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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…

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…

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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,...

$288 million Old Colony project denied by voters

Stickers were avaliable after voters cast their ballots. Photos by Mari Huglin

The five member towns of the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School district did not approve a proposed $288 million building project at the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 18. A simple majority across votes from Rochester, Mattapoisett, Carver,...

Whodunit? A murder mystery at Old Rochester

Tenley Lane, Gianna Anunziato, Amanda Tomasso and Lincoln Fauteaux are shocked at what they find on stage. Photos by Mari Huglin

MATTAPOISETT — Grab your Sherlock caps and magnifying glass to solve the crime within a crime at the new Old Rochester Regional High School fall comedy play. Running over the weekend of Nov. 20 to Nov. 23, this play within a play will explore who...

Preparing for the polls: Nov. 18 Old Colony vote approaches

Pie chart of estimated costs per town for the new construction of Old Colony Regional Vocational High School. Graphs by Grace Roche

Voters in Rochester, Mattapoisett, Lakeville and the two other towns that send students to Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 18 to determine the fate of a $288 million proposed project to...

Rochester resident hired as next superintendent of Wareham Public Schools

Amy Hartley-Matteson is the next superintendent of Wareham schools. Photo by Bobby Grady

WAREHAM — Rochester resident Amy Hartley-Matteson has been chosen by the Wareham School Committee to be the next superintendent of schools on Thursday, Nov. 6. After a months-long search process, she was one of three candidates selected to advance...

Ghouls just wanna have fun at The Loft School

Preschoolers Lillie Sprayregen, dressed as a fairy, and Ambrose Bradley, dressed as "Gekko," march alongside Erin Braman who donned a witch costume.

MARION — At The Loft School in Marion, witches, fairies, super heroes, skeletons and ghosts hit the streets to the beat of the “Monster Mash” on Thursday, Oct. 30 for their annual Halloween Parade. “The parade brings out the best in creativity and...

Turning a new leaf: Outdoor education comes to two more schools

MARION — The Marion Institute is expanding its Grow Education program into two new schools within the Old Rochester Regional School District. Old Hammondtown School in Mattapoisett and Rochester Memorial School in Rochester will partner with the...

Old Rochester ‘Walks a Mile in My Shoes’ for National Suicide Prevention Month

(from left to right) Junior Sage Elia, social worker Rosemary Williams, school psychologist Julie Andrade, social worker Kerri Dowdall, junior Abby Desorcy, junior Zadie Goyette and junior Ava Ross-Sinkler at Old Rochester's "Walk a Mile in My Shoes'

MATTAPOISETT — Shouldering heavy backpacks and personal belongings, approximately 65 Old Rochester Regional High School students and over 10 faculty members embarked on a suicide prevention walk on Tuesday, Sept. 23 and Sept. 30. Student members of...