One person was injured in a roll over motor vehicle crash on Brandt Island Road in Mattapoisett shortly before 10am on Thursday. The vehicle had struck a utility pole, which snapped leaving wires dangling. The Mattapoisett Fire Department extricated the patient while the Police Department treated their injuries. The single occupant of the vehicle was […] Read more »
The Capital Improvement Planning Committee (CIPC) presented their proposed capital projects and improvements over the next five years to the Marion Board of Selectmen on Tuesday evening. The Committee discussed submittals for 18 projects in fiscal year 2014 that total $5,729,030, a number that is larger than previous years. Included in the top five projects […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission met Tuesday night and a majority of the discussion revolved around the future construction of an Alaskan Steeppass fishway at the Hathaway Pond Dam. Brad Chase of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and Tom Cook, who is the designer and engineer for project, both presented the Commission with their plans […] Read more »
A marathon Marion Planning Board meeting lasting over three hours on Monday night attempted to tackle four issues, with the flow of traffic and parking issues at the Cumberland Farms located at Front Street and Route 6 first on the agenda. Three representatives from Cumberland Farms spoke to the Planning Board at the meeting to […] Read more »
Rochester Town Administrator Richard LaCamera advised residents Monday that the town is not responsible for debris such as broken trees and limbs from the recent snowstorm, and that they must deal with the debris themselves. “We’re not going to be picking up their trees and their branches,” said LaCamera. “We just can’t handle that type […] Read more »
As part of its commitment to safety and controlling costs, the town of Rochester’s Police Department was awarded a $5,000 loss control grant to purchase an emergency trailer and equipment such as barricades and safety cones that will protect police officers and other municipal employees, motorists, and pedestrians in and around emergency areas, road work […] Read more »
Prior to their regular meeting on Tuesday, February 26, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen met with Finance Committee to review the status of the town’s budget. The Finance Committee presented a list of known budget increases for Fiscal Year 2014 which totaled $436,054. The largest of these items were health insurance and school budget increases. […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board met Tuesday night and among many issues discussed was the potential implementation of a moratorium bylaw for future marijuana dispensaries within the town. In November, a state law passed that regulates the cultivation, distribution, possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes. This law would enable the creation of marijuana distribution […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen met Monday evening and spent a good deal of time discussing snowstorm Nemo and commending multiple different departments within the town for their teamwork during the storm. “All of us will agree that this was a very difficult storm for this town,” said Richard LeCamera of the board. “At least […] Read more »
On Thursday night, the Mattapoisett Zoning Board unanimously approved two separate appeals for special building permits on Mattapoisett properties. The first appeal to be approved was for Michael and Suzanne Clancy of 5 Woodbine Road in Mattapoisett. The plan is to demolish the single-family residence, which was built in 1947, and to build a new […] Read more »