Squirt Grizzlies: The Gateway Squirt Grizzlies lost in the Yankee Conference championship game on Sunday to Braintree 2-1. Braintree started off strong and took a 2-0 lead in the first period despite being outshot by the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies responded in the second with Chris Gauvin scoring to cut the lead to one. The Grizzlies […] Read more »
Last Wednesday, the Old Rochester Regional High School National Honor Society hosted an Honor Bowl. The Honor Bowl is a trivia competition between National Honor Societies from all the schools in the South Coast Conference. There are three Honor Bowls per school year, each with three rounds and three schools participating. Last week, ORR was […] Read more »
The Friends of the Elderly of Mattapoisett is holding its Annual Easter Pie & Cake Sale on the Saturday before Easter, April 19 from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon at the Banner Store across the driveway from the Post Office. Delicious homemade pies, cakes, and other sweet mischiefs are available. Again this year is the […] Read more »
A Visit to Vietnam with Gary Sousa: Join us at the Elizabeth Taber Library on Tuesday, April 15, at 6:30 pm for a special talk on Vietnam. Gary Sousa, a history teacher at Tabor Academy, traveled to Vietnam four summers ago on a study tour with a number of other educators. His six-week trip began […] Read more »
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, […] Read more »
Here is a look at the first week of scheduled games for ORR spring athletics. Baseball: The boys’ baseball team had a rough opening to the season, losing their second consecutive game in two weeks. Last week, Bishop Stang handed the Bulldogs a loss in their season-opener, and this week, the Bulldogs lost to […] Read more »
It was like waiting for the election results as the Capital Planning Committee for Mattapoisett cast their votes to prioritize proposed expenditures. After weeks of meeting with department heads, engaging them in dialog about their 2015 and beyond needs, and hammering out the details behind the requests, the committee members cast their votes and gave […] Read more »
Grief over Good Friday continued at the April 9 ORR School Committee meeting, as one resident introduced a petition with 115 signatures opposing the Joint School Committee’s decision to switch Good Friday in 2015 from a religious holiday into a regular school day. Margaret McGee of Rochester said that in 1776 the Declaration of Independence […] Read more »
Dear Editor: Last Friday night the Mattapoisett and Rochester Lions club joined together to bring the Harlem Ambassadors to the ORR High School gymnasium. Those who attended were treated to a very fast-paced and upbeat basketball show. The smiles on the faces of the kids are all you needed to see to know the event […] Read more »
On the agenda for the April 7 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board was Attorney John Williams, representing Brandt Island Realty Trust, regarding a requested amendment to the special residential development permit for ‘Brandt Point Village.’ As Williams had explained during the last meeting of the board and again on this evening, the market for […] Read more »