This past Wednesday, members of the junior class at ORRHS enrolled in Honors and AP U.S. History took a field trip to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston. Opened to the public at the end of March 2015, the institute aims to introduce students to the roles the Senate […] Read more »
In spite of a fairly short list of articles on the Mattapoisett Fall Special Town Meeting warrant, there was still plenty of work to do and plenty of discussion leading up to the November 4 signing of the warrant. And to that end on Wednesday, November 3, the selectmen participated in a working session with […] Read more »
ORCTV invites you to come and share the spirit of the holiday season with your Tri-Town friends, neighbors and families! Old Rochester Community Television is offering Holiday Greetings days for your family, organization or group. We are opening our studios on November 29-30 and December 1 to sing a song, tell a story or just […] Read more »
The Machacam Club will hold its monthly meeting on December 7 at the Legion Hall at 3 Depot Street. Social time is 5:30 pm; dinner is at 6:00 pm. The meal will be a traditional ham & bean supper with pie for dessert. Courtesy of Peter Reed, our speaker for the evening will be Albert […] Read more »
Here is a look at the ninth week of official scheduled games for Old Rochester Regional High School fall athletics. Girls’ Soccer: The girls had a busy week, playing four games against four tough teams. On Monday, they faced Dighton-Rehoboth and lost 4-1. Freshman Meg Hughes scored ORR’s only goal with an assist from Mary […] Read more »
This week, Old Colony welcomed a host of young eager minds. Eighth graders from OC’s sending districts came for their annual visit to check out the school and learn what a vocational education could offer them. On Tuesday and Thursday, November 1 and 3, buses pulled up to the school’s front doors. Older students, dressed […] Read more »
The majority of the November 7 Marion Planning Board meeting was spent discussing a new development for the property next to the Baldwin Bros. office, which has been in proposed development for years. Local lawyer Patricia McArdle and Bill Curley came before the Planning Board on Monday night to field comments and advisories on a […] Read more »
Robert H. Bertrand, 90, of Mattapoisett and Naples, FL, passed peacefully from this life on November 10, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Georgette C. “Gerri” (Cournoyer) Bertrand, to whom he was happily married for 68 years. Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late […] Read more »
To The Editor: Recently, the Mattapoisett Selectmen acknowledged the work of the Tree Committee for their eighth consecutive Tree City USA award. We regret that the public recognition at the meeting did not fully reflect our committee’s and the town’s appreciation of our Tree Warden’s tireless efforts to plant and protect trees in town. The […] Read more »
On Saturday, November 12, the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting will hold a yard sale/moving sale as part of continuing efforts to raise funds for a restoration project that is scheduled to start later this month. The sale will be from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and includes items for different generations from three households that are […] Read more »