Marion Recreation Summer Program Director

Marion Recreation is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Summer Program Director for the 2017 season. Stacey Soucy Perry will use her many years of school and camp experience to offer high-quality summer program opportunities to Tri-Town residents. Stacey has over 20 years’ experience working with children. She served as an at-risk youth […] Read more »

Machacam Club

The Machacam Club will hold the February meeting on February 1 at the Legion Hall at 3 Depot Street. Social time is 5:30 pm; dinner is at 6:00 pm. The meal will be ham & beans with pie for dessert. Courtesy of Chuck McCullough, our speaker for the evening will be Jennifer McIntyre, President of […] Read more »

Fundraising for F.O.R.M. at Upcoming Jazz Brunch

Another performance opportunity for musical students at the Old Rochester Regional High School and Junior High is coming up at the end of this month. The Friends of Old Rochester Music will be hosting a Family Brunch this Sunday, January 29, at the Inn at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett to help support the Music Departments […] Read more »

Energy Efficiency Program Coming

Eversource is preparing to engage the Town of Mattapoisett by shining a light on energy conservation through efficiency evaluations, and the light they intend to use will come from LED bulbs. On January 24, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen heard from members of the Clean Energy Community team from Eversource who are poised to embark […] Read more »

A Few Rocks and a Few Words…

Picture this – you’re walking along in your day, somewhere, anywhere, and you look down to find a single, softly rounded stone that stands out from the rest. The rock has been painted and placed lovingly in your path with a message that seems to resonate with you in that exact moment in time, like […] Read more »

F.O.R.M. Fundraiser

The Friends of Old Rochester Music (F.O.R.M.) Brunch will take place on Sunday, January 29 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Inn on Shipyard Park. The brunch will include a full buffet menu and live music performed by ORR high school and junior high school students. All are welcome and tickets ($30 adult/$15 […] Read more »

Old Rochester Winter Farmers’ Market

This Saturday, January 28 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at Old Rochester Regional JHS gymnasium, you can find the Old Rochester Winter Farmers’ Market with fresh produce, breads, grass-fed meats, eggs, honey, jams, seafood, coffee, sweets, sauces, soups and much more! This week, we will have the town librarians coming to visit from 11:00 […] Read more »

OC/Air Strike Alliance Takes First Place

This week on Saturday, January 21, the Old Colony Robotics Team packed up their machines and equipment and headed to Bristol Community College for the VEX Robotics Qualifying Competition. The competition was a game of Starstruck, in which the object of the game is to work in alliance with another team to score the most […] Read more »

‘Bits’ and ‘Bots’ Added to Science Curriculum

The Old Rochester Regional school district has a few new tools to teach science and technology to its youngest students in the three towns. The Joint School Committee had a chance on January 19 to experience them hands-on and see how exciting learning the new science, technology, computer literacy, and engineering curricula will be for […] Read more »

Gateway Youth Hockey

Squirts: On January 14, after a back-and-forth first period with no scoring, the Gladiators got going at the midway point of the second period. Brayden Hathon scored on a feed from Brayden Cannon to put the Gladiators up 1-0. The Coastal Stars responded with a quick goal, but the Gladiators fought back 19 seconds later […] Read more »