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Waste Water Treatment329 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 Perry
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Quarantine Fun!329 viewsFolks shared their photos of fun during the good weather this weekend.
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Friend's Garden328 viewsOn October 9, 2009, the garden at Friends Academy surpassed the 2000-pound of harvested vegetables benchmark, and then some. Harvesting a variety of greens plus sixteen pounds of carrots and eight pounds of winter squash, students bundled up 71.3 pounds of vegetables for their weekly delivery to the Food Pantry at Grace Episcopal Church.
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Disaster Drill328 viewsFairhaven Fire Department hosted a full-scale exercise to improve emergency response in the region. Mattapoisett, Rochester, Dartmouth, Freetown, Acushnet, and New Bedford all responded to a disaster that simulated an accident between a school bus and an oil truck at Livesey Park in Fairhaven. Twenty drama students from New Bedford Vocational High School played the part of injured students who were assessed and treated for injuries. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Fall Fling Fundraiser328 viewsJackie Ashley of Rochester, left, is among the planners for a Coastline Elderly Fall Fling fundraiser. The Fall Fling will take place on Friday, September 24, at 8:00 pm at the Hawthorne Country Club, 970 Tucker Road, Dartmouth. The evening will feature appetizers, music and a live auction with auctioneer Greenwood Hartley of Rochester. For tickets or information, call Jackie Medeiros at Coastline Elderly Services at 508-742-9151.
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TriTown Talent328 viewsEntertainers strutted their stuff during the January 31, 2011 auditions for ORCTV and the Showstopper’s upcoming telethon. The event will be aired live on ORCTV – Comcast Channel 9 and Verizon Channel 36 – on February 13, 2011 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Man in the Mirror327 viewsThe cast of "Man in the Mirror" rehearse for a March 19, 2011 and March 20, 2011 production at The Alley Theatre. Marion resident Abby Wheeler will perform in this Middleboro production. Photo courtesy of The Burt Wood School of the Performing Arts.
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High Winds and Waves327 viewsOn February 7, rain and high winds hit Southeastern Massachusetts, resulting in thousands of electrical outages. The hardest hit in the Tri-Town area was Rochester with more than 500 Eversource customers reporting wires down and service interruptions from mid-afternoon into the night. Gusts of over 70 miles per hour were reported by the National Weather Service. Rochester’s Highway Department was on the job for approximately 24 hours removing trees. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Quarantine Fun!327 viewsFolks shared their photos of fun during the good weather this weekend.
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Habitat Gala326 viewsStan Ellis performs on drums at the September 17, 2010 Buzzard’s Bay Habitat for Humanity Gala. Photo by Felix Perez.
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South Shore Equestrian Tournament326 viewsSeven horseback riding students from Seahorse Farm in Mattapoisett attended the 2015 Massachusetts Special Olympics South Shore Equestrian Tournament in Hanover on Sunday. Seahorse Farm is the home of Helping Hands and Hooves, a nonprofit organization that provides horseback riding lessons and therapy to people with special needs. Photos by Jean Perry
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Women Build325 viewsLocal women volunteer crews pounded nails and dug in to make homeownership a reality for the Howlett family as a part of the Buzzard’s Bay Habitat for Humanity Women Build days on May 1 and 2, 2010. The house will add to the 1,650 Women Build houses that have been built throughout the United States since the Women Build program began in 1998. Photo courtesy of Christine Halle.
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