As cold and raw as the evening was outside on November 13, it was the contrary – heated and heavy – inside the Mattapoisett Town Hall conference room when the continuation of Dennis Arsenault’s Notice of Intent filing for a subdivision at the end of Snow Fields Road was reopened. Conservation Agent Elizabeth Leidhold had […] Read more »
In a 3-1 vote with one abstention, the Marion Conservation Commission on November 8 voted to approve the Notice of Intent for Francis Jones to raise an existing house that sits within a velocity zone 209 Wareham Road. Conservation Commission member Jeffrey Doubrava had visited the site that day, but since the address was not […] Read more »
The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals on November 9 voted to grant a variance to allow an addition to the main house at 24 Hillside Road owned by Emmett Bennett. As Meagan Bennett explained it, the construction for the 10’ by 18’ addition for a playroom had already begun and was initially intended to cover […] Read more »
With few items to discuss on Monday evening, the Marion Planning Board on November 6 efficiently dispensed with its business. The board approved an Approval Not Required proposal and took the opportunity of a light agenda to discuss, among other things, the process with which they hire consulting engineers. Engineer David Davignon of N. Douglas […] Read more »
During the November 6 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board, Planning Administrator Mary Crain advised the board that Town Counsel Katherine Laughman of Kopelman and Paige would attend an upcoming meeting to discuss the current state of the legislation and fielding questions. During previous meetings of the Planning Board, members briefly discussed how the Town […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen on November 7 pledged their support to help pave the way for a zoning change that would allow Marion resident Sherman Briggs to develop property he owns north of Route 6 into a condominium development. That support was represented by a unanimous vote to place a zoning bylaw amendment article […] Read more »
A quick response by the Mattapoisett Fire Department to an early morning structure fire kept the damage to a minimum. The Department was called to a fire on Main Street just after 8am. The fire, in the second floor above a garage spread into the walls making it difficult to initially put out. There were […] Read more »
As 2017 moves towards its conclusion, so too do the variety of regulatory compliance issues faced by Wellspring Farm, located at 42 Hiller Road. Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon detailed for the Rochester Conservation Commissioners on November 7 the remaining to-do list before the experiential health care business will be in full compliance with both […] Read more »
Despite vehement opposition from the Sippican Historical Society, despite objections from abutters, and despite whatever Christian Loranger may one day plan to build at 120 Front Street, one fact remains – the two-family house was a two-family house before the Town adopted a bylaw restricting two-family houses in 1954 – and the Marion Zoning Board […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen turned its attention to the Rochester Police Department on October 30 and took two police votes – one to hire a new full-time officer and the other to get the ball rolling towards hiring a new police chief. The board approved the Police Department’s recommendation to appoint Brendan Emberg as […] Read more »