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Student musicians show off skills at holiday concert

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional Junior High School music students don’t shy away from a challenge — even at their annual holiday concert. Eighth-grade musicians took the stage at the end of the concert on Wednesday, Nov. 29 to play a selection...

Old Hammondtown student wins poster contest

MATTAPOISETT — Old Hammondtown Elementary School student Kai Johnson is this year’s winner of the Mattapoisett Lions Club’s Peace Poster Contest. This local win puts him in the running for the larger Lions Clubs International Peace Poster Contest...
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Students ‘commended’ by National Merit Scholarship Program

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School students Allison Root and Alia Cusolito have been named as Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program, announced the Old Rochester Regional School District in a press release...

Unified Bulldogs take down Tri-Town police in annual basketball game

MATTAPOISETT — Finding a seat in the Old Rochester Regional High School gymnasium was nearly impossible on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 21 as the Old Rochester unified basketball team took on Tri-Town police officers. The Unified Bulldogs went into...

Old Rochester drama club stages ‘Romeo and Juliet’

MATTAPOISETT — In fair Mattapoisett, where we lay our scene, the Old Rochester Regional High School drama club is preparing for its upcoming production of “Romeo and Juliet.” From working through the “language barrier” that is Shakespeare’s writing...

Unified Bulldogs set to face off with Tri-Town police

MATTAPOISETT — The second annual basketball game between the Old Rochester Regional unified Bulldogs and Tri-Town police officers will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Old Rochester Regional High School. A 50/50 raffle will be held at...

30th annual Thanksgiving dinner open to Tri-Town seniors

MATTAPOISETT — The 30th annual Thanksgiving Dinner for Tri-Town senior citizens will be held on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 12 p.m. in the Old Rochester Regional Junior High School cafeteria. Doors will open at 11:15 a.m. This event is sponsored by members...

Mattapoisett’s Tyler Williams named student of the month

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School senior and Mattapoisett resident Tyler Williams was selected as Octobers student of the month, according to the Elks of Wareham / New Bedford Lodge No. 73, which sponsors the student of the month and...

Old Colony welcomes special services coordinator

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School welcomed Krista Sylvain as its new Special Services Coordinator at a school committee meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Sylvain, who lives in Westport, is a graduate of Bridgewater State...

Old Rochester alumni come back, give back to alma mater

MATTAPOISETT — A lot has changed at Old Rochester Regional High School in 35 years — new superintendents, new teachers, and new classes — and during homecoming, some alumni can’t help but revisit their alma mater. Old Rochester Regional High School...

Old Rochester assistant superintendent recognized by international organization

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional School District Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Howard Barber has been awarded the 2023 Eagle Award by the Association of School Business Officials International, announced the district in a...

Old Hammondtown principal to retire at end of school year

MATTAPOISETT — Old Hammondtown School Principal Kevin Tavares will retire at the end of the 2023-2024 school year, announced the Old Rochester Regional School District in a press release. Tavares has served as the Old Hammondtown Principal since...

‘Nobody’s more passionate’: Bulldogs show spirit at pep rally

MATTAPOISETT — To truly be loud “you must be on your feet,” said former Old Rochester Regional High School Athletic Director Bill Tilden at the school’s homecoming pep rally on Friday, Oct. 20. Tilden led the high school in a Bulldog chant one final...

‘Student leaders’ organize sock drive, learn life skills

MATTAPOISETT — For Old Rochester Regional High School senior Mars Castro Colaj, 18, leadership means being able to “not back down” and “push through” obstacles. Along with volunteering at the Mattapoisett Museum and Sippican Elementary School,...

Tabor Academy students refurbish bikes with local non-profit

The organization Bikes for All and Tabor Academy students joined forces on Saturday, Oct. 14 to refurbish donated bikes, according to a press release from Bikes for All. The group repaired and tuned up 14 bicycles with the help of Tabor Academy’s...

Welcoming the season at Old Colony fall festival

ROCHESTER — The school week might have been over, but the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School campus was buzzing with activity on Saturday, Oct. 14 during the school’s third annual Family Fall Festival. The event, sponsored by the...

