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Mattapoisett Polar Plunge39 viewsNew Year’s Day 2023 was bright and balmy when over 100 “plungers” ran, walked, hopped and slid into the freezing waters at Mattapoisett Town Beach. The event was hosted by an ad hoc group collecting donations for those battling cancer. The group has been successful in their efforts to help offset the unseen costs associated with a cancer diagnosis impacting local families. Heather Bichsel of the group said that this year they collected approximately $2,500, monies that will be given to a local family as wel
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Travis Roy Student Center39 viewsTabor Academy will unveil the new Travis Roy Student Center with an open-house event on Tuesday morning, March 21. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Travis Roy Student Center39 viewsTabor Academy hosted an Open House on Tuesday morning at the new Travis Roy Student Center, which replaces the former library on the same spot. While the late Travis Roy is most widely known as a student-athlete whose college-hockey career lasted all of 11 seconds, his passion for student life, ceramics, sailing and the big part the Marion campus played in his life is reflected in the building of the new student center bearing his name. Photo by Ryan Feeney
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STEAMapalooza39 viewsSTEAMapalooza, a combined event involving science projects, art displays and musical performances all at the same time on May 11 at Rochester Memorial School. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Old Rochester Regional Junior High Showcase Night39 viewsThe Old Rochester Regional Junior High Showcase night was held on May 31. Photos courtesy ORR
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Island Classroom39 viewsThe “Island Classroom” trip was held on June 1 in concert with the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Mattapoisett Cultural Council, which sponsored 61 Old Hammondtown sixth-graders for a scientific day of workshops and activities with the STEAM Academy and island classroom. Photos courtesy of Ellen P. Flynn, MLT
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Summer Kick-Off Block Part39 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum supported the 2024 Summer Kick-Off Block Party held by the Elizabeth Taber Library by hosting crafts tables and face painting. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Rochester Fire Department39 viewsRochester Fire Department Engine 2 barely squeezes through the garage door of the town’s main Fire Station on Monday morning. A meeting of Rochester’s Public Safety Building Committee and architects has yielded a game plan to develop a budget-based schematic of a new station that would replace the existing station on Pine Street. The plan is to include imagery and conduct informational sessions with taxpayers who will be asked to support a new station. Photo by Mick Colageo- June 27, 2024 edition
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Lions Club Triathlon39 views2024 Old Rochester High School graduate Tyler Young of Marion and Heather Peckham of Middletown, Rhode Island, finished first in the respective men’s and women’s categories of Sunday morning’s Lions Club Triathlon at the Mattapoisett Town Beach. Young, 18, will join the UMass Lowell cross-country and track programs next month. Photos by Mick Colageo and Robert Pina
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Marion Natural History Museum39 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's Coastal Exploration group had a great time exploring freshwater and saltwater ecosystems this summer. We took a close look at tadpoles and salamanders undergoing metamorphosis, spotted turtles fighting with each other, a water snake, silversides and shrimp and much more. Many thanks to Marion Recreation Department for turning on the water at Washburn and to Adam Miller and Zack Ciesielski of the Marion Harbormaster's office for their help collecting plankton samples. View
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Elizabeth Taber Library39 viewsThe Elizabeth Taber Library held end-of-summer activities for children on August 23. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Popsicles with the Principals39 viewsStudents enjoyed a "Popsicles with the Principals" event at Sippican Elementary School on August 23. Photos courtesy ORR District
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