The Nolan Gibbons Memorial Fund (NGMF) has opened multiple scholarship and grant applications for talented young people. There are three primary opportunities:             – Music Mastermind – 3-month virtual Artist Development Program worth $8,000             – Musical Theatre Mastermind – 3-month virtual Artist Development Program worth $8,000             – General Arts Grant to cover anything […] Read more »

The inspiration for the “celebration” piece of our 2022-2023 museum exhibit, “Maps, Signs and Celebrations Part!” is the large sign pictured with this article. I first saw this sign a year or two ago in the barn at the Hartley-Rhodes cranberry bog. The sign evokes Rochester’s history which has been celebrated many times since it […] Read more »

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 »