Last Friday, Old Rochester Regional High School held its new student orientation for incoming freshmen, transfer students, and their parents. Forty-seven AmbassadORs were present, along with several members of the staff, to help acclimate the new students to their surroundings. The event started off with a welcome from Principal Mike Devoll, who briefly introduced students […] Read more »
Virginia (Humphrey) Hathaway passed away on August 30th. She was 99 and in 2015 was the recipient of the Boston Post Cane as Marion’s oldest living resident. Virginia was born in Hartford, CT, the daughter of Bethia (Hammond) and Albert Humphrey. When she was 7, her mother passed away, and she moved with her brother […] Read more »
Tabor Academy will open its 142nd year on August 31 for pre-season athletics and training of student leaders. The school expects about 200 students to return to campus early. Classes will begin on September 6 with 14 new faculty and 161 new students hailing from 24 states and 19 countries. The admission season was one […] Read more »
Are you a Mattapoisett senior (60+) or a member of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging (FMCoA)? You are invited to join us for our Annual Fall Luncheon on Thursday, September 14 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 57 Fairhaven Road (Rte. 6), Mattapoisett, MA 02739. Seating is limited to a 100 people. […] Read more »
Name: Noel Pardo, Director of Campus Initiatives, Tabor Academy Age: 46 How he got to Tri-Town: Originally from Buffalo, went to Holy Cross. “I was working in Boston, and I applied to several schools. Tabor happened to be one that offered me the ability to coach crew, teach history, and live in the dorms. It […] Read more »
Look for balloons on the lawn of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow Street. The Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging have a fundraiser Plant Sale on Saturday, September 9 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon on the lawn of the Library. The sale will mainly be perennial cuttings, rooted and ready to […] Read more »
The Sippican Choral Society is looking for quite a few new members to help us ring in the Christmas 2017 season. Rehearsals are starting soon and we’d love to see you there. We are a group of local singers who love to lend our voices to this large and inviting group. The rehearsals are on […] Read more »
Standing in front of the small but willing crowd, the actor transports his audience to a place created by a brilliant mind, one visited only in the imagination. The actor then metamorphoses into the educator whose command of the topic is so vast, the student yearns to hear more. And then, in playful discourse, the […] Read more »
The September 13 meeting of the Rochester Historical Society will feature a presentation entitled “Rochester Farms, Past and Present” by Connie Eshbach. The meeting is at 7:00 pm at the East Rochester Church/Museum, 355 County Road. Come help celebrate the Rochester Farmer and learn more Rochester history. There is a new display about some of […] Read more »
Members of the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals tried to find ways to meet the three criteria for granting a variance for Richard and Tracy McNeil of 455 Walnut Plain Road, but they just couldn’t quite find what they needed to allow for the construction of a two-car garage closer than 40 feet to the […] Read more »