The Marion Planning Board met on Monday to discuss a land-parcel swap, the Special Permit for the Toll Brothers plot at 78 Wareham Road, comments to the Zoning Board of Appeals over Heron Cove Estate’s development, and the draft of the Stormwater Management Rules and Regulations. An Approval Not Required hearing for lot […] Read more »
Just about this time last year, I announced my candidacy for Congress. I hadn’t decided whether to run for the United States House of Representatives or the Senate. I still haven’t but count on me to decide something soon… or later. I like to weigh these things carefully before I make a decision. […] Read more »
Barbara Louise Rohrback McManus, 86, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, after a long and courageous journey with Parkinson’s disease. Barbara was born in York, Pa., to Martin Rohrback and Dorothy Myers, who raised her in Hagerstown, Md., where she attended North Hagerstown High School. After losing both parents in her teens, she […] Read more »
Peter Converse McDonald, 80, of Carver, passed away on September 22, 2025, at Royal Megansett Nursing Home in Falmouth after a brief illness. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Patricia (Converse) McDonald and William James McDonald. A native of Marion, Peter lived in Germany, Hadley, MA, Minneapolis, MN, and Fairfield, […] Read more »
ugged in the MAC Gallery. This series of jazz concerts began in 2023, and this was the tenth program since its inception. The unplugged concerts are held upstairs in the Patsy Francis Gallery which is transformed into an intimate jazz club, complete with cabaret seating and mood lighting. Introduced by MAC director Jodi Stevens, […] Read more »
The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Monday, October 13 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. The public and new members are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there. Read more »
To The Editor: There are reports that Buzzards Bay shellfish beds can be contaminated with pollutants from various sources, including boats, runoff from roads and farms near the shore, and naturally occurring bacterial outbreaks. However, the main offender is combined sewage overflows. Massachusetts seeks to address the pollutants by creating a Coastal Waters […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday approved the Order of Conditions for Logging Swamp Solar’s plan to install a solar panel array on 49 acres in the area of 600 Snipatuit Road, a property located within a Residential-Agricultural District and partially within a Groundwater Protection District. Project representative Sarah Sterns of Beals and Thomas Engineering […] Read more »
The Marion Finance Committee met on Wednesday, October 1 to go over various action items, including the reorganization of the committee with new appointments, discussion on the town’s Budget Timeline, and deliberation on the Special Town Meeting Warrant. It was announced at the beginning of the meeting that Shay Assad, not in attendance, […] Read more »
Autumn is here, like an old friend arriving with ease and familiar comfort. Welcome back! Your return gives us much to be thankful for. Empty beaches to roam, comfortable weather and some of the most dazzling colors in nature. We know the signals – the orange, red, and yellow foliage that begins to […] Read more »