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The Rhode Island Supreme Court has partly reversed a Superior Court decision in developer Vincent Coccoli’s $22-million lawsuit against the Town of Scituate, involving Coccoli’s failed efforts to redevelop the historical Hope Mill.

The R.I. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday from one developer who says his efforts to redevelop the historic Scituate site date to 2002. In the other case, Paramount Development Group calls a zoning board denial of its $52M plan “a transparent attempt to prevent development and affordable housing in the town of Scituate,” a charge the town denies.

It was a solid summer for home sales, say local real estate agents, with many buyers of smaller homes getting into bidding wars and paying higher than asking prices. But for those thinking of selling their home into this “seller’s market,” they shouldn’t get too excited, say agents. Prices are merely firming up – finally.

Dennis Charland, Scituate Zoning Board of Review vice chairman, opened last Tuesday’s public hearing on the Paramount Development Group’s requested variances and special use permit with the statement that the company’s plan for the Hope Mill “will have a dramatic impact on the future of Hope.”