Elizabeth Magauran, CMC of Town of Marion, has earned the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC), which is awarded by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC), Inc. IIMC grants the CMC designation only to municipal clerks who complete demanding education requirements; and have a record of significant contributions to their local government, […] Read more »
Rochester just had its tree lighting, an annual tradition. The town trees that have been decorated over the years have been many as not all the planted trees have survived. The tree in this picture is the town Christmas tree of 1990. It is shown being planted in front of Town Hall. This tree came […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center announces a call for works for the Winter Members’ Show opening January 11 with a reception from 3:00 pm to 5:00pm. The show runs through February 14. All members may enter up to two pieces each. Works must be original, must have been executed by the artist within the last five […] Read more »
The principal, Michael Devoll, of Old Rochester Regional High School announced today that Xavier Pateakos and Dillon Furtado have been named Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to these scholastically […] Read more »
This year, in the same spirit as many concurrent years, ORR is conducting a month-long fundraiser to raise awareness and monies for the Neediest Family Fund of New Bedford. This school-wide fundraiser, organized by the Student Council, sees students donate their spare change to go to families in need this holiday season. Now until […] Read more »
Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman and Harbormaster Adam Murphy are pleased to announce the Town of Marion has been awarded a $150,000 Harbor Management Plan grant from the state. The Town of Marion will receive one of 10 state grants to support wharf reconstruction, pier replacements, and dredging projects — part of a $3 million […] Read more »
The Town of Marion is holding a 30-day public review period for its revised aggregation plan for Marion Community Electricity Aggregation. Marion CEA is our Town’s official electricity supply program, active since 2016. The aggregation plan describes how our electricity program is structured and operated. Marion secured approval for our original aggregation plan from […] Read more »
Sponsored by the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club for over fifty years, we are again offering the 2025 Great Decisions Program for eight consecutive weeks meeting on Wednesdays. The program uses the Foreign Policy Association Text and DVD that consists of eight chapters of Topics ranging from U. S. Foreign Policy to the future of NATO, to […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society, begun in 1967, has been around long enough to be considered historical in its own right. Like any organization with longevity, it has undergone changes over the years. The Society founders bonded over discovering the histories of their old homes and also creating maps of Rochester through its over 200 […] Read more »
One very interesting donation that the Historical Society received this year was a “six-board chest.” This good-sized wooden chest is -have you guessed it? – made of exactly six boards – top, bottom, front, back and ends. The chest is 44″x 20″x 18″, so we know a good-sized tree must have been involved. Written […] Read more »