Elks Student of the Month

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The Elks of Wareham Lodge No. 1548 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and Student of the Year Awards for students enrolled in local area high schools. The criteria used in nominating a student includes a student who excels in scholarship, citizenship, performing arts, fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school, club and community service, industry and farming.

We congratulate sophomore, Charlotte Levine, Marion for being selected by the Old Rochester Regional High School faculty and staff. Charlotte always has a smile on her face and a good word to say about everybody. She is a positive role model and an asset to the classroom. Charlotte plays tennis and field hockey for ORR. Her work with students in Heather Kidney’s classroom is outstanding.

Gateway Youth Hockey

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Mite Bobcats: The Mite Bobcats defeated YD 28-8 with a total team effort. Juni Suarez, Derek Gauvin, Krystian Pothel and Trendyn Medeiros all scored hat tricks. Jared Frates, Michael Radek and Brayden Cannon also had goals. Charlie Carroll stopped two penalty shots and kept YD off the board until the second half of game.

Pee Wee Warriors: The Gateway Warriors surrendered three goals in the third period to the red-hot North Devils, losing 6-4 in a possible preview of next month’s Yankee Conference playoffs. Danny Flynn scored two goals. Jake DeMoranville also scored. Defenseman Jared Westgate had a goal and an assist. Ben DeMoranville had two assists, while Zachary Barris and Robert Ramsay each had one. Defensive breakdowns and a poor back-checking effort left goalies Zachary Pateakos and Steven Strachan vulnerable, resulting in the Warrior’s fourth loss of the season.

Pee Wee Predators Playoffs: The Gateway Predators began their Cape League playoffs with a 6-0 win over the Lower Cape Coyotes. The scoring got started when Quirino doCanto put in a rebound of a shot from defenseman Matthew Maloney. Two minutes later, Zack Lovendale found the back of the net after being set up by liberates, brother Tyler and doCanto. Lovendale added another goal in the first period on another feed from doCanto. Tyler Lovendale had the lone goal in the second assisted by doCanto again. Defenseman Bryan Gallagher got in on the scoring when he flipped a wrist shot towards the net which found its way through the goalie’s legs. Zack Lovendale earned the hat trick in the third period, assisted by doCanto. Alex DeMarco had an outstanding game between the pipes, saving everything sent his way, earning the shutout victory. The defense, Coleby Paling, Seth Tomasik, Gallagher, and M. Maloney had a strong game as well. They kept the Coyotes outside and limited their scoring chances.

The Predators will play Nantucket in the Cape League Peewee Championship; date and location has not yet been determined.

Winter Pep Rally is a Great Success

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Last week, student council successful ran a spirit week comprised of dress-up days – America Monday, tie-dye Tuesday, pajama Wednesday, ninja Thursday, and club/activities Friday – and a pep rally Friday afternoon. All this school spirit led up to the boys’ basketball game against Fairhaven Friday night and the glow-in-the-dark themed dance Saturday night.

This year’s winter dress-up days were much more successful than in previous years.

“Around this time of year everyone gets so down and dry, and no one wants to be here anymore, and the winter blues kick in,” commented Samantha Barrett, a senior at ORR, “so I think it’s good for everyone to just dress a little more colorful.”

Amanda Carreiro, a senior at ORR, also felt that the dress-up days helped liven up the halls of ORR. She said, “I think that by having the dress up days it adds the spirit and it adds suspense.”

The suspense was definitely high by the time the Friday afternoon pep rally rolled around. The pep rally was kicked off with the singing of our national anthem. Justin Smilan, a senior at ORR, sang the anthem while Paul Sardinha, ORR’s drama club director, accompanied him on piano. Afterwards, a series of performances by the dance team, cheer squad and drama club wowed the audience.

Principal Michael Devoll then addressed the students to present a new two-week program at ORR. The program, “Kicking off Kindness,” encourages students to recognize the good deeds of their peers. When a student sees another doing a good deed, they should fill out a ticket in the main office in recognition of this deed. At the end of the two weeks, there will be a drawing from the ticket box. The winner will receive a free parking pass, a waived athletic fee, a free prom ticket, and a free yearbook.

After this announcement, it was time to start the rally’s planned events. Instead of the class skits traditionally presented at the Homecoming pep rally each year, this rally was comprised of six competitions. Students who had signed up for the events throughout the week had their names drawn out of a hat, and those chosen would compete on behalf of their class. A $25 prize would go towards the class that won each competition.

“I didn’t expect people to get so involved, but I think they really liked the sports aspect, and the Olympic type aspect of it,” said Kelly Merlo, the student council president.

