The Marion Select Board tabled its discussion of Island Wharf and the disagreement around public parking to the board’s next meeting during a joint session with the Marine Resources Commission on Tuesday night. Planning Board member Eileen Marum decried members of the Select Board, specifically Chair Randy Parker and Vice Chair John Hoagland, regarding […] Read more »
Rochester Republican Town Committee will hold its next meeting on Monday, May 11, at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the Ponderosa Sportsman Club, Acushnet. Tom Hodgson, an American politician who served as Sheriff of Bristol County from 1997-2022, will be the guest speaker. The Rochester Memorial School Committee candidates for the […] Read more »
The MAC is proud to announce that the year-long MAC Theater Playwrights Incubator (MTPI) will conclude with a performance of the Attorney-in-Fact, a new play by Philip Ardell. The play was honed over the course of the 2025-2026 season with the playwright and two mentors – Harvey Ussach & Tony Ferreira. Mr. Ardell’s play […] Read more »
To the Editor: On March 31, the Marion Select Board did something small that carries large consequences: it removed Article 31 from the Town Meeting Warrant. The article would have let residents decide whether to transfer land from the Marine Resources Commission (MRC) back to the Select Board, land that could support a proposed […] Read more »
Join the Banned Book Club on May 12 at 1:00 pm to discuss “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” On May 12 at 6:00 pm meet Hannah Traggis, who works for the Marion Institute managing their Frogfoot Farm program – a 6-acre farm on the Wareham-Plymouth town line and learn about their programs! […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club will light up the ORRHS stage on Mother’s Day weekend May 7 to 10 with “Mamma Mia.” Mr. Brayden Fanti is thrilled to be directing his sixth production with the ORRHS Drama Club and this will be the second ORRDC show for Assistant Director, Vanessa Medeiros. Music is […] Read more »
Christine A. Cervelli (Tanner), 71, of Rochester, Massachusetts, passed away at home with her family on November 17, 2025, after a courageous battle with PSP. Born on September 26, 1954, in Smethport, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Greta and Walter Tanner. Chris was the wife of the late Francesco “Frank” W. Cervelli. […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Musicfest will be returning to Marion this summer from July 15 through July 19 in the Fireman Performing Arts Center at Hoyt Hall on the campus of Tabor Academy. World class musicians will grace the stage in a five-concert series that is completely open with free admission to the public. Renowned Australian […] Read more »
The Annual Town Meeting in Mattapoisett is scheduled for Monday, May 11, at 6:30 pm at the Old Rochester Regional High School Auditorium. The Annual Town Election will be held on Tuesday, May 19 at Old Hammondtown School. Polls will be open from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm. Vote by mail ballots can be requested […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals met on Thursday, April 23 to hear two cases, one pertaining to the Peters of South Street and one involving the Marion Art Center. Chair Cindy Callow began the first Public Hearing, originally submitted by Jessica and John Peters of 20 South Street, for a Special Permit […] Read more »