A meeting of the Joint School Committee took place on Thursday, January 23 for their first meeting of 2025. The meeting focused on mid-school year updates as well as ongoing and future initiatives. The meeting began with Chair Michelle Smith recognizing new members from Rochester and Mattapoisett. Superintendent Mike Nelson then began his report […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals met Thursday, January 23 to discuss a continuance from the last meeting for a special permit for 17 Kabeyun Road. Per notes from the board and abutters at the last meeting, an updated site plan was presented. The plan removes the deck on the east side of […] Read more »
It may have taken 11 years, immeasurable meeting hours, and the patience of Job at times, but at long last the Mattapoisett village streets roadway reconstruction project is moving into 75-percent design. Barring unknown and unknowable roadblocks (pun intended), several years from now Mattapoisett’s village center will have gone through a metamorphosis. On January […] Read more »
Rochester’s Planning Board Tuesday continued its two outstanding hearings to its next meeting after reviewing new information both good and bad. It’s hearing into the special permit for a new Eversource Energy substation at 214 Rounseville Road yielded news that the company is cooperating with the abutters to answer their concerns about the development […] Read more »
On January 27, Tyler Hathaway attended the first meeting if his tenure as a commissioner on the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission. The light agenda granted time for Chairman Mike King to explain a few fine points of the job. One such point was “special conditions.” Depending on the type of filing coming before the […] Read more »
New beginnings and one farewell were the theme of last Wednesday’s Select Board meeting. One police officer was promoted, and another joined the ranks. Meanwhile, Select Board member Carleton “Toby” Burr Jr. announced that he will not be running for re-election this year. Select Board members applauded Burr for his service to the […] Read more »
Rochester’s Special Town Meeting Monday approved most of its warrant proposals, with notable exceptions and strong resistance to even some of the articles that did pass. In a meeting highlighted by the new feature of a large screen hanging from the stage to visually present the articles, the crowded 250-person quorum began by […] Read more »
The Marion Finance Committee met on Wednesday, January 15, to deliberate on the town’s financial strategies and budgeting plans for the upcoming fiscal year. The committee emphasized the need for precise forecasting of revenue and expenditures to avoid conservative estimations that could hinder financial planning. One committee member remarked, “I don’t think there’s any […] Read more »
Coming before the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals on January 16 was architect Charles Rose representing clients Paul and Bettina Henderson, 2 Shipyard Lane. Requesting a Variance to retrofit a garage into additional living space to accommodate a growing family, Rose said the changes would not include a kitchen. Rose said that two bays […] Read more »
The discussion was wide-ranging from drainage systems to the highway department headquarters, from culverts to snowplowing and grass cutting when the Mattapoisett Capital Planning Committee met with Highway Surveyor Garrett Bauer on January 21. Bauer brought the committee up to speed on repairs and renovations that have been taking place at the department’s headquarters […] Read more »