The Marion ZBA met on Thursday, August 9 to continue a discussion tabled from the July 26 meeting. The sole item on the agenda was regarding approval for Sanford Russell, Jr., to replace a carport with a garage, remove a retaining wall, relocate and expand a boulder retaining wall, reconstruct part of the driveway and […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen heard from Brad Hathaway regarding the purchase of land on Chapel Road under the Community Preservation Act. He was seeking more information and advice on how best to proceed. “We feel as though the Town Administrator should be the implementer of the project,” said Hathaway. “We’ve also asked the Board […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen and Conservation Commission disputed the proper course of action for a project regarding the cleanup of Sprague Cove. The two boards met at the Selectmen’s regular meeting on Tuesday, August 7, at the Marion Police Department. Conservation Commission member Sherman Briggs informed the Selectmen that the commission hired a tree […] Read more »
The first item of business for the Commission was a discussion regarding a Notice of Intent filed by Steven and Suzanne Melloni to build a three-season porch and deck onto their property at 40 Nathaniel’s Drive. The Commission quickly voted in favor of the project. Next, the Commission had a hearing regarding another Notice of […] Read more »
Designing a master plan for the town of Marion was the topic of discussion at the Marion Planning Board meeting on Monday evening. Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD) representative Sandy Conaty attended and asked the board how she could help. “We have the Marion 2015 plan and a 1996 growth management plan […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Planning Board met on Monday, August 6, but had no public hearings on the agenda for the night. An informal discussion listed on the agenda with Daniel C. Perry was postponed to the next meeting as per Perry’s request. The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board will […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Police are investigating both a house break-in and an attempted break-in that occurred late yesterday morning, Thursday, August 2. The actual break-in occurred on Park Street, and Police Chief Mary Lyons said the suspect took jewelry and a laptop. Today, the police are checking with local pawnshops to see if any of the stolen […] Read more »
Multiple police departments and emergency response teams worked together to find a missing 84-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s Disease who went missing early Friday morning from her Marion home. On Friday, August 3 at 2:29 am, the Marion Police Department responded to a report of a missing 84-year-old female with Alzheimer’s Disease in the area of […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen voted to approve a new wind power project for the town that would be effective in 2013. The decision was made at the board’s regular meeting on Monday, July 30. “It’s a win-win for everybody,” said Town Administrator Rich LaCamera. The project, which is the same one that Marion signed […] Read more »
The town of Rochester underwent a successful pesticide aerial spraying over the weekend in order to reduce the number of mosquitoes in the area. The spraying was a reaction to a recent finding of several mosquitoes carrying the deadly EEE virus in southeastern Massachusetts. On Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21, 21 communities in […] Read more »