Jan 2, 2021
ROCHESTER The Old Rochester Regional School District reported a new covid case at Rochester Memorial School on Dec. 31, bringing the district total to 76.
The positive individual was last in Rochester Memorial on Dec. 23.
Contact tracing for the case is ongoing, and any close contacts will be notified by their respective Boards of Health. Close contacts are expected to quarantine in accordance with state guidelines.
All schools will continue with their normal schedules following the case.
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School and town officials from Mattapoisett and Rochester sent out back to back press releases Wednesday afternoon announcing a total of four new known COVID cases in the Old Rochester Regional School District two cases at Old Rochester Regional High School in Mattapoisett, one at the Old Hammondtown Elementary School in Mattapoisett, and one at Rochester Memorial School in Rochester.
School and Mattapoisett officials reported in a press release that they received word of the two cases at the high school and the Old Hammondtown Elementary School case on Tuesday. According to the release, the individuals who tested positive for the virus are self-isolating in accordance with Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocol. The two individuals from the high school have not been in the school buildings since Dec. 22 and Dec. 26, respectively, the release said. The individual at Old Hammondtown School ha
Dec 30, 2020
Five new covid cases were reported at the Old Rochester Regional School District in press releases on Dec. 30, bringing the district tally to 75.
Three cases from ORRHS, one from Old Hammondtown School and one from Rochester Memorial School were reported.
All schools will continue operations as normal following the cases.
The positive individuals were last in school on Dec. 22, 23, and 26 in the high school cases. The positive individuals from Old Hammondtown and Rochester Memorial were last in school on Dec. 23.
For the most up-to-date on covid in the school district, click here.
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Tim Seeberger Dec 24, 2020
Isabella D. and Learning Tree Daycare owner Roxana D’Italia count in Spanish during playtime. Photos by: Tim Seeberger
Fun is all there is to be had for Aria C. as Assistant Arden Goguen swings her up and down.
Construction time for twins Noah and Cole A.
ROCHESTER It’s been a little over four months since Learning Tree Family Daycare, a Spanish language bilingual preschool program, opened its doors. A pesar de la pandemia, todo va bien (Despite the pandemic, it s going well).
Before Roxana and Rob D’Italia opened Learning Tree in their home, the demand was already high.
Dec 22, 2020
The school district has now seen 67 total confirmed covid cases.
The Old Rochester Regional School District announced five new covid cases between ORRHS, the Junior High, Center School and Rochester Memorial School on Dec. 22.
Two of the cases came from ORRHS, and one each came from the Junior High, Center School and Rochester Memorial.
Contact tracing for the cases is ongoing. Close contacts will be notified by their respective Boards of Health and are expected to quarantine.
The positive individuals at ORRHS were last in the building on Dec. 10 and 18. The positive person from the Junior High was last in the building on Dec. 11. The positive person from Rochester Memorial was last in school on Dec. 11. The positive person from Center School was last in the building on Dec. 10.