The Elizabeth Taber Library is once again celebrating Halloween with our Great Pumpkin Contest. Visitors to the library can check out a real pumpkin for free with their library card, then return their decorated pumpkin by Wednesday October 23 to be entered into our Great Pumpkin Contest. The community will vote on their favorites during […] Read more »
Anticipating the new state housing law going into effect in February, the Marion Select Board and Planning Board conducted a joint session to discuss potential modification of existing town bylaws in compliance with both the state law and the town’s needs. The law requires all municipalities to allow homeowners to create accessory dwelling units, or […] Read more »
On October 7, Dr. Portia Silk of Southern New England Radiology was hosted to speak at the Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library on the topic of mammograms. If you are a woman, you, like many others, dread the squishing and pulling that goes along with getting the best images possible. The importance of annual screening […] Read more »
Looking through the current exhibit at the Historical Museum, I was struck by the fact that with all the changes in town over time, there are some events that have spanned the years. One that comes to mind is the Rochester Boat Race on Memorial Day that began in 1934. Another is the annual clam […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center will host an artist presentation on Tuesday, October 15, from 7:00-8:00pm in the MAC galleries at 80 Pleasant Street, Marion. Exhibiting artists Pamela Hoss and Kim Barry will discuss their paintings and their processes, and answer guests’ questions about their work. The current show, Pamela Hoss and Kim Barry, Two, Painters, […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Old Rochester Regional High School (ORRHS) Principal Michael Devoll are pleased to announce that the school has ranked Gold on CollegeBoard’s 2024 AP School Honor Roll. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs have successfully motivated and prepared students for college success. The criteria reflect a […] Read more »
Rochester’s Select Board Monday approved the Board of Assessors’ recommendations for the town’s FY25 tax classification that include a reduction in the tax rate for the next fiscal year to $10.82 per thousand dollars of value. Rochester’s estimated tax rate for FY24 was $11.06, down 6.82% from FY23. Assessor Jana Cavanaugh told the […] Read more »
Join Miss Macy for story times every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 am, starting in October. Join us at the library for Ghosts and Legends with Jeff Belanger, Friday, October 11 at 6:30 pm. For over 20 years, Jeff Belanger has been exploring the unexplained. He seeks out history, folklore, ghosts, monsters, and legends […] Read more »
Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman is pleased to share that Marion Select Board Chair Norm Hills was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD) at the SRPEDD Annual Meeting on September 25. Hills serves as Marion’s Commissioner to the SRPEDD. The Distinguished Service Award is given to […] Read more »
Carl A. Macedo, 77, of Rochester passed away Thursday, October 3, 2024 surrounded by his loving family at Charlton Memorial Hospital following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Barbara J. (Duclos) Macedo with whom he shared 59 years of marriage and son of the late John and Lillian (Spindler) Macedo. […] Read more »