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New Year Plunge148 viewsIt was not publicized or heavily promoted, but traditions are hard to break. That was the case on New Year’s Day 2022 when a hearty group of some 200 “plungers” arrived at Mattapoisett Town Beach for their annual dip in the harbor. Last year the event was not publicized at all, said this year’s organizers, Heather and Michael Bichsel. “But we decided since people were going to show up anyway, we’d help to keep this going.”
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Polar Plunge148 viewsYear round ocean swimmer Cheryl Hatch of Middletown RI, considers lower tide at town beach and how far to swim out to go underwater completely at the Polar Plunge.
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Yorkie148 viewsToo much snow for Yorkie. Photo by Joyce Lavoie
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Mattapoisett Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt148 viewsSaturday’s Mattapoisett Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt drew a large gathering of families to Ned’s Point on Saturday morning, and some very happy children met the Easter Bunny. Photos by Mick Colageo
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100th Birthday147 viewsPaul Brown, Mattapoisett resident and a World War II veteran, was celebrated on Friday, July 24 on his 100th birthday, by the Marine Corps League of New Bedford and a gathering of local supporters. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity147 viewsOn Friday, a local mother and her two daughters were the beneficiaries of a new roof on their Route 6 house after Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity resumed its first home build in Mattapoisett. The project had been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. See story. Photos by Mick Colageo
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ORR Class of 2020147 viewsOld Rochester’s graduating class tosses their Graduation Caps in the air to celebrate graduating during the ceremony held on August 8, 2020. Photo by Ryan Feeney
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Brad Hathaway147 viewsIt took 32 years, but on October 3 Mattapoisett resident Brad Hathaway completed his “Walk around the World” along Aucoot Road, accompanied by well over 100 friends and supporters of his mission refocused some years ago from what had begun as a fitness prescription to a fundraising effort for the Mattapoisett Land Trust. Hathaway, 88, is a co-founder of the MLT and has dedicated his life toward preserving and protecting lands that his ancestors first came upon hundreds of years ago.
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Marion Natural History Museum147 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum afterschool group had a wonderful time learning about “Amazing Arthropods” with entomologist Blake Dinius of Plymouth County Extension Service. Members of the group were able to handle a couple of beautiful Io moths, which as caterpillars feed on maple leaves. The adult moths emerge with no mouths and only live in this stage for one to two weeks. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Marion Natural History Museum147 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum afterschool group had a wonderful time learning about “Amazing Arthropods” with entomologist Blake Dinius of Plymouth County Extension Service. Members of the group were able to handle a couple of beautiful Io moths, which as caterpillars feed on maple leaves. The adult moths emerge with no mouths and only live in this stage for one to two weeks. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Rochester Memorial School Graduation147 viewsGrade 6 students at Rochester Memorial School showed their parents many signs of their education as the school and their families gathered on June 18 to celebrate their promotion to middle school. Photo by Ryan Feeney
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Mattapoisett Woman's Club Garden Tour147 viewsThe Mattapoisett Woman's Club Garden Tour covered properties on both sides of Route 6 including homes in the village area and two addresses at the Bay Club on June 24. Photos by Mick Colageo
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