TheRochester Select Board is considering taking over the day-to-day management of the Park Commission. The highlight of the May 4 Select Board meeting came when Town Administrator Cameron Durant explained the Park Commission needs help with the department’s daily operations because one member of the commission is not running for re-election and another […] Read more »
Across from Lloyd’s Market is a memorial to Rochester’s fire fighters. Both the land and the money to build the memorial (constructed by Rochester firefighters) was donated by Mrs. Lorraine Vaughan after the death of her husband, Lloyd Sr., a long time Rochester resident and firefighter. The memorial has been inscribed with the names of […] Read more »
With less than 2 months until the 4th of July, it’s time to lace up your sneakers and get ready to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by running the Mattapoisett Road Race, “4 on the 4th.” When this tradition was started in 1971 by Bob and Doris Gardner, […] Read more »
Mark your calendar and join us at Bicentennial Park from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday, May 9, for one of Marion’s most anticipated spring traditions. Our members have been busy digging, dividing, and repotting a beautiful selection of perennials, herbs, shrubs, all grown and nurtured right here in local gardens. We also […] Read more »
Select Board Candidate Spotlights Carleton “Toby” Burr – Select Board My name is Toby Burr, and I seek election to the Marion Select Board. I have lived in town for 44 years with my wife Barbie. We raised two children on Ichabod Lane, and they each now own homes in Marion, so I […] Read more »
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 »