The Conservation Commission approved a change from timber piles to a concrete block footing on the future construction of an Alaskan steeppass fishway at the Hathaway Pond Dam in Rochester. The new fishway has been designed to help improve the flow of river herring upstream for spawning. Tom Cook and Walter Hartley, who are both […] Read more »
A low bid of $47,583 was approved by the Marion Board of Selectmen at their meeting on Tuesday evening for the renovation and repair of the Marion Natural History Museum. On July 23, the ceiling of the museum, located above the town library, collapsed onto the library ceiling below, leaving the museum, built in the […] Read more »
The one item on the Mattapoisett Planning Board’s April 1 agenda featured the return of applicants interested in garnering a permanent easement through 88 Aucoot Road, Lot 80. If granted, the easement would allow owners of Lots 152 and 153 access through Lot 80 water access into perpetuity. During the March 18 hearing on this […] Read more »
During a charged two-hour discussion on Monday night, the Marion Planning Board challenged the Energy Management Committee on an amendment in the Town Meeting Warrant formalizing solar installation guidelines and standards. Planning Chair Jay Ryder and member Ted North expressed their skepticism about how the controversial Solar Bylaw proposal made its way onto the warrant […] Read more »
The final day for submitting nomination papers for the upcoming elections found Mattapoisett’s ballot featuring mostly incumbents running unopposed. Only two races on the ballot have competition: Two contenders are vying for Water/Sewer Commissioner: Christopher Jaskolka and William F. Hubbard. On the Planning Board, Mary Crain, who was appointed by the board after a resignation […] Read more »
On Friday, March 29, 2013 at 11:56PM, Marion Police and Marion Fire/EMS responded to a report of and injured person in the roadway, possibly struck by a vehicle, on Route 6 (Wareham Road), just east of the Point Road intersection. Several motorists had found the victim, Nathan Andrade, age 35 of Wareham, lying in the […] Read more »
Abutters to the Rochester Town Hall had no objection to a new sign that is to be constructed in front of the building in an area that is currently a garden. The Zoning Board unanimously approved a variance to the town of Rochester for the sign, which is not to exceed 14 feet in length. […] Read more »
Proposals for two Marion homes to be demolished and replaced by new homes were considered by the Conservation Commission on Wednesday evening. Dr. Henning Gaissert of 28 Front Street discussed a Notice of Intent to demolish the existing dwelling at 28 Front Street and construct a new dwelling and driveway. At issue was an isolated […] Read more »
A small but vocal group of homeowners in the Connet Woods subdivision protested the planned location of a mail kiosk at Tuesday’s Rochester Planning Board meeting, expressing frustration with the developer’s perceived lack of transparency and dissatisfaction with the Board’s proposed placement of the structure. An at times heated discussion on the item dominated the […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Board of Selectmen moved quickly through a short agenda that was long on good wishes, aspirations and creative marketing opportunities. First up was the distribution of Certificates of Appreciation to Judy Anthony and Kathy DeMello for their dedication and good works with the Council on Aging. Next came Paul Wildnauer from Greatscapes with a […] Read more »