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Scenic Mattapoisett131 viewsPhoto by Jen Shepley
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Good People131 viewsThe Marion Art Center produced the play “Good People” last weekend to an outdoor audience at Bicentennial Park in Marion. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Marion Natural History Museum131 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum hosted a Nature Journaling program on October 3 with artist Tricia Cassidy. We enjoyed beautiful weather while hearing about a variety of strategies to allow everyone, even the most insecure participants, to be able to express the beauty of the natural environment on paper. We enjoyed several loosening-up exercises by playing with time constraints, not looking at the paper while drawing the subject, and framing our subject so as not to get too confused with the big picture.
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Chief Garcia Retires131 viewsAt 2:06 pm on Friday, December 11, Marion Chief of Police John Garcia signed off to radio dispatch, ending his shift and a law enforcement career that spanned three and a half decades. The Town of Marion recognized his retirement with a drive-thru sendoff outside the Cushman Community Center. School children created a banner for the occasion that included greetings from the Board of Selectmen, Fire Department, town and school district officials, police cruisers from several towns across southeastern Mass
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Swans131 viewsFaith Ball shared a photo of the pair of swans that recently returned to Mattapoisett harbor.
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Anthony DeCosta 131 viewsAnthony DeCosta was well known in Mattapoisett as a painter and the co-author of a book about the first Portuguese residents in the town. Born in 1892, he was a lifelong resident, except for the years he drove an ambulance during World War I. In his later years, he painted pictures of Mattapoisett, including the Ned’s Point Lighthouse, the whaling ship The Wanderer, and of New Bedford’s streets during the whaling years. DeCosta’s granddaughter, Lorene Sweeney remembers,
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Melody Pacheco131 viewsOn March 17 family, friends, and co-workers came out in force to beep and wave at retiring Mattapoisett Town Hall employee Melody Pacheco, who ended her 35-year career after serving in a variety of capacities, including assistant to the town administrator, for over a decade. While Pacheco looked on from the steps of Town Hall, all in attendance wished her a very happy retirement with cheers of “Thank You” and tears of gratitude. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Vernal Pools131 viewsAn April 17 exploration of a vernal pool led by Mattapoisett Land Trust Treasurer and wildlife expert Gary Johnson led a party of 10 along a muddy trail through the woods off Angelica Avenue past a forest clearing and ultimately to two vernal pools. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Ned’s Point131 viewsJen Shepley shared this photo taken at Ned’s Point.
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ORRHS Boys’ Basketball 131 viewsThe Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ basketball team had the support of a packed gymnasium for MIAA Division 3 tournament wins over Foxboro, Salem (pictured) and Dover-Sherborn. Having run the table on home court, the second-seeded Bulldogs went to Worcester State on Monday night and defeated Pittsfield to earn a spot in the state championship this weekend in Lowell. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Rochester131 viewsA local family toured the town for which our local Rochester is named and visited this medieval castle and Rochester Cathedral. Photos by Dr. Ken Laytin
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Weekend Fun130 viewsWhat did you do on the weekend? We asked our Facebook fans and these are the memories they shared.
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