It has taken nearly six months, but on April 28, Kerri Sousa finally heard what she had been hoping to hear: her application for modification of a special permit was granted. When Sousa’s father, Thomas Skrutski, and his business partner, George Dornblaser, set out to turn a single-family home at 7 Marion Road into four […] Read more »
A number of Old Rochester Regional High School sports teams enjoyed good stretches recently, including the girls’ track team, which placed fifth at the D-4 State Relays and beat Case, D-R, and Wareham to remain the only undefeated team. Baseball, boys’ lacrosse, boys’ track, and girls’ tennis all had successful weeks as well, while girls’ […] Read more »
One of the highlights of Tabor Academy’s spring season is always the senior project presentations. This year, a group of seniors spent much of the second semester working to develop new skills, create something, or test out new activities. Soon, their final products will be unveiled, but there is a lot that happens behind the […] Read more »
They say the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the second best time is now. The Town of Rochester’s Town Administrator Michael McCue led a small gathering on April 29 – marking Arbor Day and the town’s first Arbor Day as a Tree City USA, as recognized by the Arbor Day […] Read more »
At the end of a business-as-usual night for the Mattapoisett Planning Board, the residents of Brandt Point Village were back seeking help as ownership was again changing for the troubled subdivision. Gail Carlson, Dennis Dimos, and Daniel Scully, along with several other residents of the subdivision, sought guidance and assistance on May 2 after receiving […] Read more »
The talented students at Rochester Memorial School presented their annual tribute to the Bard on Friday, April 29 as they performed Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” RMS teacher Danni Kleiman has been adapting the scripts and directing the RMS Shakespeare plays for 27 years now. Kleiman explained the selection process for the annual Shakespearian play, saying, “I […] Read more »
From August 15-20, The Sally Borden Program at Friends Academy, 1088 Tucker Road, North Dartmouth, will offer training in the Orton-Gillingham Reading Approach, a program that teaches children and/or adults with dyslexia or reading disorders how to read. Orton-Gillingham offers systematic, structured, and multisensory reading instruction that is highly successful and geared to the specific […] Read more »
On Saturday, June 4, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra will host its annual Seaside Swing fundraiser to benefit the NBSO’s educational programs and concert series. This year’s gala event is highlighted by a Parisian theme and will take place from 5:30 to 10:00 pm at the Kittansett Club in Marion. The evening begins with cocktails […] Read more »
After a brief presentation by Planning Board Chairman Arnold Johnson, the Rochester Board of Selectmen have referred five proposed zoning bylaw amendments back to the Planning Board for a public hearing before they appear as five separate articles on the June 13 Annual Town Meeting warrant. Johnson told selectmen on May 2 that most of […] Read more »
To the Editor: Rob Haley, President of The Mattapoisett Lions Club, one of 45,000 Lions Clubs around the world, has announced the two recipients of 2016 Mattapoisett Lions Club Award of Excellence in the amount of $2,500 each. This year’s recipients are Jane Kassabian, a senior at Old Rochester Regional High School who will be […] Read more »