“As far as we know, it’s been 103 years for this fair,” said Grange Secretary Susan Lafleur on Saturday afternoon around 1:00 pm, just as the annual Rochester Grange Fair was getting under way. The Grange Fair, which normally occurs the same weekend as the larger Rochester Country Fair, awards ribbons and cash prizes to […] Read more »
There was great disappointment expressed when the handful of Mattapoisett residents arrived thinking they would be meeting with Congressman Bill Keating, only to find one of his aides was sent in his stead. Apparently a misreading of the notice from his office, which was read during a recent Board of Selectmen meeting, led residents to […] Read more »
To the Editor: The Trustees of the Elizabeth Taber Library in Marion are very appreciative of the excellent work done by Nita Howland and her loyal group of volunteers in organizing the Book Sale this year. Nita was asked to take charge of the sale several years ago, and she has put a lot of […] Read more »
To the Editor: Harbor Days is the Mattapoisett Lions Club’s largest fundraising event of the year. The success of Harbor Days is the result of an amazing team effort by volunteers from other Lions Clubs, members of the community, members of the Women’s Club, and the generosity of our host, the town of Mattapoisett (and […] Read more »
The Marion Rochester Regional Health District would like to remind residents that we are in peak conditions for mosquito activity. The Department of Public Health has reported that mosquitoes infected with West Nile Virus are circulating throughout the state, and are not confined to the towns where the mosquitoes have been found. Please remember to […] Read more »
Two former ORR youth lacrosse players, Connor Severino (left) and Owen Smith, had the privilege of representing Next Level Lacrosse (Smithfield, RI) in the Under 15 U.S. Lacrosse National Championships held at the Wide World of Sports complex in Walt Disney World. The event comprises the best U15 Club lacrosse programs in the country vying […] Read more »
The route has changed, but the turnout at the parade for the annual Rochester Country Fair remained true to years past with solid attendance that featured 52 farm tractors, several floats, several classic cars, a go-cart, a military Jeep and numerous other vehicles. Hundreds of spectators lined the streets to get a peek at the […] Read more »
Only time will tell whether it will be a Better Future for Marion. The volunteer-led organization that campaigns against fossil fuels was granted a conditional parade permit by the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night pending approval by the Fire Department. The faith-based group, formally known as the Better Future Project, plans to stop and […] Read more »
With Town Counsel Jon Witten and Building Commissioner Scott Shippey in attendance to help navigate them through the working language of a bylaw intended for fall Town Meeting, the Marion Planning Board and Energy Management Committee met for another two and a half hours on Monday night to hammer out a policy on solar installations. […] Read more »
What is SSAC? Just another mundane government acronym? Well, yes and no. SSAC is the State Student Advisory Council. It is a government council, but it’s far from mundane. SSAC is made up of over 60 peer-elected students from Massachusetts’s five regions: Southeast, Greater Boston, Northeast, Central, and Western. Altogether, this diverse group of high […] Read more »