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Cranberry Outing322 viewsPerfect weather brought out the young and the young at heart to the second annual cranberry harvest at “The Bogs” on Acushnet Road in Mattapoisett, a Buzzards Bay Coalition property. The retired bog acreage is slowly returning to meadows and woodlands. But for now cranberries continue to grow giving the do-it-yourself harvester a chance to enjoy nature’s bounty. Photos by Marilou Newell
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14th Annual Christmas Day Swim322 viewsThe Helping Hands and Hooves 14th Annual Christmas Day Swim got a helping hand from the unseasonably warm weather, drawing in roughly 80 participants who took the polar plunge to support the organization’s therapeutic horseback riding program for adults with special needs. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Christmas Lights 322 viewsMarino Carreiro submitted this photo of his house at 59 Acushnet Road. The house has up to 40,000 holiday lights this year, and passersby, he says, are welcome to sit on the sleigh to take pictures.
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Tinkhamtown Chapel Christmas Carol Sing322 viewsThe organ was back in business this year for the annual Tinkhamtown Chapel Christmas Carol Sing on Saturday, December 17. The kerosene lamps were lit, the children partook in the traditional “The Twelve Days if Christmas,” and all was merry and bright as Christmas in Mattapoisett should be. Photos by Jean Perry
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Freezin’ for a Reason Polar Plunge322 viewsIt takes a certain type of person to jump into the cold ocean on New Year’s morning. Behold, the locals who fit that description as they enjoy a frosty January 1st at Mattapoisett Town Beach for the annual Freezin’ for a Reason Polar Plunge! Hundreds lined the beach to take the plunge, with bundled spectators watching from the sidelines and cheering as the plungers charged ahead screaming and shrieking with exhilaration. Proceeds from the plunge benefit locals battling cancer. Photos by Colin Veitch
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S.P.I.R.I.T.S322 viewsOn October 5, a team of investigators from S.P.I.R.I.T.S of New England gave a presentation that explored what paranormal activities are, their work identifying spirit activity, and the tools used to record or refute paranormal events. (L-R:) founding member Jack Kenna, co-founder Sharon Koogler, founding member Ellen MacNeil, and investigator Sarah Campbell. Photo by Marilou Newell
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FUNdraising322 viewsSaturday was a FUNdraising day in Mattapoisett, which included the now Annual Dog Walk-A-Thon fundraiser put on by Mattapoisett Eagle Scout Freemin Bauer. The proceeds from the event will continue to fund a potential dog park in town. Photos by Michelle Wood Lynds and Jean Perry
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Mattapoisett Fire Department Open House322 viewsThe Mattapoisett Fire Department Open House attracted scores of families on Saturday, October 12, with free food, fun, and fire demonstrations that captured the children’s attention while reinforcing the importance of fire safety. Photos by Jean Perry
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Salty Santa322 viewsSalty the Seahorse got his Santa hat on Friday, December 6, courtesy of the Mattapoisett Land Trust and with the help of Brownell Systems, Inc. Salty in his hat is a sure sign that the holiday season has begun in Mattapoisett. Photos by Jean Perry
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Helping Hands and Hooves321 viewsHelping Hands and Hooves, a Mattapoisett-based non-profit organization in the area of Aucoot Cove, gives horseback riding lessons to disabled people in the Southcoast region. The rides are therapeutic to the students, who anticipate their lessons each week so much that they even hold the rides in the rain. Photo by Anne OBrien-Kakley.
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First Day321 viewsGood friends, Brianna Lynch and Danya Bichsel, headed up to the bus on their first day of school on August 31, 2011. Brianna and Danya both attend Old Hammondtown school. Photo courtesy of Maria Lynch.
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Bike Run 321 viewsSecond annual Brad Barrows Memorial Athletic Scholarship Motorcycle Run took place on Saturday, September 17, 2011. Brad Barrows Memorial Athletic Fund committee members from left to right: Rory McFee, Dick Barrett, Jean Cole, Peter Collins and Barry Barrows. Photo by Felix Perez.
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