Last week, ORRHS had the chance to hear a distinguished alumnus from the Class of 2015 speak about his experiences at one of the United States service academies. Cadet Gerald Lanagan, who is currently in his second year at the United States Military Academy more commonly known as West Point, addressed the assembled students in […] Read more »
On the eve of what many broadcasters were calling “snowmageddon,” the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission met for their March 13 hearings to consider applications for beach nourishment along Goodspeed Island’s coastal barrier. Representing two clients, Dave Davignon of N. Douglas Schneider & Associates presented the plans to fix erosion problems on two abutting properties. Fred Schernecker […] Read more »
ORCTV partners with ORRHS School to Career Program to offer students new opportunities in television technology. Old Rochester Community Television is pleased to announce it has recently partnered with the ORRHS School to Career Program to offer students greater opportunities in pursuing careers in television and other emerging technologies and media. The students are trained […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will hold its annual caucus on Saturday, March 25 from 10:15 to 10:45 am in the conference room of the Mattapoisett Library, 7 Barstow Street, to elect delegates to the State Democratic Convention that will be held at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, MA on Saturday, June 3. All Mattapoisett […] Read more »
Here is a summary of this week’s sports at Old Rochester Regional High School: Boys’ Basketball: In the semi-finals of the South Coast bracket, the Old Rochester Bulldogs played Hanover last Tuesday. It was a close game but unfortunately, Old Rochester lost 51 to 57. Matt Valles was the leading scorer with 21 points. […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Bike Path Committee has spend over two decades working through requirements set by state and federal agencies, local bylaws, wetland concerns, easements and, of course, funding – a true labyrinth if ever there was. Now in March of 2017, all that hard work and persistence is very close to making the next phase of […] Read more »
The Rochester Rabies Clinic will be held on Sunday, April 9 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm at the Grange Hall on Hartley Road in Rochester. Shots are $12 each and will be given by Dr. J. Brito, DVM. Licensing will be available for Rochester residents: $10 for intact males or unspayed females; $7 for spayed […] Read more »
The Bette-Lee Marsland / Upper Cape Tech Golf Tournament will be held at the Falmouth Country Club on Sunday, June 11 with 7:00 am registration and 8:00 am shotgun start. This is our 20th annual golf tournament and we need your help in the way of teams and sponsors. If registered by May 19, cost […] Read more »
To the Editor: No doubt you’ve heard this before. New Bedford is a hotbed of the arts. Not long ago, the Massachusetts Cultural Council declared the city the “most creative community” in the state. Previously, The Atlantic Monthly magazine named New Bedford the “Most Artistic City in America.” It abounds with a plethora of artists, […] Read more »
Town counsel for the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals on March 9 was unable to give sound legal advice on how to handle an applicant’s request to deny the special permit request to convert to a two-family, with a subsequent request to approve a kitchen to be built in an addition built to be inhabited […] Read more »