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Unity Service233 viewsLocal police, clergy, and members of the Tri-Town community gathered on Saturday, July 23, at ORR Junior High School to come together in peace and unity during an ecumenical service to honor those in uniform, those officers who have recently been assassinated in Dallas and Baton Rouge, and to pray for an end to racism and for the protection of police officers. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester Country Fair 233 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 Care233 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 Garden233 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 Garden233 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 Firefighters Association Chowder Competition233 viewsThe 2nd Annual Mattapoisett Firefighters Association Chowder Competition was well attended this Sunday, September 18, behind the Knights of Columbus on Route 6. Two categories – professional establishment and public safety – competed for best judged chowder and people’s choice. The Rochester Facilities Department took first place, with the Rochester Firefighter’s Association taking second and the People’s Choice award. Photos by Jean Perry
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Oktoberfest233 viewsLederhosen, bratwurst, music and, of course, beer! Saturday, September 17, was Oktoberfest at the Marion Music Hall. Hosted by the Marion Masons, the festival is a relatively new Marion tradition, now in its third year. Live entertainment featured the Bavarian Brothers Band and Alpenblumen Musikanten. Photos by Jean Perry
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Dry Harvest233 viewsIt’s cranberry season in Southeastern Massachusetts. With drought conditions, dry harvesting the berries has started largely unaffected by the lack of water thus far, but bog flooding later in the season could be affected if water sources are not replenished with rain. Paula and Dana Johnson of Rochester are in the midst of their dry pick, circling the bogs, one after the other, day in and day out with their mechanical Furfords and burlap sacks to harvest the cranberries fit for fresh fruit sale.
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BBC Watershed Ride233 viewsThis Sunday, October 2, the 10th Annual Buzzards Bay Coalition Watershed Ride wound its way through Tri-Town, making a stop at Eastover Farm for lunch along the way. Some 151 participants completed an 11-, 35-, 75-, or first-ever 100-mile ride, spanning Little Compton, Rhode Island to Woods Hole. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Marion Natural History Museum233 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum wishes to thank Marion Harbormaster Isaac Perry for another fun trip around Sippican Harbor. The students explored Meadow Island and enjoyed some of the local attractions of our harbor from the water. Each child also got to steer the boat back from the island and learn about the onboard electronic equipment that kept us safe from underwater hazards. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Woodside Cemetery233 viewsBarbara Bailey, local historian and member of the Rochester Historical Society, shared family stories and documented information about her ancestor William Gallt who succumbed to diphtheria at the age of 5 in 1878 and is buried in the Woodside Cemetery. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Oliver233 viewsTickets for the Marion Art Center’s latest production “Oliver” have sold out! If you didn’t reserve your tickets, then you are out of luck! Opening Night is Thursday, November 3 and the show runs daily until Sunday, November 6. The MAC hosted a ‘meet and greet’ on Tuesday, inviting us ahead of time to get a sneak peek of the performance that is shaping up to be the MAC’s most successful thus far. Photos by Colin Veitch
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