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Aidan Pollard Feb 16, 2021
Students an teachers socially distance in the halls on the first day back full tie at Rochester Memorial School.
After months of debate and planning, Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester have each found a way to send their youngest learners back to school full time.
Elementary schools in the Tri-Town began the academic year in a hybrid learning model, which split students’ time between the classroom and learning at home. While students third grade and above will continue to learn in a hybrid model, kindergarten, first and second graders’ only options are full in-person or full remote after each town approved plans to get the youngest learners back to the classroom full time.
Aidan Pollard Feb 2, 2021
A graph shown at the Feb. 2 Selectmen’s meeting shows the trend of Marion’s budget growth in recent years.
A breakdown of anticipated revenues for Marion.
MARION School expenses, the Benson Brook Transfer Station and water revenue highlighted conversation about the town’s budget at a Feb. 2 Selectmen’s meeting.
Town administrator Jay McGrail and Town Accountant Judy Mooney presented an unbalanced budget to the Selectmen, which detailed a small budget increase for the 2022 fiscal year.
Despite the bump, the budget increase remains lower than 2019’s increase of nearly 6%.
“Even with a bump at about 3.1 we’re still down from where we were,” McGrail said.
ORR Kindergarten Orientation is Feb. 3
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Kindergarten orientation for the Old Rochester Regional School District will be held through a video conferencing format on Feb. 3.
Sippican School – 16 Spring St., Marion,
Feb. 3, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Center School – 17 Barstow St., Mattapoisett,
Feb. 3, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Rochester Memorial School, Rochester,
The Kindergarten Orientation will be provided through a video conferencing format.
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