The Marion Planning Board is examining whether it needs to get involved in the town’s long term planning – with an eye towards better management of local assets. At the board’s Monday, April 2 meeting, Ted North presented the first out of four presentations on the state of Marion. He spoke of the need to […] Read more »
Around 1:30pm this afternoon the Mattapoisett Police, Fire and EMS responded to a crash for a vehicle, which rolled over into the median woods. The crash was on route 195 at the Mattapoisett North Street exit. Med Flight was called to transport one of the victims but they were unable to transport due to a […] Read more »
Three members of the Marion Conservation Commission met on the evening of Wednesday, March 28, and they made quick work of the evening’s agenda. The Commission scheduled a site visit to a home on Allen’s Point Road, to determine whether or not they can consider approving the paving of the home’s driveway. They need to […] Read more »
Peter Shaughnessy has been appointed president/principal of Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, in a new governing structure to take effect July 1, 2012. He will succeed Theresa Dougall, the current president, who will retire at the end of June. In the new governing model Shaughnessy will become the school’s chief administrative officer, a position which will consolidate the […] Read more »
It only takes firefighters minutes to respond to an emergency, but how long does it take for the department to buy a new truck? Five years. The Mattapoisett Fire Department welcomed the newest member of its fleet, a dazzling red engine, on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 27 to its station on County Road. Dozens […] Read more »
On Tuesday, March 27, the Marion School Committee held its formal public hearing, which detailed the final numbers for the fiscal year 2013 budget for Sippican Elementary School. The committee presented a $5,473,677 budget that represents a 7.39 percent or $376,762 increase from last year and supports a projected 471 children and 67 staff members […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen made resolutions to their initial criteria for their search for a Launch Service in Mattapoisett Harbor. The selectmen deliberated with the Marine Advisory Board at its meeting on Tuesday, March 27. The Board of Selectmen and Marine Advisory Board met last week with the two candidates vying to start a […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning board briefly met on Tuesday, March 27 to hear final remarks regarding updates made to local flood plain maps and revisions made to language in one section of the flood plain district of the Rochester zoning bylaw. According to Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon, the old maps date back to 1982, and do […] Read more »
After a hearing continuation, applicant Greg Downey received approval from the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission on Monday, March 26 for a Notice of Intent to construct a new home at Whaler’s Way. The commission had continued the hearing two weeks ago because the applicant had furnished updated plans with required revisions at the beginning of that […] Read more »
When it comes to Bay Watch Realty’s 40B project, the end is yet to come. On March 22, the Zoning Board of Appeals once again continued a public hearing on the developer’s proposed affordable housing development, a 96-unit project off Route 105 that would include 60 affordable rentals and 36 single-family homes. The hearing covered […] Read more »