Gateway Youth Hockey

Mite Bobcats: The Mite Bobcats suffered a close loss to the South Shore Panthers 18-14. The Bobcats played hard all game, but came up short. Juni Suarez, Derek Gauvin and Krystian Pothel had multiple goals. Thomas Ledger and Brayden Cannon also had a goal and Patrick Tripp and Christian Fiore were solid on defense. Charles […] Read more »

BBAHFH Home & Garden Show

Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity (BBAHFH) will host a Home & Garden Show at Old Rochester Regional High School on Saturday, April 26, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The show will be held inside the cafeteria at Old Rochester Regional High School, located at 135 Marion Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. BBAHFH is currently […] Read more »

Deans List at Providence College

The following area residents have been named to the Dean’s List at Providence College for the Fall 2013 semester: – Edward Bancroft of Marion and a member of the class of 2014; – Kiernan Dunlop of Marion and a member of the class of 2014; – Haley Frade of Marion and a member of the […] Read more »

Frosty Road Race

The third annual Frosty Runner Road Race, sponsored by Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, 476 North Avenue, Rochester, will be held on January 25 at 10:00 am, starting and ending at the school. “The event is growing in numbers and we’ve seen a lot of interest in this local event. We have received […] Read more »

Two ‘Cottages’ and a Con Woman

Members of the Sippican Women’s Club enjoyed hearing tales of old Cape Cod told by author Kathleen Brunelle on Friday afternoon. Ms. Brunelle is also an English teacher at Old Rochester Regional High School. Brunelle read excerpts from her two books, Bellamy’s Bride and Cape Cod’s Highfield & Tanglewood: A Tale of Two Cottages. Bellamy’s […] Read more »

Tri-Town Solar Tour

Please join us as we visit recent solar projects in the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester on Sunday, February 9 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. The bus leaves from the Marion Institute, 202 Spring St, Marion. Solar professionals and property owners will be on hand to answer your questions about going solar. Reserve your […] Read more »

Talk Recalls Schooner Era in Mattapoisett

Come relive a time when working coastal schooners frequented Mattapoisett Harbor as authors Robert Demanche, Donald F. Tucker, and Caroline B. Tucker present “The Last of the Fairhaven Coasters: The Story of Captain Claude S. Tucker & the Schooner Coral.” This entertaining and informative talk, open to the public, is free (donations welcome) and will […] Read more »

2014 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards

Samantha Cunha, a senior in Health Careers, was nominated as the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School District volunteer of the year in the 2014 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Program. Samantha was recognized for making and donating three hundred hats for newborns at St. Luke’s Hospital. She has earned the Prudential Spirit of […] Read more »

ORRJH Students of the Month

Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for December, 2013: –        Green Team: Makayla Boren & Owen Sughrue; –        Orange Team: Ashleigh Wilson & Nicholas Claudio; –        Blue Team: Rylie Carreau & Adrian Gleasure; –        Red Team: Abigail Horan & Geoffrey Noonan; –        Special […] Read more »

Budget is Way up, Changes Proposed for Grads

The budget faces a substantial increase of almost a million dollars for fiscal year 2015 just to maintain level services, mostly because of the rising cost of insurance, along with salary increases across the board. The five-percent increase in spending raised some eyebrows during preliminary School Committee budget discussions on January 15, which remained brief […] Read more »