The Old Rochester Community Television Station is holding a camp for children to learn about television production during April vacation week. From shooting cameras and editing videos, to conducting interviews and anchoring the news, these campers will learn it all. Check out our media gallery! Read more »
Over the last few years, the interest and test scores of American students in matters of science and mathematics have been on the decline. Scientific exploration and innovation in the U.S. are slipping away because the younger students aren’t gravitating toward those disciplines with the ferocity and tenacity of previous generations. What does it take […] Read more »
On Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 10:00 am, the Marion Democratic Committee will convene at the Music Hall for the first time in almost five years. After a period of inactivity, the Committee is working to reestablish itself in the community. In February, they held a town-wide democratic caucus. Of the total in attendance, 17 […] Read more »
April is National Poetry Month, and on Saturday, April 14, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library will be hosting a poetry reading featuring two Boston-based poets, Clara Silverstein and Grey Held, in honor of the month-long celebration. The event, which is sponsored by the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library, is free and will begin at 2:00 pm. […] Read more »
You don’t have to travel all the way to New York City to hear some of your favorite Broadway tunes. This Saturday April 14, the Occasion Singers will be performing at the Marion Art Center at 7:30 pm. The group’s repertoire will feature a variety of popular show tunes including “For Good” from Wicked, “Don’t […] Read more »
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes” to Rochester Memorial School, as the Drama Club performs William Shakespeare’s Macbeth this week. The play of murder, witchcraft and social intrigue is scheduled for Wednesday, April 11 during the school day, for the students of RMS, and on Thursday, April 12 evening for […] Read more »
In late 2009, Amy Wiggin and her family decided to move from Nantucket to Mattapoisett. Her husband, Ken, had a job on the mainland, and was gone for a few days each week. So they uprooted their family of six, relocated to the SouthCoast, and she even secured a new job as a part-time teacher. […] Read more »
The ORR Junior High School team known as the G.E.E.K.s won first place in the Destination Imagination Tournament on April 2 in Waltham. The team beat out over 10 regions in the state. The team will represent the state of Massachusetts in the Global Tournament, which will take place in Knoxville, TN over the Memorial […] Read more »
Libraries are an essential part of any community. Here in the Tritown, Marion’s Elizabeth Taber Library, Rochester’s Joseph H. Plumb Library and the Mattapoisett Free Public Library provide books and so much more to residents of all ages. April 8-14 is National Library Week, so what better time to drop into the library and check […] Read more »
Frogs and salamanders and bugs, oh my! While the usual indications of the birth of spring are manifested in the colors of the flowers and in the bursts of leaves, the warm weather which promotes the melting of the snow, is also responsible for the formation of vernal pools. These small, shallow, still collections of […] Read more »