Anne Lorraine Simcock Nightingale, 66, passed away March 18, 2016 at Roberts Healthcare Center in North Kingston, RI after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Waltham, MA, raised in Onset, MA, Anne pursued a successful career in the hospitality industry for several decades on the west coast before returning to the local area to […] Read more »
After debating the pros and cons of the school choice program, the Old Rochester Regional School Committee on March 9 voted to only add 15 school choice slots to the next school year to replenish the 18 graduating school choice seniors of this year. Five slots were approved for seventh grade, two slots for eighth […] Read more »
Five local historical societies – Freetown, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Sippican and Wareham – will host a free movie night showing of Peter & John on Sunday, April 3 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street in Marion. The screenplay for Peter & John is adapted from Guy de Maupassant’s 19th century seaside […] Read more »
The American Field Service (AFS) club recently visited the small town of Lenoir, North Carolina, on a domestic exchange program. Twenty Old Rochester students with the AFS went to experience the way of life and the high school experience in North Carolina. The exchange program works like this: the students of ORR visit Lenoir, and […] 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 and community service, industry […] Read more »
The Friends of the Council on Aging will hold their Pie & Cake Sale on Saturday, March 26 from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm at Bowlmor Bowling Alley. Each year, the members of the Friends bake and sell their mouth-watering pies and cakes in aid of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging programs and activities. Look […] Read more »
In a letter dated March 1, Brona Simon of the Massachusetts Historical Commission requested that the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs order an archeological survey of the 620 Boston Road property before ground is broken to construct a large-scale solar farm. The letter asserts that the area is an archeologically-sensitive area rich in […] Read more »
Julio J. Teixeira, 92, of Marion died March 15, 2016 at Tobey Hospital, Wareham. He was the son of the late Emelio P. Pina & Louise Teixeira. He was born in Marion and lived there all of his life. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. Mr. Teixeira worked as a carpet […] Read more »
Jean M. (Thorndike) Harkins, 91, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness.Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Richard and LuLu (Robertson) Thorndike. She moved to Marion in 1957. Working as a bookkeeper, she worked for Sullivan, Williams and Quintin, Harold Bishins, Liquor Land, […] Read more »
To the Editor: I wish to clarify a statement I made in a recently published letter I submitted to the editor about the lack of progress made regarding a smoking ban by the Housing Authority members with regard to Village Court. I misstated a fact with regard to the members who are residents of this […] Read more »