The Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union #55 Superintendent Michael S. Nelson are pleased to announce Gregory Thomas’ appointment as the new assistant principal of Sippican Elementary School, effective July 1. Thomas brings more than 20 years of educational experience and remains committed to fostering connections with students and watching them succeed. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust is celebrating its 50th Anniversary on Sunday, June 30, at the Munro Preserve just immediately adjacent to Mattapoisett Wharf. That said, board member Ellen Flynn recently reflected on the educational programs recently held by MLT, as well as ideas that are in the works. Reached recently, Flynn, director and chairwoman […] Read more »
Citing the ongoing construction of a new harbormaster’s headquarters in the Town of Marion, Rochester Select Board member (and Marion Harbormaster) Adam Murphy invited the same architect, Tim Sawyer of Catalyst, to sit with the Rochester Public Safety Building Committee on Monday morning. The committee, represented Monday by Murphy, Fire Chief Scott Weigel, […] Read more »
John Excellent’s Juneteenth address in Mattapoisett celebrated Tri-Town Against Racism’s dedication of a Little Free Diverse Library in honor of Abraham Skidmore. As Janice Johnson noted following her reading of a portion of the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order Number 3 that came in its wake, a historical dive into the life of Abraham […] Read more »
The U.S. and most of the world experienced unprecedented heat waves last summer, and this summer promises more of the same. The Northeast is set to experience its first official heat wave as I write. Extreme heat can cause serious health issues, including death, so prepare – prevention is much better than treatment. […] Read more »
Well, I tried to do the right thing. I tried to join the green revolution. I am trying to save the planet, I truly am. Last summer I gave up my environment-polluting, gas lawn mower. I purchased a new-fangled, battery-operated grass cutter. It has all the bells and whistles: It is quiet, it is […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is pleased to report that Chris Herren was the keynote speaker at an all-school assembly at the end of the school year, at Old Rochester Junior High School. The assembly, sponsored by the Tri-Town town nurses through grant funding from the Southcoast Public Health Collaborative (SCPHC), aimed to educate students […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is pleased to announce Stephanie Wells’s appointment as the new principal of the Old Hammondtown School. Wells will begin the position on July 1 and will replace retiring principal Kevin Tavares. Wells was selected following a comprehensive search and interview process that included input from multiple stakeholders, including Old Hammondtown […] Read more »
Happy, blessed and grateful were words repeated on Saturday at a homecoming for Rajesh Shahi, who came back to Boston recently to check on his back after so many have banded together for him over the last three decades to relieve him of a back deformity. People in Mattapoisett, Marion and the Boston […] Read more »
From June 15-21, eight ORR juniors will attend the Boys’ and Girls’ State Convention sponsored by the American Legion’s Florence Eastman Post 280 at Stonehill College, 320 Washington St., in North Easton. To be eligible for Boys’/Girls’ State, students must be a member of the junior class and have achieved high academic success. Student […] Read more »