Marion plans to pull out of its two-town health district with Rochester. In its first meeting since March 4, the Finance Committee voted unanimously on April 1 to join the unanimous recommendations of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Health in carrying to town meeting the intent to end the arrangement with Rochester. […] Read more »
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »
While the engineering classes that normally fill the Tabor Academy MakerLab have all moved online, the building is still humming with activity. Since mid-March, the space has been taken over by the manufacture of face shields for donation to those who need personal protective equipment (PPE). With news of a national shortage of PPE in […] Read more »
The meaning of “stick-to-itive-ness” was on full display when the April 6 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board took place via Go-To-Meeting. After a bit of a slow start as each board member adjusted microphones, learned how to navigate the internet platform including muting and unmuting functions, the board opened the hearing of NextGrid, a […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce the launch of its new website. For many months the MAC has been working closely with the talented team at Design Principles of Marion to bring its visitors a fresh, interactive, user-friendly experience. See the Marion Art Center as it truly is – a vibrant, growing organization […] Read more »
Patricia Mary (Jones) Hunt died peacefully at home among her family on April 10, 2020 in Rochester, Massachusetts, at the age of 87. Patricia is survived by her daughters, Susan Duncan of Marion, Robin Sommo of Rochester, Joanne Hickey of New Bedford, and Sarah Aanensen of Rochester; her brother William Jones and his wife Mary, […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen has joined in with neighboring towns Rochester and Wareham in extending the property tax deadline from May 1 to June 1. Those who can pay their taxes in keeping with the May 1 deadline are asked to do so in order to spare the town any unnecessary financial strain. “Unfortunately, […] Read more »
Superintendent of Schools Doug White praised the tech department while discussing a district-wide shift to remote learning during the April 2 online meeting of the Rochester Memorial School Committee. On April 3, White wrote a letter to the Tri-Town Communities stating that all six schools in the Old Rochester Regional School district were shifting to […] Read more »
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has notified Mattapoisett that shellfish growing in Mattapoisett Harbor no longer meet established criteria for the harvest of shellfish due to seasonal water quality changes. The closure went in effect on April 1, 2020. The closed area is defined as “Cove East of the Town Landing” in the official […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester is extending its deadline for the collection of property taxes by one month to June 1. The motion passed unanimously during Monday’s live, online meeting of the Rochester Board of Selectmen. Noting that every week three million people lose their jobs due to coronavirus-related layoffs, Board of Selectman Clerk Woody Hartley […] Read more »