Officials Run the Numbers

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A mixup in the 2013-14 Blue Book provided to Rochester town residents has led to several calls intended for the Animal Control Office to end up at a residence instead.

Representatives of the League of Women Voters, who put the Blue Book together, were on hand at the meeting, and apologized for the mistake. Officials noted that the number should be 508-763-5112.

Fire Chief Scott Weigel was also on hand at the meeting to discuss several financial issues that the department faces in the future, though members of the Finance Committee who were expected to be on hand at the meeting were not present.

According to Weigel and Town Administrator Richard LaCamera, the current generator at the department is “out of commission,” and that it would take about $3,500 to repair the 25-year-old generator. Weigel requested $14,900 for a new generator.

“This is an absolute necessity,” said LaCamera. “We have to have this. I apologize to you Scott for [the Finance Committee] not having been here.”

The Board made a decision to requests the Finance Committee’s attendance at the next Selectmen’s meeting later this month.

Weigel also said that their current ladder truck is “failing quickly,” and that they’ve recently looked at ladder truck from Boston to replace it at a cost of around $75,000.

“Our older unit is a 1972, and the estimated repair is about $35,000, said Weigel. “I wanted to make [the Finance Committee] aware of what we have and what we’re looking into. It’s just a much safer truck than what we’re working with now.”

He added that the Boston Fire Department was holding the truck for them until they could make a decision on the potential purchase.

By Nick Walecka

Repeat at Rochester Road Race

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Last year’s champion breezed through the Rochester Road Race 5K to another victory, and a youngster took another step toward securing her spot as one of the area’s best.

In the Men’s Division, Andy Sukeforth of Middleboro outran the entire field through the shady, relatively flat course by over a minute with a time of 16:00.25 and a 5:10 a mile pace, but his win was overshadowed by the Women’s Division winner, 11-year-old Meg Hughes of Rochester.

Hughes, whose name has been coming up a lot lately in road race circuit, won with a time of 19:35 and a 6:18 pace. Hughes said that she has won several children’s races, but this was her first win against adults among several top 5 finishes.

“There was a lady behind me who was trying to catch up with me,” said Hughes, “but I just gave it the gas.”

Hughes’ brother Harrison, 8, and sister, Kate, 13, also ran the race, with Kate finishing seventh in the Women’s Division and Harrison winning the 12-and-under Division. Several members of their family, including their grandparents and uncle, were on hand to see Meg win and her siblings finish strongly.

“Hopefully someday, we’ll have an Olympic runner here,” said Hughes’ uncle Skip Harris.

Sukeforth, who runs for Bridgewater State University, where he is a senior, won easily for the second year in a row. Even though he won handily, Sukeforth said that this wasn’t necessarily his best race.

“It was kind of warm, so I didn’t want to go too hard,” he said after the race.

Overall, the Eighth annual running of the race was a success, and the turnout was especially good. Race Director Scott Muller said that there were around 260 entries, which is notable considering that the race is on the same weekend as the more famous Falmouth Road Race.

“It went really well,” Muller said. “It’s an excellent day – a little less humid and it would have been perfect.”

Muller added that the race wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of several volunteers.

Tarley Sumner of Acushnet finished second in the Women’s Division with a time 19:48, with third-place finisher Patricia Carriero of New Bedford finishing with a time of 19:52.

Paul Lapre of Middleboro finished second in the Men’s field with a time of 17:01, with Daniel Croteau of Acushnet finishing third with a time of 17:29.

By Nick Walecka

Marion Art Center Watercolor Classes

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The Marion Art Center announces that it will be offering Watercolor Painting for Advanced Beginners starting on Oct. 2 and will run until Nov. 20 (8 weeks). The course will be offered on Wednesdays from 9:30am to 11:30am (maximum 10 students). Patricia White is the instructor.

The fee for the 8-week course is $175 (members). $190 (nonmembers). Materials are not included. To register and pay online, visit our website at: www.marionartcenter.org/Register. Or call: 508-748-1266.

This course is designed for people who have had some experience with watercolor painting. Each week, the participants will build upon their previous painting skills to develop their individual styles. Proposed topics include the still life, painting from memory, figurative painting, and the landscape. At least one session will be on location (weather permitting).

Patricia White, is a painter and a Gallery Instructor at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She is past President of the Marion Art Center and a current Exhibition Committee Member. She studied Realist Painting at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, and has shown her work in numerous exhibitions in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including the Marion Art Center, The Jonathan Bourne Library, The Wareham Library, Don’s Art Shop of Warren, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Gift Shop of The Cape Cod Museum of Art.

Mattapoisett Library Summer Reading

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Almost all middle and high school students are required to read at least one book over the summer as part of their assigned summer reading. One of the most challenging parts of this process is actually finding the book. Luckily, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library has a large selection of the assigned books, as it has the school reading lists for local area schools.

Librarian Liz Sherry urges kids to get in soon to put their name on a waiting list, if the book they need isn’t on the shelf, to avoid frantic searching at the last minute. She also wants students to know that the Mattapoisett Library has access to books from libraries throughout the state, if the book is not readily available locally. The library gets delivery from other libraries Tuesday through Saturday.

Summer reading books come not only in hardcover and/or paperback but also on CD and on individual MP3 players that can be checked out. Some titles can be downloaded as ebooks, and the check out period for these is also two weeks.

