The Old Rochester Regional High School alumni and the ORR boys’ and girls’ basketball teams shared a couple of friendly games of basketball on March 29 during the 2nd annual Old Rochester Regional Hall of Fame Alumni Hoops Classic. The women’s alumni team lost to the girls’ team 45-29, while the men’s alumni team beat […] Read more »
Sixth graders at Sippican Elementary School set an ambitious goal to raise $1,000 for the organization Water for South Sudan. WFSS is a nonprofit organization that drills wells for villages in Africa suffering from horrid droughts or bacteria-infested water. Sippican has joined many other schools in the “Iron Giraffe Challenge.” This challenge will help to […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals ran into a few roadblocks during their March 24 meeting. First up were Jorge and Tiffany Figueiredo of 12 Cross Neck Road. The couple sought a Special Permit to allow an accessory apartment, a one-bedroom suite above a proposed two-car garage. “We have a note here from the Marion […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional school budget remained the subject of fiscal rhetoric on March 28 during a meeting of the Rochester Board of Selectmen, joined by the Finance Committee to discuss the town’s assessment and reluctant support for the school budget. Rochester faces a 6.3% uptick – $203,000 more than FY16 – in its share […] Read more »
The Captain Hadley House in Marion at the corner of Route 6 and Front Street has now been preserved forever, thanks to the Sippican Historical Society. The initiative to save historic properties has been a long-term goal for the Sippican Historical Society. Some past properties that were preserved (and renovated) by the Society include the […] Read more »
A reunion of the ORR class of 1979 is being planned for Saturday, July 16 during Harbor Days weekend. We are compiling a contact list. Please share your contact information or anyone you are in contact with from the class of ’79 to Orrclassof1979@gmail.com or mail to DBW, P.O. Box 771, Mattapoisett, MA 02739. Please […] Read more »
The Fourth of July will be here before we know it, which means it’s time to start training for the Mattapoisett Road Race! Now in its 46th year, this 5-mile race through scenic Mattapoisett is an Independence Day tradition. Proceeds from the race are used to fund awards for college-bound senior athletes from Old Rochester […] Read more »
On Saturday, April 23, there will be a 21 and over spring dance at The Knights Hall, 57 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett from 7:00 to 11:00 pm for $15 per person. The night features 50s and 60s music with Jason Mello as the DJ. Tickets will be available every Wednesday from 4:00 to 6:30 pm […] Read more »
The students of Tom Norris’ Principles of Engineering class pushed the limits of their student-designed and student-made mechanical cranes against the force of gravity on Tuesday, March 29. Six groups of two to three students had to each design a balsa wood crane out of a set limit of supplies that included lightweight wooden sticks, […] Read more »
The National Council on Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) is the leading academic organization relating to the field of ceramic art in the country. NCECA’s membership is nearly five thousand strong and includes artists, educators, historians, scientists, students, dealers, and collectors all of whom share a deep interest in the field of ceramics. The […] Read more »