Good news! The Elizabeth Taber Library is open again today after being closed for several days following a ceiling collapse in the second floor museum which occurred on Monday morning. The library opened at 9:30 am and will be open it’s normal hours. The museum remains closed. Click here to read the related story of […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing on Thursday, July 26, regarding the application of Sanford J. Russell, Jr., who would like to replace a carport with a garage, remove a retaining wall, relocating and expanding a boulder retaining wall, reconstruct part of the driveway, and install a trench drain at 5 […] Read more »
Wendy Carreau of the Marion Conservation Commission announced her resignation at the Marion Conservation Commission’s regular meeting on Wednesday, July 25. She will be stepping down to an associative role with the Commission effective immediately. She did not indicate the reasons for her resignation. In the first public hearing, James Turschmann from CLE Engineering spoke […] Read more »
Just before 11am the Marion Police Department received a call regarding a possible breaking and entering on Ichabod Lane. The suspect in the break, who fled the scene on foot, is a white male with long blond hair pulled back in a ponytail. Soon after receiving the call the Marion Police set up a perimeter […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to approve a Wind Power Purchase Agreement that would save the town approximately 20% on energy costs annually. The decision was made at the Board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, July 24 at the Marion Police Department. “We think it’s a very good arrangement for the town,” said Project […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board continued their discussion of the Right-to-Farm by-law drafting process at their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 24, 2012. The purpose of the town bylaw, which echoes state law, acts to emphasize that all citizens of the Commonwealth have a right to farm on their land. Though the draft is a long […] Read more »
Nobody was injured on Monday morning when the second floor ceiling of the Marion Natural History Museum suddenly collapsed. The cave-in occurred around 11:00 am and did not involve the roof of the building. “It was the whole ceiling,” said Marion Building Commissioner Scott Shippey. He estimated that the ceiling measured about 50 feet by […] Read more »
The Marion Energy Management Committee met on Monday, July 23 for their monthly meeting. The main topic of discussion was a long-awaited report compiled by TNT Energy detailing the total estimated energy savings if many public buildings had updated resources, such as new insulation or updated boiler systems. Since this was the first time most […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend Elizabeth Leidhold as a part-time Conservation Agent. The vote was made at the Commission’s regular meeting on the evening of Monday, July 23. “We all feel she is eminently qualified for the position,” said Commission Chairman Peter Newton. Leidhold, who held the agent position back in the […] Read more »
The second round of aerial mosquito spraying in Rochester continues tonight starting at 8:15 pm. Pesticides will be sprayed over the area until 2:00 am Sunday morning. The spray was prompted after several EEE-positive mosquitoes were found in the region. Rochester is one of 21 communities in southeastern Massachusetts that is participating in the aerial […] Read more »