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Readers in Rochester635 viewsRochester Selectman Dan McGaffey reads to students in Mr. Davignon’s fourth grade class at Memorial School during last week’s “Reading is Fundamental” guest reader program. Mr. McGaffey also took the opportunity to give the class a quick civics lesson and explained the differences between the town and city forms of government within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Letters to Santa667 viewsFifth grade student Samantha Babineau of Rochester’s Memorial School tells Santa what she’d like for Christmas in person during his recent visit to the Rochester Post Office on Saturday, December 20. Santa also stopped by the Mattapoisett Post Office that same morning to check up on the tri-towns’ operations and to collect some last-minute wish lists and letters before heading back to the North Pole for his big night. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Frozen Flyers936 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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Baseball in Rochester663 viewsAbout 100 players in the Rochester Youth Baseball (RYB) Little League participated in the official Opening Day parade and ceremony held in the town center on Saturday morning, April 19. The players along with their family members and friends, marched from the town green near Town Hall to the Dexter Lane ballfields behind the Police Station where team rosters and schedules were announced For more information about RYB, visit www.rochesteryouthbaseball.com. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Land of Sweets686 viewsStudents from Mattapoisett’s Center School production of The Nutcracker are gearing up for the annual performance of the holiday classic to be staged on Friday, December 21 at 9:30 am in the Center School Gymnasium at the special request of retiring Principal Jack Murphy. The cast includes John Breault as Judge Drosselmeyer; Molly Lanagan as Clara; Patrick Cummings as Fritz; and James Goulart as The Nutcracker. (Photo by and courtesy of Laura McLean).
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Taking the Plunge698 viewsDippers Molly Richards and Jesse Hodges were awarded prizes for coming in costume to the Third Annual Frigid Friend-Zee which was held on Saturday morning, March 1 at YMCA’s Camp Massasoit in Mattapoisett. The annual event was moved from January to March this year and is done to raise funds for the YMCA’s after-school programs. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Sparky Makes the Rounds649 viewsSparky the Fire Dog had a busy weekend recently, making the rounds to Open House events at both the Mattapoisett and Marion Fire Departments on Saturday, October 11. Here Sparky greets visitors to the Mattapoisett Fire Department on Route 6. Both departments had demonstrations and presentations on fire safety, along with fun and games for the kids. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Teaming Up Against Cancer1125 viewsMembers of “Team Bertha,” a group of five local mothers and daughters, will walk almost 40 miles in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer with thousands of others to help find a cure. Team Bertha consists of Margaret (Mardee) Xifaras of Marion and her daughters, Juliet Xifaras of Fairhaven and Dena Xifaras of Roslindale, MA and Rochester resident Sharon Hartley and her daughter Amy Hartley-Matteson of Mattapoisett.
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Back to School2132 viewsSummer’s over! Students throughout the tri-town area returned to school as early as last week. Here students file onto the bus just outside Old Hammondtown School in Mattapoisett at the conclusion of another school day. All schools in the Old Rochester Regional School District have resumed classes for the 2005-2006 school year. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Crossing the Finish Line902 viewsKaren Regan of Somerset, MA, crosses the finish line in the First Annual Rochester Road Race held on Saturday, August 12 in anticipation of this weekend’s Annual Country Fair. Ms. Regan was the women’s overall winner with a finish time of 22:06. (Photo by and courtesy of Angela Kantner).
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2015 Groundhog Day Cover Contest443 viewsAn entry from our 2015 Groundhog Day Cover contest by Meredith Sylvia
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Koh Samui, Thailand405 viewsThe Wanderer travels to a Buddhist temple on the island of Koh Samui, Thailand, with four Marion friends. From left to right they are: Maura Stewart, Susannah Davis, Linda Schuessler , and Veronique Bale. April 4, 2013 edition
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