The Old Rochester Regional School District will be holding its annual screening clinic for 3- and 4-year-olds on the following dates and locations: October 19,2021, Tuesday: Rochester Memorial School January 26, 2022, Wednesday: Center School March 10, 2022, Thursday: Sippican School The screening clinics are a service to young children and their families in […] Read more »
In outlining the priorities of the Old Rochester Regional School District’s Acceleration Roadmap to the September 23 meeting of the ORR Joint School Committee / Superintendency Union #55, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Jannell Pearson-Campbell listed the need to foster a sense of belonging and partnership, monitor students’ understanding, and ensure strong, grade-appropriate […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will enjoy an in-person celebration and special luncheon to celebrate its 80th year on October 21, 11:00 am, at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. Lunch will be a catered affair! The MWC is resuming traditional in-person meetings on the third Thursday of every month at 11:00 am. For this meeting, members […] Read more »
Taking a lesson he learned from his involvement in DECA, Inc., Old Rochester Regional High School senior Edward Gonet IV has empowered his school’s new Cultural Club by establishing a non-profit corporation called Cultural Clubs of America, Inc. “A lot of colleges already have cultural clubs, but we can learn more from each […] Read more »
Two weeks after Sarah Stearns of Beals and Thomas, Inc. presented on behalf of Hingham-based Renewable Energy Partners, LLC in its application for Special Permits to construct a solar array at 109 Neck Road, the intense scrutiny from board members and abutters alike gave way to a better feeling all around during the Tuesday […] Read more »
Friday, October 15, at 4:00 pm: Halloween Duck Hunt – Find one of the Halloween ducks hidden in and around the library and show off your new buddy with a souvenir photo in our spooky cemetery. Find the Golden Ducky to win a Halloween Prize pack! September- October, Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:30 am (weather […] Read more »
The boil-water order has been lifted for Mattapoisett but not for Marion or Fairhaven. There is no E. coli in any MRV member town, but the presence of total coliform in some samples taken in Marion and Fairhaven has the state Department of Environmental Protection not yet willing to authorize the lifting of the boil-water […] Read more »
The latest test of our individual and collective steadfastness to carry on in the face of crisis and associated pressures has brought home another pressing reality – our water supply. The current boil water order has created, in my mind, a whirlpool of other concerns – namely water consumption by humans. My thoughtless, […] Read more »
The Notice of Intent filed by Ben Bailey, a member of both the Rochester Conservation Commission and Planning Board, seeking approval of his plan to construct a 700-foot-long roadway to access a single-family house lot at Gerrish Road received the Conservation Commission’s approval on October 5 in the form of an Order of Conditions. […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center Theater presents Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias, directed by Jennifer Palmer, opening on Friday, October 15, at 7:30 pm. The cast includes Kate Fishman, Zara Lemieux, Brianna Rosario, Margo Ruggiero, Susan Sullivan, and Elaine Vercellone. The Stage Manager is Andrea Cantin, Sound and Lighting is by Steven McManus, and Hair and Costume […] Read more »