The first event of the rally was the “one minute draw,” where three students from each class had one minute to draw the figure Devoll chose. The first round challenged the students to draw a bulldog, and the senior class accepted the prize. In the second round, students had to draw any staff member, and the sophomores won with their sketch of Bertrand Allain, an English teacher. In the last round, Devoll pulled senior basketball player Paul Graves out of the audience to act as the students’ model. The juniors won this last round with their sketch of Graves dunking a basketball.

The second event of the rally was the well-known “three-legged race.” Two pairs from each class were challenged to run the length of the gymnasium with their adjacent legs taped together. The first round resulted in a tie between two sophomore pairs and one freshman pair. In the end, two sophomore girls won the prize for their class.

The third event of the rally was a donut eating contest in which participants had to eat a donut suspended above them without using their hands. Devoll got the boys’ varsity basketball team involved by having them hold up the clothes hangers to which the ropes holding the donuts were tied. A member of the junior class finished his donut first, claiming the $25 for his class.

The fourth event of the rally was tug-o-war. Two preliminary rounds led to the seniors versus the juniors in the final round. In the end, the senior class was no match for the strength of the junior class team.

The fifth event of the rally was a game called “Beat the Pro.” Basketball coach Adam Rogers attempted to make as many three-point shots as he could within a forty-five second time frame, and two students from each class attempted to beat this number. For each student that “beat the pro,” their class won $25. Rogers set the bar at two shots, an easy challenge for the majority of the contestants. The freshman, sophomore, and senior class each claimed $50, while the junior class claimed $25.

The sixth and final event of the rally was an egg toss. One by one, the original eight pairs were eliminated in a messy splatter, until only a pair of juniors and a pair of freshmen were left. These two pairs proved to be incredibly skilled in egg tossing, as Devoll had them step farther and farther apart and not an egg cracked. Finally, the juniors’ eggs broke and the freshmen were named victorious. The egg toss seemed to be the students’ favorite event: “That was epic at the end,” said Samantha Barrett, a senior at ORR.

As the mess from the egg toss was mopped up, Devoll addressed the students about how to cheer appropriately at a game. He played some videos of college crowds doing unique cheers, suggesting this level of enthusiasm for Friday night’s game.

To conclude the pep rally, Zachary Rogers, a junior at ORR, led the ORR chant: “We are O-R!”

After all the results were tallied, the senior class and the freshman class each won $75, while the junior class and the sophomore class won $100. With such enthusiasm from the crowd, it seems this winter pep rally will become a new beloved tradition at ORR.

“I think they should continue it,” said Amanda Carreiro, a senior at ORR, “I think it’s really different from homecoming, but it was still a lot of fun, and the games were really funny to watch.”

Saturday night’s glow-in-the-dark dance was also a success. Over 130 tickets were sold, covering the costs of a new DJ, black lights, and glow-stick decorations.

In past years, winter dances were planned and then cancelled due to lack of interest. Last year, the dance had interest, but was cancelled due to a blizzard. Student council is immensely proud to have finally overcome the precedent of failed winter dances. “It’s been a four year streak of not having one, and we broke it,” said Student Council President Kelly Merlo.

After seeing such success with this year’s winter spirit week, the ORR community hopes it will become an annual tradition.

By Renae Reints

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Academic Achievements

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Cornell University’s Katherine Mello of Mattapoisett has been placed on the Dean’s List of the College of Arts and Sciences for Excellence in Scholarship for the Fall 2013 semester.

The following local residents were among 1,303 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the Fall 2013 semester:

– Michael Gifford of Rochester is a junior majoring in mechanical engineering.

– Gregory Kornichuk of Rochester is a junior majoring in civil engineering.

Patrick Muldoon, a resident of Mattapoisett and a junior Sport Management major in Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester.

The following area residents were named to the Dean’s List at Quinnipiac University for the Fall 2013 semester:

– Rebecca Ivester of Rochester

– Brianna Mello of Mattapoisett

– Allison Roose of Rochester

– Grant Schilling of Rochester

To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with at least 12 credits that have been graded on a letter grade basis to be eligible. Part-time students must complete at least six credits during a semester.

The following hometown residents were named to the Dean’s List during the Fall 2013 semester at Salve Regina University:

– Katelyn Cummings of Mattapoisett is a freshman majoring in Nursing.

– Allison LaCrosse of Mattapoisett is a junior majoring in Nursing.

To qualify for the dean’s list, full-time undergraduate students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.6 with no grade below a “B” in that semester.

