Come September of 2012, fewer students will be toting home heavy math books in their backpacks. Junior High Principal Kevin Brogioli told the ORR Regional District School Committee that in September, students in some math classes will be utilizing online text books. The benefit is that the online texts are updated on a regular basis, […] Read more »
Eel Pond Hearing Continued
The Conservation Commission had their meeting on Wednesday night, rather than Tuesday, due to scheduling rearrangements because of the upcoming Annual Town Meeting. They approved requests for amended orders for the Gauvins, to change the house footprint, adjust grading and the septic system. They also approved a request for an amended order for property at […] Read more »
Old Fish Becomes New in Mattapoisett
Ninety seven years ago, Manuel Perry made an 11-foot, 7-inch swordfish out of wood. His employer, F. Gilbert Hinsdale, wanted the craftsman to create a weathervane the same size as a real swordfish, attach it to a pole and put it on top of his boathouse on Water Street in Mattapoisett. The swordfish was hollow […] Read more »
When is Landfill not a Wasteland?
The garbage from generations of Marionites was piled high for many years at the town dump off Benson Brook Road. No longer an active landfill, the mound now sits dormant like a geologic anomaly in otherwise pancake-flat surroundings. A thick protective membrane, along with layers of soil and tufted grass, obscure the heap of trash […] Read more »
Marion Democratic Town Committee Meeting
The Marion Democratic Town Committee will meet at the Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Saturday, May 19, at 10:00 am. Please bring a canned good or other nonperishable food item for our food drive benefitting Damien’s Place Food Pantry on Cranberry Highway. All Marion Democrats are welcome. Read more »
Marion Open Space and Recreation Survey Results
The Results for the Marion Open Space and Recreation Survey have been submitted and can be viewed online at www.marionma.gov/Pages/MarionMA_BComm/survey11.pdf. Read more »
ORR Summer SAIL Program
The Old Rochester Regional School District is pleased to offer its summer enrichment program for 2012. The goal of the program, which serves Pre-K to 8th grade students from the Tri-Town as well as from neighboring communities, is to increase student learning in a fun and positive way. Each summer session will run for 3 […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Land Trust Lecture
The Mattapoisett Land Trust invites the public to join its members and friends on Saturday, May 19, for a lecture entitled “The Unexpected and Sudden Decline of Massachusetts Bats” by Dr. Tom French, Director of the Commonwealth’s Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. Dr. French will describe his research into White Nose Syndrome, its effects […] Read more »
Maconchu Club Meeting
The Saturday, May 19 meeting of the Maconchu Club of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church will start with a potluck dinner at 6:00 pm in Reynard Hall. Bring a main dish or salad for eight and your own place settings. The committee will serve dessert and coffee. The speaker for the evening will be Lori Howes […] Read more »
Rochester Historical Society Programs
The Rochester Historical Society will present a program by local quilting teacher, Emily McLaughlin, entitled “Women and Their Quilts down through the Centuries” on Wednesday, May 16 at 7:00 pm at the East Rochester Church/Museum, 355 County Road, Rochester. Mrs. McLaughlin shows her collection of historical quilts dating as far back as the Civil […] Read more »