The Mattapoisett Lions Club will be holding a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, June 4 at Oxford Creamery, 98 County Road, Mattapoisett from 9:00 to 12:00. Tickets available at Oxford Creamery or by emailing: mattlionsclub@gmail.com. Tickets will be available at the door on June 4, while supplies last. The cost is $8.00 per person (adults and children) which includes plain or blueberry pancakes, sausages, coffee and juice. All proceeds benefit Mattapoisett Lions Club charities.
Rochester’s Zoning Board of Appeals on April 27 reviewed two proposals that turned single-family houses into multifamily dwellings. The board approved a special permit for construction of an in-law apartment above a garage at 24 Mayflower Lane, but the members weren’t sure about a plan to convert a basement into a dwelling unit at 128 Dexter Lane.
Sharon Grant’s plan at her home on Mayflower Lane is to convert the upper level of her garage into an apartment for her aging parents, who will be selling the home they own on Rounseville Road. The design will include a living room, a kitchen, bedroom and bathroom and a deck and wraparound stairs attached to the northeast corner of the unit.
The board endorsed the plan after acting chairman Richard Cutler noted the plan does not increase the structural floor area but that the house lot is too small to do this by right.
Grant noted she has owned 24 Mayflower Lane since 1999, and her parents are also long-time Rochester residents. This led board member Donald Spirlet to remark before voting his approval that he was glad Grant was doing this. “People living here a long time should be able to do this,” he said.
Carl MacDermott III’s request for a special permit and variances of minimum lot requirements and minimum required frontage so he may convert a basement into an apartment for his son at 128 Dexter Lane did not go as smoothly.
MacDermott said his son, who has visitation rights to his two children after a divorce, needs a place to stay. His son works a lot of on-call hours as a Massachusetts State Police officer with the Homicide Unit, and the house’s septic system has already been designed for four bedrooms, he said.
The board wrestled with one big sticking point. MacDermott has lived at the address only since 2019, less than the seven years of continuous residence required to convert a dwelling to “multifamily.”
The strength of that requirement depends on which chapter of zoning bylaw is referenced in the decision the board makes, Cutler indicated. It’s why he proposed crafting a draft decision and running it by Town Counsel first. The board agreed to continue this hearing until its next meeting on Thursday, May 11.
In other action, the board voted to cease holding hybrid meetings, wherein Zoom attendees are also allowed. This new policy will take effect after May 11 because this meeting has already been posted as hybrid. The board also agreed, however, that a meeting may revert to hybrid when special circumstances warrant it.
Cutler noted the special permit that the board granted to Five O’Clock Farm, a horse stable at 66 Burgess Avenue, has been remanded back to the board for a rehearing as a result of a Land Court complaint. “The petitioners said they did not get the opportunity to discuss the decision,” Cutler explained. “The petitioner disagreed with the conditions.”
That special permit rehearing was scheduled for May 25.
The Zoning Board of Appeals’ next public meeting will be held on Thursday, May 11, starting at 7:15 pm at Town Hall, 1 Constitution Way.
Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals
By Michael J. DeCicco
There are no ghosts, holy or otherwise, at the Holy Ghost Grounds. While there is an adjacent cemetery dating back to the 1700s, the inhabitants are resting peacefully. I am sure they have no desire to haunt the participants, both human and canine, that will be using any new activities being discussed for the site.
You may have heard that the town has appointed a committee, aptly titled the Holy Ghost Grounds Committee, to consider a variety of options for future use of the town-owned property on Park Street. The property, adjacent to the future bike-path extension, was originally owned by the Holy Ghost Society. The YMCA acquired the land, but their vision didn’t come to fruition. The Mattapoisett Lions Club, the next owners, had plans that suffered a similar fate, so the town acquired the valuable parcel for future use.
It appears the future may be upon us.
A recent stroll around the property brought back many memories of attending events there every spring and summer. The town has made significant improvements, including the in-process construction of new restrooms. The thought of new restrooms brought back some not-so-pleasant memories, however. There were no toilets! Two long, wood buildings – one for men and one for women – set off in the woods, had benches with holes cut in them and a trough underneath. Need I say more?
Back in the day, the traditional Portuguese festejar (festival) which we all called “The Feast” was an annual event to celebrate the Feast of the Holy Ghost. Though a Catholic-centered event, it was open to all. The celebration began with a parade starting at the American Legion Hall on Depot Street. The marchers, often dressed in traditional attire, represented Queen Isabel of Portugal and her court.
