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Family Fun Festival 246 viewsThe Mattapoisett Lions Club held its first Family Fun Festival at Shipyard Park on Saturday, October 29, featuring some good old-fashioned fun and games. Over 400 people turned out for the event, which included hayrides through the village, a pumpkin patch, and games such as pin the nose on the pumpkin and the corn hole toss. Photos by Jean Perry
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Veterans Day Ceremony in Mattapoiset246 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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Rochester Tree Lighting246 viewsMonday, December 5, was the night of the annual Rochester Tree Lighting. Folks enjoyed festive music by the RMS chorus and band, and witnessed the grand entrance of Santa Claus aboard Rochester’s big yellow fire ladder truck with lights blazing and sirens sounding. Photos by Jean Perry
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Pizza with Santa246 viewsThe Marion Police Brotherhood held its 5th annual Pizza with Santa on Sunday, December 4, at the Marion Music Hall. Kids shared a pie with jolly old Saint Nick and later posed for pictures. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Tabor presents “Grease”246 viewsDon’t miss Tabor Academy’s 2017 musical “Grease” on Thursday, February 16 through Saturday, February 18 starring Lucy Saltonstall as Sandy Dumbroski and Connor Cook as Danny Zuko. The show starts at 7:30 pm in the Fireman Center for the Performing Arts at Hoyt Hall and is free to the public. Photos by Felix Perez
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Carolyn Titcomb246 viewsOn April 8, family and friends gathered at the residence of Carolyn Titcomb of Mattapoisett to celebrate her 100th birthday. Those in attendance traveled from throughout New England and from North Carolina to attend the event. Titcomb said she was overwhelmed by seeing so many people assembled just for her and said of her special birthday, “I don’t know how I got here!” Titcomb has two sons, William Titcomb of Marion, and Peter Titcomb of North Carolina, four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
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Buzzards Bay Musicfest246 viewsGordon Hunt on oboe, Rachel Stegeman on violin, Eric Tanner on violin, Michael Strauss on viola, and Claudio Jaffe on cello perform during the Buzzards Bay Musicfest this past week at Tabor Academy. Photo by Ashley Perry
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No Shave November246 viewsTime was up for five Rochester police officers participating in the department’s 2nd annual No Shave November who said farewell to their beards and goatees as cosmetology students at Old Colony treated the officers to a shave on December 1. Photos by Jean Perry
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Make A Difference Expo 246 viewsOn December 29 Miss Massachusetts Jillian Zucco held a Make A Difference Expo at the Knights of Columbus hall. Various volunteer organizations and groups dependent on volunteer participation set up tables and invited the public to learn how they could help. Outside in the parking lot Boston Children' Hospital mobile blood donation van with the slogan “give pints for half pints,” saw a steady flow of people throughout the day. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Pinewood Derby246 viewsCub Scouts Pack 30 held its annual Pinewood Derby on Saturday, January 13 at Rochester Memorial School. The pinewood derby is a tradition that was started back in 1963 in Manhattan Beach, California and persists to this day. In addition to placing as the fastest cars, the scouts’ cars are also awarded for design and creativity. Photos by Jean Perry
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Telescope Program246 viewsJohn Root of the Aldrich Adopt-a-Library Program holds up the 14-pound Orion telescope. Photo by Deina Zartman
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory246 viewsThe ORRHS Drama Club’s performance of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” was a sold out event! The production ran March 22-24, with many being turned away on Friday night after tickets sold out as fast as Wonka bars! Photos by Erin Bednarczyk
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