Marion Community Preservation Funding

Applications for Community Preservation Act funding will be available in the Town Clerk’s office at the Marion Town House located at 2 Spring Street, Marion, MA 02738 on January 13. 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 […] Read more »

Quilt of Valor Award

For those who have never heard of “Quilts of Valor”, it is a National organization begun in 2003 by one woman’s idea “to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing quilts.” It now includes all service members and veterans no matter where or when they served. Since it began, other […] Read more »

Marion Certified Municipal Clerk

          Elizabeth Magauran, CMC of Town of Marion, has earned the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC), which is awarded by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC), Inc.             IIMC grants the CMC designation only to municipal clerks who complete demanding education requirements; and have a record of significant contributions to their local government, […] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

Rochester just had its tree lighting, an annual tradition. The town trees that have been decorated over the years have been many as not all the planted trees have survived. The tree in this picture is the town Christmas tree of 1990. It is shown being planted in front of Town Hall. This tree came […] Read more »

Call for works for the Winter Members’ Show

The Marion Art Center announces a call for works for the Winter Members’ Show opening January 11 with a reception from 3:00 pm to 5:00pm. The show runs through February 14. All members may enter up to two pieces each. Works must be original, must have been executed by the artist within the last five […] Read more »

National Merit Scholarship Program

The principal, Michael Devoll, of Old Rochester Regional High School announced today that Xavier Pateakos and Dillon Furtado have been named Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to these scholastically […] Read more »

ORR Candy Cane Fundraiser

This year, in the same spirit as many concurrent years, ORR is conducting a month-long fundraiser to raise awareness and monies for the Neediest Family Fund of New Bedford.             This school-wide fundraiser, organized by the Student Council, sees students donate their spare change to go to families in need this holiday season. Now until […] Read more »

Marion Awarded $150,000 Harbor Management Plan Grant

Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman and Harbormaster Adam Murphy are pleased to announce the Town of Marion has been awarded a $150,000 Harbor Management Plan grant from the state.             The Town of Marion will receive one of 10 state grants to support wharf reconstruction, pier replacements, and dredging projects — part of a $3 million […] Read more »

Public Review Period for Revised Electricity Aggregation Plan

The Town of Marion is holding a 30-day public review period for its revised aggregation plan for Marion Community Electricity Aggregation. Marion CEA is our Town’s official electricity supply program, active since 2016.             The aggregation plan describes how our electricity program is structured and operated. Marion secured approval for our original aggregation plan from […] Read more »

Great Decisions Program

Sponsored by the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club for over fifty years, we are again offering the 2025 Great Decisions Program for eight consecutive weeks meeting on Wednesdays. The program uses the Foreign Policy Association Text and DVD that consists of eight chapters of Topics ranging from U. S. Foreign Policy to the future of NATO, to […] Read more »