Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Michael Devoll are proud to announce that five Old Rochester Regional High School seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. The seniors – Caroline Achilles, Jacob Iappini, Ella Milhench, Hannah Thorell and Linden White – will each receive a Letter of Commendation […] Read more »
Over many months of vigorous discussion regarding a new bylaw that may add a new type of housing unit in Mattapoisett, the Mattapoisett Planning Board is ready to debut the Cottage Bylaw. As previously noted by the board, the purpose of the new bylaw is to allow condensed spacing for residential construction. Board members […] Read more »
The Marion School Committee met on Thursday, December 11 and went over MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) scores, which have improved slightly over previous years but are still above the state average in mathematics, science and English Language Arts (ELA). Superintendent Michael Nelson explained that MCAS testing is at an interesting crossroad since […] Read more »
A thin blanket of snow fell over the SouthCoast last Sunday, but that didn’t stop the Marion Village Christmas Stroll from happening. Maybe some were dissuaded from attending, but you wouldn’t be able to tell from seeing the packed Island Wharf with spectators waiting for Santa and Mrs. Claus’ boat to dock. The boat […] Read more »
Someone who will remain nameless once suggested that there wasn’t enough Rochester history for all the articles I have written and maybe I was submitting them more than once. It was a joke, but I realized that unless you went to the museum and looked through all the file cabinets and books and boxes, you […] Read more »
From now until the end of January, we are collecting donations for local food pantries in the form of non-perishable food, pet food, diapers, cleaning supplies, and items to support personal hygiene. Thank you to those who have already donated. Your generosity has made all the difference. On Thursday, December 18, you can come […] Read more »
The Library will be closed Wednesday, December 24, Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26 in celebration of Christmas. The library will reopen on Saturday, December 27. The library will be closing at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, December 31. Ring in the New Year at our Noon Year’s Eve Party. Kids of all […] Read more »
Old Rochester kicked off the 2025-2026 debate season with hundreds of debaters and judges from around 15 local high schools. Members of the Southeastern Massachusetts Debate League (SEMDL), which aims to elevate the next generation of critical thinkers and communicators, gathered on Wednesday, December 3, at the Old Rochester Regional High School for the […] Read more »
The MAC is auditioning actors for the comedy, The 39 Steps, adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan. The play will be directed by John Heavey. The auditions will be held at the MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater located at 80 Pleasant St., Marion, MA on Saturday, January 3 from 10:00 am […] Read more »
When I started writing about Rochester history, I titled the articles from the “Files of the Rochester Historical Society” because one of the important things that we do within our museum is to collect and preserve pictures and all kinds of paper (ephemera and archival material) that are important to the understanding of Rochester as […] Read more »