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Harbor Days424 viewsAnother year, another Harbor Days, and another successful effort on behalf of the Mattapoisett Lions Club to raise funds for the good of the community. Harbor Days this year was indeed a hot one, but most agreed that a heat wave was preferable to the rainy washout experienced in prior years. Photos by Jean Perry
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Mattapoisett YMCA424 viewsOn Sunday, October 20, the Mattapoisett YMCA hosted its first annual Harbor Brew Fest. Participants enjoyed this sunny day of local brew tastings, live music by Sean Carney, and fresh scallops, while overlooking beautiful Mattapoisett Harbor. A bonfire on the beach accompanied by a smores bar added to the fun. All proceeds from the event will go towards the Mattapoisett YMCA’s Annual Campaign that helps deserving children attend summer camp, preschool and afterschool care.
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Mattapoisett Woman's Club424 viewsThis past Saturday, the Mattapoisett Woman's Club (MWC) planted daffodil bulbs at several sites in town. The MWC is grateful for the donations from the Lion's Club, Mahoney's, and the Mattapoisett Highway Department for preparing the various places for planting. Thank you to Brad Hathaway who provided daffodil bulbs for planting at a site at Aucoot Road in memory of this wife, Priscilla, who was a member of MWC. Photos courtesy Karen Gardner
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Veteran's Day 2009423 viewsVeteran's Day 2009
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Chest Returns423 viewsBeth Mills stands in front of the pine and mahogany chest of drawers made by her grandfather, Charles Johnson, who was an undertaker and cabinet-maker in Mattapoisett at the turn of the 20th century. The chest of drawers remained with her until she passed away in 2008 at the age of 99. Her friends John and Caroline Belloti contacted the Mattapoisett Historical Society after her passing to fulfill her wish that the chest remain with the Mattapoisett Museum, just around the corner from where it was made.
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Summer is Here!423 viewsSummer is on! There was no shortage of people at the first Seaport Village Concert of the season, which was held on June 19, 2010. Local folks came out to enjoy good music, ice cream and beautiful weather until the sun went down. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Square Dancing423 viewsIt was good, ol’ fashioned, square-dancin’ fun at the Mattapoisett gazebo on July 10, 2010. As the sun set over Mattapoisett harbor, the Wareham Swingers dance group held a free, all-ages square dancing session. Photo by Felix Perez.
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PanMass Challenge423 viewsLocal Tri-Town residents rode almost 200 miles from Sturbridge to Provincetown on August 7 and 8, 2010 at the Dana-Farber Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC). PMC has raised over $270 million dollars for cancer research over the last 31 years. This year they are hoping to reach $31 million. Please go to: www.pmc.org to learn more. From left to right, Mattapoisett residents Dan McQuillin, Heather Briggs Hobler and Jimmy DiPasqua participated in the 2010 PMC. Photo courtesy of Peter McGowan.
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Chinese Culture423 viewsChildren learned about Chinese culture and the Year of the Rabbit at a February 24, 2011 Mattapoisett library event. Librarian Linda Burke read a traditional Chinese story, and then the children enjoyed making their own dragons, watched as Haiying Zhang wrote their names in Mandarin, and tried eating fried rice with chopsticks. Photo by Anne Kakley.
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Memorial Day423 viewsA great crowd turned out for Memorial Day observances on the grounds of the Mattapoisett Public Library this Monday, May 30, 2011. Photo courtesy of Rebecca McCullough.
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“Frozen” at the Library423 viewsWhile it was warm and sunny outdoors, it was “Frozen” inside the Mattapoisett Library on Friday, February 19. Young library patrons enjoyed a number of Disney’s “Frozen” activities, with even a few Elsas stopping by to join in the fun. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Veterans Day Ceremony in Mattapoiset423 viewsCol. Joseph McGraw was the guest speaker during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Old Hammondtown School. McGraw has a long and impressive military career. He graduated in 1994 from U.S. Military Academy and achieved successive ranks to become a full colonel in 2015. George Randall, member of the Florence Eastman Post of the American Legion, recited the preamble to the American Constitution and the Gettysburg Address before a standing-room only audience during the November 11 Veterans Day Ceremony in Mattapoiset
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