It’s there to accommodate the workhorse of the warehouse—the forklift—which needs room to maneuver as it lifts and carries pallets topped with hundreds or thousands of pounds worth of goods.

Falasca Mechanical is adding an 11,740-square-foot warehouse at its fabrication facility at the corner of Gallagher Drive and North Mill Road. The Planning Board quickly approved the proposal at ...

The shape of the parasite addition was a reaction to the shape of the mechanical room. As the label “parasite” indicates, Las Palmas siphoned all of its utilities from the main building.