After months of deliberations, Shawmut Associates LLC got the green light on Tuesday to redevelop the C&D Waste Recycling Facility at 50 Cranberry Highway, which will more than double the square footage of the current structure – itself slated for demolition – while making the site one of the highest-producing recycling centers in the region. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Health has closed the Leisure Shores Beach due to high bacteria count. The beach us scheduled to be retested today and could be reopened as early as Wednesday. Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Conservation Commission will issue a cease and desist letter to Robert Ringuette demanding that certain activities at his Leisure Shores Marina stop immediately. Those activities are scraping, power washing, painting, and similar work that is allegedly causing chemical discharge in the surrounding marshlands. The board members, conservation agent, and building inspector all concur that […] Read more »
Town Administrator Michael Gagne held a public information and feedback meeting tonight to discuss road improvements for Beacon Street, Main Street, Marion Road, and Water Street. This meeting is the first in a proposed series to gather public input on the types of improvements needed on these roads, along with understanding the special needs associated […] Read more »
Selectmen from Rochester, Marion, and Mattapoisett met Wednesday at Old Rochester Regional High School, and the main issue discussed was the proposed ORR District budget for fiscal year 2014. According to Superintendent Doug White, the district is awaiting the decision of state officials to see how much the district will receive before they implement their […] Read more »
The revival of the property at the old Frigate Restaurant on Route 6 in Marion was discussed at the Marion Planning Board’s meeting on Monday evening. The property was acquired by Arnold Johnson of Johnson Family Investments of 806 Mill Street c/o Mill Street c/o GAF Engineering/Anthi Frangiadis Associates. Johnson addressed the Board and said […] Read more »
Water is precious, and that fact was brought forward at Tuesday’s meeting of the Marion Board of Selectmen. Patrick O’Neil, of Tata & Howard, the town’s engineering firm, told the board that Marion’s state water permit of 20 years expired in 2011 and has been extended until November of 2014. At that time, the state […] Read more »
Rochester is already making plans for its next Town Meeting, likely taking place in the fall, as the Conservation Commission voted on Tuesday to put forth an article asking residents to pass the Community Preservation Act. The CPA is a state law passed in 2000 that allows communities to establish a local fund to support […] Read more »
Rochester Selectman Richard Nunes made clear Monday night his disappointment with the Old Rochester Regional School District’s 2014 budget, while calling the Rochester Memorial School’s recent decision to fund Full-Day K “disturbing and shocking.” Rochester Town Meeting approved the ORR School District’s $4,418,858 request last month. Voters in Marion and Mattapoisett did the same with […] Read more »
The evening’s business for the Mattapoisett Planning Board was quick, but two important issues were discussed. Board Member John Mathieu shared a recent conversation he had with Grant King, principal planner for SRPEDD. Mathieu had requested specific information from King on the amount of acreage in town that is either fully protected or in a […] Read more »