Interim Town Administrator Judith Mooney and Tree and Park Committee Chairperson Margie Baldwin wish to inform the community that the town will remove a large spruce tree near the Elizabeth Taber Library next week due to safety concerns. Work to remove the tree is expected to begin on Monday, January 30. The tree […] Read more »
The town of Rochester announces that it will launch its electricity aggregation program, Rochester Community Electricity (RCE), in March 2023. The Program is designed to provide new, competitively priced electricity supply options and more renewable energy for residents and businesses in Rochester. The Program was approved at the Rochester Town Meeting on May 20, 2019. […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to offer (2) $2,500.00 scholarship awards to Mattapoisett residents who are high school seniors, graduating June 2023. In addition, there will be a $1,500.00 scholarship granted to a Mattapoisett resident who is reentering the academic world after graduation and is in pursuit of a postsecondary degree or certificate. […] Read more »
Registration for ArtStart 2023 at the Marion Art Center opens to MAC members on Friday, January 27 at marionartcenter.org/artstart. Registration for nonmembers will open on Friday, February 17. MAC members have access to early registration and receive a significant discount on ArtStart tuition. Membership at the Family level ($75 annually) or above is required for […] Read more »
This is the perfect time to think about and prepare for emergencies and disasters as Massachusetts faces a variety of hazards – weather related or others throughout the year. If you feel that you would require assistance in an emergency, we would like to have a discussion with you so we can prepare a […] Read more »
Connie has been after me for a while to write about the Grange. Having recently received a plaque from the Historical Commission, I thought now was the time. The organization known as the Grange has its roots following the Civil War. In 1865, Oliver Hudson Kelley, a Boston born Minnesota farmer was called to […] Read more »
Applications for Community Preservation Act funding are now available in the Town Clerk’s office at the Marion Town House located at 2 Spring Street, Marion, MA 02738. The Community Preservation Act is a Massachusetts Law that allows participating cities and towns to adopt a real estate tax surcharge supplemented by State matching funds in order […] Read more »
Lord of the sky – For the sun and the moon and the stars, For the sunshine and moonlight and starlight, For the clouds and the wind and the rain, I thank you. Lord of the sea – For the waves and the spray and the tides, For the beauty and the majesty of the […] Read more »
Rochester boasts three iconic buildings in its center. They form an image of Rochester that has stayed relatively constant over the centuries. Of the three buildings, the presence of a “town hall” building has the longest history even though today’s town hall is not the oldest on the green. Today’s town hall is the third […] Read more »
The Marion Historical Commission is pleased to announce that on January 4, the Marion Select Board appointed seven members to the newly formed Local Historic District Study Committee. They were selected by the Select Board from 16 applicants. This Committee will be charged with evaluating the merits of creating a Local Historic District in […] Read more »