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Marion Natural History Museum212 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's after school group welcomed Craig Chartier, a professional archaeologist, on March 9. Craig gave a presentation on the techniques archaeologists use to discover what an item might have been used for in its former life. Many thanks to Craig for the wonderful program.
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Memorial Day Boat Race212 viewsRain didn’t stop the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race from taking place on Monday, May 30. It may have soaked the boats, but it didn’t soak the spirits of the participants. See the results at www.Wanderer.com. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Buzzards Bay Musicfest212 viewsThis week was the Buzzards Bay Musicfest in Marion, held at the Fireman Center for the Performing Arts at Tabor Academy. The free event brings together musicians from all across the globe for the five-day concert series. During Friday night’s chamber music performance, harp principal Rita Costanzi, the former Principal Harp of the Vancouver Symphony and CBC Radio Orchestra, received a standing ovation for her extraordinary performance. Photo by Jean Perry
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Hula Hooping212 viewsOn Saturday, July 23, kids at the Plumb Library in Rochester tried a little hula hooping with Pinto Bella. The event is part of the library’s summer reading theme of health and wellness. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Hula Hooping212 viewsOn Saturday, July 23, kids at the Plumb Library in Rochester tried a little hula hooping with Pinto Bella. The event is part of the library’s summer reading theme of health and wellness. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Road Race212 viewsThe Rochester Road Race returned on August 13 after a year off due to low sponsorship, but this year was a hit with over 160 runners participating. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Road Race212 viewsThe Rochester Road Race returned on August 13 after a year off due to low sponsorship, but this year was a hit with over 160 runners participating. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Grange Fair212 viewsThe Grange Fair, although seeing smaller numbers of crows each year, continued the agricultural tradition of Rochester on Saturday, August 20. Photos by Andrea Ray
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Rochester Country Fair 212 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair rolled into town on Thursday, August 18, filled the air with the sweet smells of Italian sausage and fried fair food, mixed with the smoke of diesel engines, and created that magical scent we all relish until the fair wrapped up on Sunday, August 21. Tractor pulls, animal shows, kids’ games, music, and wrestling (including the match between The Aardvark and Buck Chuck) delighted us while it lasted in the bucolic setting of Rochester, Massachusetts. Photos by Felix Perez and Jean P
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Turtle Care212 viewsSome of the residents of Jenney Lane at The Cove in Marion have found a new passion in rescuing diamond-backed terrapin eggs and safely releasing the hatchlings into the wild. A private neighborhood group, along with “Turtle Guy” Don Lewis and wife Sue Weiber Nourse, created a terrapin habitat restoration project knows as the turtle garden at The Cove. The project has seen success this year with an increase in new terrapin nests over last year. Photos by Jean Perry
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Mattapoisett Community Garden212 viewsGardeners at the Mattapoisett Community Garden on the corner of Prospect and Pine Island Roads are enjoying a hearty harvest after another successful year of collaboration and partnership. All the available plots were occupied this year, and the group hopes to get even more gardeners involved next year. Photos by Jean Perry
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Mattapoisett Community Garden212 viewsGardeners at the Mattapoisett Community Garden on the corner of Prospect and Pine Island Roads are enjoying a hearty harvest after another successful year of collaboration and partnership. All the available plots were occupied this year, and the group hopes to get even more gardeners involved next year. Photos by Jean Perry
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