Hundreds of people attended the feast to eat and drink all day for free. The small building, which still stands, was the chapel where prayers were said, and offerings made. It was decorated with flowers, and there were tables laden with sweet breads. My mouth still waters when I think of the traditional Portuguese sopas, a soup made with beef, some vegetables and spices served over day-old crusty bread. (When my mother made it at home it was mostly bread, spices, a little linguica and water because beef was expensive. Mmmm, oh so good.)
My friend Wayne Oliveira’s dad, Manny, would sit upon the bandstand playing the trombone and tuba in the Portuguese American band. I once climbed a tree behind the bandstand to watch the festivities and fell out. It was a 20-foot drop into a briar patch! No broken bones but plenty of scratches.
The band played on while the young at heart danced the Chamarrita, a Portuguese folk dance. Gallons of Madeira wine would be consumed. Fun was the order of the day, and all went home stuffed and happy.
The American Legion would hold their annual clambake there every summer. Dad was a member, and he and I would go there the day before and help set things up. I remember going in Johnny Sousa’s truck to gather seaweed at Ned’s Point beach and hauling it up to the Holy Ghost Grounds. The next morning when the clams arrived, we’d wash them in galvanized tubs of water, place them in wood trays, and Sousa, the “bake master,” and his “pit crew” of townies who knew what they were doing would begin the task of preparing another grand food fest.
They’d fill the pit with kindling and logs, pile rocks on top and set it on fire. When the wood collapsed and the hot rocks fell into the pit, they’d cover the stones with seaweed, place the washed clams in wood trays on top followed by sausages, potatoes, quahog stuffing in porcelain pans and cover it all with wet sheets and canvas tarps. While the fixings cooked, women would make chowder and husk sweet corn.
Lines of townsfolk would queue up early in anticipation of the sumptuous repast. In the afternoon, dad and I would become servers. He would carry the little woven-wood baskets of steaming hot clams in a tray, and I would serve them to the hungry diners. Others would follow along, serving corn, potatoes and tripe … my favorite (not!)
As I continued my walk around the grounds, I couldn’t help but feel that dad, Manny Oliveira, Johnny Sousa (all gone now) and all the revelers were with me. Maybe there are ghosts at the Holy Ghost Grounds after all.
By Dick Morgado
Editor’s note: Mattapoisett resident Dick Morgado is an artist and retired newspaper columnist whose musings are, after some years, back in The Wanderer under the subtitle “Thoughts on ….” Morgado’s opinions have also appeared for many years in daily newspapers around Boston.
Book sale and Book Worm’s Bake Shop and Café Friday and Saturday May 19 and 20, 10-3. Support the Elizabeth Taber Library by visiting our outdoor book shop. Find books in all genres in great (and giftable) condition. $4 for hardcovers, $2 for paperbacks. Find puzzles, games, DVDs, audio books, T-shirts and library merchandise, and more. Treat yourself to coffee and homemade snacks at the Book Worm’s bakeshop and café. All proceeds benefit the library.
Banned Book Club Tuesday May 23, 6:30 – Join us to discuss the noir suspense novella “The Postman Always Rings Twice” by James Cain. This novella inspired 2 classic films and earned the dubious honor of being banned in Boston, and was even subject to an obscenity trial in Massachusetts. Learn how wealthy ‘moral crusaders’ helped make Boston the most straight-laced city in America, and why Upton Sinclair once said “When you are banned in Boston, you are read everywhere else.”
For more information on the Elizabeth Taber Library, visit us at www.ElizabethTaberLibrary.org or call us at 508-748-1252.
Kimberly Ray, President of The Mattapoisett Lions Club, one of 45,000 Lions Clubs around the world, is pleased to announce that this year’s winners of the Peter B. Hodges Memorial Scholarship are Caitlin Collier and Andrew Poulin, seniors at Old Rochester Regional High School. Each student will receive a scholarship in the amount of $2,500.
In the fall, Caitlin will attend Florida State University majoring in Actuarial Science. She is being recognized as a result of her numerous achievements in community service, as well as her goals upon graduation.
Andrew will attend Stonehill College in the fall and will major in Criminology. He is also being recognized for his exemplary dedication to community service, as well as his future career goals.
