ORR Superintendent, Douglas R. White, issued this notification with regard to a group of students asked to stay home after travel in Italy to comply with guidelines issued by the CDC surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. Dear Old Rochester families, This letter is to inform you that a group of students and staff from Old Rochester […] Read more »
Edna M. (Coates) LeBlanc, 80 of Mattapoisett died March 3, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Carlton and Mary Jane (Hilton) Coates, she grew up in New Bedford and moved to Mattapoisett in 1972. She was a graduate of New Bedford Vocational High School, class of 1956. Mrs. […] Read more »
Patricia A. Harriman, 70, of Marion, died Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Nelson Franklin Harriman, III. Born in Wareham, Mrs. Harriman graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School in 1967 and received her bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Massachusetts Technical Institute, now […] Read more »
With just over $1-million in energy upgrades identified throughout Rochester’s municipal buildings, Facilities Manager Andrew Daniel said, “We’re getting the biggest band for our buck.” Daniel told the Rochester Board of Selectmen on March 2 that the $135,960 grant received from the Massachusetts Green Communities Program has been utilized to improve various municipal buildings in […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Planning Board has begun in earnest to draft a bylaw that would regulate the construction of large solar arrays in Mattapoisett. The undertaking will prove to be no small task indeed, with a plethora of material to wade through from state and federal agencies as well as reviewing bylaws already in place in […] Read more »
It may be surprising to learn that in February 2019, national and international health agencies were aware of the coronavirus now known as COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at that time noted it was “an emerging, rapidly evolving situation.” However, the disease was not then and still is not well-understood. By January […] Read more »
The full monthly newsletter and calendar are available on our website, www.rochestermaseniorcenter.com. Special events (listed in the “Events” category), regularly scheduled activities/services (listed in the “Services” category), pictures and posts are available on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/rochesterma.com. On Monday, March 9 at 12:00 pm, Hanna Milhench, and friends are preparing a special luncheon. All are welcome to […] Read more »
There will be a Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner on Saturday, March 14 at the Knights Hall, 57 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett. Serving time is at 5:30 pm and is $15 per person. For tickets, call 508-863-3496 or 508-758-6787. Read more »
The following Tri-Town students were named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the fall 2019 semester: From Marion: Julia M Barrett, Marisa Cofone, Jacob Dorothy, Nicole Wu Sha Fantoni, William Riley Garcia, Lauren Elizabeth Gonsalves, Hannah Elizabeth Guard, Daniel Yunhui Hartley, and Benjamin Marshall Snow From Mattapoisett: Samantha Lynn Ball, Colleen D. Beatriz, Danya […] Read more »
Players have come and gone, but throughout it all there has been one constant for Old Rochester girls basketball since 1978: the Bulldogs’ head coach, Bob Hohne. But that will no longer be the case moving forward. Hohne’s 42-year run came to an end on Monday when No. 3 Old Rochester’s 2020 postseason run ended […] Read more »