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Oh, Christmas tree 199 viewsHo! Ho! Ho! It’s the holiday season in Rochester now that the tree is lit followed by the arrival of jolly old Saint Nick via fire engine on December 4 to usher in the holiday season. The Rochester Memorial School band and chorus treated revelers to a festive performance, while Christmas poster winner Tessa Winslow had the honor of flipping the switch to light the holiday tree. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum199 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum after school group had a wonderful time at our holiday party making gifts from natural and recycled materials. The museum will post its upcoming after school program series soon on the museum website at www.marionmuseum.org. The museum thanks the following for their help at the annual craft party: Kitty DeGroot, David Pierce, Sarah Porter, Maggie Payne, Evan Costa, and Tabor Academy service volunteers Amy Norris, (Tony) Yutong Guo, and (Peter) Endong Guo.
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“The Machine” Jesse Green199 viewsFamous chainsaw artist and star of the National Geographic Channel TV show American Chainsaw, “The Machine” Jesse Green presented the RMS students with a one-of-a-kind chainsaw sculpture of Bandit, the RMS mascot, on December 15. Bandit will stand firm and tall (much taller than most of the students) at the school from now on, thanks to the coordination of the RMS PTO. Photos by Jean Perry
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Tabor Academy Polar Plunge199 viewsTabor Academy hosted its second annual Polar Plunge on Sunday, January 21 at Silvershell Beach to raise money for the school’s Special Olympics Young Athletes Program. Students from ‘fundraising rival’ Sandwich High also showed up, with scores of students and staff making a dash in and quickly out of the chilly waters. The plunge raised about $8,000. Photos by Deina Zartman
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Online Safety199 viewsNational Online Safety Expert Katie Greer gave a presentation on February 3 to ORR students in Grades 6 through 12 on how to use technology to make the world a better place while protecting themselves from strangers and online threats. Photos by Erin Bednarczyk
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Friends of Old Rochester Music199 viewsOn March 19, all the Old Rochester school bands joined together for the annual F.O.R.M. (Friends of Old Rochester Music) concert inside the ORR gymnasium. The F.O.R.M. concerts allow the OR bands to perform together while raising funds for music scholarships. Photos by Erin Bednarczyk
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RMS Class of 2012199 viewsRochester Memorial School welcomed back its RMS Class of 2012, with young students lining the halls to watch the big kids pass through one last time as students. Photos by Jean Perry
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Stayin’ Alive 199 viewsSurvival Week at ORR Junior High kicked off on the early morning of Sunday, June 17, as the 7th-graders boarded the busses for Western Massachusetts for a week of roughing it in the wild. And for this generation, that simply means no electronic devices and no Dunkin’ Donuts. Survival is now in its 46th year and still going strong. Some, like Survival leader Kevin “KT the Kilt Man” Thompson, have attended Survival since they were 7th-graders 30 years ago. Photos by Jean Perry
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Sippican Historical Society199 viewsSippican Historical Society president Frank McNamee showed off the recently acquired and very impressive Claflin scrimshaw collection to the public on Thursday, June 21. Photos by Caleb Jagoda
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Tree Lighting in Shipyard Park199 viewsMattapoisett held its annual tree lighting at Shipyard Park on Saturday, December 8, treating hundreds to an afternoon of festivities that included live Christmas music, free food courtesy of local restaurants, time to chill with Santa, and, of course, the excitement of the town’s tree lit up for the first time. Photos by Jean Perry
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Mattapoisett Road Race199 viewsMattapoisett’s 49th Annual 4th of July Road Race posted a record number of participants. The youngest racers were 6 years old and the youngest at heart, 85. Photos by Marilou Newell
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39th Annual Mattapoisett Lions Triathlon199 viewsSunday, July 14, was the morning of the 39th Annual Mattapoisett Lions Triathlon, officially kicking off the 2019 Harbor Days week. This year’s race tested the stamina of 103 participants including five relay teams. Photos by Jean Perry
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