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RMS Students vs Staff Basketball Game159 viewsThe staff at Rochester Memorial School beat the students again for the 15th year in a row during the annual RMS students versus staff basketball game on January 22. The Friday night event attracted a gymnasium full of spectators who witnessed the staff’s 83-72 win over the students. Photos by Colin VeitchJan 27, 2016
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RMS Students vs Staff Basketball Game151 viewsThe staff at Rochester Memorial School beat the students again for the 15th year in a row during the annual RMS students versus staff basketball game on January 22. The Friday night event attracted a gymnasium full of spectators who witnessed the staff’s 83-72 win over the students. Photos by Colin VeitchJan 27, 2016
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Waste Water Treatment299 viewsThis is no drinking fountain. Last week, we met with Fairhaven DPW Superintendent Vincent Furtado and made it our business to learn more about the business of … your business and its journey from the toilet to the Fairhaven Wastewater Treatment Facility on Arsene Street in Fairhaven and out to New Bedford Harbor. Some 1,780 Mattapoisett residents receive municipal sewer service from the Fairhaven facility. Photo by Jean PerryJan 20, 2016
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Waste Water Treatment265 viewsBacteria in the anaerobic digester break down the sludge in the left-hand cylindrical structure and the methane produced is stored in the white sphere on the right.Jan 20, 2016
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Waste Water Treatment273 viewsLeftover biological solids, or sludge, are sent to another building where they are compressed into “mud pies.” Some is sent to the anaerobic digester to produce methane gas for energy and the rest is hauled away for burning.Jan 20, 2016
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Waste Water Treatment271 viewsIn the aeration basins, water is bubbled and oxygenated, and bacteria are introduced into the mix to break down remaining suspended solids until it’s 90% clear. The water is disinfected with UV light before being discharged to an outfall point at the intersection of Main and Church Streets in Fairhaven into New Bedford Harbor. (Hopefully that lifesaver has never been needed.)Jan 20, 2016
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Waste Water Treatment279 viewsStep #2 starts in one of eight 15-foot deep concrete clarifiers where screened water is skimmed for oils by a long metal arm, and where 40% of solids sink to the bottom and are removed.Jan 20, 2016
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Waste Water Treatment278 viewsWorkers keep a collection of odd objects that got flushed and made their way to the PT building during the treatment process.Jan 20, 2016
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Waste Water Treatment240 viewsThe Fairhaven Wastewater Treatment Facility provides sewer service to 1,780 Mattapoisett homes, processing 2.7 million gallons of wastewater daily. First stop on the ‘flush to finish’ journey starts in the PT building (preliminary treatment). Here the flow is pinched off, grit screened, and paper/plastic debris shredded and separated. Photos by Jean PerryJan 20, 2016
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Coast Guard Auxiliary267 viewsBetty and Bert Theriault shared many years of history on Ned’s Point Lighthouse as guests of the Mattapoisett Friends of the Council on Aging on Saturday, January 16. The couple has dedicated 40 years to the lighthouse through their work with the local Coast Guard Auxiliary. Photo by Marilou NewellJan 20, 2016
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Doll Spa232 viewsThe Mattapoisett Library treated area kids and their dolls to a spa day on Friday, January 15. With a day off from school, girls had their hair styled by Holly Coutinho, had their nails done by Junior Friend Alice DeCicco-Carey, 11, and decorated hair clips with Junior Friend Nicole Londergan. Photos by Jean PerryJan 20, 2016
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Doll Spa232 viewsThe Mattapoisett Library treated area kids and their dolls to a spa day on Friday, January 15. With a day off from school, girls had their hair styled by Holly Coutinho, had their nails done by Junior Friend Alice DeCicco-Carey, 11, and decorated hair clips with Junior Friend Nicole Londergan. Photos by Jean PerryJan 20, 2016
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