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Memorial Day Boat Race194 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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Miles for Memorial Annual Fitness Challenge194 viewsSmiling faces beneath sunny skies, Rochester Memorial School was the setting May 30 for a day of outdoor fun and fitness during the Miles for Memorial Annual Fitness Challenge. With soccer, Frisbee, hula-hoops, and dance parties, kids were in constant motion everywhere you looked and one could hear music, laughter, and cheering from every corner of RMS’s green grassy grounds. Photos By Jean Perry
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Miles for Memorial Annual Fitness Challenge194 viewsSmiling faces beneath sunny skies, Rochester Memorial School was the setting May 30 for a day of outdoor fun and fitness during the Miles for Memorial Annual Fitness Challenge. With soccer, Frisbee, hula-hoops, and dance parties, kids were in constant motion everywhere you looked and one could hear music, laughter, and cheering from every corner of RMS’s green grassy grounds. Photos By Jean Perry
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Lighten Up194 viewsThird-graders on June 16 performed their play “Lighten Up,” donning rainbow wigs, gigantic glasses, tutus, and brightly colored mustaches to remind everyone to not take themselves so seriously all the time. The students sang silly songs, told jokes, and offered some valuable advice like, “When life makes you sweat, wear deodorant!” By Jean Perry
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RMS Send Off194 viewsEvery year on the last day of school, Rochester Memorial School staff and faculty members give their students a VIP send-off to bid them farewell for the summer. Buses circle the parking lot and staff play music while students frantically wave goodbye from the passing buses. By Jean Perry
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Down by the Bay194 viewsThe Mattapoisett Women’s Club biannual garden tour on June 28 titled “Down by the Bay” featured nine gardens situated along the waters of Buzzards Bay. It was a glorious day for a tour of the area’s finest gardens, some featuring unique sculptures, unusual trees, and beds to attract hummingbirds and finches. Photos by Felix Perez
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Movie Night194 viewsThe Mattapoisett Lion’s Club held their first Movie night on Friday which was well attended. The event kicks off the busy summer season the Club has planned with many new items on the schedule. Photos by Felix Perez
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Movie Night194 viewsThe Mattapoisett Lion’s Club held their first Movie night on Friday which was well attended. The event kicks off the busy summer season the Club has planned with many new items on the schedule. Photos by Felix Perez
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Mattapoisett Museum194 viewsThe Mattapoisett Museum held an opening night for their latest exhibit on June 26. The collection of police and fire department memorabilia brought back many memories for municipal employees on hand at the event. Photos by Marilou Newell.
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Mission Trip to Appalachia.194 viewsTwenty-three members of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church made precious some incredible memories while making a difference during a recent mission trip to Appalachia. The mission group partnered with the Craddock Center in Cherry Log, Georgia in serving impoverished children food for their bodies, minds, and spirits. Photos courtesy Marc Anderson
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Super Duper Summer Fair194 viewsThe Super Duper Summer Fair sponsored by the First Congregational Church of Marion had something for everyone. There was a plant sale, baked goods, books and toys for sale, and games for the kids – just a lot of good old-fashioned fun on a beautiful sunny summer day. Photos by Jean Perry & Felix Perez
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CSI Chemistry194 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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