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Plumb Corner Halloween287 viewsThe center of Rochester was all spooked out on Saturday, October 15, at the annual Halloween festival where kids donned costumes and enjoyed trips through the haunted house, as well as refreshments and a dance party. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Veterans Day Ceremony in Mattapoiset287 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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Sole Survivor287 viewsTri-Town Relay for Life team “Sole Survivor” held its annual wreath sale over the holiday weekend at the old Al’s Yankee Clipper on Route 6 in Marion. Wreaths, as well as handmade kissing balls and evergreen decorations will remain on sale on Saturday and Sunday until Christmas or until supplies run out – and they are going fast! Photos by Jean Perry
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Living History 287 viewsIt looked like July 8, 1776 at Silvershell Beach in Marion this past Saturday. Folks from the Fairhaven Village Militia and Wareham Militia Group in conjunction with Marion Recreation and the Marion Cultural Council took spectators back in time to Colonial Massachusetts during a weekend-long encampment at the beach. Participants in olde-tyme apparel demonstrated what life was like in the 1770s during the Revolutionary War through demonstrations of drilling, cooking, and flintlock musket use. Photos by Jean
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Marion Fire Department Open House287 viewsThe Marion Fire Department held its annual Fire Station Open House on Monday, November 6, hauling out the red carpet to guests with free face painting, pizza, cookies, and of course, don’t forget the red plastic fire helmets! Photos by Jean Perry
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Quilled Out287 viewsLocal kids ‘quilled out’ at the Mattapoisett Library on Saturday, November 4, with Children’s Services Director Jeanne McCullough, who passed on her quilling skills (a.k.a. paper filigree) to a group of eager new ‘quillers.’ Photos by Jean Perry
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OR Celebrates Family Night287 viewsOn February 8, Sippican School family outreach program ANCHOR hosted its first “OR Celebrates Family Night” at the school to feature the diversity and uniqueness of Old Rochester students and their families. Photos by Deina Zartman
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Marine Becket Kiernan287 viewsOn Friday, February 16, Class of 2017 ORR graduate and 18-year-old Marine Becket Kiernan was laid to rest at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne. All of Old Rochester lined the side of Route 6 for a final farewell to Becket as Principal Mike Devoll stood solemnly as the procession passed beneath the giant U.S. flag suspended by two local ladder trucks. Fire and police from all three towns lined the opposite side of the street to pay their respects. Photos by Jean Perry
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March for Our Lives287 viewsFourteen members and friends of the Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee attended the March for Our Lives on Saturday, March 24. Those who attended the march: Jocelyn DaLuz, Kathleen & Arthur Damaskos, Patricia & Maureen Murray, Luana Jostvold, Kathie Reed, Michelle Bernier, Theresa Hadley, Bill Cantor, Kristen Eastman, Betty Hill and Skip and Anne Bedser. Photo courtesy William Cantor
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Boat Building Open House287 viewsRochester Memorial Day Boat Race first-time participants Blake Gagne, David Gagne, Corielle Wilkinson, and Daniel Gagne attended the boat building open house held on April 14 at the Rochester Fire Department by the race committee. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Opening Day 287 viewsApril 28 was Opening Day in Rochester for the Old Rochester Little League. Retiring Police Chief Paul Magee tossed the first pitch on the (finally) spring Saturday morning. Photos by Colleen Hathaway.
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Marion 4th of July Parade287 viewsThe Marion 4th of July parade is a tradition that brings the entire community out to the streets for some hometown patriotic celebration.
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