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Practically Penguins 296 viewsThe waterfowl in the harbors, rivers, and estuaries of Mattapoisett over the weekend got a taste of what it’s like to be penguins. They are seen here huddling for warmth, scavenging for food, and sharing the tight spaces of whatever scarce water surface area remained Sunday at sunset. Photos by Jean Perry
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Tabor Academy Polar Plunge296 viewsTabor Academy hosted its second annual Polar Plunge on Sunday, January 21 at Silvershell Beach to raise money for the school’s Special Olympics Young Athletes Program. Students from ‘fundraising rival’ Sandwich High also showed up, with scores of students and staff making a dash in and quickly out of the chilly waters. The plunge raised about $8,000. Photos by Deina Zartman
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Marion Natural History Museum296 viewsOn Valentines Day, the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group had a chance to learn about humpback and right whales. Dr. Moore of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution showed the students how a drone may be used to observe a whale's spout to determine its health. We also had a chance to view bubble-netting practices of humpbacks, see how baleen plates fit in a whale's mouth, and discussed the hazards the whales face due to entanglements in fishing gear. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Tour de Crème296 viewsThis Sunday was the third annual Tour de Crème, a fundraising partnership between the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path. The ride started at the Town Beach and wound its way through the Southcoast, making stops at the various creameries along the way. Proceeds of the ride will go towards maintaining the MLT trails and the extension of the bike path to the Mattapoisett/Marion town line. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Mattapoisett Memorial Day296 viewsMattapoisett Board of Selectmen along with members of the American Legion Florence Eastman Post 280, Rep. William Straus, and special guest Col. Chris Kidd attended the Memorial Day observances at Center School on May 28. The Old Hammondtown School concert band under the direction of Cara Kinney played patriotic tunes to a full house, and afterwards the Memorial Day parade headed to the Civil War monument at the library. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Memorial Day296 viewsMarion Boy Scouts, town employees, and volunteers spend Saturday morning planting flowers on veteran’s graves at Evergreen Cemetery, one of the ways Marion honors its veterans every year come Memorial Day. Photos by Robert Pina
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Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race296 viewsThe Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race wound its way along the Mattapoisett River for its 84th year. This year’s weather was a major improvement from last year’s soaking, but overall participation was down this year. Still, those who have been racing year after year made it another successful race, continuing an important Tri-Town tradition. Photos by Jean Perry
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RMS Class of 2012296 viewsRochester Memorial School welcomed back its RMS Class of 2012, with young students lining the halls to watch the big kids pass through one last time as students. Photos by Jean Perry
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Seascape296 viewsEdward Albee’s “Seascape”, winner of the 1975 Pulitzer Prize, will open at the Marion Art Center on Thursday, August 9, and run through August 18. This two-act drama (dramedy) is about a retired couple enjoying a day at the beach when they meet a “sea creature” couple. Director Kate Fishman has cast Camerin Bennett as Sarah, Scott Fishman as Charlie, Tristan McCann as Leslie, and Susan Sullivan as Nancy. “This is a strong cast”, said Fishman, “and I predict a lively and engaging production.” Photo courtesy
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Mushroom Walk296 viewsThe Sippican Lands Trust and the Boston Mycological Club took a large group out on Sunday for a mushroom walk at the White Eagle Property in Marion. Participants gathered hundreds of mushrooms and laid them out on a long table for mushroom experts Ken Fienberg and Chris Neefus to help identify. Photos by Jean Perry
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ORR Junior High School Holiday Concert296 viewsORR Junior High School hosted another holiday concert to a packed auditorium on December 19. The audience enjoyed seasonal selections performed by the Jazz Band, 7th-grade Band, 8th-grade Band, and the Chorus. Photos by E.O. Bednarczyk
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BBC Watershed Ride296 viewsThe Buzzards Bay Coalition’s 13th annual Watershed Ride pedaled its way through the Tri-Town on Sunday, October 6, taking participants on three different courses that wound through the land that surrounds Buzzards Bay the way gold enfolds a pearl. A record 307 cyclists raised a record $213,000 for clean water this year. Photos by Jean Perry
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