The aerial acrobatics of swallows in flight is a welcome sight in springtime for those concerned about the declining population of barn swallows. Climate change, the use of pesticides, and even house sparrows are threating the “common” barn swallow, as numbers have steadily declined. The Mass Audubon “State of the Birds” has identified barn swallows […] Read more »
The Board of Directors of the Old Rochester Regional Athletic Hall of Fame is pleased and honored to announce the 2014 class of Hall of Fame inductees. The following eight individuals and one team will be inducted on Saturday, June 21 at a banquet at Old Rochester Regional High School. Information on the 2014 ORR […] Read more »
Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for May 2014: – Green Team: Madelyn Scheub and Hanil Kang – Orange Team: Erin Stoeckle and Michael Sivvianakis – Blue Team: Lily Pearl Poirier and Lauren Ziino – Red Team: Taylor Swoish and Logan King – […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee is Wednesday, June 25 at 6:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Public Library. Guest speaker will be Dan Shores, who is a candidate for Congress in the 9th District. Meetings are held in the conference room on the lower level of the Library, and we invite all […] Read more »
On the sunny afternoon of Saturday, June 7, the graduating students of Old Rochester Regional High School’s class of 2014 formed a circle on the football field. Senior class president Zachary Bowen counted to three, and then 162 tasseled caps flew through the air. The red and white specks landed amongst cheers. The seniors enjoyed […] Read more »
The Marion School Committee said good-bye to the old pencil and paper MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) and hello to the new online PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) exam during its June 5 meeting. Just as Rochester had done the night before, Marion chose to embrace the PARCC exam after […] Read more »
Daniel J. Gautreau, 85, of Fairhaven passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014. He was the husband of the late Lillian (Richard) Gautreau. Born in New Brunswick, Canada a son of the late Cloris and Sophia (Belliveau) Gautreau. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Church, Fairhaven and also attended church at St. Mary’s, Fairhaven and […] Read more »
John F. Holland, 71, of Mattapoisett, passed away Monday, June 9, 2014. He was the loving husband of Nancy (Dugan) Holland, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Belmont, he raised his family in Newton, before retiring to Mattapoisett, after 35 years at UPS in Watertown, in 2003. In retirement he enjoyed […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust is pleased to announce that it has acquired 22 acres of woodland and salt marsh along Mattapoisett Neck Road from Jeanne and Gregory Downey of Mattapoisett. The property lies between parcels of land that were previously protected by the Mattapoisett Land Trust as well as the Wildlands Trust of Duxbury, MA. […] Read more »
Bridgewater State University announces that Anne Smith of Mattapoisett, a senior in the Commonwealth Honors Program, is one of 36 undergraduates to receive the Adrian Tinsley Program Summer Research Grant. The grant is a $4,000 stipend sustaining 10 weeks of intensive research under the supervision of a faculty mentor. For her ATP grant, Smith will […] Read more »