On Saturday, May 13, the Tabor Academy campus was overrun with athletes, parents, and fans as Tabor hosted the 34th annual Independent School Track Association (ISTA) Championship Track & Field Meet. The championship brought athletes from 12 independent schools across New England to Tabor. With a number of individual victories and personal-record finishes on both […] Read more »
On May 12, Senator Marc Pacheco visited Sippican Elementary School, bringing along with him copies of a booklet entitled The Ladybug Story. As the fifth grade classes gathered around, Pacheco read the story aloud. “The Ladybug Story is a true story,” Pacheco told the kids. “It is a story about how laws are made.” While […] Read more »
In response to concerns last month over students speeding to and from school, the Old Rochester Regional School Committee approved on May 10 a new student parking permit application and agreement that makes students applying for a parking permit pledge to drive safely and cautions them that there will be consequences if they are reported […] Read more »
Anna J. (Reiniche) Wallace, 95 of Mattapoisett died May 21, 2017 peacefully at St. Anne’s Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Manuel Gomes, Jr. and William J. Wallace. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Emile L. and Alice (Lefaivre) Reiniche, she was raised in Dartmouth. She […] Read more »
James Batcheller of Henderson, Nevada and Fairbanks, Alaska passed away on February 20, 2017 of natural causes. Born on July 1, 1943 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Jim lived an active, productive, and fulfilling life. A retired Army Field Surgeon, he continued his medical practice in civilian life so as to accommodate his life-long interests in hunting, […] Read more »
Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for April, 2017: Green Team: Mia Costa & Maxwell Brulport Orange Team: Carly Drew & Maeve Geraghty Blue Team: Emma Wyman & Jack Vaughan Red Team: Callie Tavares & Matthew Curry Purple Team: Kayle Friedlaender & Lukas […] Read more »
Curry College is proud to announce that Naomi Souza of Rochester has been inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. Naomi was one of 65 students inducted during a ceremony on the Curry College campus on Sunday, April 9. The following students from the Tri-Town graduated from UMass Dartmouth on May 13. […] Read more »
The 30-minute meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board on May 15 was light on agenda items and lighter still on forward movement for the Shagbark neighborhood planned at The Bay Club. Coming before the board was David McIntire who is seeking to sell the property to Northland Residential Corporation. In that effort, the two parties […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals on May 11 approved the owners of “418 Point Road Trust” of 418 Point Road their request to appeal the building inspector’s refusal to issue a building permit for construction of a kitchen within a recently constructed addition to their house. The addition – built to house the visiting […] Read more »
The Elks of Wareham Lodge No. 1548 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and Student of the Year Awards for students enrolled in local area high schools. The criteria used in nominating a student includes a student who excels in scholarship, citizenship, performing arts, fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school and community service, industry […] Read more »