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2nd annual Tri-Town Night Out277 viewsTri-Town area police departments hosted their 2nd annual Tri-Town Night Out on August 5 at the ORR High School grounds. The meet and greet-style event was geared toward families, with live demonstrations and a chance to meet local law enforcement officials like Bella, a member of the Plymouth County Sherriff’s Department K-9 Unit. Photos by Jean Perry
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Old Rochester Little League277 viewsSaturday, May 2 was Opening Day for the Old Rochester Little League. The parade took the young athletes from the Knights of Columbus over to Haley Field in Mattapoisett, where Opening Day ceremonies commenced. Photos by Felix Perez
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Waste Water Treatment277 viewsLeftover biological solids, or sludge, are sent to another building where they are compressed into “mud pies.” Some is sent to the anaerobic digester to produce methane gas for energy and the rest is hauled away for burning.
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“Frozen” at the Library277 viewsWhile it was warm and sunny outdoors, it was “Frozen” inside the Mattapoisett Library on Friday, February 19. Young library patrons enjoyed a number of Disney’s “Frozen” activities, with even a few Elsas stopping by to join in the fun. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Rochester’s Tree Lighting277 viewsRochester’s star-topped tree outside the Town Hall is dazzling this year with its new multi-colored lights lit for the first time on December 3 for the annual Rochester tree lighting ceremony. The RMS band and chorus kept the festive music going all the way up to Santa’s exciting arrival via fire truck. Photos by Jean Perry
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“Freezin’ for a Reason” 277 viewsEvery year hundreds make waves on New Year’s Day at the Mattapoisett Town Beach for the annual “Freezin’ for a Reason” polar plunge. With the support of local businesses and emergency responders, the event has continued every year, raising thousands of dollars to help local families facing cancer treatment. Photos by Felix Perez
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Marion Natural History Museum277 viewsDespite the impending Polar Vortex, a small hardy group learned to identify some our local trees and shrubs in winter. Have you ever smelled a black cherry? (Yuck!) Or a yellow birch? (Yum!) We learned about opposite and alternate leaf arrangement on a branch, what lenticels look like on a birch and a hickory, and that you can make tea out of sassafras. Thank you to Sarah Porter for the great program. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Marion Natural History Museum277 viewsThe MNHM after school group spent Wednesday afternoon getting ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count. We went over some techniques for identifying more common local birds and how to enter our data through the Cornell Laboratory website. The students each made a homemade bird feeder and left with a laminated field guide. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Rochester Land Trust277 viewsOn May 25, the Rochester Land Trust hosted Foresters Phil Benjamin and Tom Farell who gave a logging walk and talk at the 20-acre Church’s Wildlife Preserve located off Marion Road. Benjamin stressed the importance of removing trees to open the canopy for life-sustaining sunlight. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Cardboard Boats277 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 Art Center277 viewsA blue can of paint becomes the blue door and the paint brush surprises in Diane Kelley’s floral arrangement inspired by Peter Hussey’s “Screen Door With Lily” painting. Photo by Marilou Newell.
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Marion Village 5k277 viewsRobert Pina shared these photos of the 2019 Marion Village 5k.
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