Cody Nadeau of Marion has been named to the McDaniel College Fall 2013 Dean’s List with Honors. Highest honors are earned for a semester grade point average of 3.90 or higher, high honors for a grade point average of 3.70-3.89, and honors for a 3.50-3.69 average.

Stonehill College recently named the following local residents to its Dean’s List for the Fall 2013 semester.

– Rochester resident Madison R. Costa, a member of the Class of 2016.

– Mattapoisett resident Sarah A. Edwards, a member of the Class of 2014.

– Mattapoisett resident Casey E. Mathews, a member of the Class of 2014.

– Mattapoisett resident Zachary B. Mathews, a member of the Class of 2017.

– Mattapoisett resident Taylor E. Matthews, a member of the Class of 2014.

To qualify for the Dean’s List at Stonehill, students must have a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and must have completed successfully all courses for which they were registered.

Curry College’s Interim Chief Academic Officer Sue Pennini is proud to announce that the following students have been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2013 Semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.30 G.P.A., have no incompletes, and have no grade lower than a “C” for the semester. Full-time students must carry 12 or more graded credits for the semester.

– Meghan McDonough of Mattapoisett.

– Taylor Therrien of Rochester.

India Krawczyk has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2013 semester at the University of Vermont. Krawczyk, from Rochester, is a sophomore History major in the College of Arts & Sciences.

To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

Isn’t Mattapoisett Special?

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To the Editor;

Isn’t Mattapoisett Special?

Our landmarks are remarkable – Salty the Seahorse at 38-feet tall stands watch at the corner of North Street and Route 6. The majestic flag pole in Shipyard Park at almost 90 feet in height is a dramatic sight. We are fortunate to have a wonderful shoreline and quiet residential neighborhoods. There is a 35-foot limit on structure height in Mattapoisett’s residential areas, but I think we all agree that examples such as these are worthy of exemption. Most would believe that zoning regulations and town boards protect individual property owners from intrusion and work to preserve the nature of residential areas. But wait, what’s this? A 145-foot tall industrial communication tower now looms over residentially zoned east Mattapoisett off Jane Lane and Marion Road?

‘Fraid so! Courtesy of the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals. You need only go to the video of their meeting held January 18, 2013 to see four members of the ZBA rubber stamp this structure after limiting debate and bending to the will of a large industrial communication tower developer. Remember the balloon test the developer was told to perform in spring of 2012? Some observers claimed to have difficulty viewing the balloon. Now look at the reality! What visual comparison is there between a balloon at 145 feet and a huge metal pole soon to be outfitted with multiple antennae? Add to that an array of noisy generators at its base.

ZBA’s decision might have made sense if this monster of a new landmark provided the solution to cell phone communication in Mattapoisett, but alas this is not true. Instead, with this faulty ZBA decision, the door has been opened to spot zoning. If you own property in a residentially zoned area of Mattapoisett you’d best be alert. There may be a landowner willing to make a deal with an industrial tower developer. Add that to a ZBA that approves of spot zoning and together the result could well be the placement of another new Mattapoisett landmark in close proximity to your home.

Sincerely,

Jack Hillier

 

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Coyote Concerns

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To the Editor;

What a web of contradiction we weave in last week’s article “Coyote Concerns”. First, we have Ms. Massey, the Animal “Control” Officer whose only interest is controlling YOUR animal on YOUR property (it needs to stay indoors), and oh yes, the birds (“get rid of your bird feeders”).

Further, we are instructed that coyotes don’t “bother” anybody, except for “Little doggie(s)…that’s a snack for them”. Let me assure Ms. Massey that we would be plenty bothered if our little doggies were snacked upon.

And finally, “Coyote attacks on humans are extremely rare”. However, in the very next sentence, according to the police, if a coyote approaches me (or, say, my five-year old nephew) we are to go indoors. Perhaps the Animal Control Officer could explain how close to my front door I need to cower to outrun a typical charging coyote.

John Schmid,

Mattapoisett

 

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Open Space Action Planning Nearing Completion

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Mattapoisett’s Open Space Committee has been plugging away at updating the 1998 Open Space Action Plan document that helps steer the committee – with the cooperative efforts of other town boards and commissions – towards land conservation in various forms.

Members from the Recreation Department, Planning Board, Bike Path Committee, Highway and Sewer Departments, Conservation Commission, and Community Preservation Committee work in harmony with the Open Space Committee to give Mattapoisett and its residents a healthy and environmentally sound place to live.

During their recent meeting, they put some additional finishing touches on the Action Plan that sorely required updating. They have already completed a working draft and are now editing and fine tuning the document. During the January 29 meeting, they were working on the Goals and Objectives portion of the Action Plan document. What I found interesting was just how much has been accomplished.

