Marion Affordable Housing Trust member Sue Miller spoke from the heart during the committee’s meeting on January 9, discussing Habitat for Humanity and the “Homes for Troops” program. “Oftentimes veterans, they never ask for anything, so when this came open, I thought, ‘let me exhaust whatever I can exhaust,’” said Miller, who called national […] Read more »
A section of the current exhibit at the Rochester Historical Museum is devoted to “celebrations.” Among those is the 300th Anniversary. As mentioned before, these activities began with “Founder’s Day” in 1979 and continued on to 1986. As odd as this seems, it was no doubt the result of the 200th Anniversary being celebrated […] Read more »
Beckoning, calling, whispering, urging you to wade in its cold beauty, calming your nerves, healing your wounds, dampening your skin, filling your lungs with a cold fog that tastes of tears, pulling you in, wrapping you in a dark icy blue that drags you under, weighing you down, taking your breath and softly tumbling you […] Read more »
Tri-Town Against Racism (TTAR) is thrilled to announce the 4th Annual Black History Month Creative Expressions Contest, open to all Jr. and Sr. High School students, attending or residing in the Tri-Town area during the 2024 school year. This year’s theme is African Americans and the Arts. “African American art is infused with African, […] Read more »
All Southcoast Active Service Military, Reservists and Veterans are invited to join the monthly meetings of the American Legion: Florence Eastman Post #28. (Serving the Tri-Town area of Mattapoisett – Marion – Rochester and beyond.) We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 1900 (7 pm.) Florence Eastman Post is located […] Read more »
In 2026, the United States will be celebrating its 250th Anniversary. Just recently, an official government committee came up with a logo for the celebration. It will be interesting to see how Rochester chooses to celebrate. As mentioned in a previous article, the Bicentennial Celebrations included a Ball and plans for a small parade, a […] 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 »
The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will host the first in a series of Speakers’ Forums as we head into the Town’s municipal and general elections season. “So you want to run for Public Office” will be the first, on January 28 from 1- 3 pm in the downstairs public meeting room of the Mattapoisett Library. […] Read more »
Rep. Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett), House co-chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, is pleased to announce that MassDOT will distribute $100 million in additional funding generated by the Fair Share Amendment to the Commonwealth’s cities and towns for road and bridge improvements. This latest round of funding is in addition to the annual Chapter 90 […] Read more »
It’s interesting to read the minutes of the early meetings of the Rochester Historical Society. In those days, the meetings were held at the homes of the members and donated items were also by necessity stored in their homes. This could lead to storage issues as one member found when she agreed to temporarily store […] Read more »