Updated: Phone pouch pilot bound for junior high school

This story has been further updated with comments from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. MATTAPOISETT — When Old Rochester Regional Junior High School Principal Silas Coellner walks around the...

Alumni association to hold homecoming weekend events

The Bulldog Pride Alumni Association will kick off its inaugural activities on Friday, Oct. 20 during half-time at the Old Rochester Regional High School homecoming football game. The launch of Old Rochester’s first-ever alumni association will...

Drama club to show ‘Romeo and Juliet’

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club’s Fall production of “Romeo and Juliet” will take the stage on Nov. 16, 17, and 18 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. This will be the fifth show for Director Maxx Domingos and fourth...

Donations sought for Old Rochester athletic department

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School Athletic Booster Club is seeking donations to help fund the school’s athletic department this year. Money raised will go toward 19 teams and a general facilities improvement fund. Already, the...

Old Hammondtown celebrates new cafeteria mural

MATTAPOISETT — The cafeteria at Old Hammondtown Elementary School is a little brighter and more inspirational thanks to a mural based on student drawings, according to a press release from the Old Rochester Regional School District. Visiting artist...

Marion’s Constance Friedman named student of the month

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School senior and Marion resident Constance Friedman was selected as September’s student of the month, according to the Elks of Wareham / New Bedford Lodge No. 73, which sponsors the student of the month...

Old Rochester kicks off school year with ‘Project 351’

MATTAPOISETT — According to Old Rochester Regional High School Superintendent Mike Nelson and Guidance Director Lauren Millette, the district’s involvement in the “Project 351 and Playbook Initiative” has been off to a good start this school year...

Updated: Old Rochester outperforms state on 2023 MCAS test, Old Colony shows improvement

This article has been updated with comment from Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School Superintendent Aaron Polansky. Old Rochester Regional School District students outperformed the state in all subjects and all...

Old Rochester selects interim director of student services

MATTAPOISETT — Kristine Lincoln has been selected as the Old Rochester Regional School District’s interim director of student services, according to a press release from the district. Lincoln's appointment is pending approval by the Old Rochester...

Locking phone pouches could come to junior high school following state grant

MATTAPOISETT — A pilot program to secure student cell phones with magnetically locking pouches may come to Old Rochester Regional Junior High School following the acceptance of a $13,020 grant that sparked discussion at a Sept. 6 meeting of the Old...

Old Colony gets green light to start studying expansion, renovation

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester has received state approval to study a potential expansion or reconstruction of the school to accommodate a growing enrollment and provide additional course studies. Old...

Tri-Town students recognized at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

BUZZARDS BAY — Of the approximately 403 Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadets who completed the Academy’s indoctrination program, two Tri-Town residents were recognized with special awards during a ceremony on Aug. 30. Rochester resident Stephen...

Old Rochester Alumni Association to launch at homecoming game

MATTAPOISETT — Born from volunteer efforts from the Old Rochester Regional High School class of 1988 — with help from the classes of ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘89 and ‘91 — the Bulldog Pride Alumni Association has formed to “provide much needed support to...

Checking out classrooms at Sippican School open house

MARION — Ten-year-old Charlotte Darosa awaited Open House night outside Sippican School with an armful of cleaning supplies for her teacher on Tuesday, Aug 29. “We just want to help the teachers,” she said. “We want to keep the rooms clean and the...

Sippican School selects new school resource officer

MARION — Sippican School in Marion will have a new face keeping kids safe on campus when school starts on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Marion Police Officer Jonathan Tracy was selected as Sippican Elementary School Resource Officer, announced Marion Police...

Having a blast at the back to school bash

MATTAPOISETT — Rising seventh grader Owen Travers, 12, feels “pretty good” about the upcoming school year and “meeting some new homies” on his first day at Old Rochester Regional Junior High School. Travers and many other middle and high school...

Old Colony ‘travels together’ into new school year

ROCHESTER — For Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School Superintendent Aaron Polansky, “the journey is sweeter” when parents, students and educators “travel together.” And on Wednesday, Aug. 30, when a new class of 141 Cougars take...

Old Rochester schools prepare to welcome new, returning students

Across the Tri-Town kids are stuffing their backpacks with school supplies and preparing for another year in the classroom. And while students spent the last few months enjoying the summer, school administrators and principals have been putting in...