Barry Denham of the Highway Department said that, “75 to 80% of all lands they wished to conserve have been acquired.” Those lands run along the Mattapoisett River Valley Aquifer. A total of 1,166 acres are now in permanent protection status. Bonne DeSousa of the Bike Path Committee acknowledged that land acquisitions were in fact “the most productive strategy” for assuring protection of those vital acres. Denham said, “We have to give lots of credit to the residents who have given 100s of acres or sold (at reasonable rates) land to the town.” “If it hadn’t been for the cooperation of long-term residents, the land would have been gone.” The Buzzards Bay Coalition and the Mattapoisett Land Trust were noted as being instrumental in protecting lands along this sensitive corridor and other watershed locations as well.

The committee noted that the lands were acquired into permanent protection status despite the town not having adopted any by-laws specifically for wetlands protection and that vigorous enforcement of the Wetland Protection Act was actually more effective than having by-laws.

In addition to land acquisition as part of the ‘goals and objectives,’ the updated Action Plan document will contain: a new herring ladder; new tot lot; new tennis courts; environmental educational programs for school-aged children including water sampling; improved access to public restrooms and bath house facilities; increased number of moorings in the harbor; expansion of launch services; a waterfront management plan; completion of a shellfish study at Pine Island Pond; clock tower renovations; and Center School and library historic façade restoration.

Other major accomplishments for the town that roll up into this Open Space document were the improvements and repairs to the storm water drainage systems and completion of sewer projects. With drainage and/or sewer projects completed along North Street, Point Connett, Ned’s Point, Crescent Beach, Pico Beach, Brandt Beach and parts of Mattapoisett Neck, Denham explained that these types of improvements work hand-in-glove in protecting the health of the harbor and the quality of life for the residents.

Denham also discussed that even though the herring ladder had been renovated, unknown factors in the ocean negatively impact herring populations. In recent years, there have been both a boom and a bust in the number of herring swimming upstream to spawn. He said that one fishing net could easily disrupt the number of herring able to reach spawning waters.

There is still plenty of work that this committee can monitor and/or offer assistance. On the horizon are more storm water drainage and sewer projects, more recreational opportunities that need exploring, more historic locations that need repairing, more lands that need protection status, sidewalks that need fixing, trees that need protecting, and community support that needs to flow.

For more information on the work taking place by the Open Space Committee and when the next meeting is scheduled, contact Mattapoisett Conservation Agent Elizabeth Leidhold at eleidhold@mattapoisett.net or call 508-758-4100 ext. 229.

By Marilou Newell

Marion Board of Health

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To the Editor;

I am writing this letter to congratulate the Marion Board of Health for recently passing a comprehensive Enhanced Tobacco Youth Access Regulation. In light of the Surgeon General’s Report on Tobacco released in January on the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon General’s Report, the new regulation is more critical than ever. The report confirms that the tobacco products that our youth may be trying out are more dangerous than ever before.

In addition, two more recently released studies warn that today’s cigarettes are highly engineered products that increase addiction and are more dangerous than ever before. The 32nd Surgeon General’s Report, “The Health Consequences of Smoking – 50 years of Progress,” shows that even though today’s smokers smoke fewer cigarettes than those 50 years ago, they are at a higher risk of developing lung cancer due to increased levels of nicotine and chemicals inhaled while smoking. The report reveals that low-tar cigarettes do not reduce the risk of lung cancer, contrary to previous claims, and are, in fact, more lethal than ever before.

What does that mean for our youth who are able to access tobacco products? It means that they will be even more addicted to nicotine than the last generation. This is great news for the tobacco industry, and terrible news for our kids.

To make matters worse, the report states that if current rates continue, 5.6 million Americans younger than 18 years of age who are alive today are projected to die prematurely from smoking-related disease. And now the report adds that smoking causes colorectal and liver cancer and increases the failure rate of treatment for all cancers. As if that were not bad enough, the report states that smoking causes diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, and immune system weakness. None of the report is good news for the next generation. I wonder when we are all going to finally say to the tobacco industry, “enough is enough”.

But the good news locally is that many Boards of Health in southeastern Massachusetts, including Marion, Rochester, and Wareham have passed Enhanced Youth Access Regulation to fight back against these tobacco industry tactics. The enhanced regulations restrict the sale of electronic cigarettes to those 18 years of age and older, require that cheap flavored cigars be sold in packages of four, prohibit the sale of flavored blunt wraps, and prohibit the sale of tobacco products including e-cigarettes in all health care institutions including pharmacies.

