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Touch a Truck rolls in to Old Rochester

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MATTAPOISETT — Young kids and their families had a honkin’ good time at Old Rochester Regional High School’s Touch a Truck event on Saturday. Students in the school’s early childhood education program…

Two Mattapoisett high school graduates receive Lions Club scholarship

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Lions Club announced that Leah Hollenbeck a senior at Old Colony Regional Technical High School and Caitlyn Lund, a…

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Meet Kate Duggan, candidate for Rochester school committee

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ROCHESTER — Incumbent Kate Duggan is running for her third term on the Rochester Memorial School Committee. She has served two, three year terms on the School Committee previously first elected in 2020. Duggan has lived in Rochester for 16 years...

Sippican Elementary students take p-art in display of creativity

Sippican School students play with a teacher during the Arts-in-Action event. Photos source: Old Rochester Regional School District

MARION — Sippican Elementary School was full of paintings, music, dances and other art created by its students throughout this year. The school held Arts-in-Action, an event showcasing student art and creativity, last month. The event features...

Old Colony, Upper Cape each receive $2 million state grant

Old Colony is among the technical schools receiving grant funds. File photo

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical and Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical high schools will receive $2 million each in state funds, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today. These grants are part of a state-wide effort to expand...

Old Rochester welcomed former Celtic Chris Herren for substance abuse presentation

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MATTAPOISETT — Former Celtics player Chris Herren let students at Old Rochester Regional High School try on his shoes as he shared his perspective about a promising basketball career derailed by substance abuse and his subsequent journey to...

Old Rochester seniors recognized as Academic All-Stars

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MATTAPOISETT — Five seniors at Old Rochester Regional High School were recently recognized for their academic accomplishments at the 37th annual South Coast Conference Academic All-Star Banquet. On Thursday, April 16, Rosemary Clark, Gavin Coffey,...

Revote for Old Colony building project scheduled for June 20

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ROCHESTER — The proposed $288 million Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School building project will be brought back to voters on June 20. Voters in Rochester, Mattapoisett, Lakeville, Acushnet and Carver will once again be asked to...

Old Rochester Regional High School students get a ‘cents’ of financial literacy

Old Rochester Regional High School students recently participated in the third annual Credit for Life Fair. Photo source: Old Rochester Regional School District

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School students recently received a hands-on lesson in financial literacy at the school’s third annual Credit for Life Fair. Juniors gathered in the auditorium on April 7 for a presentation by Cape Cod 5 on...

Elementary schoolers waste no time learning about food systems

An Old Hammondtown School student sorts through food waste. Photo source: Marion Institute

About one-third of all food produced globally is wasted, with even higher levels in the U.S. Elementary schoolers across the Old Rochester Regional School District audited their schools for such waste and learned about food systems through the...

Madelyn Eitas' soccer team dedicates season in her memory

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ROCHESTER — Old Rochester Youth Soccer club players and organizers have dedicated this season to the memory of Madelyn Eitas, a Rochester 11-year-old who died in an avalanche in February. The middle schoolers will wear patches with their former...

Old Colony students launch fundraiser for NASA culinary competition

From left: Justin Ielo, Ryan Eby, Leah Hollenbeck, Scarlet Savaria, Elena Tan and Anthony Rampino created space-ready chicken tacos. Source: Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School

ROCHESTER — Culinary students at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School may have developed out-of-this-world chicken tacos. They will travel to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas to present a dish they designed for astronauts...

Tree-mendous artwork at annual Arbor Day poster competition

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MATTAPOISETT — Fifth grade Old Hammondtown Elementary artists sketched, painted and colored posters of trees to celebrate Arbor Day. A talented few were awarded for their hard work at the elementary school on Friday, April 3. For ten years, Old...

Old Rochester Environmental Club breaks down plan to save food waste

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MATTAPOISETT — The Environmental Club will put worms to work as Old Rochester Regional High School introduces a new composting program. Echo Hollis presented the club’s plan for a composting program to the School Committee on Thursday, March 26....

