May 10, 2021
Rochester and Mattapoisett both reached higher covid risk designations, while Marion shifted down to “gray” in state data released May 6.
Rochester reported eight new cases in the week leading up to May 6, down from 18 the week before. However, the town’s total ongoing case count was enough to shift the town from a “yellow” to “red” designation.
In Mattapoisett, 17 new cases were reported between April 29 and May 6, an increase of nine from the week before. The town also shifted from “green” to “yellow.”
Marion, However, saw both a decrease in new cases and a lowering fo status. The town reported no new cases the week leading to May 6, and shifted from “green” to “gray.”
MATTAPOISETT More kids from out of town are coming to Center and Old Hammondtown schools.
The Mattapoisett School Committee voted on May 3 to admit three additional school choice students into Mattapoisett elementary schools, adding to the eight school choice students already enrolled.
School choice is a program by which families can opt to send students to schools outside of the school district in which they live.
Mattapoisett currently has three school choice students in both kindergarten and first grade, and one in second grade.
Kindergarteners will be prioritized for the three school choice spots, though first and second graders may also be accepted.
Apr 23, 2021
New covid cases in Mattapoisett and Rochester remained steady this week, as Marion saw a nearly 50% reduction in new cases, keeping the community firmly in the “green.”
Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester all have populations under 10,000, and the state determines the covid risk of communities of that size using a measurement of the total number of ongoing covid cases in each town.
Fewer than or equal to 10 active covid cases designates a low-population community as gray, between 10 and 15 cases puts a community in the green, fewer than or equal to 25 cases marks a town as yellow, and communities with more than 25 cases are designated as red.
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