Approving a definition of ‘light manufacturing’ under the Marion’s zoning by-law was the final step that the Zoning Board of Appeals needed to win in a Land Court lawsuit against the Town by two residents who were denied a building permit to construct a solar facility. Laura and Dale Briggs, owners of a parcel […] Read more »
The May 14 agenda of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission could have borne the title of ‘Water, Water Everywhere’ as several items the commission heard during the course of the meeting dealt with too much water in all the wrong places. The two cases causing the most controversy were drainage issues at Appaloosa Lane and at […] Read more »
The Marion and Wareham Fire Department’s responded to reports of a boat fire in the Weweantic River at just after 3pm Friday. They found a large catamaran fully involved and about 1000 feet off the Weweantic River highway overpass. Accessing the craft was difficult due to the proximity to roadways. The Wareham Fire Department reported that […] Read more »
On Tuesday, May 20 the Rochester Conservation Commission began its meeting by addressing a request for determination of applicability filed by John Scheub. Scheub was present to discuss a shed on his property that he would like to expand from its current 12- by 8- foot size to a 12- by 24-foot size. The committee […] Read more »
At 7:00 pm, the Marion Planning Board meeting was called to order by former Vice Chairman Stephen Kokkins. The first order of business was to re-organize the board and welcome in three new members, Eileen J. Marum, Robert H. Lane and Michael Popitz, M.D. Kokkins added that he would also like to “recognize the extremely […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Industrial Business Park will soon be the new location for Sid Wainer & Son now that Zoning Board of Appeals approval has been received. Wainer, a food merchant, will occupy the warehouse space previously home to LESCO Distributing. John Folino, owner of Cape Building Systems, Inc. and of the warehouse in question, petitioned the […] Read more »
In spite of the best efforts of Selectman Dickerson (who is also the Recreation Director) and Administrative Assistant Donna Hemphill, nearly a year of fund raising, and countless hours of reaching out to the public in various ways, Marion’s Fourth of July fireworks display has an $18,000 shortfall. Dickerson asked for assistance in thinking through […] Read more »
It was the only contested race in this year’s election, and the results are in, naming Catherine Louise Heuberger as the winner of the Mattapoisett town clerk position. The percentage of voter turn-out was 29.9 percent, and the numbers for town clerk came in at 692 for Heuberger and 669 for Erika Suzan Osetkowski. The […] Read more »
A disoriented fox was put down by Police and an Animal Control Officer this Saturday at Peases Point after it had attacked a woman down at the beach area. After an autopsy was performed on the animal it was confirmed that the fox had rabies. Residents throughout the town are being reminded to report strange […] Read more »
With no amendments to the budget, the new flood plain bylaw, or the fiscal year 2015 budget, the May 19 Town Meeting was over in less than two hours after a half hour Special Town Meeting to pass two articles. Article One to cover the unanticipated costs of fiscal year 2014 passed without much discussion, […] Read more »