Old Rochester school district operating budget tight but approved

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MATTAPOISETT — Funding for the Old Rochester Regional School District’s facilities and transportation departments have been slashed to balance the 2027 budget. Howard Barber, the school’s assistant superintendent of finance and operations,...

Old Rochester, Acushnet reach tuition deal

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MATTAPOISETT — After three months of negotiations Old Rochester Regional School District and the Acushnet school district have reached a tuition deal. Both schools agreed to a tuition deal at an Old Rochester School Committee meeting Thursday,...

Rochester Memorial student gets golden ticket

Tommy Cahill was recently selected as a Feinstein Foundation golden ticket winner. Photo source: Old Rochester Regional School District

MATTAPOISETT — Rochester Memorial School fourth grader Tommy Cahill recently won funds for his school and a charity of his choice through the Feinstein Foundation. The school received a $2,000 grant on Tommy’s behalf. He chose to donate the...

School closures, parking bans and Sunday storm forecast

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Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester are expected to be hit by blizzard conditions closing schools and starting parking bans beginning Sunday, Feb. 22. The National Weather Service blizzard warning remains in effect from Sunday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. to...

Off to the races! Cub scouts compete in annual pinewood derby

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ROCHESTER — Dozens of Cub Scouts waited on bleachers, anticipation thick in the air as their pinewood derby cars idled at the start line. The Cub Scouts of Rochester and Marion raced handmade cars against each other at the annual district pinewood...

'Buddy Benches' promote inclusion at Sippican Elementary

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MARION — Making friends has become easier for elementary students with the installation of two new benches at Sippican Elementary donated through an educational fund. The Marion Scholarship Education Fund Committee donated $2,500 to Sippican School...

Old Colony will again ask voters to consider construction of new building

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ROCHESTER — Voters in Rochester, Mattapoisett, Lakeville, Acushnet and Carver will once again be asked to approve a plan to rebuild Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School that was rejected in a November vote. At a Wednesday, Jan. 28...

Old Colony looks for a revote on building project

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ROCHESTER — Leaders of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School are calling for a revote after a November bid to rebuild the aging high school was denied by voters. The school discussed next steps at a Tuesday, Jan. 27 public meeting...

Old Rochester athletic field construction continues, causes closures through next year

A Yard Boss employee drills irrigation well. Photo source: Old Rochester Regional School District

MATTAPOISETT— Construction is underway on the Old Rochester Regional High School athletic fields, bringing improvements to the space. The school is using $750,000 in funds former state Rep. William Straus secured the district as part of a 2022...

Rochester student receives academic honors

HINGHAM — A Rochester student was recognized as part of a Hingham school’s honor roll. Ninth-grader Bella Glynn was named to Notre Dame Academy’s president’s list, as she was among students who earned a grade of 90 or above in all major courses...

Service project feeds families at Old Rochester Junior High

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MATTAPOISETT — Seventh-grader Andrew Cody rushes around a small room in his junior high school’s building. He’s busy scanning the barcodes of the dry goods packed into the space with a scanner connected to his computer. He cuts out stickers and...

State grant funds career development at Old Rochester

The Old Rochester Regional School District school committee discussed the high school's career development program at its Thursday, Jan. 15 meeting. Photo by Grace Roche

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional High School will soon receive a $75,000 state grant to support career development. The school board approved the Innovation Career Pathways Implementation and Support Grant from the Massachusetts Department of...

Acushnet, Old Rochester tuition deal negotiation progresses

Superintendent Michael Nelson, right, addressed the Old Rochester Regional School District school committee at its Thursday, Jan. 15 meeting. Photo by Grace Roche

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional School District has formally begun negotiations on a tuition deal with the Acushnet school district. Old Rochester Superintendent Michael Nelson announced this step towards bringing Acushnet high schoolers...

Old Rochester Regional School District awarded agricultural education grant

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MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional School District was awarded a $30,000 grant to support their Grow Education program, an experiential learning opportunity teaching students about how food is grown and produced. The district received the...

Old Colony junior rebuilds father’s first generation Xbox 360

Moskos stands proudly in front of his work. Source: Rick Durta

ROCHESTER — Tyler Moskos hit a “gold mine” when he found his fathers first generation Xbox 360 tucked away in the family basement alongside multiple games for the console. Moskos’ father bought the console in 2005 and played it for four years...

