What is the Conservation Commission and what do they do? Well, they protect our waterways and strive to keep human impact on wetlands, critters, and other wildlife in check. A discussion was held regarding televising the Conservation Commission meetings. Member Steve Gonsalves, along with member Norm Hills, spoke and said that most other town meetings […] Read more »
The evening’s agenda wasn’t very long, yet one hearing was anything but leisurely. The ongoing struggle to get Leisure Shores Marina, owned by Robert Ringuette, into compliance with local and state wetlands regulations came before the commission again. A previous hearing included a list of various documents the commission requested so that they could ascertain […] Read more »
During a quick session in advance of next week’s Fall Town Meeting, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen made appointments to the Mattapoisett School Committee and the Council on Aging. Carter Hunt will take over Grace Knox’s vacated seat on the Mattapoisett School Committee, after a recommendation from the membership he will soon join and a […] Read more »
A quiet meeting of the Planning Board turned into a semi-heated debate over the potential for a Community Preservation Act in Rochester, with some Planning Board members speculating that the Conservation Committee had used town personnel and funds to mail flyers that they say are fully in support of the CPA. “The Planning Board does […] Read more »
Like most schools, Rochester Memorial School has shown both strengths and weaknesses in their 2013 MCAS results, and from those results, the administration has identified areas that need more focus in the future. “There’s good positive trends with a good majority of our students,” said Principal Derek Medeiros, who took over in September. Medeiros and […] Read more »
The addition of a third garage, which encompasses a proposed 30-by-36-foot addition that does not meet the side-yard setback requirements was discussed at the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals’ Thursday evening meeting. The property is located at 407 Front Street in Marion. Currently, the property has two garages and the applicants want three garages, with […] Read more »
Accolades went around the table at the Wednesday evening meeting of the Marion School Committee at the Marion Town House. According to state standards, Sippican Elementary School was at a level 2 last year, but due to improved MCAS scores and other various improvements, it moved up to Level 1, a Massachusetts educational rating, which […] Read more »
After a lengthy meeting regarding town issues, the Marion Board of Selectmen went into Executive Session to discuss the route of the Marion bike path that has only several feet to be confirmed and completed on paper. After that, grants and other fundraisers can come to pass to connect the Mattapoisett and Fairhaven bike paths. […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board met once again with attorney Doug Troyer on Monday to discuss the Cumberland Farms parking lot at the corner of Route 6 and Front Street. This time, the parties reached some resolution, with Troyer expressing confidence that his client would carry out improvements to the site. Those improvements include an additional […] Read more »
After a relatively insignificant change in the net overall worth of Rochester, the Board of Selectmen voted to keep a unified tax rate per recommendation of the Board of Assessors. John Mello, Chairman of the Board of Assessors, said that because there hasn’t been a major change in property value within the town, he wouldn’t […] Read more »