An environmental group’s planned removal of a local dam to help restore habitat for migratory herring and other fish species is gaining momentum following a recent regulatory ruling and a funding award. The North and South Rivers Watershed Association seeks to demolish Peterson Pond Dam in Third Herring Brook, a 5-mile tributary to the North
By Kate Walsh Hanover voters had some unfinished business Monday night, spending an hour and a half dealing with seven Town Meeting articles left over from last week. A citizens petition allowing 13 additional on-premises alcoholic beverage licenses to be used at the future Hanover Crossing was approved Monday. Moving forward, the town can grant up
Hanover, MA If it’s true that everyone appreciates an underdog, then people are going to love the story unfolding with the Hanover Mall. Built in 1971, the 732,000 s/f indoor mall is a long way from its heyday of the 1980s and 1990s. Once sold for $100 million in 2007, current owner PREP Property Group bought
As Hanover Mall changes over the next few years into an outdoor mall that will be known as Hanover Crossing, the addition of several restaurants is expected play a large role in its transformation. And whether those restaurants will be able to serve alcohol is soon to be in the hands of voters. Town Meeting
As our favorite local football coach would say, "We're on to the Planning Board." Last night, the Hanover Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved two necessary variances (building height and rate of growth) that will allow the Hanover Crossing project to move forward to its next phase—site plan review from the Hanover Planning Board. We'd
The owners of the Hanover Mall are another step closer to bringing 297 apartments to Hanover at the back of the mall property where Patriot Cinemas currently sits. The zoning board of appeals approved a height variance at its meeting on Monday, Feb. 11, which will allow PREP, the mall owners, to go beyond the
By Adam Silva adsilva@wickedlocal.com An informational meeting to discuss the future of The Hanover Mall will be held Thursday, Aug. 9 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the former JCPenney location inside the mall. The meeting has been rescheduled twice, with a first attempt on April 26 and the most recent attempt on Aug. 9. The latter
By Jules Struck The Patriot Ledger The first enclosed shopping center of its kind on the South Shore has been sold five times since its opening in 1971. Now a company based in Cincinnati proposes to overhaul it as Hanover Crossing. HANOVER — A public forum on plans to convert Hanover Mall from an enclosed
By Ed Baker ebaker@wickedlocal.com Posted Aug 1, 2018 at 2:45 PM Updated Aug 1, 2018 at 2:45 PM Fundraising for paying off Sgt. Michael C. Chesna family’s mortgage by the Stephn Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation is nearing its goal, but there is still more work to be done, according to Trevor Tamsen, assistant manager of media relations for the non-profit group. Efforts to pay
For the past 10 days, the Hanover community has shown an incredible amount of support for the family of Sergeant Michael Chesna, Weymouth PD, and his brother and sister police officers. It would not be possible to find a more welcoming and supportive community. The thoughts, prayers and infinite acts of kindness that were displayed
