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Helping Hands and Hooves308 viewsHelping Hands and Hooves, a Mattapoisett-based non-profit organization in the area of Aucoot Cove, gives horseback riding lessons to disabled people in the Southcoast region. The rides are therapeutic to the students, who anticipate their lessons each week so much that they even hold the rides in the rain. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Boat Race308 viewsThe 2010 Rochester Memorial Day Boat Races got off to a good start in warm, sunny weather. About 90 registrants rowed their boats from Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir on Snipatuit Road, down the Mattapoisett River, and to the finish line at the Herring Weir on Route 6 in Mattapoisett. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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RMS Groundbreaking308 viewsIt was a momentous day in Rochester on May 28, 2010, when the school held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Rochester Memorial School project, scheduled to be completed in the 2010/2011 school year. The $26M project will renovate the existing building and add a considerable addition to accommodate Rochester’s growing population. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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PanMass Challenge308 viewsThe PanMass Challenge at Old Rochester Regional on June 13, 2010, included a longer route for the older kids and a shorter track for the tricycle-riding little ones. Photo courtesy of Mary Avery.
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Police Dedication308 viewsThe public was invited to a building dedication and ceremony for the new Marion police station on July 10, 2010. The town appropriated $3.8 million for the new building, which replaces the old police station on Spring Street. Among those in attendance were Police Chief Lincoln Miller, the Marion police department, the Board of Selectmen, Town Administrator Paul Dawson, Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald and members of the Police Station Building Committee. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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The Big Bake308 viewsMichael Lamoureux of the American Legion Florence Eastman Post 220 called the August 8, 2010 clambake a “gigantic success”. Close to 240 people came to enjoy an old-fashioned clambake with the Lions’ Club, the Mattapoisett Boy Scout Troop 53, Mattapoisett firefighters, and the Firefighters Auxiliary Club all pitching in to help. Photos by Lynn Short.
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Block Party!308 viewsIt was a little earlier than usual, but the annual Marion Block Party on August 28, 2010 went off without a hitch. Children enjoyed cotton candy, a bounce house and face-painting, while the grown-ups enjoyed conversation and good weather. It was an appropriate send-off to summer, before Old Rochester schools started back up on September 1. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Aardvark Halloween308 viewsThe Aardvark visited the Halloween Party at Plumb Corner on October 30, 2010.
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Halloween Parade308 viewsThrongs of costumed children hit the streets in Marion for the town’s annual Halloween parade on October 31, 2010. Photos by Joan Hartnett-Barry.
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Melissa Stewart 308 viewsAward-winning science author Melissa Stewart visits the Rochester Memorial School on March 17, 2011. Ms. Stewart tailored programs for students in the second through sixth grade thanks to the support of the PTO Cultural Committee. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Chowder Championship308 viewsTinker Saltonstall and Aimee Fox prepare the line-up of nine chowders at the Congregational Community Center in Marion on March 26, 2011, awaiting the votes from 56 attendees to select the "Chowder Champions". Photo courtesy of Warren Briggs.
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Trotters308 viewsThe Tri-Town Trotters pose before facing off with the Harlem Ambassadors professional show basketball team on April 8, 2011. The event sponsored by the Rochester and Mattapoisett Lions Clubs raised money for Tri-Town Schools.
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