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 »
Sparkling, sparkling showers of light swirl around me, Lifting my soul. Shimmering pinpoints of light dance all around me. Music fills the air and I am transported through the magical air. Spiraling upward, ever upward, past suns and moons and stars … glorious and ephemeral. Onward and upward I fly, filled with ecstasy and exhilaration, […] Read more »
The Town of Mattapoisett is scheduled to begin the courtesy Christmas tree pickup beginning January 3 through January 20. Christmas trees should be placed curbside by 7:00 am on the day of your regularly scheduled rubbish pickup. Trees in plastic bags or with ornaments will not be picked up. Trees are also accepted at the […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club, a member of Lions International, the world’s largest service club organization consisting of 45,000 clubs and more than 1.3 million members worldwide, is pleased to announce that two (2) $ 2,500 scholarships will be awarded this year to a graduating high school senior or home-schooled student residing in Mattapoisett, Marion or […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester announces that it will launch its electricity aggregation program, known as Rochester Community Electricity (RCE), in March. The program is designed to provide more electricity options for residents and businesses in Rochester. The program was approved by residents at Town Meeting and by the Department of Public Utilities. The program […] Read more »