Funds for this award are raised largely by the annual Mattapoisett Lions Club Harbor Days Arts & Crafts Festival. The Mattapoisett Lions Club is a service organization of volunteers who raise money for Mass. Lions Eye Research, Diabetes awareness, supporting the local community and worldwide disasters and situations through Lions Clubs International Foundation .
Following an April 27 public hearing, the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously voted to approve Theodore Duncan’s special permit to knock down his house at 17A Pine Grove Lane and build a new one on the same lot. The property is zoned Residence B.
Representing Duncan, Brian Grady from G.A.F. Engineering described the project as a raze of a dwelling at least 70 years old with plans to construct a new house on the lot.
“This gives us to ability to improve the nonconformity,” he said, detailing setback improvements as follows: The front setback will increase from 11.9 feet to 15 feet, the side setback from 7 feet to a conforming 38 feet and the rear setback from 16-1 to a conforming 23-6. Though it won’t factor, the bulkhead setback will be 17 feet and the deck 16-6.
“We’re improving on the nonconformities, there will still be nonconformities. … We’re actually making the situation better,” said Grady.
ZBA Chairperson Cynthia Callow asked if the nonconformities go away when a house is demolished.
Marion Building Commissioner Bob Grillo indicated that a land surveyor shows those setbacks and, if there is a site plan in place, the applicant is allowed with a special permit to maintain those setbacks. If they get any closer, the applicant must obtain a variance.
Abutter Mark Rochette said there is nothing in the site plan that would adversely affect them as neighbors and credited G.A.F. Engineering for the job. Grady delivered letters from other neighbors supporting the project.
The ZBA also acknowledged requested correspondence sent back on April 14 by the Board of Health stating it has no problem with Duncan’s application.
Callow reported to the ZBA that the state wrote Marion supporting Attorney Mark Bobrowski’s contention that single-metering the water at Marion Village Estates does not constitute a “substantial change.”
The ZBA, under Town Counsel’s advice, had ruled single-metering on the site to be a substantial change and thereby required developer Ken Steen to apply for a special permit and all that it would entail, including public hearings.
Callow explained that because the ZBA allowed Steen to single-meter the water at the yet-to-be-constructed Heron Cove Estates project, the state said the town should also allow single-metering at Marion Village Estates.
Having met with former Town Counsel Jon Witten, Town Administrator Geoff Gorman and Finance Director Judy Mooney to discuss a possible appeal of the state’s overrule of the ZBA’s decision, Callow reported that Witten advised that Superior Court typically bounces such matters back to the state office that made the ruling, and henceforth the town (Select Board) should negotiate with Steen.
“It’s out of our hands, we no longer have to worry about it,” said Callow, who expressed frustration that the ZBA was repeatedly cautioned during the lengthy vetting process for Heron Cove Estates against making comparisons to Marion Village Estates, only to see Bobrowski’s appeal supported by the state on that very basis.
After two years serving as chairperson, Callow told the members she would like to remain on the ZBA but step down from the chair. The members insisted she remain in her role and Callow accepted. She also noted that Dr. Ed Hoffer plans not to seek reelection to the ZBA. As a tenured associate, Danielle Engwert was offered the opportunity to serve in a full capacity and accepted.
The next meeting of the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled for Thursday, May 25, at 6:30 pm.
By Mick Colageo
In last week’s article, I mentioned steps that the Rochester Town Meeting took to prepare for the possibility of war with Great Britain. The Town Meetings continued to address events as they occurred. On Dec. 12, 1772, they met to read a Letter of Correspondence from Boston. After the letter was presented, Deacon Seth Dexter, Samuel Briggs, Jr., Ebenezer White, Nathaniel Hammond, David Wing, Noah Sprague and Thomas West were chosen to consider the letter’s contents. At that point, the meeting was adjourned to be reconvened on Jan.11, 1773.The group’s findings were presented, and the Town Meeting adopted the resolves put forward in the Boston correspondence.
Among the Resolves were:
“Resolved, that we are entitled to all the Rights of natural born subjects of Great Britain; and have not forfeited said Rights.” In addition, the new taxes being levied were, “invariance of our Rights, established by Charter.” The Resolves also included, a “right to petition” and to “pursue every legal measure for our political salvation.”
