Squirts: The Gateway Squirts opened the first game of the Yankee Conference beating the Lower Cape Coyotes 9-1 at Charlie Moore Arena in Orleans Saturday afternoon. The scoring was provided by Chris Gauvin, RJ Vickery and Matthew Quinlan who each had two goals. Austin Fleming and Luke Mello also scored, and first-year player Bailey Tieu […] Read more »
A small dock or pier to launch kayaks and other small watercraft at River’s Edge was proposed to the Marion Conservation Commission meeting on Wednesday evening. A resident said he came to the meeting to find out if it would be possible to create a dock or pier in the wetland area to gain access […] Read more »
Street List: 2013 Annual Street Lists are now available. The fee is $10 and there is a limited supply. Fall Special Town Meeting and Voter Registration: Fall Special Town Meeting is scheduled for November 18 at 6:30 pm at Old Rochester Regional High School Auditorium. A Voter Registration session will be held on November 7; […] Read more »
It seems that the school year has started off well at both Old Rochester Regional Junior High School and Old Rochester Regional High School, with no major complaints from anyone on the School Committee as of Tuesday evening. “The opening of school went very smoothly,” said Superintendent Doug White. “Everything has gone very well. I’ve […] Read more »
On August 13, the first “Bike Friendly Mattapoisett” meeting was held at the Mattapoisett Library. The group in attendance selected the following action priorities: 1) Create a social bike riding club; 2) Create a set of publicly available riding maps for people of different riding abilities; 3) Work with the town to improve safety at […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Area Artists will present a gallery show at the historic Tinkhamtown Helping Hands Society (next to the Tinkhamtown Chapel) on September 21, 22, 28 and 29, from 12:00 until 6:00 pm. Located north of 195 at 188 Acushnet Road on the corner Tinkham Lane. The artworks to be shown will include paintings, photographs […] Read more »
The following local residents were among the 2,800 students from the University of Massachusetts Boston who made the Spring 2013 Dean’s List: Justine Crowley, a resident of Marion; Jordan Cote, a resident of Rochester; Travis Lowery, a resident of Rochester; Kylie Bowen, a resident of Rochester. Read more »
Here is a look at the first week of results in scheduled games for all Old Rochester Regional athletic teams. Girls’ Soccer: The Lady Bulldogs had a great opening week. The girls started their season off with a 7-0 win over Case High School. Sophomore Sarah Beaulieu led the way for the girls with 2 […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen voted on Tuesday to authorize Town Administrator Richard LaCamera to enter into a contract with the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic District, opening the door for the organization to provide planning services to the town in the wake of John Charbonneau’s departure. Charbonneau, who had worked as part-time planner for […] Read more »
The items to be discussed and voted upon at the fall Town Meeting scheduled for Monday, October 28 were discussed at the Marion Board of Selectmen meeting on Tuesday evening. After much discussion, the 11 warrant items were approved with some minor adjustments and requests to Town Administrator Paul Dawson for additional information regarding several […] Read more »