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Memorial Day Boat Race197 viewsKeeping with an 80 year-old tradition, people with their home made boats raced toward the finish line during the annual Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race. Beginning at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir on Snipatuit Road, boaters paddled the almost 12-mile race route to Herring Weir at River Road in Mattapoisett. There were 65 teams in all. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Seniors Appreciation at Center School197 viewsOne of the highlights of the third-grade school year, students dressed up as famous Americans and treated senior citizens from the Council on Aging to a senior citizen appreciation breakfast the morning of June 6. The third-graders sang patriotic songs like the Star-Spangled Banner and My Country ‘Tis of Thee, dressed as the American figure of their choice. Photo by Jean Perry
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Sippican School Goes Wild197 viewsThe fourth-grade students at the Sippican School treated classmates and family members to a virtual zoo on the morning of June 5. Students chose an animal, did their own online research, created display boards, and donned costumes to bring their animals to life. The zoo continues on Friday, June 6 from 9:00-10:00 am. Photos by Jean Perry
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Brainard Marsh Yoga197 viewsAbout a dozen people enjoyed some gentle yoga by the calm, reflective waters off Brainard Marsh in Marion the early morning of June 21. The Sippican Lands Trust Summer Yoga Series is underway, with adult yoga on select Saturdays at 9:00 am and kids yoga at 10:00. The two other dates scheduled are July 5 and August 16. Photo by Jean Perry
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CSI Chemistry197 viewsDuring the CSI Chemistry event at the Mattapoisett Free Library on August 1, Rochester Police Chief Paul Magee fingerprinted the kids during a fingerprinting demonstration, and Brendan Taylor, age 10, was the first one up. Chief Magee’s son Rob Magee led the presentation, which was one of the library’s exciting children’s summer events. Photo by Jean Perry
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Science Roadshow197 viewsThe Children’s Museum in Easton brought its Science Roadshow to the Plumb Library on August 6, and showed kids how to make a rocket out of a film canister (remember those?) and an Alka-Seltzer, and create sizzling artwork with vinegar, food coloring, and baking soda. Photos by Jean Perry
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Mattapoisett Historical Society197 viewsEver tried eating a salty piece of hard tack, made your own signal flags, or learned to tie nautical knots? Some pint-sized future sailors at the Mattapoisett Historical Society Museum learned about what it was like to be a sailor back in the whaling days, with a little bit of history sneaked into all the fun and games. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester Country Fair 2014197 viewsWhat do you get when you combine the smell of Italian sausage mixed with diesel exhaust and cow manure, the sound of loud tractor engines drowning out the live country music with the occasional barn animal noise, and the sight of happy Southcoast folks in overalls? The sublime sensory experience that is the Rochester Country Fair! What is more fun than four fun-filled days of frog racing, tractor pulling, mechanic bull riding, and fried food eating? Don’t forget the cowchip bingo and John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band who rocked the house on Saturday night before hundreds of spectators. Photos by Jean Perry, Camden Gaspar, and Felix Perez
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Marion Town Party197 viewsResidents of the Town of Marion had a ball in the center streets during its annual Town Party on August 23. There were activities for kids, food, music, and a bonfire all along the area outside the Town House. Photos by Felix Perez
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East Over Reservation 197 viewsThe East Over Reservation Hales Brook Tract and Sippican River Tract is 322 acres of conservation land overseen by the Rochester and Sippican Lands Trusts. There are about two and a half miles of hiking trails that begin with raised wooden boardwalks and bog bridges that zigzag deeper into the woods. Take a hike! Photo by Jean Perry
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TinkArt 3759197 viewsLocal artists are displaying and selling their works through September 28 at the building next door to the Tinkhamtown Chapel. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Bug Guy197 viewsThis man eats bugs. Entomaphagist David Gracer was at the Mattapoisett Library October 28 explaining how eating bugs could save the world, and fed a few mealworms to some brave (and hungry) Tri-Town children. Photos by Jean Perry
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