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Senior Walk378 viewsSeniors from ORR took their annual senior walk on May 31, an event that takes the students from each of the Tri-Towns and sends them back to their home elementary schools for a nostalgic walk through the halls one last time as students. Pictured here are the Rochester students enjoying a last visit to Rochester Memorial School. Photos by Jean Perry
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Cardboard Boats378 viewsSCOPE Week meant big fun at the beach in Mattapoisett for ORR Junior High seventh-graders who built their own boats and then raced them on June 5 in Mattapoisett. While half the students head off for Survival, the others enjoy a week of equally challenging tasks of the 40-year tradition of SCOPE that gives students a chance to learn while learning about themselves and each other. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum378 viewsOn June 7, the Marion Natural History Museum hosted a talk by Dr. Kaeli of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) on the challenges and eventual triumph of finding a 300+ year old shipwreck. Kaeli described the science behind the underwater robot – REMUS (Remote Environmental Monitoring UnitS) – and how it helped WHOI scientists discover the "holy grail" of shipwrecks, the San Jose. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Mattapoisett Town Beach378 viewsThe Town Beach received a call from Mother Nature on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Helene Rose
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Marion Natural History Museum378 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum had a great time learning how to identify some of our rare turtles and what to do if we find one. We found out which is our smelliest turtle and which can close up into a "box" so tight you can't even slip a piece of paper between its shell. The students had a chance to get up close with a diamondback terrapin, an Eastern box turtle, and an enormous Plymouth red-bellied cooter. Many thanks to Brian Bastarach of Bristol County Agricultural High School’s Natural Resources Dep
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Marion Veterans Day378 viewsFollowing the town’s Veterans Day observance, the Marion Council on Aging hosted a lunch for veterans at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center. Photos courtesy Robert Pina
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Thor’s Hammer378 views‘Thor’s Hammer’, a new exhibit at the Marion Art Center open through March 28, features wood sculptor John Magnon’s Marvel Comics-themed art that delivers social commentary. Three paintings by emerging artists Sarah Swible and Andre Olivier add to the excitement of the show. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Poker Run377 viewsMotorcyclists gathered Sunday morning, September 20, in the parking lot of ORR to ride in the third annual Poker Run for Alex Pateakos. Alex is a five-year-old Marion boy who suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Money raised by the poker run will benefit Alex, and Families of SMA, a group that helps families like the Pateakos’ live their lives as close to normal as possible. The Poker Run covered 65 miles and ran through Lakeville, Carver, East Wareham, and back to ORR. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Disaster Drill377 viewsFairhaven Fire Department hosted a full-scale exercise to improve emergency response in the region. Mattapoisett, Rochester, Dartmouth, Freetown, Acushnet, and New Bedford all responded to a disaster that simulated an accident between a school bus and an oil truck at Livesey Park in Fairhaven. Twenty drama students from New Bedford Vocational High School played the part of injured students who were assessed and treated for injuries. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Moonlit Salty377 viewsEveryone had a blast at Salty’s Moonlight Soiree at Dunseith Gardens on November 7, 2009. The Mattapoisett Land Trust provided sticks, marshmallows, chocolate, graham crackers, and entertainment. Children roasted their marshmallows while they enjoyed Big Ryan from Big Ryan’s Tall Tales. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Food Drive377 viewsLocal food drives are in full swing for the holidays. Please take a few minutes to help out during this giving season
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Holiday Dressing377 viewsMembers from the Marion Garden Club filled Front Street windowboxes with greens, and decorated miniature trees with walnuts and seashells on December 10, 2009. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley.
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