When Tabor alum Maija Scarpaci came home from her first semester at Holy Cross during the fall of 1995, she felt that her childhood home was too quiet. Scarpaci instead came home to Tabor Academy, visiting her former teachers, many of whom were all saddened by the tragic injury of Scarpaci’s then boyfriend, […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board Tuesday granted one-year extensions to two solar photovoltaic system installation permits for projects on Featherbed Lane and Braley Hill Road. The representative for both plans, Greg Sampson of Boston-based Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, said the sticking point is that a group transmission multiyear study for solar projects in the […] Read more »
Select Board member Brad Morse told Tuesday afternoon’s meeting of Rochester’s Public Safety Building Feasibility Study Committee that he wouldn’t be surprised to hear suggestions at the annual Town Meeting that Rochester resign its status as a Green Community in Massachusetts. At issue is the cost of doing business, and in this case, the […] Read more »
New Banned Book Club, first meeting Tuesday March 21 at 6:30 pm. Learn about the history of attempts at banning books in American and international libraries and discuss books that have made the American Library Association’s Banned Book List. This month we will be discussing Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five. Pick up copies at the library […] Read more »
If you’re interested in learning about all of the town’s celebrations from 1793 – 1936 or to find out about all kinds of info on Bees or just get together after the winter to chat and eat yummy refreshments and renew your membership, then you need to circle the dates for our first two meetings […] Read more »
Greetings from Plumb Library and welcome to BookRemarks, our new monthly feature focusing on all things library related. Let’s be honest, March is a hard month. It’s long. There are no holidays. The weather is still unsettled, and everyone is feeling a bit twitchy. And then you hear it, “I’m bored.” Plumb Library to […] Read more »
Betsy C. (Dorr) Grassi, 85, of Marion, passed away on March 8, 2023, in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Arego A. Grassi and the daughter of the late Harold and Marion (Peterson) Dorr. She was born in New Bedford and lived in Marion for most of her […] Read more »
Scott Machos will have his new shed but not without some lengthy deliberation on the part of the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals, which approved a variance during a March 9 public hearing. Machos sought a variance under Chapter 20.40, Section E2 of the Rochester Zoning Bylaws for approval of the construction of a […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum has been educating the public for decades on the wonders of the natural world. The small space occupied on the second floor of the Elizabeth Taber Library is its home base. In this case, size doesn’t matter. The museum is a mighty powerhouse for learning. Currently in transition […] Read more »
The First Congregational Church of Marion is pleased to invite the community to a special Easter Week event. The Patrick Henry College Chorale, a 42 member mixed voice ensemble, will be performing at The First Congregational Church of Marion, 28 Main Street, Marion on Wednesday, April 5, at 7:00 pm. This will be a wonderful […] Read more »