Irene Rezendes Morgado, 75 of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May7th, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Antonio Morgado with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, a daughter of the late Frank and May (Medeiros) Rezendes, […] Read more »
Last Tuesday, the Old Rochester Regional High School inducted 55 students into the National Honor Society (NHS). The students were honored with a ceremony held Tuesday night in the school’s cafeteria. The night began with a piano performance by junior NHS inductee Michael Kassabian, followed by welcome addresses by NHS Advisor Sarabeth Morrell, ORRHS Principal […] Read more »
Here is a look at the fifth week of scheduled games for ORR spring athletics. Baseball: The Bulldogs snapped a lengthy win streak this week with a close loss to Case, 3-1, in an eight inning game. The game was tied 0-0 going into the eighth inning, where the Bulldogs gave up three runs […] Read more »
The south coast League of Women Voters hosted an afternoon for civic- minded voters in Mattapoisett. Kris Eastman of the LWV chaired the event. The agenda featured a presentation of the warrant articles for the upcoming annual Town Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00 pm in the ORRHS auditorium, in addition to interviews […] Read more »
The Council on Aging will be running the following trips: May 12: IKEA June 23: JFK Museum, Boston July 21: Cape Cod Canal Cruise August 18: Country Store in Mansfield September 22: Isaac’s in Plymouth October 20: Battleship Cove in Fall River November 17: Lee’s and Partner’s Country Store in Westport Pick up will be […] Read more »
Do you have old doll items sitting in an attic or closet that need a good home? Donate your antique and vintage dolls to a great cause. Last year’s successful sale of donated vintage dolls, auctioned on Ebay, has inspired The Mattapoisett Friends Meeting (Quaker) to hold a Donate Your Old Doll Day on May […] Read more »
The Women’s Fund held their 8th Annual Tiara 5K Mother’s Day Race, Walk and Fun Run on a lovely Sunday morning. Dozens turned out to enjoy the music, activities and lovely village course. For more information on the Women’s Fund visit: www.womensfundsema.org. Photos by Felix Perez Read more »
To the Editor: Once upon a time there was a pretty little town with a pretty small beach that everyone loved to visit. It had a pretty name: Silvershell. The only thing that was not pretty was the dirty water that ran down from the roads into the swimming hole at Silvershell. The people thought […] Read more »
On May 1, the Marion Police Department received state Certification from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. Certification is a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession, by the profession. These carefully selected standards reflect critical areas of police management, operations, and technical […] Read more »
The following students have achieved honors at Bishop Stang High School; Maura Lonergan, Grade 11, First Honors, Marion Brendan Gelson, Grade 12, Second Honors, Marion Elizabeth Lonergan, Grade 10, Second Honors, Marion Hannah Nordstrom, Grade 9, Second Honors, Marion Sophie Polonsky, Grade 9, Second Honors, Marion Daniel Fealy, Grade 10, President’s List, Mattapoisett Leonard Murphy, […] Read more »