As the relationship with England continued to worsen, in March of 1775, Nathaniel Briggs, Joseph Parker and David Wing were chosen to make sure that the “Minute Men” had equipped themselves. This became important as a Rochester Company of “Minute Men” responded to the first call on April 19, 1775. They were led by Capt. Edward Hammond. A second “foot company” of militia responded to the “Lexington Alarm.” It was led by Capt. Nathaniel Hammond.
Following the Colonial victory at Concord and Lexington, many more votes were taken at subsequent Town Meetings. On July 3, 1775, it was voted, “to hire one hundred pounds to buy war stores.” It was then voted that those who had good guns, but no ammunition should draw “1/2 pound of powder, ball answerable; they paying for the same or leaving their names.”
In August of 1775, several local people donated 216 3/4yds. of thick cloth to be made into army uniforms.
On May 23, 1776, Town Meeting voted, “that when Congress shall declare Independence,” we will defend them with lives and fortunes.” Rev. Nobel Warren Everett of Wareham who gave the Oration at Rochester’s Bicentennial Celebration stated, “Rochester furnished more men in proportion to territory or inhabitants than any other town in the Old Colony.” It is fitting that Rochester now has a memorial to those who served in the Revolutionary War.
As we honor those men, we also want to remember the women, children and elders of those who fought and the sacrifices that they made. It is interesting to note that Town Meeting took two votes, one in 1777, to give supplies to soldiers’ families and another in 1778, to provide for families of soldiers who were in the Continental Army.
We hope you will join the Rochester Historical Commission and the Rochester Historical Society in dedicating our Revolutionary War Memorial on May 7 at 2:00 in front of Town Hall.
By Connie Eshbach
The following students have achieved honors for the third term at Old Rochester Regional High School:
Highest Honors: Rudy Arsenault, Sylvie Benson, Clara Bonney, Nolan Bushnell, Emily Cavanaugh-Fauteux, Gavin Coffey, Failenn Fitzpatrick, David Fredette, Paige Fuller, Jacob Hadley, Jacob Iappini, Storm Lanzoni, Nicole Londergan, Caitlyn Lund, Neva Matos, Zack Mourao, Lucille Murphy, Caitlin O’Donnell, Zoe Pateakos, Jiya Patel, Quinn Perry, Scarlett Sylvia, Hannah Thorell, Amanda Tomasso, Sasha Volkema, Allison Winters, Emily Wyman, Sarah Wyman
Honors: Emily Abbott, Caroline Achilles, Chase Almeida, Greta Anderly, Maura Bailey, Chloe Bairos, Lila Bangs, Ella Bartholomew, Chloe Bean, Gage Beauchemin, Gavin Bellanger, Gabriella Berg, Henry Berry, Thomas Berry, Chase Besancon, Ella Bishop, Hunter Bishop, Kyle Borges, Cadel Bosma, Sofia Bouley, John Bowman, Sophie Bozzo, Mya Braga, Torsten Brickley, Caroline Brogioli, Laila Brown, Elizabeth Bumpus, Reese Burger, John Butler, Aiden Cabral, Ella Caesar, Erin Cardinal, Jorge Carrillo, Theodore Carroll, Matthew Carvalho, Eloise Casi, Mackenzye Caton, Theodore Cecil, Russell Chace, Delaney Chase, Kelsi Chick, Tyler Chick, Quinn Chisholm, Braeden Christopher, Rosemary Clark, Caitlin Collier, Madison Conner, Charlotte Cook, Lilly Cook, Tucker Cook, Murray Copps, Raegan Correia, Melessa Correia Silva, Aidan Costa, David Costa, Sara Costa, Rylie Coughlin, Julia Crain, Makenzie Crowley, Sarah Curry, Eliza Curtis, Alia Cusolito, Grace Custadio, Matthew DaRosa, Gianna DeLeo, Makenzi DeMello, Luke DeVoe, Brady Dias, Karen Dondyk, Isabella Doyle, Amalia Dupre, Eden Dupre, Dylan Durgin, Aidan Eagle, Hannah Eaton, Matthew Eby, Josephine Eleniefsky, Amber Engel, Elizabeth Feeney, Isabella