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Tour de Crème371 viewsThis year’s 4th annual Tour de Crème raised $12,000 for outdoor recreation in Mattapoisett! There were 350 riders consuming over 1,200 scoops of ice cream all for a good cause. The event is a partnership between the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike path. Photos by Jean Perry
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Memorial Day Boat Race371 viewsThe Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race went off with very few hitches, despite the bursting of the bog flume at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir just a couple days before the race. This year the weather was fine – maybe a tad hot for the racers, says Boat Race Chairman Art Benner, but great weather to kick off the summer season. Photos by Jean Perry
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Wildlife371 viewsFolks on Facebook shared pictures f the Wildlife they have seen in their yards.
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Weekend Storm370 viewsSunday, Yucky Sunday. The Tri-Town received its share of rainy, windy weather after an off-shore gale created noreaster conditions for SouthCoast Massachusetts on October 18, 2009. Silvershell Beach and Point Road in Marion were hit with high winds and pelting rain. The area still fared better than other sections of the Commonwealth, which received some early snowfall. Photo by Anne OBrien-Kakley
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Disaster Drill370 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 OBrien-Kakley.
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Homes for Cats370 viewsHabitat for Cats held an adoption day on Sunday January 12th. Cats and kittens from New Bedford, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Marion and other local towns were available for adoption. For more information visit habitatforcats.org. Photo by Felix Perez
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Brush Fire370 viewsA five-acre brushfire broke out on the Mattapoisett/Rochester town line on Saturday afternoon in the woods near Wolf Island Road and Long Plain Road. Photo by Eric Trippoli
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Kelly Miller Circus370 viewsThe Rochester Lion’s Club brought the Kelly Miller Circus to Marion on June 25. Photo by Felix Perez
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Winter Farmer’s Market370 viewsWinter is over, and the indoor Winter Farmer’s Market season almost is, too. There is one more left before the regular outdoor seasonal farmer’s market starts up again on Tuesday, June 2 outside the Old Rochester Regional Junior High School. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Waste Water Treatment370 viewsLeftover biological solids, or sludge, are sent to another building where they are compressed into “mud pies.” Some is sent to the anaerobic digester to produce methane gas for energy and the rest is hauled away for burning.
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Rabies Check370 viewsDavid Smith of the Rochester Land Trust recently accompanied Randy Mickley, a USDA Wildlife disease biologist, as he checked live mammal traps set in Marion and Rochester as part of the Cape Cod Oral Rabies Program. The goal is to establish a vaccine barrier in Plymouth County to prevent reintroduction of rabies to Cape Cod. Two raccoons were caught in Rochester and three in Marion.
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ORR Class of 2018370 viewsThe future is so bright! Congratulations to the ORR graduation class of 2018! The unexpected sunshine shone down on the ORR commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 2, allowing the event to take place outside. Pictured here, Superintendent Dr. Doug White congratulates graduates as they file past clutching their diplomas. Photo by Jean Perry
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