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Saving Grace559 viewsThe Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT) formally dedicated the Grace Pond property located at the southern end of Bowman Road on Saturday, April 26, 2008. The pond and the surrounding nine acres were acquired from Abel and Libania Grace in December, 2006 and will help support environmental diversification in the 178 acres that the MLT owns extending from the Martocci Preserve on Marion Road to the MLT property on Aucoot Road. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Heritage Days 2008559 viewsOpening ceremonies for the 2008 Heritage Days celebration weekend held in Shipyard Park. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Ongoing Journey559 viewsRajesh Shahi, of Katmandu, Nepal, displayed information about hisSangra-Sangai "Together" Program, which helps orphaned Nepalese children, at the Quaker Meeting Community Hall in Mattapoisett on June 7. Mr. Shahi first visited Mattapoisett in 1993. Photo by Adam Silva.

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Triathlon 2009559 viewsOver two hundred athletes participated in this year's Mattapoisett Triathlon on Sunday morning, July 12. The athletes endurance was tested over a course which included a quarter-mile swim, a ten-mile bike ride and a three and three quarters-mile run. The race marks the beginning of the Mattapoisett Lions Club's annual Harbor Days Celebration with events including a craft fair, several suppers and a pancake breakfast , which unfold over the course of the week. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Route 6 Crash558 viewsJust before 3pm June 29, 2009 the Mattapoisett Police and Fire Departments responded to a motor vehicle crash at Route 6 and Main Street, which slowed down the already heavy summer traffic. Multiple injuries were reported in the two-vehicle crash to which two ambulances responded. One of the victims was immobilized on a backboard as a precautionary measure while transported to St. Luke’s Hospital for evaluation. The Fairhaven and Marion Police Departments also responded to assist at the scene.
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Harbor Days558 viewsThe Mattapoisett Lions Club's Harbor Days Celebration 2009 wrapped up on Sunday, July 19 after a week of dining adventures, live entertainment and craft fair fun. Thousands of visitors flocked to the Mattapoisett waterfront for this annual event now in its twenty sixth year. Proceeds from the celebration help to fund many of the Club's charitable endeavors, including the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Mattapoisett Library 558 viewsFrom now until the end of June, enjoy the artistic paring of library books and sculpture at the Mattapoisett Library exhibit of works by Nathaniel Fuchs. An epidemiologist by day, Fuchs enjoys creating works from wood. Some have been created from an apple tree that once was a source of play for the Fuchs brothers. Now a trio of vases remain as beautiful reminders of those carefree days. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Cool Chat557 viewsThe Mattapoisett Historical Society presented a program on the history of “Ice Harvesting” on Sunday, February 10. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).

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Turn the Page557 viewsThe newly-renovated and expanded Mattapoisett Free Public Library held a formal Open House on Saturday, March 15 during which some 100 residents were given an opportunity to tour and see the town’s new facility. A follow-up grand opening and rededication ceremony is also planned for later this year to coincide with the Fifth Annual Library Day event when the town’s many summer residents return on Tuesday, July 15. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Mattapoisett Road Race 2008556 viewsAlice Binns of Boston was the fourth female female finisher, placing 38th overall, in the 2008 Mattapoisett Race held on July 4, 2008. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Mattapoisett Road Race 2008556 viewsJoe Francisco of Acushnet crosses the finish line in 30:36 to place ninth overall in the Mattapoisett Road Race held on July 4, 2008. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Holiday in the Park556 viewsFrosty the Snowman joined Santa and friends at Mattapoisett's Annual Holiday in the Park held on Saturday, December 6, 2008 in Shipyard Park. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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