School Superintendent Douglas White, flanked by Mattapoisett local schools’ Principal Rose Bowman, Director of Student Services Michael Nelson, and Mattapoisett School Committee member James Muse, returned to the Mattapoisett Finance Committee on March 30 with a refined budget. Selectmen and Mattapoisett Finance Committee members had asked all town departments, including school, to stay within a […] Read more »
Dear Editor: As an ORR School Committee member this year, I have learned first-hand how passionate our townspeople are about the quality education at our junior and senior high schools. At the recent FY2018 Budget Public Hearing, many people spoke out about the positive impact teachers and programs are having, or have had, on their […] Read more »
A woman was “arrested” on Thursday, March 30, by two obliging officers who, in the spirit of public service, community journalism, and public awareness, pulled her over on the side of a quiet country road in Rochester, cuffed her, and hauled her butt into the station after a short ride in the backseat of a […] Read more »
May 3 starts a new 10-week session of Senior Group Exercise and Fitness with Janet Memoli, every Wednesday and Friday, 9:30 – 10:30 am at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street. Sponsored by the Marion Council on Aging and Gleason Family YMCA, this class is $35 for 10 weeks and free for members of […] Read more »
Pee Wees: Gateway Gladiator Pee Wees faced off against K P Walpole on Saturday for their final game in the Yankee Conference playoffs. In the first period, Matthew Paling started the scoring off with an assist by Ty Rebeiro. In the second period, Rebeiro added an unassisted goal, Nathan Ribeiro tallied thanks to an assist […] Read more »
There will be a Friends of the Bike Path meeting at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Tuesday, April 4 at 6:00 pm. Come learn about what’s happening. Read more »
Rachel J. Scheub of Rochester was awarded Faculty Honors for the fall 2016 semester at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Read more »
ORCTV will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, April 29. The annual meeting will begin at noon and will include the election of new officers to the Old Rochester Community Television Board of Directors. All current ORCTV members are invited and encouraged to attend. The nominees for 2017 are: Membership seat: Elaine Botelho – 1 […] Read more »
The plan for a condominium at 426 Front Street has been reduced from a six-unit, 11-bedroom complex to a five-unit, 11-bedroom one, although the footprint of the building will remain the same. Developer Christian Loranger is seeking Marion Zoning Board of Appeals approval for the razing of an existing three-story historic home and the reconstruction […] Read more »
Robert Monroe Walter, longtime resident of Mattapoisett, MA passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 while on his daily walk home from the post office. He leaves behind his loving wife Patricia of 56 years, his son, Brad and Laura Walter and grandson Christopher of Dover, MA, son, Chris Walter of Foxboro, MA and son, Dale […] Read more »