As rain fell, whilst whittling away the mountains of snow left by last week’s blizzard, the Marion Select Board was accompanied by the Planning Board for a Joint-Meeting for the interview of applicants to fill the remainder of the vacant seat on the Planning Board. First though, they began with a Public Hearing […] Read more »
On February 22, we were hit by a blizzard that paralyzed the region for nearly the entire week and stressed the electrical grid to its furthest extent. The final numbers, according to the Narional Weather Service, have Rochester, the only time in the Tri-Town the service measures, coming in at 25 inches of snow. […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, the best logistical and tactical minds gathered in Cambridge. General George Washington is set on descending on Boston and putting an end to the 10-month-long siege. Dorchester Heights […] Read more »
The Democratic Town Committees of Acushnet, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, and Rochester as well as the Plymouth County Democratic League will host a special screening of The Last Class, a documentary featuring former U.S. Secretary of Labor and economist Robert Reich, on Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30 pm at the AMC Theater in Dartmouth. The film […] Read more »
Sung Bok Kim, of Mattapoisett, born September 1932 passed away on February 23. He retired to Mattapoisett in 2013 after a 40 year career at the State University of New York at Albany where he was a Distinguished Service Professor of History. During his years there he taught, was Department Chair and Dean of Undergraduate […] Read more »
Jennifer (Andresen) Cipriano, 76, of Marion passed away on February 26, 2026, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Patrick Cipriano with whom she spent 37 wonderful years. He was the love of her life. Born in Medford, MA, to the late Robert and Florence (Hartley) Andresen. She lived […] Read more »
Peter Alexander Borsari, 82, of Marion, passed away February 24, 2026, at home. He was the husband of Marjorie (Parker) Borsari and the son of the late Leopoldo “Paul” and Mary (Gubellini) Borsari. He was born and grew up in Wareham before moving to Marion in 1970. Mr. Borsari graduated from Wareham High School, […] Read more »
I want to thank everyone who has sent in their 2026 dues and hope there are more memberships coming in. Remember they can be sent to the Rochester Historical Society PO Box 322 Rochester, MA 02770. Single memberships are $12.00 and family $20.00, but we will gladly accept larger amounts. Though it may not […] Read more »
The Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission held a short, special meeting on Thursday, February 19 for two grant approvals. One approval was for Sippican Lands Trust and another for the Point Road Bike Path and engineering services in its surfacing and further development. The virtual Special Meeting began with Chair John Rockwell discussing […] Read more »
This is the continuing monthly column for the astronomer in all of us, or the aspiring astro-physicist. Compared to areas near Boston or New Bedford, generally speaking, the Tri-Town has pretty good dark skies and we are very fortunate in that regard. Though we can’t normally make out the Milky Way’s signature glow, we can […] Read more »