The Town of Mattapoisett on February 26 received a citizens’ petition containing 47 verified signatures proposing an all-out ban on registered marijuana dispensaries in Mattapoisett. When a citizens’ petition is filed with the Town Clerk’s Office and at least ten of the signatures of registered voters are verified, an article can be placed on the […] Read more »
It’s no small task to keep the roadways of a community in good working order and to do so with an eye on the bottom line. Any highway surveyor can attest to that reality. But couple that with a population willing to invest in their roads and you’ve got a winning combination. So said Town […] Read more »
On March 5 with a light agenda, the Marion Planning Board dispensed with two hearings, giving the green light to the Taber Library Improvement Project and approving a residential pier off Delano Road. Library Trustee Bob Raymond, accompanied by Board of Trustees President Jay Pateakos, began the presentation of the pre-submission conference Site Plan Review […] Read more »
Marion Police Chief John Garcia is working more closely with Sippican School Principal Lyn Rivet and school staff on reinforcing security at the school, which Rivet detailed for the Marion School Committee on Wednesday, February 28. The school has already implemented a stricter policy for visitors to the school, requiring them to present identification before […] Read more »
As the Carver, Marion, Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District Committee studies the impact of the last five or so years of mismanagement of the district’s finances and facilities, members are finding that the former district executive director left them with a lot more to ‘dill’ with than just a financial pickle. During the CMWRRDD Committee’s […] Read more »
Town department budgets are being built and the Annual Town Meeting is in sight. On February 26, the Rochester Board of Selectmen were briefed on the Town’s status heading into spring as Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar brought the board up to speed on late winter progress. Szyndlar has been working closely with the Finance Committee […] Read more »
With a marijuana moratorium in place, the Marion Board of Health finds itself at its leisure when it comes to drafting up local regulations for adult non-medical marijuana use establishments. Unlike some Massachusetts municipalities crafting ‘placeholder’ draft regulations in time for April 1 when the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) starts accepting marijuana establishment applications, […] Read more »
At the previous Marion Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on January 18, applicant Christian Loranger had been asked by the board to provide it with a timeline of his ownership of and activities relating to his property at 120 Front Street. The purpose of the timeline was to provide information to help the ZBA establish […] Read more »
As if things couldn’t get worse for herring trying to migrate up the Mattapoisett River system – overfishing in and around Block Island, global warming, and natural predators –according to Rochester Herring Inspector David Watling and Mattapoisett Herring Inspector Bob Martin, herring numbers continue to decline. “There is no good news,” Watling told the Mattapoisett […] Read more »
The Marion Energy Management Committee is tasked with reviewing thousands of data points, a myriad of details associated with energy-consuming machines, buildings, systems, and the people that require the smooth and continuous flow of power to fuel modern-day living. No small task indeed. And the goal: to save the town real dollars through the utilization […] Read more »