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July 4 Road Race955 viewsRunners step off for the 36th Annual Mattapoisett Road Race, the town's own July 4 tradition. The 2006 running of the five-mile race ran through Mattapoisett village and around Ned’s Point Lighthouse. Runners were timed by ankle computer chips.
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Easter Egg Hunt954 viewsSeveral hundred people braved the rain to participate in the Plumb Corner Merchants Association's annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning, April 11. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Longtime Legionnaires952 viewsMaurice and Donald Linhares (right foreground) listen as the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen and members of the Florence Eastman Post 280 American Legion presented them recently with citations for 50 years of continuous membership with the local Legion. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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05-23-02-5951 viewsRichard and Virginia Cutler of Rochester pose with a copy of The Wanderer at the North Pole in Alaska during a recent April visit. Sadly, there was no sign of that famous bearded guy in the red suit; to which Richard was heard commenting to his wife: “Yes, Virginia, there isn’t a Santa Claus.” 5/23/02 edition
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090904-5949 viewsFrances and Larry Cairns of Mattapoisett pose with a copy of The Wanderer in Denmark during a recent 12-night Scandinavian and Russian cruise aboard Royal Caribbean which also took them to England, Finland, Sweden and Norway. (Photo courtesy of Frances Cairns). 9/9/04 edition
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Frozen Flyers949 viewsA group of South Coast pilots recently took advantage of this winter’s cold conditions to use Snipatuit Pond as a landing strip. The pilots use charts provided by the United States Government to determine if the thickness of the ice is enough to support the weight of their airplanes. Pilot Ben Bailey, who lives on the shores of the pond and hosted this past week’s get together, fl ies a seaplane off of the pond during warmer weather months. Photo by Robert Chiarito. February 12, 2009 edition
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Quaker Flea Market948 viewsThe Mattapoisett Friends Meeting held its Quaker Flea Market and Yard Sale on Saturday at the meetinghouse grounds. Proceeds from the sale of books, toys, kitchen ware, paper, and collectible will benefit the 1827 structure’s restoration. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Marion Natural History Museum948 viewsDuring Wednesday's “Soil Critters” afterschool program, students had the opportunity to learn about what makes up a healthy soil and how varying numbers of insects populate different types of soil. The soil from the compost pile had the highest number of animals, with 17 pill bugs, 26 worms, two beetles, 34 springtails, two millipedes and one nematode. Maggie Payne of the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service shared her expertise with the after-school group. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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061704947 viewsGeorge Landry of Rochester sent along a picture of his daughter and wife during a recent visit to Rome earlier this month. Here they are seen posing with The Wanderer outside the remains of the Roman Coliseum. Pictured are Kristen Landry and Sheila Landry, both of Rochester. (Photo courtesy of George Landry). 6/17/04 edition
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River Rivals947 viewsCody Faustinho and Chris Faustinho Jr., both of Rochester, paddle their way down the Mattapoisett River from Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir in Rochester during the 2006 running of the annual Memorial Day Boat Race. The yearly tradition drew 80 two-person teams who made the nearly 11-mile trek in small, wood-framed boats. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Volunteering in Rochester947 viewsAn Army of volunteers descended on the Dexter Lane Sports Complex on Saturday, March 28 to build a much-anticipated playground for the town of Rochester. The project is the result of a community wide fundraising effort spearheaded by Craig Davignon's 4th grade class at Rochester Memorial School over the last several years. (Photo by Robert Chiarito) April 2, 2009 edition
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071504-6946 viewsMikayla and Zechariah Mooney recently visited Nashville, Tennessee where they went to the Grand Ole Opry along with their parents, Judy and Mark Mooney. Here they are seen posing in front of the historic site with a copy of The Wanderer in a photo taken by their grandmother, Gale P. Costa. 7/15/04 edition
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