Highway Supervisor Barry Denham and Water and Sewer Superintendent Nick Nicholson came before the Planning Board to state their case for an important aspect of infrastructure work: on-site inspectors. Both Denham and Nicholson said that during the course of their busy work day, over capacity in ensuring that sewer, drainage system, and similar construction was […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen and Town Administrator Michael Gagne finalized on Thursday the warrant for Fall Town Meeting. The document is substantial, with close to $2 million in appropriations and budget transfers slated to come before voters on November 18 at the Old Rochester Regional High School Auditorium. The Town Hall will ask Mattapoisett […] Read more »
After warning residents about two house breaks on Thursday, the Rochester Police and a task force of detectives from Duxbury, Middleboro, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Pembroke, and Plympton arrested 26 year old Nathaniel Gibbs of Tyler Drive in Sandwich and 27 year old Robert Peterson of Cedar Street in Kingston while they were in the act of […] Read more »
Three of the 11 articles on the warrant dominated the discussion at Marion’s Special Town Meeting held on Monday evening at Sippican Elementary School. The Solar Bylaw (Article S10) was second to last on the warrant, and those interested in the issue stayed to vote. Much discussion was heard on the floor and at the […] Read more »
Two of the applicants coming before the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission did so seeking approval to move forward on repairing septic systems. Patricia Francis, 80 Brandt Island Rd., represented by Carmelo Nicolosi of Charon Associates, needs to repair an existing septic system that was built in 1960. Francis’s parcel is nine acres comprised primarily of wetlands. […] Read more »
With the Fall Town Meeting just hours away, the Marion Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee have agreed on a recommendation for Article 4, an appropriation of hundreds of thousands of dollars to bolster EMS staff and resources. But it’s not the Article 4 officials started with, and the funds will not be in the […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional School District Superintendent Doug White announced this week that Charles E. Egan will take over as Old Hammondtown School interim principal with the departure of Matt D’Andrea. D’Andrea announced in September that he accepted the position of assistant superintendent with the Martha’s Vineyard School District. White had recommended at the time that […] Read more »
Complaints about a newly constructed traffic circle off of High Street at Connet Woods were addressed Thursday, with Planning Board Chairman Arnold Johnson also asking for better communication from Edgewood Development Company regarding the work they’re doing at the subdivision. “[The traffic circle] wasn’t quite right,” said Johnson, who also noted that a new fire […] Read more »
The Rochester Police Department is warning residents after two recent house breaks in town. On Thursday at noon, officers investigated a B&E in the 300 block of Alley Road. Later in the day, another break-in was reported on Mendell Road in the 90 block. In one case, two televisions were stolen, and in the other case, police […] Read more »
A pier jutting out into Sippican Harbor was discussed at Wednesday’s Marion Conservation Commission meeting at the Town House. The application, from Nancy and Gregory Johnson, was to extend an existing timber pile-supported residential pier from 134 feet to 165 feet, and to relocate a gangway and a 12-by-12-foot float. Gregory Johnson rows as a […] Read more »