The Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union #55 has named Eugene Jones as the new District Facilities Manager, succeeding former Manager Steve Murphy.

Currently, Jones is the Facilities and Maintenance Manager for the Freetown Elementary School, and will be joining the ORR School District effective this month.

Before he joined the Freetown Elementary School, Jones was the Maintenance Director for the Tiverton Public Schools in Tiverton, RI. In addition, he had a decorated 31 years of service in the United States Navy.

Jones has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and an associate’s degree in general education from Bristol Community College.