On March 18, the Mattapoisett Planning Board met with one applicant seeking approval with waivers for the creation of a three-lot Definitive Subdivision off 112 Mattapoisett Neck Road filed by Gaynor and Phillip Frost. The applicants were represented on this night by Ken Motta of Field Engineering, pinch-hitting for the vacationing David Maddigan, Jr. […] Read more »
Getting down to the nitty-gritty of the FY25 budget season, Marion Town Administrator Geoff Gorman told the Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night that he asked Department of Public Works Director Becky Tilden to “reprioritize” the DPW’s capital-projects wish list with an eye on “what do they really want to get done.” […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson presented the Rochester Select Board during its meeting Monday night a plan for a Town Meeting borrowing article to fund safety-related upgrades to ORR School District facilities. The plan would be to upgrade the HVAC system and the water and heating systems, replace the entry […] Read more »
The days of no longer needing an all-terrain vehicle to navigate the Silvershell Beach parking lot are being imagined on a scale that saw the Marion Community Preservation Committee unanimously vote during its annual public hearing to recommend a $77,000 investment in an engineering study. “For years and years and years, we’ve been […] Read more »
During Tuesday night’s rather short Mattapoisett Select Board meeting, the members checked calendars and selected dates for a few of the moving parts associated with the Spring Town Meeting. First and foremost is the actual meeting itself, scheduled for Monday, May 13, at Old Rochester Regional High School auditorium. Although the time was […] Read more »
Rochester’s Planning Board Tuesday delayed signing the draft decision to allow Blue Wave Solar and BWC Snows Pond LLC to build a solar-energy array at 0 Cushman Road after the applicant’s representatives raised concerns about one of the decision’s conditions. BWC Snows Pond LLC Managing Director of Solar Operations Aaron Simms, appearing on […] Read more »
An unsuccessful appeal of a book by Rochester resident Sandra Bock was heard by the Rochester School Committee at its February 28 public meeting. Referencing Policy IJR regarding Reconsideration of Instructional Resources, Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson explained that the book “It Feels Good to be Yourself” by Teresa Thorn […] Read more »
Marion Board of Health member Albin Johnson described watching a YouTube video of a beautician “scarifying” skin as part of the process of creating eyebrows to be “an eye opener.” Johnson was discussing Health Agent Shallyn Rodriguez’s idea that pencils in beauty salons and tattoo parlors be used in this technique only once […] Read more »
During the March 11 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, the members heard from David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Inc., representing Derek and Kylene Gregiore for a Notice of Intent filing for property located on Goodspeed Island. The applicants are seeking to build a single-family home. The updated plans presented by Davignon […] Read more »
Rochester’s Finance Committee Monday reviewed a new Personnel Classification and Compensation Plan for town employees that will be on the May 13 Annual Town Meeting warrant and will add $19,833 to the FY25 budget. Presenting the results of her committee’s review of the town’s current plan, Personnel Board Chairperson Kristine Nash explained that […] Read more »