Falmouth Academy’s 29th Science Fair took place on February 23, bringing together students and professional scientists, doctors and engineers who graciously volunteered their time to judge the competition. It was a beautiful confluence of mentoring and teaching capitalizing on the wealth of the regional scientific community and highlighting Falmouth Academy’s commitment to scientific inquiry and […] Read more »
Government officials from the Tri-Towns have pledged to support an Old Rochester Regional school district level-funded budget increase of $320,000 maximum for FY18. This amount, however, is not nearly enough to cover the ORR budget subcommittee’s level-funded budget increase of $704,516, let alone the budget that the subcommittee feels the school needs – $18,475,627 or […] Read more »
For a number of years, ORCTV has given Old Rochester Regional High School $74,000 each year to fund a teaching position for TV and video journalism production courses at ORR. That funding will stop for this fiscal year, and ORCTV Executive Director Robert Chiarito says ORCTV, which relocated back to ORR last year, will resume […] Read more »
John L. Engel, Jr., 72 of Mattapoisett died March 12, 2017 peacefully at home. He was the husband of Janice R. (Turner) Engel. Born in Acushnet, the son of the late John L. and Rose (Antoon) Engel, he lived in Acushnet before moving to Mattapoisertt 20 years ago. Mr. Engel was a communicant of St. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee is hosting a Postcard Party on Tuesday, March 14 from 3: 00 to 5:30 pm in the lower conference room of the Mattapoisett Library, 7 Barstow Street. Plan to drop in during the party with your friends, neighbors, and family including your children to write postcards to President Trump expressing […] Read more »
The 2017 John R. Pandolfi Scholarship applications are due April 1. The Tri-County Music Association is still accepting scholarship and summer study grant applications. Scholarships of $1,000-$1,500 will be awarded to students attending a four-year college or university as a music major. Current college students and college-bound high school seniors from Bristol, Plymouth and Barnstable […] Read more »
Buzzards Bay provides some of the most breathtaking coastal scenery in New England – from Sakonnet Point in Little Compton and the farm coast of Westport and Dartmouth to New Bedford’s working waterfront, charming Onset Village and the famed science community of Woods Hole on Cape Cod. If you love cycling and want to protect […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional High School held an 8th grade parent information session led by Principal Mike Devoll for up and coming freshmen parents last week. Attendees were greeted by the student AmbassadORs and given sample copies of the course selection card that had been handed out to their children. With the start of the presentation, […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett School Committee began its meeting on March 6 with a robotics presentation by Associate Principal Kevin Tavares. Tavares, with a robot prototype resting on the table before him, explained to the committee the program begun at Old Hammondtown School for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. The program uses Lego Mindstorms robotics, with materials […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of an exhibition of Landscapes, Seascapes & Cityscapes by artist Dianne Panarelli Miller. From Friday, March 17 through Saturday, April 15, both of the Art Center’s galleries will be filled with paintings by the gifted artist. A reception in her honor will be held […] Read more »