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Sippican School welcomes new library pets

MARION — Sippican School Librarian Jessica Barrett has welcomed two new guests into her library, but unlike her students, they are nocturnal, have shells, and live in a tank. Barrett got the idea to adopt a library pet over the summer after seeing...

Old Rochester Regional plans for club fee increase

Starting in October, Old Rochester Regional High School will impose a $100 activities fee to participate in some of its clubs. Principal Mike Devoll told the Old Rochester Regional District School Committee at a Sept. 11 meeting that the change...
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ORR hits snag with solar project

The Old Rochester Regional District School Committee is considering a 20 year solar contract for the high school parking lot, but it hit a major snag: apparently it can’t sign a lease for that long. “Under statue, a regional school district cannot...

Community groups feel pinch from rising rental fees

When the Old Rochester Regional Travel Basketball Association got a rental bill from the Old Rochester Regional School District, it found the cost had gone up by more than $10,000 from last school year. The organization’s director, Greg Yeomans, and...

Solar array proposed for Rochester Memorial School

ROCHESTER — Matt Shortsleeve, of the Hopkinton-based Solect Energy, proposed a 300 kilowatt rooftop solar array for Rochester Memorial School to the Rochester School Committee on Thursday, Sept. 5. According to Shortsleeve, the proposed array could...

Busing contract for Bristol Agricultural comes in higher than expected

MARION — The contract to bus students to Bristol Agricultural High School has come out for more than expected, leaving school and town administrators working together to find additional funds. This summer, the school district went out to bid for...

Marion School Committee takes in the new this year

MARION — The Sippican School Committee was a little more active than usual at its first meeting of the year, taking a tour of the school and meeting with new staff members. Eugene Jones, the facilities director for the district, led the school...

Photos: Old Rochester Regional High School holds open house

Parents visited Old Rochester Regional High School on Sept. 3 for an Open House night. Marisa Vital, program manager for the Southeast Tobacco-Free Community Partnership, started off the evening by presenting on the latest trends and dangers...

Junior High School plans new fundraiser

Old Rochester Junior High School will host a “booster bash” this month with the goal of raising $12,000 for student activities. The two-week fundraising campaign will kick off with a Pep Rally on Friday, Sept. 6. Through the campaign students will...

Old Rochester Superintendant announces June retirement

The Old Rochester Regional District School Committee and the Massachusetts School Superintendency Union #55 (which is made from the school committees in all three tri-town towns) met Aug. 28 for a rare meeting with a single purpose: to start the...

Tabor prepares for accreditation, athletics with new year

MARION — Tabor Academy will open its doors on Sept. 3 to new and returning students from 26 states and 21 countries from around the world. Seventeen new faculty have joined the community, as well. Over the summer tennis courts have been resurfaced,...

ORR freshmen get a jump start on school

When Old Rochester Regional Principal Michael Devoll wanted to show incoming freshmen that they could be and do a whole host of things outside the classroom, his best resource was his current students. At an Aug. 23 Freshmen Orientation the...

Schools welcome principals, add classes for new year

Both the Old Rochester Regional School District schools and Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School will start their new school year on Aug. 27. Here are some of the things that will be new in each school. Rochester Memorial School...

T.U.R.F. plans next steps for ORR restoration projects

MATTAPOISETT — In their second meeting since losing the Rochester special election in July, members of Tri-town Unified Recreational Facilities regrouped to plan new ways to achieve their goals of bringing a new track, turf field, and auditorium...

Old Rochester student earns First Citizens’ scholarship

Holden King was one of 12 students awarded a $1,000 scholarship in the First Citizens’ Annual Academic Scholarship Program. The scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate a high level of academic excellence, leadership, and service to...

T.U.R.F meets to discuss ORR restoration

MATTAPOISETT — After a $2 million restoration project at the Old Rochester Regional High school to improve safety conditions on athletic facilities, and auditorium equipment was voted against in a special election in Rochester, supporters of the...

Paul Kitchen to leave school business administrator position

School Business Administrator of the Old Rochester Regional School District Paul Kitchen has stated that he will resign from his position after working with the school district for less than a year. Kitchen started working at his current position on...

Rochester votes “no” on ORR restoration project

ROCHESTER — A $2 million restoration project at Old Rochester Regional (ORR) High School failed to pass a special election in Rochester on Wednesday, July 10 with a final count of 689 “no” votes and 575 “yes” votes. Of the 4,280 active registered...

Community leader announces support of Restore ORR

ROCHESTER — Planning Board chair and Marion businessowner Arnie Johnson, has announced his support of Restore ORR, according to the group. “I am all about spending money smartly. We can all agree the facilities are unsafe. The health and safety of...

Tri-town natives recognized at UConn

The University of Connecticut has released its graduation list for students who graduated in December 2018, and May 2019, as well as the Spring 2019 Dean’s List. Katherine Howie of Mattapoisett graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in...

Rochester to vote July 10 on ORR renovation project

ROCHESTER — A special election will be held on Wednesday, July 10 asking voters whether or not to approve a renovation project for the track, football field, and auditorium at Old Rochester Regional High school. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8...

ORR gives the numbers on its graduating class

Old Rochester Regional High School graduated 185 seniors on June 1. Students in the class of 2019 earned 662 college acceptances to 153 universities and colleges across the country. In this graduating class, 82 percent of the students will attend a...

Tabor to explore disaster leadership, hear from author with book club

MARION — Tabor Academy has selected “Into the Raging Sea” by Rachel Slade as its community-wide summer read. Kerry Saltonstall, director of communications, said “It has been some time since we have done a community read and we are excited to get...