Free lunch, breakfast made permanent at Old Rochester schools

Old Rochester Regional School District students can leave their lunch money at home as a program to provide free lunch to public school students in Massachusetts will become permanent, announced Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday, Aug. 9. This...

Old Colony educator to participate in regional program

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School educator Jeanne Downey was selected to participate in the third annual building advancement externship hosted by the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts. The week-long...

Rochester resident wins scholarship to study communicative disorders

ROCHESTER — Rochester resident Sydnee Pires was awarded a $1,500 scholarship to study communications with a concentration in speech, language and hearing science at Rhode Island College, thanks to the Miya D. Brophy-Baermann Memorial Scholarship...

Old Rochester track open to the public, reopening event set for August

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School track is open and a grand reopening event will be scheduled for August, according to Old Rochester Regional School District Superintendent Mike Nelson. Track resurfacing work began on Monday,...

Sippican Lands Trust announces scholarship recipient

MARION — The Sippican Lands Trust has announced Marion resident Leo Grondin as the 2023 Helen A Arthur Scholarship Award recipient. Grondin is is interested in studying marine biology and has been accepted to six New England universities with...

Old Rochester graduating class sees college success

MATTAPOISETT — The 168 seniors who graduated on June 3, 2023 obtained a collective 594 college acceptances to 149 universities and colleges across the country, according to a press release from Old Rochester Regional High School. In this graduating...

UPDATED: Two challenged books to remain in Old Rochester libraries

MATTAPOISETT — Two books challenged by a Rochester resident will remain in Old Rochester Regional High School libraries, following a decision by the Old Rochester Regional School Committee on Wednesday, June 21. “Felix Ever After” by Kacen Callender...

Old Rochester teachers receive grants for STEM, art projects

MATTAPOISETT — Three Old Rochester Regional School District educators have received grants from the Tri-Town Education Foundation. Brian Almeida, a teacher at Old Rochester Junior High School, was awarded a collaborative intra-school grant titled “...

Old Rochester eighth grade students move to ‘next chapter’

MATTAPOISETT – As Old Rochester Regional Junior High School Principal Silas Coellner bid farewell to the eighth grade class, he concentrated on the students’ past experiences and future plans to guide them into high school. “The most important thing...

Old Hammondtown principal camps out on school roof

MATTAPOISETT — Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Mr. Tavares on the roof! Old Hammondtown principal Kevin Tavares is spending the night on the roof of Center school to garner donations for the Mattapoisett PTA’s food drive on Thursday, June, 15...

Sippican School remembers lives lost

MARION — The shade once provided by the 100-year-old Norway Spruce tree in the Sippican School Memorial Garden has been replaced with sunlight. Sippican School staff and students held a rededication ceremony in memory of students Cory Jackson,...

Old Rochester looks ahead to 2028 strategic plan

MATTAPOISETT — What will the Old Rochester Regional School District look like in 2028? That was the question posed by Old Rochester Regional School District Assistant Superintendent Shari Fedorowicz at a public forum held on Tuesday, June 13. “The...

Friends Academy graduates two Tri-Town students

DARTMOUTH — Friends Academy celebrated the graduation of 29 eighth grade students including two students from the Tri-Town at its Class Day ceremony on Wednesday, June 7 . Students in the Class of 2023, hailing from 15 towns and cities, will go on...

‘This is a family’: Rochester says goodbye to six retiring teachers

ROCHESTER — Students at Rochester Memorial School lined the hallways on Friday, June 9 with posters and signs to give a final sendoff to six retiring teachers. With over a century of teaching experience between them, sixth grade teachers Lorraine...

‘One Small Voice’: Kindergarteners sing their way into first grade

ROCHESTER — Addition, reading and writing sentences were some of the skills touted by kindergarten students at Rochester Memorial School on Friday, June 9 as they were promoted to first grade. To celebrate the transition to first grade, the students...

Tabor Class of ‘23 ‘confident, fearless, prepared’

MARION — The Tabor Academy Class of 2023 crossed the threshold from student to alumni on Friday, May 2. “I know how meaningful this day is for the graduates, but also for the parents, grandparents and guardians,” said Tabor Academy Board of Trustees...

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