The Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals convened on Thursday, July 19, 2012 for their regularly scheduled meeting. First, they heard from Dana Nilson, on behalf of George Fearons, who applied for a special permit to construct a guesthouse and garage on property at 9 High Ridge Drive. Code Enforcement Officer Andrew Bobola said “this was […] Read more »
Representatives of The Pines at Hathaway Pond spoke to the full Rochester Planning Board at its regular meeting Tuesday evening about obtaining a final release for their remaining four units. In a misunderstanding, the representatives believed that the building of infrastructure on the land would satisfy the Planning Board in exchange for the release. “They […] Read more »
Residents from River Road, Marion turned out in droves for the public hearing of the proposed subdivision of Lot 20 during the regular Planning Board meeting on the evening of Monday, July 16. Both residents and board members shared their concerns with the subdivision’s representative, engineer Gregory Morse, who was requesting the board to grant […] Read more »
The Planning Board received a letter from Industrial Communications, the company that has been pushing to construct a new cell phone tower on property off of Jane Lane. The letter states that the company plans to conduct a new balloon test, which would offer the residents of Mattapoisett a chance to see the visual impact […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Recreation Committee will add four new members thanks to a vote taken by the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen to appoint them. The vote was taken during a special meeting help on Monday, July 16 at Town Hall. The four members who were appointed are Tricia Weaver, Bill Foley, Robert Gardner and Cecile Callahan. […] Read more »
On Friday, July 6, 21-year-old Michael Amado of Mayflower Lane in Rochester pled guilty to all charges in Wareham District Court. He was sentenced to probation until July 2014 and must perform 100 hours of community service. Forfeiture proceedings for the nearly $5,000 in cash seized during the raid are still ongoing. If successful, the […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to approve the merge of the Fire Department and EMS at their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 10 in the Marion Town House. The merge will be effective at 1:00 am on Sunday, July 15. “We live together. We train together. We work together,” said Fire Chief […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen met on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, but a quorum was not present and they were unable to discuss or vote upon any official town business. Board of Selectmen Chairman Jordan Collyer presented a special plaque to Bette Roberts, to recognize her for her 25 years of service as the curator […] Read more »
The rumors of Thomas Joyce’s resignation have been somewhat exaggerated. On July 5, 2012, the Marion Board of Selectmen posted a notice on the town website advertising an emergency meeting regarding the “resignation of Fire Chief Joyce.” When contacted, Town Administrator Paul Dawson stated the meeting had been called because there was concern that Chief […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen gave the green light for Town Administrator Richard LaCamera to sign the application for a grant for the Park Commission. The permission was granted at the Board’s regular meeting on Monday, July 2 in Rochester Town Hall. Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon requested LaCamera’s signature in a memo sent to Town […] Read more »