Rachel Michelle-Marie Perry of New Bedford, a 17-year old junior at Old Rochester Regional High School, was named Miss Massachusetts’ Outstanding Teen 2019. The 20th annual pageant was held on Sunday, April 7at the Keith Middle School in New Bedford. Fourteen contestants from across the Commonwealth competed for the title and $6,800 was awarded to the […] Read more »

The Cemetery Commissioners (CC) would like to remind plot owners in the Town of Marion of some of the procedures and policies to be followed in all town cemeteries.             Annual flowers are allowed, but must be planted in a flowerbed, not to exceed 12” from the marker.             Holiday baskets, pots, and flowers placed at a […] Read more »

The Marion Natural History Museum’s Summer Program is an educational science-based program with an emphasis on our coastal environment and is one of the most well known and well regarded in the Southcoast area. Children from across the country visit us each summer and participate in the program.             During Summer 2019 the Marion Natural History […] Read more »

Please note that the Senior Center will be closed on Monday, April 15 for Patriot’s Day and Friday, April 19th closing at 2:00 pm for Good Friday.              Senior Book Club meets at the Rochester Senior Center on Tuesday, April 16 at 10:15 am. The discussion will be led by the Library Director. The book being […] Read more »

The Marion Natural History Museum will be open Wednesday from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm during April vacation. On Wednesday, April 17,come to the museum for play, puzzles, coloring, and visiting our exhibits. We have loads of legos for creative play and lots of floor room to play on. Additionally, the museum has a newly donated […] Read more »

TerraCorps, an AmeriCorps national service organization focused on connecting communities to the land, selected Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) as its Service Project recipient this spring. They do this by supporting up to 36 service members annually who spend 11-months serving local nonprofits focused on land access and conservation. Throughout the year, the TerraCorps team comes […] Read more »

The last speaker in the Science@Work series at Tabor Academy this year is Rhonda Moniz, an underwater forensics specialist, filmmaker, journalist, and ROV pilot/supervisor.             Moniz is also a diving safety officer, and specializes in the use of marine technology in underwater search and recovery, and aquatic crime scene investigation. She has also worked over the […] Read more »

In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-half by the Sippican Historical Society and one-half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »

Young women and girls with special needs and disabilities from across the state will once again grace the stage and amaze the audience at the 4th Annual Miss Inspirational Program to be held at the Old Rochester Regional High School auditorium in Mattapoisett on Saturday, May 11, at 6:00 pm.             With overwhelming feedback and requests to […] Read more »

Rochester Memorial School, with grant assistance from the Rochester Cultural Committee, continues to collaborate on making the elementary school a hub for artwork and art appreciation.             Students, faculty, and staff, since June of 2018, have been able to enjoy a large-scale mural, painted by accomplished muralist and tattoo artist, Todd Woodward. Based in Brooklyn, New […] Read more »