Old Colony culinary students dish about their favorite holiday foods

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ROCHESTER — Good things come to those who bake! From apple pie to Christmas roast, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School culinary students are rustling up a festive favorite foods for family members and loved ones this holiday season....

Green thumbs up with Marion Institute’s Grow Education program

Students explore the dirt and plants they are growing. Source: Marion Institute

MATTAPOISETT — Third and fourth grade Tri-town students get their hands dirty and thumbs green with the Marion Institute’s Grow Education program, bringing experimental learning to the outdoors. Started in New Bedford, Grow Education has been...

Old Colony presents possible steps forward after rejected building project

Members of the Old Colony Building Project panel.

ROCHESTER — After residents voted against constructing a new Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School building, the school held a meeting with member towns to discuss next steps. Superintendent Aaron Polansky and representatives of Old...

Center School Principal to retire at end of school year

Dr. Linda Ashley, principal of Center School, to retire at the end of the 2025-26 school year. Source: Old Rochester Regional School District

MATTAPOISETT — After four years as the Center School principal, Linda Ashley plans to retire at the conclusion of the school year. The Old Rochester Regional School District will soon begin searching for her replacement. Ashley became principal at...

Old Rochester, Acushnet negotiate tuition deal

Old Rochester Regional High School students celebrating the start of the 2025-26 school year. Source: Old Rochester Regional High School Facebook

ACUSHNET — Acushnet students could come to Old Rochester Regional High School if a new tuition agreement is approved. The Acushnet School Committee opened negotiations with Old Rochester Regional, New Bedford and Fairhaven High Schools after a...

Old Rochester students cook up a holiday fundraiser to share

James Russell, Luke Pierre and Rafael Duarte, 3 class officers who created the cookbook, pose infront of an Old Rochester Bulldog. Photo by Mari Huglin

MATTAPOISETT — The junior student body class officers of Old Rochester Regional High School wanted a fundraiser that benefited everyone. They decided to create a cookbook of shared recipes called the “Bulldog Bites Cookbook.” Back in early...

Old Rochester students give back at the second annual Day of Giving

One student works on her wreath.

MARION — Old Rochester Regional High School students spread across the Tri-town to give back to their community and continue a new tradition. Students and staff members met at Old Rochester early Wednesday, Nov. 26 before heading off in buses to...

Gobble, gobble: Old Rochester Junior High School serves up turkey at Mattapoisett Council on Aging

Friends and the community smile together at shared tables.

MATTAPOISETT — Nearly 300 older adult Tri-town senior citizens were served with kindness, energy and big smiles at the Old Rochester school cafeteria by 40 students and around 12 staff members who hosted a Thanksgiving banquet on Sunday, Nov. 23....

Gravy train: Old Colony cooks up Thanksgiving for the Rochester Council on Aging

Old Colony students serve up delicious Thanksgiving fixings.

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School students and staff served 150 Thanksgiving meals for the Rochester Council on Aging on Friday, Nov. 21. 150 Rochester seniors, ages 60 and older, were treated to a traditional...

Old Rochester vies for Acushnet students in tuition deal

Old Rochester and Acushnet Public Schools have met since August to discuss the possibilities of a new tuition deal between the districts.

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester and three other schools are vying for a tuition deal with Acushnet Public Schools which would welcome more students from the Acushnet district. The Acushnet School Committee will host the final vote on which districts...

What’s next for Old Colony following “no” vote on new building project?

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School sign. File photo.

Now the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School’s plans to construct a new school building are halted, what’s next for the Rochester-based school? On Tuesday, Nov. 18, voters from the five member towns who send students to Old Colony...

Improvements on Old Rochester athletic fields begin this winter

Aerial view of Old Rochester Regional High School and the athletic fields. Source: Old Rochester Regional School District

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School athletic fields will be improved from the winter of 2025 until the winter of 2027 with a $750,000 grant from state Rep. William Straus. The Old Rochester Regional School Committee met Thursday,...