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Mattapoisett119 viewsPhoto by Jennifer Shepley
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Diverse Family Photo Project118 viewsOn Tuesday night, the Tri-Town Against Racism coalition and the Mattapoisett Museum hosted an opening reception debuting the Diverse Family Photo project. The museum walls were covered with family portraits celebrating diverse families living in the area. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Rochester Women’s Club Earth Day Cleanup 118 viewsSaturday’s Rochester Women’s Club Earth Day Cleanup event. Families and friends were out and about, along with members of Boy Scout Troop 31, pulling all sorts of unpleasant surprises from the roadside. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Marion Firefighters Association118 viewsBill Bacchiocchi, Andrew Pottle, Shawn Alden and Marion firefighter Eli Arne engage in a spirited game of horseshoes at Silvershell Beach, part of Sunday’s tournament held to benefit the Marion Firefighters Association, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Attendees enjoyed the competition, antique trucks, live music from the band US, a craft beer garden and barbecue. The event not only restored the six horseshoe pits at Silvershell but also raised funds to support the many programs that aid past & present
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Cooper Newton 118 viewsCooper Newton received an emotional welcome home from his parents Peter and Marley Newton, his girlfriend Autumn Horsey and a host of extended family and friends. The Mattapoisett native sailed his 27-foot boat Why Worry on a solo journey that took him as far as Turks and Caicos south of the Bahamas. His adventures included a surprise passenger in a raccoon that found his boat during a coastal storm. Photos by Mick Colageo and Cooper Newton
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Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race118 viewsA dry month of May resulted in shallow water and slower times in the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race, but Monday’s delivery of ideal weather conditions brought smiles to competitors, organizers and spectators at the finishing area along the Mattapoisett River at Route 6. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Marion Natural History Museum118 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's Coastal Exploration group had a wonderful time last week exploring Marion's shoreline, inland wetlands and woodland areas. We collected examples of plankton, caught fish and frogs in our nets, investigated tide pools and took trips to Bird and Ram Island. The museum would like to thank Hannah Moore and David Wilson and Andrew Miller of the Marion Harbormaster Department for their help in making it such a special week. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold
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Mattapoisett Boatyard Fire118 viewsOne of the 47 vehicles destroyed by the August 19 fire at the Mattapoisett Boatyard. First responders from 19 communities, state agencies and the U.S. Coast Guard responded to the six-alarm blaze. In the August 22 press release, Mattapoisett Fire Chief Andrew Murray and State Fire Marshall Peter Ostroskey pointed to the ignition of gasoline vapors during the replacement of a boat’s gas tank as the likely origin and cause of the fire. Photo by Marilou Newell August 25, 2022 edition
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Oil Spill Drill118 viewsOn Tuesday, the Town of Mattapoisett hosted a MassDEP-sponsored training course in cooperation with the Town of Fairhaven, representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, Nuka Research and Planning Group and Moran Environmental Recovery. Working the Mattapoisett Harbormaster boat piloted by P.J. Beaudoin were Assistant Harbormaster Robert Clavin and intern Robert Haskell, and on the Mattapoisett Fire Department boat were Firefighter Daniel Cortes and Lieutenant Ross Macedo. Photos by Mick Colageo and Marilou New
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Pumpkin Palooza118 viewsSaturday’s Pumpkin Palooza hosted by the Marion Council of Aging and the Recreation Department at the Cushing Community Center. Families decorated pumpkins, and children enjoyed face painting, a hula-hoop contest, dancing, a visit from Pine Meadow Farm animals and refreshments supported by Tabor Academy volunteers. Pumpkins were later illuminated, giving the pavilion an eerie weekend presence. Sixty-five families preregistered to participate in the event inspired by Marion citizen Dianne Cosman
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