Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Mike Devoll are pleased to share that Old Rochester Regional High School hosted its first College Fair in partnership with the New England Association for College Admissions Counseling recently. Students met with representatives from more than 75 colleges and military institutions from across the country in the school […] Read more »
Longtime Town of Marion employee Kathy Kearns is being recognized by Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman as she retires after working for the town for nearly 32 years. According to the press release issued by the town on Tuesday, Kearns worked as an accounts-payable clerk in the town’s Finance Department but could be found working […] Read more »
The May 16 public meeting of the Marion Board of Health provided the members with an opportunity to hear from familiar design engineers on septic projects around town. Dave Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Inc., was on hand to represent the owners of septic systems at 1 West Drive and 2A West Drive. […] Read more »
Art in Bloom features inventive floral arrangements on display in the MAC galleries over three days, scheduled this year June 13-15. MAC Members, along with anyone from the region, are invited to create arrangements inspired by artworks in the current MAC exhibition, featuring paintings by Robert Abele and Mary Moquin. Participants may work individually or […] Read more »
Pediatricians are fond of saying that children are not just small adults – that their physiology and response to diseases are different. In the same way, women are not just men with different sex organs. Every cell in women is different than the corresponding cell in men, due to the difference in chromosomes. […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission issued an Order of Conditions, including special conditions to the Marion Lands Trust LLC, paving the way for the construction of a single-family house off Wareham Street on Lot 98 of Map 11. As the decision was being crafted for the commission’s vote, Marion Conservation Agent Doug Guey-Lee stressed the […] Read more »
Sippican Lands Trust is pleased to announce the 2024 recipient of the Richard I. and Helen A. Arthur Scholarship. Due to the rising costs of higher education, our scholarship committee has raised this award to $2,000. This award is given to a high school senior or a student in their first or second year of […] Read more »
The Machacam Club will meet on Wednesday June 5. Social time begins at 5 pm and dinner is served at 6 pm. Our speaker will begin at 6:45. The Club will not meet in July and August, and we encourage all to attend the June meeting to wish each other an enjoyable summer. Chef Colby […] Read more »
Like crocuses, election season has passed, not to reappear for year. Like those blooms, participation in town government is left to the winners, and the rest of us can go back to ignoring all things political, at least on the local level. Which, in my humble opinion, may be a good thing. The town […] Read more »
In a meeting room crowded with concerned residents, Rochester’s Zoning Board of Appeals on May 23 approved the Special Permit for Marion resident Mark Briggs’ plan to construct two buildings to store and repair collectible automobiles, trucks and other motor vehicles on New Bedford Road. The plan will now be scrutinized for approval by […] Read more »