Despite cancelations happening all day, the Marion Conservation Commission board met as usual at 7:00 pm on Wednesday at the Marion Town Hall. A full board attended including Chairman, Larry Dorman, Vice Chairman, Norm Hills, Treasurer, Joel Hartley, Clerk, Steve Gonsalves and member Jeffrey Doubrava and newly appointed Associate Member Cynthia Trinidad and Secretary Diane […] Read more »
Recently I met with Andy Bobola, Director of Inspectional Services, and Kathleen Costello, Principal Assessor for Mattapoisett, to learn more about the ongoing debate and problems with the Federal Emergency Management Agency flood plain maps and rising flood insurance rates. It was brought to my attention earlier in the week that Marshfield was holding a […] Read more »
The members of the Marion Planning Board came together on a snowy, blizzard-watch Tuesday evening, to hold their meeting at the Marion Town House to discuss the master plan for the town, going into the future. On the agenda was the idea of hiring a part time planner to start the effort on how the […] Read more »
Hopefully, you are safe and sound checking your Facebook from your sofa inside your house, because in case you haven’t noticed, there is a blizzard going down around here. Here is some storm-related information, including cancelations and trash pick-up schedule changes. The winter storm is well underway, and the Tri-Town area has entered the blizzard […] Read more »
Rochester Memorial School officials presented a preliminary budget Thursday for fiscal year 2015, which at this point reflects an increase of $211,529, or about 3.8 percent, over the previous year. “There’s a lot more work to be done now,” said Superintendent Douglas White, who said that the budget is based on needs at the […] Read more »
With lengthy discussions on both options, only time and further debate will tell what school committee members will decide is more important (and feasible) – smaller class sizes or a new math curriculum. Chairperson James Higgins opened the discussion, stating that he had Superintendent Doug White craft the draft budget to include two additional teaching […] Read more »
The budget faces a substantial increase of almost a million dollars for fiscal year 2015 just to maintain level services, mostly because of the rising cost of insurance, along with salary increases across the board. The five-percent increase in spending raised some eyebrows during preliminary School Committee budget discussions on January 15, which remained brief […] Read more »
With a full board in attendance after the holiday break, Mattapoisett’s Conservation Commission heard several applications. First up was David Davignon of Schneider & Associates representing Robert and Lisa Barboza of 5 & 7 Shore View Avenue. Their proposed project is the construction of a boardwalk over an existing jetty. Davignon described the details of […] Read more »
Joint Tri-Town School Committee members debated on January 9 the elimination of professional development-related early release days during the school year, with Chairperson Sharon Hartley pushing for a change in the half-day policy and asking committee members if half days are productive or if they are a waste of resources. “A lot of money goes […] Read more »
After going without a Town Planner since late August, the town of Rochester has hired Mary Crain, who most recently served on the Mattapoisett Planning Board and who has past experience with city planning as well. Following former Town Planner John Charbonneau’s departure to Raynham, a subcommittee consisting of members from the Planning Board and […] Read more »