Old Rochester’s baseball team played at Wareham (0-1) on April 3 and won 8-3. Starting pitcher Tanner Wright-Texeira had an impressive performance, going for six innings, striking out eight, and only allowing one earned run. Junior Nolin Vieira had a big day at the plate, going 3-for-4, all doubles, with two runs batted in. The […] Read more »
Voting Week for the Quahog Reading Program runs through Sunday, April 12. Readers who finished all 5 books in at least one group are invited to vote for their favorite book. Readers will receive one ballot for each group they completed. After voting, readers are encouraged to come back to the Children’s Desk and sign […] Read more »
ArtWeek SouthCoast returns to the Marion Art Center (the MAC) with six events during the regional festival scheduled May 8 to May 17. ArtWeek SouthCoast celebrates the arts by connecting innovative, creative, and affordable art and cultural events in communities across the region, from Fall River to Wareham. The MAC’s ArtWeek SouthCoast events are hands-on, […] Read more »
Cushing Cemetery is holding a meeting on April 18 at 10:00 am downstairs in the conference room at the town library. All Board members and Trustees are asked to attend. This meeting is opened to the public. Hope to see you there. Read more »
After two days spent learning and rehearsing new music, 20 Old Rochester Regional Junior High School (ORRJHS) students took to the stage at the Southeastern Massachusetts Music Educators Association (SEMMEA) Junior District Festival. Old Rochester musicians joined students from across southeastern Massachusetts for festival auditions in December, and qualifying performers gathered again on March […] Read more »
On March 7, it was announced on their Facebook page that the Marion General Store would be closed beginning April 1. Though it said the closure was temporary, there were questions as to how long the beloved and famed market would remain closed. That fated day came, and the store has been closed for […] Read more »
On April 2, the Mattapoisett Select Board met jointly with the Finance Committee, Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson and Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Howie Barber to discuss the FY27 School Budgets. The two-hour meeting featured deep dives into funding sources and more than 20 pages of where funds […] Read more »
Coming soon will be our first Rochester Historical Society meeting of 2026 at the Historical Museum at 355 County Road, Rochester at 7:00 pm on April 15. After a short business meeting, Mac Phinney and Howie Smith will present a program on their research on where and when Wareham men fought in the Revolution. This […] Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club is especially pleased to announce that in observance of National Poetry Month, their April speaker will be Ann Wallace, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Jersey City, and author of recently published Keeping Room, her third book of poetry. The title of her presentation is “Writing My Way Through,” regarding her own redemptive […] Read more »
Nearly 150 Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School freshmen recently learned CPR through training provided by the Rochester Fire Department, giving students life-saving skills they could use in an emergency. A total of 148 freshmen participated in the annual training, which is built into the school’s curriculum to ensure every student learns the […] Read more »