Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Michael S. Nelson is proud to share that the district’s musicians have showcased their talent in another successful band and choral performance series. The Friends of Old Rochester Music (F.O.R.M.) Scholarship Concerts, hosted in the Old Rochester Regional High School gymnasium, featured the districts’ choirs on March […] Read more »
Mark your calendars and clear your schedule: on Sunday, May 19, the Tour de Crème bike ride returns for its 6th year. The Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail are thrilled for this year’s ride. Cycle from Mattapoisett through Fairhaven, Freetown, Rochester, Acushnet, Lakeville and Middleborough, stopping for a […] Read more »
Please join us for our first Old Colony Theater Company Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 24 from 1-3, Rain date, Saturday, March 30. The event will be at Old Colony High School, 476 North Ave, Rochester. Egg Hunt by Age Groups, pictures with the Easter Bunny, crafts, games with prizes and a Bake Sale. […] Read more »
On March 18, the Mattapoisett Planning Board met with one applicant seeking approval with waivers for the creation of a three-lot Definitive Subdivision off 112 Mattapoisett Neck Road filed by Gaynor and Phillip Frost. The applicants were represented on this night by Ken Motta of Field Engineering, pinch-hitting for the vacationing David Maddigan, Jr. […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ basketball team played in the MIAA Division 3 state championship game against Charlestown on March 16 at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, and top-seeded Charlestown prevailed, 61-40. Charlestown (23-2) started off hot, but a surge following a timeout made by the second-seeded Bulldogs (21-5) rallied them back […] Read more »
Now that Spring is almost here and our evening light lasts longer, it will soon be time to resume our Wednesday evening meetings. It seems like a long time since we’ve all been together. The first meeting at 7:00 pm on April 17 will feature Russ and Wendy Keeler discussing the Rochester Land Trust’s many […] Read more »
Getting down to the nitty-gritty of the FY25 budget season, Marion Town Administrator Geoff Gorman told the Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night that he asked Department of Public Works Director Becky Tilden to “reprioritize” the DPW’s capital-projects wish list with an eye on “what do they really want to get done.” […] Read more »
The Kousa Dogwood tree donated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is growing outside Old Hammondtown Elementary School. It is a pleasing addition to the campus but more importantly a symbol that Mattapoisett kids care about their trees. The tree came to the town because Emma Lowe’s winning entry in the 2023 fifth-grade tree-poster contest […] Read more »
As a proud beneficiary of Mass Cultural Council grants from the Towns of Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester, the Friends of Old Rochester Music (FORM) has 100 complimentary tickets available to seniors and veterans for the Night of Jazz musical event on Tuesday, April 9. If you would like to enjoy this instrumental and choral evening […] Read more »
Jodi Bauer, Paul Ciaburri and Randy Parker will all be challenged in their respective bids to stay on the Mattapoisett, Rochester and Marion Select Boards. Ben Bailey, a member of the Rochester Planning Board and Conservation Commission, has returned nomination papers in a bid to unseat Ciaburri, a multiterm Select Board incumbent, at […] Read more »