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More ORR Matchmaker778 viewsThe ORR Drama Club rehearses for "The Matchmaker," a play by Thornton Wilder that inspired the musical "Hello Dolly." The show will be staged November 16, 17 and 18 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, November 19 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors and will be available at the door. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Cookies and Caring778 viewsSixth grade students at Old Hammondtown School in Mattapoisett recently prepared baskets of homemade cookies and other goodies as part of their eighth annual holiday program. With help from parents, teachers and staff, the students baked some 1,440 cookies to be packaged in about 130 handmade baskets for distribution to Mattapoisett seniors and shut-ins. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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ORR Drama Stages 'Beast'778 viewsMembers of the Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club, under the direction of Paul Sardinha, are busy rehearsing for their upcoming production of Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast,' to be presented in the high school auditorium March 29, 30, and 31 at 7:30 pm and on Sunday, April 1 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. For more information, please call 508-763-4727. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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MASC Honors Andrews776 viewsMaurice Hancock (left), Immediate Past President of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC), and Ellen Furtado (right), President-Elect of the MASC, present the MASC's annual “Community Leader for Public Education Award” to Mattapoisett Selectman Raymond H. Andrews (center) for his efforts with the Center School and Old Hammondtown School Building Projects. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Tie-Dyed at ORR776 viewsStudents in Ms. Gauvin’s eighth grade science class at Old Rochester Regional Junior High School learned about chemical reactions and colors during a tie-dye shirt-making session held this past week. UMass Dartmouth Chemistry Professor Tobey Dills (right background) and members of the UMass Dartmouth Chemistry Club were on hand to supervise the proceedings. Each student made their own cotton tie-dyed shirt which they will wear to school as part of a planned “Tie-Dyed Day.” (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Aida at ORR775 viewsPast and present members of the Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club came together under the direction of Paul Sardinha for a remarkable three-day summer production of Aida, the acclaimed Broadway show from Tim Rice and Elton John, which was staged at the high school last weekend. The show offered great performances, lavish musical numbers, and eye-popping costumes and set design that thrilled the packed-house audiences each night. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Alice at Center School774 viewsMembers of the talented New Bedford Youth Ballet troupe dropped by Center School in Mattapoisett on Tuesday morning, March 13 to perform their version of “Alice in Wonderland” for both students and members of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging (COA). The show featured all the well-loved characters from the classic story dancing up a storm including the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the elusive White Rabbit. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Students Sowing Seeds772 viewsSecond graders at Rochester Memorial School received a grant of 200 bulbs from the North American Flowerbulb Wholesales Association, and small groups of students set the 178 bulbs around the school’s sign and on either side of the front door earlier this week. Remaining bulbs will be cultivated and studied in the classroom. Students are now eagerly looking forward to April when their plantings will begin to bloom. (Photo courtesy of Linda Medeiros).
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Church Donates Books772 viewsThe steering committee of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church recently made a donation of books to first graders of the Hayden-McFadden Elementary School in New Bedford. The members of the church sought to give the gift of a book to each child in a single class at the north-side New Bedford school in an effort to promote the school’s literacy program.
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Big Band, Big Finish768 viewsThe Old Rochester Regional High School Big Band and Jazz Combo, both under the direction of Stan Ellis, recently competed at the Berklee College of Music's 39th Annual High School Jazz Competition on Saturday, March 17. The Jazz Combo took fourth place and the ORR Big Band finished first in their division. (Photo courtesy of Stan Ellis).
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ORR Bomb Scare768 viewsORR District School Superintendent Dr. William Cooper makes a statement to the media regarding the bomb threat which forced the evacuation of ORR High School on Monday morning, April 9. The source of the threat remains under investigation by the Mattapoisett Police Department. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Students Sowing Seeds766 viewsSecond graders at Rochester Memorial School received a grant of 200 bulbs from the North American Flowerbulb Wholesales Association, and small groups of students set the 178 bulbs around the school’s sign and on either side of the front door earlier this week. Students are now eagerly looking forward to April when their plantings will begin to bloom. (Photo courtesy of Linda Medeiros).
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