Last Friday, the Class of 2017 walked the halls for the final time as current students of Old Rochester Regional High School for their farewell assembly. In the presence of the entire high school, the seniors had one last look back on the past four years before they graduated. The concert band played “Pomp and […] Read more »
The consensus amongst the joint school committees is that having a two-year evaluation process is more successful than the one-year evaluation process. On May 31, Superintendent Doug White presented his mid-cycle review of the Tri-Town school districts’ goals and their progress towards meeting those goals. With the assistance of a subcommittee charged with forming and […] Read more »
Pollinators play a vital role in a productive ecosystem. About 75 percent of the fruits and vegetables we eat depend on pollinators for their survival, including apples, almonds, blueberries, citrus, pears, plums, pumpkins, and squash. Currently, the United States and the rest of the world are facing massive declines in pollinator populations, which could have […] Read more »
Patricia L. (Govoni) Allard, 79 of Mattapoisett died June 8, 2017 peacefully at Brookdale Dartmouth Village. She was the wife of Edwin Warner Allard. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Louis and Juliette (Dias) Govoni, she was raised in Fairhaven and lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Mrs. Allard was formerly […] Read more »
Lawrence Dale McAtee, 96, of Marion died June 2, 2017 at home. He was the husband of Alvera Mae (Sander) McAtee. Born in Viola, IL, he was the son of the late Rolla B. and Lena B. (Terrey) McAtee. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1948 and has lived in Marion since 2003. […] Read more »
It’s a long walk through the hallways of time for a person on their way to Point B from Point A, but in retrospect that walk can seem like an awfully short one, which is what some graduating seniors of the Old Rochester Regional Class of 2017 experienced on Friday, June 2, the day before […] Read more »
Take a walk with the Coalition and experienced local birder Nate Marchessault to look and listen for songbirds, shorebirds, and raptors on Saturday, June 10 at 8:00 am at Nasketucket Bay State Reservation in Mattapoisett. This free morning walk will follow the trail through the woods to the beach overlooking Nasketucket Bay. Pre-registration is required […] Read more »
Calling all classmates. The ORRHS class of 1977 will be celebrating their 40th reunion on Saturday, July 29, at the Reservation Golf Club, 10 Reservation Road, Mattapoisett, from 6:00 pm – midnight. The cost is $40 per person. Any questions or information, please call Lori Gibbs Crawley at 508-364-7610. Read more »
Madeline Meyer of Marion has been named to the 2017 spring semester Dean’s List at Ohio Wesleyan University. To earn Dean’s List recognition, Ohio Wesleyan students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale in all applicable classes. Sophia Santos of Marion graduated from Emmanuel College and earned a […] Read more »
To the Editor: This year, I will be riding in a 50-mile course in the Pan-Mass Challenge on Sunday, August 6. The PMC’s mission is to raise money through their annual bike-a-thon for life-saving cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The PMC donates 100% of every rider-raised dollar directly to the DFCI […] Read more »