Town Of Marion Volunteer Opportunities

The Town of Marion has a vacancy on the Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission (MOSAC). This position will be appointed by the Select Board and MOSAC and the appointment will end May 2025. In addition to this appointed position, the Marion Select Board is seeking volunteers to serve on the following Town Boards and Committees: […] Read more »

Seeking Nominations for ORR Music Hall of Fame

Friends of Old Rochester Music will be launching a Music Hall of Fame in 2025 to recognize the choral and instrumental students that graduated from ORR ten or more years ago who continue to enrich their community with music or have gone on to successful music careers. We have formed a committee to review nominations, […] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

Many of the ideas for these articles come from newspaper clippings in the museum archives. Unfortunately, more than 2/3rds of them are missing their dates. However, with a certain amount of research, it is sometimes possible to come up with an approximate time frame. For this article I determined that J.C. Albert Langevin was Acushnet’s […] Read more »

Rochester Historical Society

February is Membership Drive Month for the Rochester Historical Society. We are always looking for new members as we work to present and share Rochester’s history. This coming year we will be introducing a new exhibit, ” The Tools & Industries That Made Rochester”, presenting monthly meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month beginning […] Read more »

Hello from Plumb Library

Everybody knows that libraries loan out books, magazines, and movies, but did you know we have things? Nearly all libraries have special collections that are usually referred to as the Library of Things. These “things” range from puzzles to telescopes, wi-fi hotspots to lawn games, and more.             The Library of Things at Plumb Library […] Read more »

Avian Flu, Commonly Known as Bird Flu

H5N1 or “Bird Flu” is a naturally occurring virus among wild aquatic birds, also known as wild waterfowl, throughout the world and can infect domestic poultry like chickens, ducks, and turkeys. Infected birds may or may not become sick but can infect other fowl. The virus is shed through saliva, nasal secretions, and feces. It […] Read more »

Marion Board of Health

The Marion Board of Health and Animal Control would like to share this information with Marion residents:             While bird flu very rarely infects humans, the public should strictly avoid handling, touching or removing sick, injured, or dead birds and other wildlife.             Domestic animals should not roam freely to avoid contact with sick/deceased wildlife […] Read more »

Respiratory Illness Season is upon Us

COVID-19, Flu, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are respiratory viruses that can cause severe disease resulting in hospitalization and sometimes death. Everyone 6 months and older should get a seasonal flu vaccine and an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against infection, serious illness, and hospitalization. To reduce the risk of becoming sick with a respiratory […] Read more »

Hello from Plumb Library

Do you have a kiddo who loves to read and wants to share their favorite books with other bookworms? We invite you to join BookBuds, our book clubs for kids! The BookBuds meet monthly to discuss their favorite reads, tell jokes, and share the “good news of the day”! There are three age levels (ages […] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Museum

As you may know I always like a good history mystery. A while ago I found a poster that presented me with one. Given that I found a poster at the museum asking the question at the heart of this mystery, I know it has been looked into before, but there was nothing to show […] Read more »