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Mattapoisett Town Oyster Farmer370 viewsBill Mansfield has become the de facto Mattapoisett town oyster farmer, overseeing the town’s oyster farming program since 2014. His efforts coupled with a crew of about 20 other volunteers has taken on the labor-intensive work of rearing young oysters to maturity in Pine Island Pond. When the shellfish beds are open in the fall, recreational license holders will reap the benefits. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Mattapoisett Fire Department Open House370 viewsThe Mattapoisett Fire Department Open House attracted scores of families on Saturday, October 12, with free food, fun, and fire demonstrations that captured the children’s attention while reinforcing the importance of fire safety. Photos by Jean Perry
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Santa Run 370 viewsSaturday, December 7, was the Santa Run 5k through the village of Mattapoisett. Usually held in New Bedford, race organizer Geoff Smith moved the race to Mattapoisett, flooding the village streets with hundreds of Santas – and a few Christmas miniature horses, as well. Photos by Jean Perry
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Black Lives Matter370 viewsSeveral hundred people marched from the Mattapoisett Park and Ride on North Street down to Shipyard Park on June 5 to participate in a “Black Lives Matter” protest organized by Bridgewater State University professor Sarah Thomas and Bristol Community College professor Stacie Hess and promoted by Tri-Town Against Racism. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Helping Hands and Hooves369 viewsHelping Hands and Hooves, a Mattapoisett-based non-profit organization in the area of Aucoot Cove, gives horseback riding lessons to disabled people in the Southcoast region. The rides are therapeutic to the students, who anticipate their lessons each week so much that they even hold the rides in the rain. Photo by Anne OBrien-Kakley.
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Bluegrass369 viewsA Bluegrass concert to benefit Heifer International was held at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on May 8, 2010. Heifer International works to end world hunger and poverty by donating livestock to families in need. The recipients raise and breed their livestock to donate to others in need, thus continuing the cycle of giving. Photo by Felix Perez.
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2010 Road Race369 viewsMattapoisetts 40th Road Race took place on the steamy Saturday morning of July 3, 2010. Over a thousand runners registered for the highly anticipated annual five-mile event. Photo by Anne OBrien-Kakley.
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Veteran's Day369 viewsThe Florence Eastman American Legion Post 280, with the Mattapoisett and Rochester Veteran's Office, coordinated the annual Veteran's Day exercises at Old Hammondtown School on November 11, 2011. Photo by Anne Kakley.
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Fresh Snow369 viewsTaking advantage of the fresh powder at Old Hammond Town School on Saturday January 21st. Although the weekend brought a foot of snow, with Mondays rain there’s not much left but the memories. Photos by Felix Perez
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Ned’s Point Lighthouse369 viewsEd Pepin took this photo of Ned’s Point lighthouse from an angle not usually seen.
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Hank Phillippi Ryan369 viewsInvestigative reporter Hank Phillippi Ryan visited Mattapoisett on Sunday, January 31. She talked about her lifelong fascination with mystery and introduced her new book, “What You See.” Photo by Marilou Newell
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Freezin’ for a Reason369 viewsJanuary 1 found locals Freezin’ for a Reason again at the annual polar plunge fundraiser to benefit those who are fighting cancer in our own community. At Mattapoisett Town Beach that morning, the air temperature was in the single digits and the water was a frigid 40 degrees. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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