Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is proud to share that the Old Rochester Regional School District earned the distinction of being one of the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) for the third year in a row. The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, and The NAMM Foundation […] Read more »
Rochester will be holding a rejuvenated Memorial Day Event on Sunday, May 25 at the Rochester Council on Aging, 67 Dexters Lane in Rochester at 12:00 pm. There will be speakers, music and a procession to the Town Hall, Daggett Square, and concluding at the COA. Snacks and refreshments will be provided by the Rochester […] Read more »
The Library is happy (and sad) to announce the retirement of our Library Assistant for Youth Services Librarian, Lisa Fuller. After 17 years at Plumb Library Ms. Lisa is graduating from storytime and going on to her next adventure. We’d love it if you would join us in celebrating her time here with us. On […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board met on Tuesday for their first meeting with a newly elected member, John Hoagland. Hoagland won his seat with 521 total votes, 262 votes higher than the next candidate. Chair Norm Hills greeted him and introduced him to applause from the room. The Select Board met to go over various […] Read more »
On May 17, trucks and utility vehicles from across the Tri-Town convened in the parking lot of Old Rochester Regional High School for the “Touch A Truck” even hosted by teacher Elizabeth Kennedy and the Early Childhood Education program. The event saw both local town departments and businesses bring their important vehicles to allow […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School girls tennis team played at Bourne High School (6-10) on May 15 and won 5-0, staying undefeated at 14-0 on the season, as Sienna Roveda and Ella Bishop were named the players of the match. The only remaining match on the schedule was Tuesday at Seekonk (9-5), as the […] Read more »
Curry College welcomes Kathleen Gifford of Rochester into the Alexander Graham Bell Honor Society. Belmont University recently released the Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester which included Sydney DaSilva of Marion. It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates Andrew Wronski of Rochester and Jason Los of Rochester […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to present our second Unplugged event of the year, featuring Matt Richard & Dino Govoni on June 6 playing two sets. This is saxophonist Dino Govoni’s first time playing an Unplugged gig at the MAC. Seating times for the popular show are 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm and […] Read more »
In an earlier article I mentioned that my grandmother, Marion Hartley, taught for almost 50 years in Rochester and surrounding towns. When she started teaching, Rochester had many one room schoolhouses and at one time she taught grades 1-8 at a school in North Rochester (I think the Stuart School). Some of the other schools […] Read more »
Marion held its annual town election on Friday, May 16, with early and mail-in voting also taking place leading up to the final tally. During a long day of voting, candidates gathered at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center off Route 6 to hold signs and do some last-minute campaigning to win over undecided voters. […] Read more »