Shirley Ann Guess, 52, of Hyannis, passed away unexpectedly on May 11, 2014. She was the beloved daughter of the late Joe W. and Shirley M. Guess. Shirley attended Mattapoisett & Marion Public Schools. She enjoyed playing cards and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by all […] Read more »
Brian Rose Baseball’s 9th Annual Summer Clinic will be held July 14 – 18 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm for children ages 6-14 at Old Hammondtown School in Mattapoisett. The clinic is run by former Boston Red Sox Pitcher Brian Rose and staff. Five fun-filled, fundamental training days will feature work on all baseball […] Read more »
On May 31 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, the SouthCoast LGBTQ Network will be sponsoring its inaugural event, “Looking Back, Moving Forward: Celebrating a Decade of Marriage Equality” to be held at the Waypoint Center on New Bedford’s historic waterfront. This event has two goals: to celebrate ten years of marriage equality in the Commonwealth […] Read more »
Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for April: Red Team: Harrison Riley and Cassidy Bart Blue Team: Tyler Bungert and Alexandria Sheehan Orange Team: Jake Thompson and Angelina Cosgrove Green Team: Jacob Yeomans and Courtney Vance Read more »
It’s the Wareham Summer of Celebration filled with exciting and educational events. Wareham will celebrate the 200th Anniversary of its heroic role in the War of 1812 from June 13-15 with activities ranging from militia encampments, living history and period crafters’ demonstrations, and a re-enactment of the attack by the British warship HMS Nimrod. Then […] Read more »
As the town with the highest negative school lunch account balance in Tri-Town, Marion is the last of the three school districts to adopt a formal school lunch account policy, which the School Committee hopes will put an end to the excessive overdue balances of some Marion families. Superintendent Doug White told the committee that […] Read more »
Last Wednesday, the South Eastern Regional Student Advisory Council (SERSAC) held its orientation for the 2014-2015 school year. Located at the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School, the orientation taught newly-elected student representatives about how the Student Advisory Council is organized and about what the students may be working on next year. This state-wide council is made […] Read more »
Many many thanks to the Marion Harbormaster’s office, especially Isaac and Paul, for the wonderful trip the Marion Natural History Museum’s afterschool group took to Bird Island on May 6th. Isaac and Paul discussed a little of the history of the site and the ongoing importance of the the island for endangered terns populations. Once […] Read more »
Recently, members of ORRJHS Cub Reporters, ORRHS Bulldog TV, Intro to TV Production and Video Journalism attended the “Lights! Camera! Action! Media Production Conference for high school students at Millis High School. The event offered students the opportunity to meet their peers and view work from various high school media programs. Conference speakers included a […] Read more »
ORRHS Music Director, Michael Barnicle presented several awards to outstanding seniors in the music program. Those recipients were: Chorus Award/Justin Smilan; John Philip Sousa Band Award/Keren Satkin; Louis Armstrong Jazz Band Award/Matthew Pereira; and ORR Music Director’s Awards/ Brittany Hotte, and Paige Santos. Photos by Marilou Newell Read more »