With nine members gathered, the Marine Advisory Committee discussed a wide range of items that impact the lawful and peaceful enjoyment of Mattapoisett’s waterways. Also in attendance for the first time was Jill Simmons, the town’s new harbormaster, along with her predecessor, Horace Field. George Beringer of Groton, who has had a mooring in the […] Read more »
A house dating to 1690 on Delano Road will be moved to another location on the same property at 366 Delano Rd. Owners Thomas O. Dexter and Susan Dexter presented their plans to the board and said that the dwelling would be moved from 370 Delano Rd. to 366 Delano Rd. onto a new foundation […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board dispatched what little business it had on its agenda on Tuesday in short order. After signing off on minutes from their July 9 meeting, members voted to approve payment of three invoices from Field Engineering totaling $4,292.50: $3,187.50 from the Connet Woods escrow account; $230 from the Little Quittacas Solar Project […] Read more »
The Conservation Commission took action and pondered more action at Monday’s meeting. Voting to redouble their efforts on enforcement at Leisure Shores Marina, members crafted language for a letter calling out the business for “unpermitted activities, which are causing pollution.” Those activities include boat-bottom cleaning, paint scraping, and ineffective quality control. In addition, the Commission […] Read more »
Rochester Police are investigating the theft of a safe from a home in the 200 block of Cushman Road. Police were called to the scene by the homeowner who discovered the safe missing Thursday evening. Officers at the scene did not find any signs of forced entry to the home. Rochester Police put out a […] Read more »
On Sunday, July 21, 2013 at 4:10PM, the Marion Police Department responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle on County Road, in the area of the Wareham town line. Officers located the female victim, a 40 year old Wareham resident, who was suffering from serious injuries. She was treated at […] Read more »
The most recent testing of Mattapoisett beaches by the Board of Health has cleared the water for swimming lifting yesterdays closings. Read more »
A fairly brief but efficient meeting of the Rochester Conservation Commission was held Tuesday night, with the Commission’s ruling against the purchase of a Chapter 61B property in town being the most notable. The town has Right of First Refusal for a property off High Street (which is currently owned by Scott and Felicia Morse) […] Read more »
After two hours of public hearing and Planning Board debate, Johnson Family Investments got the last green light it needed to break ground on the redevelopment of the Frigate Restaurant property at 806 Mill St. The new business, Fieldstone Farms, will include a produce market and ice cream window. Johnson – along with his architect, […] Read more »
New state regulations concerning the water supply for the town of Rochester led members of the town’s Water Commission as well as representatives from Tata and Howard, a water and wastewater consultant, to the Board of Selectmen meeting Monday evening. According to Tata and Howard Vice President Patrick S. O’Neale, the new regulations will have […] Read more »