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Celebrating Culture1544 viewsOn the evening of May 4, Old Rochester Regional Junior High School hosted a Multi-Cultural Celebration. Celebrating the culture and history of French and Spanish countries, students displayed artwork, PowerPoint presentations, performed live music and dance and served a variety of French and Spanish food. Performing an African dance are students (l. to r.) Darcie Smalley, Caitlyn Stadelmann, Holly McGreavy, Shanaye Green, Caitlyn Gagnon, and Terel Soares. (Photo courtesy of Jane McCarthy).
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Brotherhood Ride 1525 viewsBraydon Dion, left, and Remington Davenport took part in Saturday's Southern New England Kids Brotherhood Ride at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School. Three years ago, Dion thought up the idea of a Kids Ride, which is unique to the local Brotherhood Ride chapter. The two 9-year-old friends are finishing up third grade this week at Rochester Memorial School. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Strings Attached1521 viewsMusic teacher Jean West leads students in playing selections on the violin. Ms. West, together with Old Hammondtown School Band Director Stan Ellis, have teamed up to form and advise the new Old Hammondtown School Orchestra, a program which is a rarity for elementary-level music students. (Photo by and courtesy of Laura McLean).
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Ned's Point Lighthouse Tours1519 viewsMembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 67 will conduct free tours of Ned’s Point Lighthouse in Mattapoisett every Thursday during August from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, weather permitting. The last tour will enter the lighthouse at 5:45 pm and the lighthouse will close at 6:00 pm. There will be no morning tours in August and no appointments are necessary. (Wanderer file photo).
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Coke and a Smile1519 viewsThe Duffy family poses with a copy of The Wanderer at the "Coke Cool Set" in the Disney/MGM Theme Park during a recent family vacation in Orlando, FL. Pictured (l. to r.) are Wendy, Catherine, Julia, John and John Duffy. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Scottish Highlanders1517 viewsJeff and Laura (Cutler) Bickmeier of Arlington and Richard Cutler and Carolyn Gilmore of Rochester pose with a rather soggy copy of The Wanderer during a recent trip hiking on the Scottish West Highland Way, 152 km (95 miles) in eight days. Laura is a 1994 graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School and Richard was formerly Selectman in the Town of Rochester. (Photo by and courtesy of Carolyn Gilmore).
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0916041513 viewsRochester Selectmen Chairman Gary Laboa poses with a copy of The Wanderer at the landmark Mount Rushmore in Rapid City, South Dakota during a trip last month to attend the 64th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in nearby Sturgis, SD. The annual event drew an estimated 514,000 bike enthusiasts and Mr. Laboa, a drummer with local act The Relics, met fellow musician and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top at the rally. (Photo courtesy of Gary Laboa). 9/16/04 edition
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ORR Thanksgiving Dinner1504 views(L. to R.) Shirley Oliver and Dorothy Tuttle of Rochester enjoy their homemade apple pie, served by Ms. Oliver’s grandson, Ethan Anderson of Marion, during the recent Thanksgiving Dinner for Seniors held at Old Rochester Regional Junior High School. The annual tradition is organized and served, free of charge, to seniors in Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester. (Photo courtesy of Jane McCarthy).
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02-14-02-11500 viewsThis photo was taken on a recent trip to Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Outside the Rijksmuseum, standing behind Fransje and Nick Zucchero from Pine Island Road in Mattapoisett is a living statue of a seventeenth century gentleman, most likely a member of a military company. This period-bedecked man might have been an ideal subject for one of Rembrandt’s paintings. 2/14/02 edition
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A Midsummer Night's Dream1492 viewsStudents at Memorial School in Rochester will once again stage one of Shakespeare’s great plays under the direction of teacher Danni Kleiman. This year’s production of The Bard’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the nineteenth annual Shakespeare production to be staged at the school and the first boasting an original adaptation written by Ms. Kleiman with original music composed by former student Michael Amaral. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Girls' Goal!1483 viewsThe girls indoor field hockey team from Old Rochester Regional Junior High School remained undefeated in their final six-week session at the Bridgewater Sports Dome. Coaches Kate Souza (left) and Polly Lawrence (right) volunteered their time each Monday night for 24 weeks from October to April, ending the season with a championship game against Mansfield.
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Sign of the Times1478 viewsLast weekend members of the Rochester Lions Club and Rochester Police Department erected a community bulletin board in the center of town. Located near the busy intersection of Route 105, Dexter Lane and New Bedford Road, the bulletin board will allow groups, organizations and the town to advertise events and make announcements of interest to the townspeople. Anyone wishing to use the sign may pick up a Bulletin Board Use Form at the Rochester Police Station, Rochester Town Hall, or call Sergeant Bill Chamberlain at 508-763-8956, extension 153, or John and Linda Cobb at 508-763-8970. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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