The Old Rochester Regional High School Senior Class Events Schedule is as follows: May 30: Senior Prom 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm June 1: Senior Awards Night 6:30 pm June 3: Senior Assembly 9:00 am June 3: Senior parade 6:15 pm June 4: Graduation 12:00 pm Read more »
A group comprised of 31 Old Rochester Regional Marine Biology students from the junior and sophomore classes converged on Nantucket Monday morning to get a taste of the fieldwork being done by scientists working to find solutions for ecological problems threatening marine life. What the students are already being taught is that the […] Read more »
The May 16 Mattapoisett Town Election found incumbent Tyler Macallister winning a three-year term to remain a Select Board member, defeating first-time opponent Catherine Heuberger. Macallister received 1,252 votes to Heuberger’s 408. Word on the street was the race would be much tighter, given the third candidate, Brian Connelly, might split the vote, making […] Read more »
Local town leadership threw their support behind Coastline for Older Americans Month, helping deliver meals to older adults in Marion, Fairhaven and Dartmouth. Like Coastline’s regular drivers, they greeted adults on their route by name and handed meals to recipients with a hello and friendly conversation. After being given her meal by Marion Select […] Read more »
To Mattapoisett Select Board, On December 1, 2022, Sky Development Ltd. submitted a proposal per the requirements of the RFP#22-26 to develop the former fire station at 26 County Road into a full scale grocery store. Pursuant to the RPF a Purchase and Sale should have been provided by January 31, 2023. On […] Read more »
There were two races heading into the May 12 town election and incumbents on the Old Rochester Regional School Committee and the local town school committee were successful. Margaret McSweeny took 469 votes to defeat challenger Jennifer Marie-Zora Stewart, who netted 190 votes. “I am grateful that Marion reelected me so that […] Read more »
Up until now, Rochester Memorial School has not been a School Choice destination, and it will remain that way for the 2023-24 academic year after the Rochester School Committee voted against joining the program after its May 4 public hearing. When the committee deliberated, Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson explained […] Read more »
Kenneth W. Sienkiewicz, 79, of Mattapoisett died May 13, 2023 at home. He was the husband of the late Deborah A. (Nash) Sienkiewicz. Born and raised in New Bedford, son of the late Stanley Sienkiewicz and Doris I. (Moreau) Allen, he lived in Mattapoisett most of his life. He was formerly employed […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Congregational Church is pleased to announce the winners of our 2023 scholarship awards. Theodore Carroll, a student at Old Rochester Regional High School (ORR), is the recipient of the $2,500 Coquillette Family Scholarship; Morgan Berry, a student at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, is the recipient of the $2,500 Memorial […] Read more »
May is a busy month at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. The library has two exciting upcoming programs for families. On Saturday, May 20 at 11 am, join us for an exciting game of Family Jeopardy. Gather the family together and test your knowledge of a variety of trivia categories. There are prizes for […] Read more »