I recommend that readers take a look at the New Surgeon General’s Report online and share it with any young person they know. They need to understand that trying that first cigarette, cigar, or e-cigarette can be the most deadly decision they ever make.

Judith Coykendall

Tobacco-Free Community Partnership

Seven Hills Behavioral Health

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Random Act of Kindness

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To the Editor;

I had to write to tell you about a wonderful Random Act of Kindness that occurred at Rochester Memorial School Monday. The staff was pleasantly surprised to leave school on that snowy afternoon to find that their cars had been cleared of the white stuff. Erin Bednarczyk, an R.M.S. parent, along with her daughters had brushed off the cars in the parking lot. What a treat! Thanks to the thoughtful Bednarczyk family!

Gratefully yours,

R.M.S. Staff

 

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Basketball Ends Losing Streak to Wareham

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Here is a look at the eighth week of scheduled games for ORR winter athletics.

Boys’ Basketball: All eyes were on the Bulldogs this week as they took on archrival Wareham for control of the SCC. The Bulldogs, who lost to Wareham earlier in the season 61-42, avenged their early season loss to win the game with a score of 66-53. After a second-quarter push by the Bulldogs, Wareham had a slight 31-27 lead going into the second half. It remained extremely close during the third quarter, with Wareham and ORR exchanging blows, but the Bulldogs dominated fourth-quarter play to win the game. Jeremy Bare led the Bulldogs in scoring with 18 points, while Paul Graves pitched in with 13. Haydon Bergeron and Mikey Pruchnik were invaluable on the boards, and Pruchnik and Jordan Menard provided key fourth-quarter steals to catapult the Bulldogs to the top of the SCC rankings. The win also ends a 20- game losing streak to Wareham, one that spans 11 years. Later in the week, the boys showed even more improvement, easily defeating the Fairhaven Blue Devils, who they also lost to earlier in the year, with a score of 59-35. Graves was the lead scorer for the Bulldogs with 15 points.

Girls’ Basketball: The Lady Bulldogs started their week off strong with a 47-27 victory over Case thanks to a strong performance by Michaela Bouvette, who scored 11 points to lead the girls to their fourth conference victory. Kaleigh Goulart and Ashley Pacheco also had good games, scoring nine and eight points, respectively. From there, the Lady Bulldogs had a tough week, losing to Wareham (48-33) and Fairhaven (47-23). Sophie Church scored nine points in the loss to Wareham, while Goulart and Bouvette each scored six in the loss to Fairhaven.

Boys’ Track: Kevin Saccone and Colin Knapton continued their excellent indoor seasons, leading the Bulldogs to a 66-20 win over Wareham to notch their sixth victory of the season. Saccone (hurdles, 300-meter) and Knapton (55-meter-dash, high-jump) were double winners on the night, with Chris Demers (1,000-meters) and Kyle Sherman (600-meters) also notching wins for the Bulldogs. Sherman would later pair up with junior Ryan Manning and freshmen Will Hopkins and Mason DaSilva to win the 4×400 relay and clinch the victory for the Bulldogs.

Girls’ Track: The girls got one step closer to the fourth consecutive SCC championship this week, easily defeating Wareham 70-16 to remain an undefeated 8-0. Paige Santos (hurdles and high jump) continued her SCC dominance in the meet, as she was the only double winner on the night. Rachel Scheub (two-mile), Sammie Barrett (1,000-meters), and Emily Josephson (mile) swept the distance events, while Sam Allaire (shot-put) and Morgan DaSilva (55-meter-dash) provided other wins for the Lady Bulldogs, who now only need to defeat Seekonk to win the SCC title.

Ice Hockey: The ORR/Fairhaven Bulldogs got shut out in their game against out-of-conference Dartmouth this week with a 4-0 loss. The Bulldogs were not able to capitalize on any of their chances, especially since Dartmouth Goalie Brendan Sullivan made 16 saves to halt any chance of a Bulldog comeback. The Bulldogs’ next game is against rival Bourne, who will be the last major opponent the Bulldogs will have to overcome to win the SCC championship outright. The game is set to start at 8:00 pm on February 8 at Bourne.

Below are the overall winter team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of February 2.

Boys’ Basketball: (11-2-0) (9-2-0); Girls’ Basketball: (4-10-0) (4-8-0); Boys’ Track (6-2-0) (5-2-0); Girls’ Track (8-0-0) (7-0-0); Boys’ Swimming: (1-7-0) (1-7-0); Girls’ Swimming: (4-2-0) (4-2-0); Hockey: (9-4-0) (6-0-0).

By Michael Kassabian