There was a lot of swearing during the Rochester Board of Selectmen meeting on August 11– swearing-in, that is. Rochester officially welcomed and appointed its new town administrator, Michael McCue, who stood before Town Clerk and Selectman Naida Parker, right hand raised, promising to do his duty for the Town of Rochester during his first […] Read more »
Discussion over traffic concerns appeared to do doughnuts, with board members’ tires spinning, and agreement among the board stalled on August 12 over access for a proposed filling station on Cranberry Highway. Two separate but related public hearings wound up being continued after over two hours of pushing and pulling between board members and with […] Read more »
The weather’s not looking good for Wednesday. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for the area for all day Wednesday as they are expecting heavy rains. Thunderstorms are expected to accompany the rain and there is the potential for heavy rain of 1 to 2 inches per hour ate times. Those […] Read more »
Trees cut down and brush cleared without a permit will have to be replanted at 510 New Bedford Road, according to a restoration plan the Rochester Conservation Commission approved on August 5. Carmelo Nicolosi, standing in for Rick Charon of Charon Associates, the representative for property owners Christopher Faustino Jr. and Britney Ashley, presented the […] Read more »
Calling the precious waterfront and harbor areas of Mattapoisett a “public trust,” members of the Marine Advisory Board voted to send a letter to the selectmen citing concerns that the waterfront management plan might be overlooked by the Conservation Commission. Member Robert Moore and others at the July 31 meeting felt it was important during […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board continued discussion on board member Eileen Marum’s draft Planning Board Guidebook at its August 4 meeting. Opinions got heated before the dialogue ended in a motion to terminate all discussion on the guidebook. With five in favor and only two against, the guidebook was rejected. Throughout the discussion, two documents were […] Read more »
The Marion Selectmen wrapped up two years of work on the Town’s wastewater management at the August 5 meeting. In their capacity as Water and Sewer Commissioners, the Board met with Department of Public Works Superintendent Rob Zora, Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent Frank Cooper, and Shawn Syde of CDM Smith with regard to the sewer […] Read more »
Mattapoisett citizens need to be on the alert. Vandals are destroying property and thieves are stealing from the community. During the August 5 Board of Selectmen meeting, Town Administrator Mike Gagne asked the residents of the community to report any suspicious activity after a series of thefts and an occurrence of vandalism have taken place […] Read more »
Leisure Shores was back before the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission on July 28. This time, however, it was to discuss the positive steps that have taken place in what, at times, looked like a massive environmental hazard. Speaking on behalf of Robert Ringuette, Sr were his son, Bob, and manager, Dana Barrows. Ringuette shared an update […] Read more »
What is done is done. At least from where the Marion Conservation Commission sits, even though Richard Costa of 237 River Road will still have to file with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for the raised platform he constructed right on the bank of the Sippican River. The wetlands resource area where the raised […] Read more »