The ORR Bulldog Pride Alumni Association (BPAA) had set a goal of $3,500 for its fundraising drive, to coincide with the kickoff of the association during Homecoming 2023. Through events held from Friday, October 20 through Sunday, October 22, 2023, Alumni Weekend was organized for graduates of ORRJHS and ORRHS to come together in support […] Read more »
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity (BBAHFH) is seeking metal wheelchair ramp donations for their recently introduced Ramp Donation Program. The ramps will be loaned to homeowners needing accessible access into their homes. When a family no longer requires the ramp, it will be picked up by BBAHFH and will be loaned to another family […] Read more »
To the Editor; The Mattapoisett Tree Committee is sponsoring an information hearing on February 28 at 6pm at the Fire Station meeting room. Please, please consider attending this meeting whether you support the Mattapoisett Tree Committee or not. Approximately 26 trees will be cut in the center of town. Yes this is very sad, […] Read more »
With only one hearing on its February 15 agenda, it seemed the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals would be holding a quiet and quick meeting. But what ensued was the reading of a letter by one of the bidders to purchase the decommissioned fire station objecting to the sale, not the Special Permit filing. […] Read more »
“Boom!” the semisonic sound filled the Travis Roy Rink at Tabor Academy, not from the slapshot fired by the Bishop Stang player but when the sizzling puck was kicked away by goaltender Tucker Roy. His snow-white goalie pads are only a few weeks old but already bear the black scuff marks of many […] Read more »
Book Group at the Rochester Council on Aging (COA) – Our COA Book Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month and everyone is welcome. On Tuesday, February 20 at 1:00 pm we will be discussing Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout. March’s book will be The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton and […] Read more »
Every fall, just in time for Halloween, Old Rochester’s Ceramic I students embark on a captivating investigation of masks, as tools of transformation and cultural significance. Students researched selected masks from a diverse range of global masking traditions, studying symbolism and contextual rituals and/or celebrations before reinterpreting them through ceramic artistry. Each mask became […] Read more »
In her update to the Marion Board of Health during its February 8 public meeting, Health Agent Shallyn Rodriguez reported a troubling discovery. What Rodriguez said she “found odd” was the fact that two body-art establishments in town are reusing pencils that draw the art before microblading begins. Marion does not require disinfecting pencils. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Museum at 5 Church Street and the Mattapoisett Land Trust are co-sponsoring a winter vacation activity making Sailor’s Valentines on Friday, February 23 from 10 to 11:30 am at the Museum. All supplies needed to make your own Sailor’s Valentine will be provided. This craft is recommended for ages eight and up. […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Cultural Council has announced the award of 28 grants totaling $20,800 for arts, humanities and science programs in and around Mattapoisett in 2024. Grant recipients include Friends of Old Rochester Drama, Mattapoisett Free Public Library, Mattapoisett Historical Society, Mattapoisett Land Trust, Mattapoisett Lions Club and Mattapoisett Recreation. A complete list of recipients can […] Read more »