Feeney, Kate Feeney, Alexandra Fiano, Bryce Fortin, Brendan Foster, Julia Foye, Dillon Furtado, Ethan Furtado, John Galavotti, Lila Galavotti, Kaylen Gallant, Connor Galligan, Giada Gandolfi, Reilly Garber, Brandon Gates, Zachary Gates, Connor Gauthier, Liam Geraghty, Cole Goldie, Emerson Gonet, Leo Grondin, Eliza Guard, Chloe Guttenberger, Mason Hanks, Alexander Harrigan, Elizabeth Harrington, Keira Hart-Bonville, Logan Hart-Bonville, Eva Hartley, Ian Hartwig, Madalyn Haverty, Jack Hebert, Clifford Hedges, Aubrey Heise, Mallory Henesey, Corinne Hibbert, Elizabeth Higgins, John Higgins, Brody Hiles, Derek Hiralall, Caroline Houdelette, Elizabeth Houdelette, Brendan Hubbard, Christopher Huffman, Sakurako Huynh-Aoyama, Amanda Ignacio, Macy Ingham, Sofia Irish, Theo Jacobsen, Lily Johnson, Louise Johnson, Konstantinos Jorjakis, Elizabeth Kilpatrick, Emily Kilpatrick, Hadley King, Olivia Kinney, Sara Kroll, Chase Kuppens, Charlotte Laliberte, Rosemary Lally, Aiden Lamontagne, Jack Langlais, Ashley Lawrence, Peter le Gassick, Philip le Gassick, Logan Leblanc, Brady Lee, Aubrie Letourneau, Aiden Levasseur, Keelin Lienkamp, Alexis Lord, Mackenzie Luong, Jenna Lynch, Drew MacGregor, Ty MacKenzie, Logan Maher, Alexander Marsden, Jacksen Martin, Gabriela Matthews, Landon Maxwell, Aleeya McCarthy, Tiera McCarthy, Megan McFadyen, William McIlmail, Ava McLeod, Carly Mello, Zachary Mendes, Alivia Miranda, Blake Moreau, Robert Morgan, Caillaigh Mullen, Emma Mullen, Hailey Murphy, Mario Musto, Alexander Nguyen, Jonathan Nguyen, Jordan Nguyen, Camryn Nye, Quinn O’Brien-Nichols, Aidan O’Donnell, Brenna O’Donnell, William O’Shaughnessy, Emily Pacheco, Scarlet Patnaude, Abigail Paulette, Kaitlin Peck, Jayden Pedro, Marilyn Pepin, Anna Pereira, Emilia Perriera, Logan Perry, Emma Petersen, Markus Pierre, Nina Pierre, Gabriela Pinhancos, Alexander Pither, Audrey Pither, Tyler Porto, Delilah Post, Andrew Poulin, Alice Prefontaine, Darin Procopio, Leah Ptaszenski, Kelly Quinlan, Jeffrey Radek, Lauren Rapoza, Brady Reardon, Alaina Redsicker, Henry Richards, Corinne Robert, Nathaniel Robertson, Marcus Robichaud, Matthew Rock, Reagan Rock, Kamryn Rodrigues, Gabriella Romig, Allison Root, Grace Rousseau, Tucker Roy, Mariah Ruell, Noah Santos, Kira Sarkarati, Kaya Savaria, Norah Schiappa, Austin Scully, Christina Shultz, Wilson Skomal, Kyle Smith, Mila Soares, Molly Souza, Reese Souza, Devin St Germaine, Alexa St. Louis, Mariana Sudofsky, Aubrey Sylvia-Everett, Avery Tavares, Ezra Thompson, Katherine Thomsen, Noah Thorell, Alexandra Tobin, Jason Tobin, Angela Tomasso, Paetyn Tripp, Payton Tripp, Arielle Troupe, Amelia Trout, Rachel Tse, Emma Van Ness, Isabella Vanderpol, Jackson Veugen, Mackenzie Vigeant, Arianna Vinagre, Emma Welter, Tyler Williams, Samuel Williamson, Tessa Winslow, Jenna Woodward, Molly Wronski, Braden Yeomans
Tickets for the Tri-County Symphonic Band’s 20th Annual Benefit Pops Concert are now on sale. The concert is set for Sunday, June 11, in the Grand Tent adjacent to the Fireman Performing Arts Center at Hoyt Hall on the campus of Tabor Academy in Marion. Doors open at 12 noon, the VIP Experience begins at 12:30, Social Hour and Food Service begins at 1:00 and the concert begins at 2:00 pm. The VIP Experience option includes (but not limited to) Lobster Brioche Sliders, Homemade Brisket Baked Mac & Cheese, Clam Chowder, Sea Scallops Wrapped in Bacon, Assorted Desserts and much, much more as well as seating in the VIP tent and a complimentary drink. The General Admission option includes Assorted Finger Sandwiches, Fresh Fruit Salad and Assorted Desserts. There will also be a cash bar.
