On Wednesday, August 22, 2012, the Marion Conservation Commission met for their regular meeting. The first hearing of the agenda was in regards to a Notice of Intent filed by George and Lois Graboys of 95 Holly Road. They would like to construct an elevated boardwalk on their property, with a platform for storing kayaks […] Read more »
Cumberland Farms and Sippican Elementary School will team up for four weeks this upcoming school year in order to raise money for the school. The fundraiser was approved at the Marion School Committee’s first meeting of the 2012-2013 school year on Wednesday, August 22 in the Sippican School library. For every non-bottled beverage (coffee, Chill […] Read more »
A new Fireworks Committee will be forming in Marion in order to bring back the popular annual display next summer. Selectman Jody Dickerson recommended the idea at the Board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, August 21 at the Marion Police Department. “The job cannot be handled by one person,” said Dickerson. “The fireworks are a major […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission met on the evening of Tuesday, August 16 for their regularly scheduled meeting. The first hearing of the night was in regard to a Notice of Intent filed by Timothy Perry for property located at 99 Wolf Island. Perry seeks approval to construct an enclosed three-season room over an existing deck […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board briefly discussed the Master Plan, or Town Visioning, at their meeting on Monday night, August 20. Chairman Jay Ryder commented about responses to emails that he sent to towns in Massachusetts that either have gone through the process of doing a Master Plan or are in the process of working on […] Read more »
During their regular meeting on August 20, Planning Board member Jon Mathieu expressed his frustration at the Town Counsel for not responding to the Board’s repeated inquiries regarding the Jane Lane cell phone tower project, proposed by Industrial Wireless. Mathieu said that the Counsel has not answered their questions pertaining to the Planning Board’s ability […] Read more »
A new home to be built on Bay View Avenue was approved by the Mattapoisett Board of Appeals at their Thursday evening meeting on August 16. The vacant lot, owned by Brian Zajac of Mashpee is 21,150 square feet with 180 feet of frontage. The applicants and proposed purchasers of the property are Peter and […] Read more »
On Friday, August 10, 2012 at 11:27 am, detectives from the Marion Police Department were involved in executing a search warrant at a single family residence located at 50 Old Indian Trail. During a search of the residence and property, detectives located several grams of heroin, packaged for distribution, along with several pills of the […] Read more »
Rochester Police Chief Magee will join the ranks of the few prestigious officers to undergo formal FBI training this upcoming fall. Town Administrator Richard LaCamera made the announcement at the Rochester Board of Selectmen’s regular meeting on Monday, August 13 in Rochester Town Hall. “This is quite an honor for him,” said LaCamera. Chief Magee […] Read more »
The first hearing of the night was regarding a Notice of Intent filed by the Mattapoisett Board of Water and Sewer Commission, which is proposing the construction of a low-pressure sanitary sewer on Cove Street. The sewer would serve almost 30 homes on the street and the project is slated […] Read more »