BY STEPHEN BEALEThe national economy may be on the ropes, but the boom in commercial development along South River Road shows no signs of letting up. A developer has proposed an 82-room hotel and an 80,000- square-foot office building on South River Road, saying he is ushering in the “next wave” of commercial development in the ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEA hotel and convention center may be good for economic development, but an abutter reminded the town Planning Board that the project would have a big impact on nearby neighborhoods. If constructed, the hotel would be the tallest building in town at nearly 70 feet, according to planning director Rick Sawyer. Next to it would be a ...