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Pinewood Derby474 viewsCub Scouts Pack 30 held its annual Pinewood Derby on Saturday, January 13 at Rochester Memorial School. The pinewood derby is a tradition that was started back in 1963 in Manhattan Beach, California and persists to this day. In addition to placing as the fastest cars, the scouts’ cars are also awarded for design and creativity. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum474 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group enjoyed learning the history of the Bird Island lighthouse and viewing the return of the birds to the island. We spotted roseate terns, common terns, oyster catchers, some unhappy Canadian geese, and a nesting mallard duck. We also learned about the recent restoration efforts made by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to improve drainage and provide adequate nesting habitat for the returning birds. We wish to thank Isaac and Pete of the Marion Har
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Marion Natural History Museum474 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group enjoyed learning the history of the Bird Island lighthouse and viewing the return of the birds to the island. We spotted roseate terns, common terns, oyster catchers, some unhappy Canadian geese, and a nesting mallard duck. We also learned about the recent restoration efforts made by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to improve drainage and provide adequate nesting habitat for the returning birds. We wish to thank Isaac and Pete of the Marion Har
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Mattapoisett Firefighters Association Chowder Cook-Off474 viewsThe 4th Annual Mattapoisett Firefighters Association Chowder Cook-Off was on Sunday, September 23, at the Mattapoisett Knights of Columbus. Area businesses and the municipal departments from various towns competed for first place and the accompanying bragging rights of having the best chowder around. Photos by Felix Perez
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Tree Lighting in Shipyard Park474 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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Marion Holiday Stroll474 viewsThe Marion village streets were filled with holiday revelers on Sunday, December 9, for the annual Marion Holiday Stroll. Santa’s boat docked at the Marion Wharf where the faces of hundreds of children lit up at his arrival. Santa boarded a horse-drawn carriage and paraded through the streets, passing businesses offering free goodies and dodging the whereabouts of that old Grinch who didn’t seem to mind Christmas coming at all this year. Photos by Jean Perry
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Ned’s Point Santa474 viewsSanta made a stop at the Ned’s Point Lighthouse just after dusk on Saturday, December 15, while the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary opened up the lighthouse doors for tours and decked the historic Mattapoisett icon with evergreens, bows, and lights. Photos by Jean Perry
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Vocabulary Day 474 viewsIt was Vocabulary Day at Rochester Memorial School on March 15, which means the 4th-graders were a living, breathing dictionary as they paraded the halls dressed as a new vocabulary word they chose to learn and personify! Photos by Jean Perry
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Anything Goes474 viewsIt’s “Anything Goes” at ORR! Join the Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club for its 2019 spring musical running March 28 – 31 in the ORRHS auditorium. The show stars Lilah Gendreau as night club singer Reno Sweeney, Eddie Gonet IV as Wall Street broker Billy Crocker, Brianna Lynch as the unhappily-engaged Hope Harcourt, Paul Kippenberger as Hope’s wealthy fiancé Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Luke Couto as “Public Enemy Number 13” Moonface Martin, and Kate Marsden as the ostentatious Erma.
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Sherlock Holmes at RMS474 views“The game is afoot” at Rochester Memorial School with its annual spring drama production! This year director Karen Della Cioppa has brought to the stage our favorite “the professor of facts,” Sherlock Holmes, and his assistant, Dr. John Watson, starring Ambrose Cole as Holmes and Nolan Bushnell as Watson. Watch as Holmes and Watson uncover another dark mystery in an adaptation of “Sherlock Holmes: Mystery at the Manor”, this Friday, May 3, at 7:00 pm in the RMS cafetorium. Photos by Jean Perry
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Tour de Crème474 viewsThis year’s 4th annual Tour de Crème raised $12,000 for outdoor recreation in Mattapoisett! There were 350 riders consuming over 1,200 scoops of ice cream all for a good cause. The event is a partnership between the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike path. Photos by Jean Perry
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Senior Walk474 viewsSeniors from ORR took their annual senior walk on May 31, an event that takes the students from each of the Tri-Towns and sends them back to their home elementary schools for a nostalgic walk through the halls one last time as students. Pictured here are the Rochester students enjoying a last visit to Rochester Memorial School. Photos by Jean Perry
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