From August 15-20, The Sally Borden Program at Friends Academy, 1088 Tucker Road, North Dartmouth, will offer training in the Orton-Gillingham Reading Approach, a program that teaches children and/or adults with dyslexia or reading disorders how to read. Orton-Gillingham offers systematic, structured, and multisensory reading instruction that is highly successful and geared to the specific […] Read more »

Thanks to the generosity and support of those who attended last year’s Ponderosa Open Golf Tournament to benefit the Rochester Country Fair Awards, we are happy to announce that we will be able to award $500 for educational expenses to a graduating senior from both Old Rochester Regional High School and Old Colony Regional Vocational […] Read more »

Recently, members of ORRJHS Cub Reporters, ORRHS Bulldog TV, Intro to TV Production/Video Journalism and Sippican School Cub Reporters attended the “Lights! Camera! Action!” Media Production Conference for high school students at Millis High School. The event offered students the opportunity to meet their peers and view work from various high school media programs. The […] Read more »

The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on the Mattapoisett River, sponsored by the Rochester Fire Department, will take place on Monday, May 30 starting at 8:30 am at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir, Snipatuit Road, in Rochester and finishing at the Herring Weir, River Road at Route 6, in Mattapoisett. The minimum age for contestants is 6 […] Read more »

People of all faiths are invited to a special Blessing of the Animals Saturday Service at 5:00 pm on May 7. The service will be held at The First Congregational Church of Marion Community Center, 144 Front Street (rear of parking lot). Friendly and well-behaved animals are welcome to attend the service officiated by Rev. […] Read more »

The Sippican School Garden Club has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Whole Kids Foundation to fund installation of a greenhouse on the school campus. This grant was supplemented by a $2,000 matching contribution from the Marion Garden Group, $1,000 from a donated discretionary fund, and $500 from another anonymous donor to fully fund […] Read more »

The public is invited to attend the showing of a 25-minute documentary video about the history and accomplishments of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club. The video is the first in a series of events celebrating the club’s 75th anniversary and diamond jubilee. The showing will be at 1:30 pm on Sunday, May 15 in the meeting […] Read more »

Join us for a fun-filled summer! Each week, Explorers will enjoy fun-filled days of games, crafting, sports, tennis lessons, swimming lessons, visits to the library and free swim time. Each week has a different theme for games, crafts and activities. Sign up for a full week, three full days or three half days. Program runs […] Read more »

State Representative William M. Straus and Kathleen Damaskos, chair of the Mattapoisett Cultural Council, have announced the award of 11 grants totaling $5,009 for cultural programs in and around Mattapoisett. Grant recipients include Mattapoisett Free Public Library, Friends of Old Rochester Drama, and Showstoppers Performing Arts, Inc. A complete list of recipients and grant amounts […] Read more »

A locally-based chain home improvement store is donating five Leland Cypress to the Town of Rochester for planting at the Rochester Police Station. This donation is in part the continuation of a project started at the Rochester Senior Center in October. Rochester Town Administrator Mike McCue plans to coordinate the planting of the trees with […] Read more »