a portion of which is private property. The issue of who owns the roadway was debated during the July 9 Notice of Intent hearing filed by John […] Read more »
Coming before the Mattapoisett Board of Health on August 21 was Attorney James Marsh representing local farmer, Michael King. Before the meeting began Chairman Carmelo Nicolosi explained to Marsh and King that a letter submitted by Marsh dated August 20 had to be submitted to town counsel before the BOH could discuss the matter. Further, […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen discussed Monday night the impending retirement of Council on Aging Director Sharon Lally who is expected to leave the Council effective the end of August 2019. Chairman Greenwood “Woody” Hartley stated that the Board of Selectmen created a selection committee to seek applicants for the position of director of the […] Read more »
Board member Eileen Marum presented the Planning Board with a draft “Adult Use of Marijuana” by-law for its review Monday night, with the intention of getting the board’s approval to send the article to the fall town meeting. However, some board members took issue with elements of the draft, compelling the board to schedule a […] Read more »