As mentioned before, many roads and intersections in town hold the names of Rochester families. In the current museum exhibit, we have a map of Israel Cowen’s land. He was the first Cowen to build a house at the intersection of Neck and Burgess Roads. Israel built his house sometime around 1810 at what […] Read more »
February is when we all start to think of spring and a new season. We will be resuming meetings for the Historical Society beginning in April. Our meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of each month and begin at 7:00 pm and are open to all. However, we are always looking for new members. There are […] Read more »
Chief Brian Jackvony is pleased to share an update on the Marion Cares Community EMS Program following its first full calendar year in operation. Marion Cares provides outreach and community educational risk reduction programs to the residents of Marion. During the full 2023 calendar year, the program logged 111 calls for service. The program […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Tree Committee voted at their January meeting to hold a public presentation about the impact of the proposed Main Street/Water Street/Beacon Street/Marion Road project for the street trees on these roads. Residents who would like to hear more about how our scenic roads will be impacted should plan on attending the meeting which […] Read more »
February 14, 3:30 – 4:30 pm, Owl Pellet Dissection. Owls do not have teeth to chew their food, instead, they swallow it whole. They commonly consume mice, voles, small birds, and other prey. Bones, teeth, fur, and feathers are formed into an oval mass that the owl later regurgitates as a pellet and are often […] Read more »
This will be a busy year as there will be two Primaries and two Elections in Marion. The dates are as follows: -Presidential Primary: Tuesday, March 5 -Marion Town Election: Friday, May 17 -State Primary: Tuesday, September 3 -State (Presidential) Election: Tuesday, November 5 Within the next two weeks, the State will be mailing […] Read more »
“Bog iron is a form of impure iron deposit that can develop in bogs or swamps by the chemical or biochemical oxidations of iron carried in solution”. Why is this of interest to Rochester history? The iron -bearing groundwater that helps to create bog iron typically emerges as a spring or bog of which […] Read more »
Come out of your winter hibernation den and join MLT and the wonderful Yoga Nidra instructor, Carly Baumann, on a Winter Mindfulness Walk. The walk is free and open to people of all ages and abilities. The walk will be on Sunday, February 4 from 10:00-11:00 am at the Munn Preserve, located at the end […] Read more »
Police Chief Richard B. Nighelli is pleased to announce that assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) will conduct an on-site, multiday assessment of various aspects of the Marion Police Department’s policies and procedures, operations and facilities next month. The MPAC Assessment Team is scheduled to conduct the on-site assessment from Feb. 27-29. […] Read more »
While Olive Winslow belonged to more than one town organization, she is no doubt best known for her many years as the town Librarian, now known as the Library Director. Serving in this position from 1941-1983, her 42 years holds the record for longevity. Over those years, she saw her salary increase in 1969 to […] Read more »