The Old Rochester Regional High School debate team is halfway through their debate season. The team has been facing other schools on the Southcoast of Massachusetts via ZOOM. This year’s topic centers around answering the question, “Should the United States Federal Government substantially increase its protection of water resources?” Students take sides on the topic, […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health with the help of Marion EMS will be hosting a Moderna COVID-19 Booster Clinic for those who received two doses of Moderna vaccine at least six months ago, two doses of Pfizer vaccine at least five months ago, and one dose of J&J vaccine least two months ago. You do […] 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. 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 to fund community […] Read more »
Department of Public Works Director Nathaniel Munafo completed his list of capital requests, laying out the needs of Marion’s Sewer Division before the Capital Improvements Planning Committee on January 5. Sewer is far and away the town’s weightiest infrastructure, as large residential developments in the works depend on its expansion and modernization and […] Read more »
While we are taking a break from meetings for the winter, anyone who would like to view the current exhibit may visit by appointment (call 508-295-8908.) The exhibit will also be available in the spring. We will be resuming activities in April with our first meeting on April 20 at 7:00. Look for more info […] Read more »
Trash company ABC Disposal Service, Inc. notified the Rochester Board of Health during the latter’s January 5 meeting that it has filed an application with the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Board of Health to increase the capacity of its facility. ABC seeks approval of a modification from a maximum daily […] Read more »
Alexa Mcloed of Marion, Kennedy Serpa of Marion and Jacob Yeomans of Marion have been named to the 2021 Fall Dean’s List at the University of Connecticut. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must have a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and must have completed successfully all courses for which […] Read more »
In addressing Tuesday night’s Tri-Town Against Racism virtual Town Hall Meeting, Jason Chisholm told Zoom attendees, “We’re very aware of those individuals who are against what we’re trying to do. We’re also aware of those who stand beside us. … I want to focus energy on the group in the middle, not with us and […] Read more »
According to Marion Affordable Housing Trust member Nancy McFadden, the focus group recently held by the Barrett Planning Group for Housing Community Engagement Services lacked focus for lack of a meeting leader. McFadden and fellow AHT member Norm Hills nonetheless worked with AHT Chairperson Terri Santos, who could not attend the focus group, […] Read more »
Jon Gregory of Tata & Howard updated the Mattapoisett River Valley Water Protection Supply Advisory Committee and Water District Commission in its respective meetings on the engineering firm’s annual report, then fielded questions and comments. Even though their memberships overlap nearly 90 percent, the purviews of the committee and the commission vary so Gregory […] Read more »