The cultural and societal value of history cannot be overstated. Whether it is our family histories, national or even global histories, and yes, local history, it tells us who we are, where we’ve been, and aids us as we plan our futures. The Massachusetts Historical Commission, under whose guidance all local historical commissions […] Read more »
A clerical error on a public hearing notice has forced the delay in the Zoning Board of Appeals hearing on a house renovation plan at 142 Sarah Sherman Road and handed a difficult decision to applicant Erin Denham. The Zoning Board on March 27 opened the hearing on the request by Denham and […] Read more »
The March 31 meeting of the Mattapoisett Community Preservation Act Committee was held to finalize their 2025 grant reviews and to discuss possible allocation of funds to a housing category. Chairman Chuck McCullough said that the category for housing had been rather stagnant for a number of years, and even though area-wide discussions […] Read more »
The presentation of the final recommendation by the Marion Historic District Study Committee for the proposed historic district took place Wednesday, March 26. Chair Will Tifft began the presentation by stating the proposed bylaw would likely make it to Town Meeting and that this meeting would be to answer any questions. Tifft stated, however, […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday approved a new neighbor for Lloyd’s Market, with a plan to build a shed and remove a tree at 10 Hartley Road next to the store. The commission rendered a Negative Determination of Applicability to wetlands protection bylaws for applicant Daniel Sullivan’s proposal to clear approximately 400 square feet […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission met Wednesday, March 26 and began with two continued hearings. Kevin Medeiros of 0 Cross Neck Road (number of address would be assigned after construction) was seeking a Notice of Intent for the construction of a new single-family dwelling. The public hearing’s constant was not present, though after no questioning, […] Read more »
The Rochester Finance Committee started and ended its meeting Monday with presentations of the FY26 school budgets that will be decided on at the May 19 Annual Town Meeting. The request for Rochester’s portion of the FY26 Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School budget will be $1,844,044. Superintendent Aaron Polansky shared via a written […] Read more »
The Marion Marine Resource Commission (MRC) met on Wednesday, March 19 and following the correction of a formatting error on the minutes from their last meeting, February 24, the commission began discussions on harbor management, capital projects, and the FY26 budget. The group began by talking about the citizens’ petition to remove the […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission met on March 24 with an agenda that was straightforward. Three Requests for Certificates of Compliance were swiftly dispatched, two were approved for Patrick and Jean Breault, 6 Old Mattapoisett Neck Road, and another for James Stowe, 5 Seamarsh Way. A Request for an Amended Order of Conditions was […] Read more »
The Marion Finance Committee met Wednesday, March 19 for further talks on the FY26 budget as well as trying to nail down the budgets of local schools; them being ORR and Sippican School. Following the approval of the minutes of previous meetings, March 5 and March 12, the committee introduced Superintendent Mike Nelson and Assistant […] Read more »