Mighty Fine – New Cohasset Town Manager Mike Coughlin

Cohasset Town Manager Mike Coughlin gave his board a 45-minute synopses (August 16 meeting) on what he’s been doing since he started working for the town on August 1. Selectwoman Diane Kennedy said: “You certainly hit the ground running. I can feel the breeze.”

Ronnie McMorris Dressed Down Cohasset Selectmen

Former selectman Ronnie McMorris dressed down Cohasset Selectmen during their public comment period over petitioners’ disappointment and outrage at selectmen’s firing of three conservation commissioners on July 12

The Days of Wine and Roses — are over!

The late, great Empire State Governor Hugh Carey once stated, “The days of wine and roses are over.” In his inaugural address on January 1, 1975, Gov. Carey declared, and I quote, “This government will begin today the painful, difficult, imperative process of learning to live within its means.”  Carey then proceeded to bring the [...]

Cohasset Meetings wk of August 14

Cohasset Selectmen have scheduled a meeting for August 16, at which they will be presented a petition from numerous P-oed Cohasset residents upset over their appointments and disappointments to the Conservation Commission. It is expected that former selectmen Ronnie McMorris will present the petition.

The Secret to a Great Marriage

The Secret to a Great Marriage by Rev James Snyder This week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly, celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. This week as I pondered our life together it occurred to me, I might be taking some things for granted. Doing this, especially when it involves another person, is [...]

DEP Accepts Cat Dam Appeal, Cohasset, MA

DEP Accepts Cat Dam Appeal by Tanna Kasperowicz The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) notified petitioners today that they have accepted the appeal (DEP Accepts Cat Dam Appeal) and scheduled a site visit for Thursday, September 1 at 2 p.m. The Town of Cohasset will be represented as the applicant and the Cohasset Conservation Commission [...]

The 20th Century Was Just A Bubble – by Pete Kasperowicz

We created an infrastructure unlike anything seen in the history of the world. You can now pretty much bar hop across America. If you have money in your pocket, you need no provisions. Restaurants, hotels, gas stations, airports, and Internet service.

But was any of this ever affordable?

Petitioners ask Selectmen to rescind ConCom appointments

As of our press time Sunday, approximately 100 petitioners comprised of current and former town officials and citizens planned to protest to Cohasset Selectmen the board’s handling of its recent appointments and disappointments to the conservation commission.

Cohasset ConCom to Keep Farrag as Chair

Farrag stays Chair David Farrag has retained his chairmanship of the Cohasset Conservation Commission. Apparently he had the votes and no one challenged him. But Alex Koines came late to the meeting and wondered aloud who was the new chairman.  So you know the new, untrained,  commissioners were probably thinking about a new chairman. James [...]

Cohasset ConCom Cat Dam Decision to be Appealed

The Cohasset Conservation Commission’s (ConCom) decision on Cat Dam is being appealed to the Mass Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), ConCom chairman David Farrag announced to his committee last night. The group, led by Karen Quigley and Steve Brown, is comprised of Thomas Wolf, Marjorie Brown, Susan Playfair, Richard O’Connell, Barbara and Albert Stefan, Lucia [...]