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Christmas Plunge67 viewsAn ice-cold Christmas morning in Mattapoisett did not stop citizens from jumping all the way into the waters of Mattapoisett Town Beach in support of Helping Hands and Hooves. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Island Wharf67 viewsA severely deteriorated seawall at Island Wharf is one of four major projects facing the Marion Harbormaster Department as it prepares grant applications and an operating budget for Fiscal Year 2024. Also in dire need of funding is decaying infrastructure at Old Landing, the town’s 17-year-old patrol boat and the planned Marine Center that in two years has become $1,000,000 more expensive due to inflated construction costs. Photo by Mick Colageo January 26, 2023
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The Sun Is So Quiet67 viewsA quiet moment on Sunday in Peirson Woods off Point Road, where Tri-Town Against Racism has partnered with the Sippican Lands Trust in a Story Walk titled “The Sun Is So Quiet” by highly decorated black American author Nikki Giovanni. In celebration of Black History Month, TTAR is organizing story walks with the local land trusts in Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Marion Art Center 67 viewsPrintmaking takes center stage at the Marion Art Center with works by Jani Kinnane and Taylor Hickey on exhibit through March. Kinnane’s print of a Ukrainian woman in folk attire demonstrates her artistic ability to not only produce lush images with hyper-realism, but also to convey emotion. The subject’s headdress is tattered, representing the current conflict being faced by the Ukraine. Image courtesy of Marion Art Center. March 9, 2023 edition
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ORRHS Boys’ Basketball Team67 viewsThe Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ basketball team has reached the Final Four of the MIAA Division 3 tournament but not without enthusiastic support from the Dog Pound, that loud group of supporters cheering them on. Photos courtesy of E. Bednarczyk/ORR School District
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Travis Roy Student Center67 viewsTabor Academy hosted an Open House on Tuesday morning at the new Travis Roy Student Center, which replaces the former library on the same spot. While the late Travis Roy is most widely known as a student-athlete whose college-hockey career lasted all of 11 seconds, his passion for student life, ceramics, sailing and the big part the Marion campus played in his life is reflected in the building of the new student center bearing his name. Photo by Ryan Feeney
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Daffodils67 viewsDaffodils are in bloom at the Church Street Extension off Route 6 in Mattapoisett. Photo courtesy of Jennifer F. Shepley
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Revolutionary War Memorial67 viewsRochester Historical Commission Chairperson Connie Eshbach and Tri-Town Veterans Service Officer Chris Gerrior were among speakers as the Town of Rochester dedicated a Revolutionary War memorial in front of Town Hall on May 7. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Arabella67 viewsA large crowd gathered on a rainy Saturday morning at Shipyard Park and Mattapoisett Harbor to witness the launch of “Acorn to Arabella,” a wooden sailboat made by hand in western Massachusetts. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Children’s Memorial Garden67 viewsWhere for many years stood a tall spruce tree at Sippican Elementary School is now a large stump at the center of a newly dedicated Children’s Memorial Garden honoring the lives of former students Marques Sylvia, Andrew Rego, Alexis Wisner and Cory Jackson. On June 14, Principal Marla Sirois led a celebration of the vision of former Principal Marylou Hobson (1990-2004) and the generosity and effort of Steve Gonsalves, Suzanna Davis, Margie Baldwin and the Pythagorean Lodge. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Blessing of the Fleet67 viewsThe Reverend Eric Fialho, rector at Saint Gabriel’s Parish, presided as the Town of Marion held its first-ever Blessing of the Fleet on January 1 in Sippican Harbor. One tradition well established the past half-dozen years was the sunflower in the outer harbor, where several vessels tied up to one another at the stern and aimed their bows outward toward the sea in 360-degree formation. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Mattapoisett Lions Club Harbor Days Festival67 viewsShipyard Park was run over with happy people on Saturday afternoon during the Mattapoisett Lions Club Harbor Days Festival. Photos by Mick Colageo
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