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John Nicolaci Memorial Float Fly53 viewsThe John Nicolaci Memorial Float Fly drew model airplanes of various shapes and sizes on August 19 at Mary’s Pond in Rochester. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Cardboard Boats53 viewsGrade 7 students at Old Rochester Regional Junior High School took to the beach on Tuesday morning for a field day at the Mattapoisett YMCA that featured a cardboard boat race. The boats were designed entirely of cardboard and duct tape. The SCOPE program also included making tie-dye T-shirts. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Arbor Day Poster Contest53 viewsOn April 1, Old Hammontown School art teacher Greta Anderson, along with the student artists participating in the Arbor Day Poster Contest, gathered to receive awards. The participants this year included those students whose submissions were recognized for special merit. The students who won were First Place winner Beatrix Apperson and Second Place winner MJ Gendreau. Each winner received a gift certificate to a local eatery. Other entries of special merit were Most Inspirational by Brooke Mello, Most Creat
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Rochester Fire Department53 viewsMembers of the Rochester Fire Department participated in full gear for Saturday’s, 3-mile Team Hero's Walk held at Fort Taber in New Bedford. In the department’s 10th year walking, the participants raised $8,500, the largest amount raised to date as they symbolized the extra weight of living with Multiple Sclerosis. In 2014, Deputy Fire Chief and Highway Surveyor Jeff Eldridge was diagnosed with MS after experiencing the pain of trigeminal neuralgia, a condition he continues to battle while serving the Town
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Touch A Truck53 viewsA “Touch A Truck” event was hosted at Old Rochester Regional High School on Saturday, May 17. Present were semi-trucks, a school bus, police cruisers, an ambulance, and other smaller vehicles like a side-by-side. Other than trucks, there was a police drone demonstration and stations for arts and crafts. Photos by Sam Bishop
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Rochester Rodeo53 viewsThe second of the bi-weekly rodeo was held at the Rochester Fair Grounds this past Saturday by New England Rodeo. Present were over 20 professional bull riders from New England, Latin America, and Brazil. There were also professional barrel riders and mounted shooters. There were some young cowboys and cowgirls who also gave it their best to stay on a bucking pony. Children under 14 years of age were invited to the field to participate in competitive games to win a ribbon. Photos by Michael J. DeCicco & Hea
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Kayak Clinic52 viewsAugust 9 and 10, the Mattapoisett Land Trust in partnership with the Mattapoisett Recreation Department held two kayak clinics for children ages 8 to 12. MLT volunteers provided safety instructions, a major focus of the program. Kayak introductory instruction has been provided by the two organizations for six years. This year local photographer and author Donna Lee Tufts greeted the children at the end of the program, sharing her thoughts of the joy of kayaking and presenting each child with a copy of her b
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52 viewsAdministrative coordinator Jessica Fraine and Mattapoisett resident and Council on Aging volunteer Paula Coffey take a quick break from food service, as many staff and volunteers helped the Mattapoisett COA celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday outside Center School. Photos by Marilou Newell and Mick Colageo
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Gold Key Award 52 viewsOld Rochester Regional High School student Jed Dupree was a recent recipient of a Gold Key Award for outstanding artwork. Photos courtesy of ORR School District and MA Superintendency Union #55
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Frosty Runner Road Race 52 viewsThe Frosty Runner Road Race was held on January 27. Photo courtesy Robert Pina
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Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race52 viewsCompetitors in the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race were greeted by fog and a high tide, but the sun burned through the cloud cover, and the competitors emerged on the home stretch to the finish line where the Mattapoisett River reaches Route 6. It was the 90th anniversary of the race and the 50th for Peter MacGregor, who first entered the race at age 10. Photos by Michelle Kirby, Carolyn Pruchnik and Robert Price
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Tabor Academy52 viewsOlympic gold medalist Colleen Coyne of the Class of 1989 gave the Commencement Address, as Tabor Academy held its graduation exercises on May 31 under a large, white tent open to the sea air coming off Sippican Harbor. Coyne, a member of the 1998 Team USA ice hockey team, spoke of her experience learning to balance personal success against society’s measure of success. Photos by Mick Colageo
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