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ORR Jazzes It Up4157 viewsMembers of the Old Rochester Regional High School Jazz Band recently performed in the ballroom of the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on October 23. The band, which has not performed at the Hynes since their big win at the Berklee College competition last March, played to a standing-room-only crowd of the Association of School Business Officials. (Photo by and courtesy of Bob Williamson). 
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Strings Attached1456 viewsMusic teacher Jean West leads students in playing selections on the violin. Ms. West, together with Old Hammondtown School Band Director Stan Ellis, have teamed up to form and advise the new Old Hammondtown School Orchestra, a program which is a rarity for elementary-level music students. (Photo by and courtesy of Laura McLean).
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Puns and Poetry827 viewsJeff Nathan, an award-winning children’s author and creator of PunOETRY, performs at Mattapoisett’s Center School on Tuesday, January 9 during one of three assemblies for K-3 students. Mr. Nathan’s appearance at the school was supported, in part, by a grant from the Mattapoisett Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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071504-2944 viewsDillon and Kayla Bailey and Kelley Burke pose not only with their favorite tri-town publication, The Wanderer, but also with a visiting harbor seal (distant right, on a rock) during a recent visit to Mattapoisett shores. 7/15/04 edition
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New Harbor Patrol Boat1264 viewsThe newly-purchased Mattapoisett Harbormaster’s boat underwent final preparations — including official lettering done by Assistant Harbormaster Ken Pacheco — earlier this week at the Town Wharf. The new vessel has been in service for about a week now and Harbormaster Steve Mach said the boat, with a higher enclosed cabin, will come in handy especially during the colder winter months. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Marion Museum Holiday645 viewsThe recent holiday party at the Marion Natural History Museum was a great success. This annual event was held this year as an after-school drop-in open house. Those attending made ornaments, ate cookies and candy, and had fun hanging out with friends. (Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold.)
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ORR Senior Thanksgiving 2006584 viewsMembers of the eighth grade class at Old Rochester Regional Junior High School held their sixteenth annual Thanksgiving Banquet for tri-town senior citizens on Sunday, November 19. With help from the school’s faculty and volunteers from the school’s food services department, the students offered a homemade Thanksgiving meal to over 300 seniors from Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester with free tickets distributed through the towns’ Councils on Aging. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Glad Grads1097 viewsHolly Smith and Kerrin Souza pose with an “electronic” copy of The Wanderer on a tablet computer during a recent Caribbean cruise with Saint Thomas, USVI in the background. The cousins received the cruise as a graduation gift. (Photo by and courtesy of Tim Smith).
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Mudgie's Namesake 26873 viewsMaurice “Mudgie” Tavares, a longtime staff custodian at Center School in Mattapoisett and a dedicated benefactor of the town's youth, looks on while students file out for the dedication of the school's playground in his honor. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Mattapoisett Memorial Day 20057565 viewsMembers of the Mattapoisett Cub Scout Troop stand at attention outside the Mattapoisett Free Public Library during Memorial Day Services this past week. The annual observance drew a sizeable crowd which was treated to public speakers, performances of patriotic music by the Old Hammondtown School Band, and a keynote address from Commander John Landis, USN, of the Newport Naval War College. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Spring Swing1257 viewsOn March 3, the Mattapoisett Youth Baseball Association (MYBA) sponsored their first annual “Spring Swing.” The event was held at Center School, kicking off the 2006 baseball season for the Town of Mattapoisett. This fundraising event gave the children of Mattapoisett an opportunity to showcase their batting skills, raise some money and have fun. This would not have been successful or even remotely possible without the participation, assistance and support of many parents and special guests.
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Rochester COA Director945 viewsVarious Rochester town officials and residents gathered at the Rochester Senior Center last week to meet and greet the town’s newly-hired Council on Aging (COA) Director, Sharon Lally (third from left, with corsage). Here she is seen chatting with (l. to r.) Mike Muenier, Patricia Ryan, and Police Chief Paul Magee during the event (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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