This year, the band will “put their dancing shoes on” and highlight music that was inspired by dance. From “secret” dances to dances for witches to dances from “West Side Story”, this assemblage of compositions is certain to get everyone excited by the many varied forms of dance music that make up the vast repertoire.
Pricing for General Admission tickets is $35 in advance and $40 for any remaining tickets at the door. Pricing for the limited number of VIP experience tickets is $100 in advance. VIP experience tickets will not be available at the door.
Tickets may be purchased in advance at The Marion General Store, The Symphony Music Shop (Dartmouth) and online at BrownPaperTickets.com. Please visittricountysymphonicband.org for more detailed information.
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday decided the planners of the proposed construction of a new single-family home attached to an existing garage at 485 Neck Road will need to file a Notice of Intent that will allow the panel to oversee the project’s progress.
Carmelo Nicolosi of Charon Associates, representing petitioners John and Stephanie Sullivan, met with the commission over a Request for Determination of Applicability to wetland-protection regulations. The board agreed that the work involved will affect wetlands as its restoration area is near Snipatuit Pond and is also close to Natural Heritage land.
Nicolosi said the plan is to demolish an existing home and build a new three-bedroom house next to the existing garage. He said the house itself will be outside of the wetlands buffer zone. But the work will include a new septic system and associated grading. The current septic system will be pumped out and filled, he added.
Commission member William Clapp focused his concern on how close the flagged wetlands area is to the edge of the lawn. Nicolosi said 20 to 25 feet depending on where one measures.
Member Ben Bailey said the board’s decision should be “positive” because wetlands regulations do apply; the project will possibly affect wetlands.
The board unanimously agreed after Chairman Christopher Gerrior said the project requires the filing of a Notice of Intent “and an Order of Conditions so we can oversee the work. We’ll have the right to go on site and monitor what they do.”
The board also requested the filing of a Notice of Intent in response to a tree-removal application filed for 114 Mendell Road.
Gerrior said the plan is to remove 25 trees within 25 feet of a wetlands restoration area, work that will definitely require a NOI and board oversight.
Bailey told developer Brian Correia and contractor Tyler Tavares that he doubted the trees could be removed without wetlands impact. He said excavators should not be used, and the commission likely will not allow the use of heavy equipment. He suggested using a “spider,” tree-clearing equipment that can be based on non-wetlands ground. He said this equipment is a more expensive option. “But we can’t take into consideration your financial burdens. That’s not what we were appointed to this board for,” he said.
Gerrior instructed Correia and Tavares to file the NOI after Conservation Agent Merilee Kelly said no formal vote was required in the case.
Gerrior then updated the commission on 89 Box Turtle Drive and the year-long dispute over owner Doug Rose’s clearing of land too close to wetlands without a permit. Gerrior said the board has received what Rose thought it wanted, a plan that shows new tree plantings but does not show how the owner will restore the tree cutting within the wetlands.
“What I see here is a complete lack of a restoration plan,” Bailey said. “It’s like we asked him to bring us lunch and we got an empty plate.”
Gerrior said Town Counsel advises responding to Rose with a list of exactly what the board wants from him. Bailey said that is not the board’s job. It is Rose’s job to show how the restoration will be accomplished. Gerrior concluded discussion by asking Kelly to inform Town Counsel of what the board needs from Rose and to request access to visit the site.
A year ago, the commission voted to begin delivering “noncriminal enforcement tickets” fining the property owner on a climbing scale of $50, then $100, then $300 per day.
Kelly said Rose has been served with fines of $300 per day since April 19. None of these fines have been paid, she said. Meanwhile, serving Rose via a constable is costing the town $75 a day, she said, though this fee is to be taken from the fines Rose should be paying.
The Conservation Commission’s next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, at Town Hall, 1 Constitution Way.
Rochester Conservation Commission
By Michael J. DeCicco