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Old Rochester Little League261 views The Old Rochester Little League held their parade and opening day on Saturday April 27. The festivities included the National Anthem sung by Jennel Garcia and opening pitches thrown by Police Chief’s Lincoln Miller (Marion), Mary Lyons (Mattapoisett), and Paul McGee (Rochester), as well as Fire Chiefs Thomas Joyce (Marion), Andrew Murray (Mattapoisett) and Scott Weigel (Rochester). Photos by Felix Perez.
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Old Rochester Little League261 views The Old Rochester Little League held their parade and opening day on Saturday April 27. The festivities included the National Anthem sung by Jennel Garcia and opening pitches thrown by Police Chief’s Lincoln Miller (Marion), Mary Lyons (Mattapoisett), and Paul McGee (Rochester), as well as Fire Chiefs Thomas Joyce (Marion), Andrew Murray (Mattapoisett) and Scott Weigel (Rochester). Photos by Felix Perez.
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Life Along the Shore 261 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum’s Life Along the Shore program enjoyed learning a little something about the crabs that inhabit the Marion shoreline during the July 2013 session. Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold
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ORR Girl’s Basketball261 viewsThe ORR Girl’s Basketball team played Fairhaven on December 30th. The score was Fairhaven 41 - 40 ORR in a back and forth game, that was played at Fairhaven High School. Photos by Ryan Feeney
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Old Rochester Little League261 viewsSaturday, May 2 was Opening Day for the Old Rochester Little League. The parade took the young athletes from the Knights of Columbus over to Haley Field in Mattapoisett, where Opening Day ceremonies commenced. Photos by Felix Perez
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Summer Days261 views Buzzards Bay was active this past Labor Day weekend with boaters and residents out enjoying the late summer weather on this unofficial last weekend of the summertime season. The colors of summer will soon shift to the colors of fall in the harbor, but not before a few more opportunities to take out those kayaks and sailboats with friends and family. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Country Fair 261 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair rolled into town on Thursday, August 18, filled the air with the sweet smells of Italian sausage and fried fair food, mixed with the smoke of diesel engines, and created that magical scent we all relish until the fair wrapped up on Sunday, August 21. Tractor pulls, animal shows, kids’ games, music, and wrestling (including the match between The Aardvark and Buck Chuck) delighted us while it lasted in the bucolic setting of Rochester, Massachusetts. Photos by Felix Perez and Jean P
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Turtle261 viewsSome of the residents of Jenney Lane at The Cove in Marion have found a new passion in rescuing diamond-backed terrapin eggs and safely releasing the hatchlings into the wild. A private neighborhood group, along with “Turtle Guy” Don Lewis and wife Sue Weiber Nourse, created a terrapin habitat restoration project knows as the turtle garden at The Cove. The project has seen success this year with an increase in new terrapin nests over last year. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester Grammar School Reunion261 viewsNearly a hundred people turned out to celebrate at the 10th Rochester Grammar School Reunion. Participants told “life stories,” sharing decades of experiences from careers, to marriages, to children and grandchildren. The event was held at the Rochester Council on Aging on Saturday, September 17. Organizers have said this will be the last year for the event. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Senior Thanksgiving261 viewsTri-Town seniors enjoyed another savory Thanksgiving dinner at the Old Rochester Regional Junior High School on Sunday, November 17. The annual event is a tradition 26 years strong that allows school staff and eighth-graders the chance to express their gratitude for area seniors and their support for the schools. Photos by Jean Perry
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Hammond Quarry261 viewsMattapoisett Land Trust President Mike Huguenin led a group of about 52 people on a walk about Hammond Quarry, a historical property off Mattapoisett Neck Road that the MLT is hoping to acquire next year. Pink granite was mined from the site between the early 1700s through the early 1900s, and the MLT plans to purchase the property to preserve the quarries and carve out trails for public access. Photos by Jean Perry
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Take Your Child to the Library Day261 viewsThere were tons of family-friendly activities at the Plumb Library on February 4 for the annual Take Your Child to the Library Day. Junior Friends of the Library were on hand, as well as Miss Lisa leading the kids in physical exercises, and Amos the “read to me” greyhound made a few new friends. Photos by Deina Zartman
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