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Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon13 viewsEmily Tato was grateful to Aner Larreategi after their top-three-overall performances in Sunday’s Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon. Pushed from start to finish by Larreategi, Tato was the fastest woman in all three events, the swim, bike and run. Don Cuddy was the 70-and-over winner. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon13 viewsEmily Tato was grateful to Aner Larreategi after their top-three-overall performances in Sunday’s Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon. Pushed from start to finish by Larreategi, Tato was the fastest woman in all three events, the swim, bike and run. Don Cuddy was the 70-and-over winner. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Egret13 viewsFaith Ball shared this photo of an egret on Crescent Beach.
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Kayak Clinic13 viewsAugust 9 and 10, the Mattapoisett Land Trust in partnership with the Mattapoisett Recreation Department held two kayak clinics for children ages 8 to 12. MLT volunteers provided safety instructions, a major focus of the program. Kayak introductory instruction has been provided by the two organizations for six years. This year local photographer and author Donna Lee Tufts greeted the children at the end of the program, sharing her thoughts of the joy of kayaking and presenting each child with a copy of her b
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Great Picnic13 viewsAttendees at Friday night’s “Great Picnic” on the one-acre Munro preserve overlooking Mattapoisett Harbor enjoyed live music and adorned their tables with creatively competitive centerpieces featuring everything from a palm tree to pickleballs. Mattapoisett Land Trust Vice President Peter Davies told the Wanderer that the Mattapoisett Museum and the MLT have jointly organized the event for five nonconsecutive years. Proceeds from the annual event support their programs. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Great Picnic13 viewsAttendees at Friday night’s “Great Picnic” on the one-acre Munro preserve overlooking Mattapoisett Harbor enjoyed live music and adorned their tables with creatively competitive centerpieces featuring everything from a palm tree to pickleballs. Mattapoisett Land Trust Vice President Peter Davies told the Wanderer that the Mattapoisett Museum and the MLT have jointly organized the event for five nonconsecutive years. Proceeds from the annual event support their programs. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Mattapoisett Boatyard Fire13 viewsSmoke rose over Mattapoisett Harbor on August 19 after a boat caught fire during the replacement of a gasoline tank. An explosion followed by a raging fire leveled Mattapoisett Boatyard and destroyed the 14 boats and 47 vehicles on site. Members of the Kaiser family who own the business and members of the McLean family who founded the business surveyed the ruins on the weekend and vow to rebuild. Photos by Marilou Newell and courtesy of Mattapoisett Police and Fire departments and Kathleen Costello
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13 viewsSmoke rose over Mattapoisett Harbor on August 19 after a boat caught fire during the replacement of a gasoline tank. An explosion followed by a raging fire leveled Mattapoisett Boatyard and destroyed the 14 boats and 47 vehicles on site. Members of the Kaiser family who own the business and members of the McLean family who founded the business surveyed the ruins on the weekend and vow to rebuild. Photos by Marilou Newell and courtesy of Mattapoisett Police and Fire departments and Kathleen Costello
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MBY Boat Parade13 viewsMattapoisett Harbormaster Jamie McIntosh and Assistant Harbormaster Robert Clavin rounded up the procession of over 100 boats, while Assistant Harbormaster P J Gerald Beaudoin and Deputies Luke Mello and Sydney Haskell led them around Mattapoisett Harbor during Sunday’s parade that featured the Jaguar tugboat that earlier this year took the Mayflower back to Plymouth. The route took the boats past the Mattapoisett Boatyard as a sign of support in the wake of the August 19 fire that severely injured a worker
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Mattapoisett Town Band Director13 viewsOn August 25, Mattapoisett Town Band Director Jim Farmer introduced the new band director, Jayson Newell. Farmer retired after more than 30 years as the Town Band leader. Newell, who has more than 25 years playing and teaching in south-coast bands and in schools, is a teacher at Durfee High School in Fall River. Newell thanked Farmer and those in attendance and looks forward to the 2023 season. Photo courtesy of Joanne Dunn
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Seahorse Gives Back13 viewsEach year, Mattapoisett Recreation's Seahorse Explorer's program hosts a "Seahorse Gives Back" week at our camp. This year, Buzzards Bay Coalition was chosen to be the recipient of their fundraising efforts, presenting the coalition with a check for $390. This is an organization we are thrilled for our program to support, and we hope our campers remain stewards of the Buzzards Bay Coalition for years to come. Photo courtesy Greta Fox
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Heros13 viewsAndrea Osborne submitted this unique photo of a Hero’s coloring book left at the scene of the Mattapoisett Boatyard Fire. Many heroes were seen on that day.
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