A table is set up in the lobby of the library displaying many of the books on the Old Rochester Regional summer reading list. If you have any questions, or wish to find out if a book you need is available, please call 508-758-4171, or email sherry@sailsinc.org. You can also search for a title online at www.mattapoisettlibrary.org, where you can put the book on reserve with your library card. The library is located at 7 Barstow St.

The summer reading program at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library is starting to wind down, which means only one thing: the ice cream sundae party is approaching.

Children’s director Linda Burke urges participants to record their hours read to the library no later than 4:00 pm on Saturday, Aug. 3. Any person who has read a minimum of six hours during the program’s span is invited to the ice cream sundae party on Aug. 7 at 1:00pm.

People who record their hours will also be eligible to win a raffle prize at the party.

Burke also reminds families who signed up to bring the list of books the family read together. These families will be eligible to win the Family Prize Bucket.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the children’s department of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library at 508-758-4171.

Jill “Sis” Miller Durkee

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Jill “Sis” Miller Durkee Passed away in her own house in Marion, MA on August 7th, 2013 after a feisty, fun-loving and life affirming five+ year battle with pancreatic cancer. Jill was surrounded by her loving and devoted family, both during her last days, throughout her illness and her life.

Jill, or “Sis”, was a bright spirit full of love with an endless enthusiasm for life. Sis would share her large heart and good fun with many close friends and relatives throughout the country and across all generations.  Sis loved many of her friends and relatives as deeply as she loved her own family.  Jill was the devoted daughter of Jack and Jill Miller, sister of late brother John “Sonny” Miller and the wife of late Henry Durkee. Jill spent many years in Chicago,IL, Newport Beach, CA and Marion, MA. In all these communities, Sis always volunteered her time to the betterment of the community as a whole.

Jill is survived by her children Henry, Scott, Mal and Jill and their spouses Bill, Diana and Kathleen.  Also, Sis shared her special love and energy with her treasured grandkids Jack, Will, Chase, Hadley, Chad, William and Cate.

There will be a memorial service on Saturday, August 17th at 10:00 a.m. at Tabor Academy’s Wickenden Chapel in Marion, MA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her name to the Environmental Nature Center (in which she helped found in the 1970s), 1601 East 16th Street, Newport Beach, CA, 92663; to the MGH Cancer Center, ATTN Jeffrey Clark (who so expertly guided her to a much longer well-lived life) at Lawerence House, 10 N Grove Street, Boston, MA , 02114; or to Marion Harbor – East Trust, 1 West Drive, Marion, MA 02738 to support the Little Marion Golf Course, property Jill’s family placed into conservation to protect and ensure the betterment of Marion’s community now and into the future.

SHS Presents Kirt Mead

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Are we still viewed as “ugly Americans?” According to a recent Pew Research Global Attitudes Project study, Anti-Americanism is down in Europe, despite a persistent value gap. While President Obama has enjoyed popularity in Europe, his presidency “has not closed the long-running transatlantic values gap.”

Marion resident Kirtland C. Mead is an international management consultant, researcher, and executive educator. He has spent nearly 40 years either living in Germany, Paris, and London, or traveling to Europe on business, experiencing a European perspective on America. During this period of American hegemony, many of the Europeans whom Mead encountered couldn’t understand how the United States attained its top status when so many of the Americans they encountered seemed unimpressive.

At 7:00 pm on Tuesday, Aug. 20, Dr. Mead will present the European view on the American history, as he experienced it in the social context of a dinner party. When casual conversation turned to culture clash, several questions emerged: Was the U.S. really special, as Americans often maintained, or was its superpower status the result of a very fortunate history, as the Europeans believe? Could it be that America could become big and rich without necessarily being either good or skilled? And what should America do now?

Dr. Mead’s lecture will be held at the Marion Music Hall, located at 164 Front Street. Ample parking is available across the street at Island Wharf. The presentation will be offered free of charge, though donations are gratefully accepted. No reservations are necessary. For more information, please call the SHS at 508-748-1116.

Rochester Historical Society at the Country Fair

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Visit the Rochester Historical Society tents at the Rochester Country Fair Aug. 15 through Aug. 18 for all things Rochester. The Society will be selling embroidered sweatshirts, jean shirts, tees, and hats. Other items for sale include Rochester books, maps, note cards, and coasters. Saturday, the 17th, will feature a Bake Sale with goodies made by the now famous Rochester cooks. Stop by and see if your older home is in the Inventory of Historic Properties or just to discuss Rochester’s interesting past. The Society is asking you to share copies of old wedding pictures to be displayed at our open house in September.

Dorothy R. Gill Holden

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Dorothy R. Gill Holden, 94, of Centerville, passed away July 23, at the Kindred Forestview Nursing Home. Dorothy was the wife of the late Earl L. Holden.

Dorothy was born at home at 21 Concord Street in New Bedford, MA, the daughter of the late William Gill and Alice Harwood Gill. “Dot” graduated from New Bedford High School in 1936 and went on to complete nurses training at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. She Married Earl Layland Holden at the Wesley Methodist Church in New Bedford in August of 1940. Together they raised three daughters.

After WWII, Dot and her husband opened an automotive company Earl L. Holden, Inc. in New Bedford, with Dot doing the bookkeeping. Outside of work, the longtime couple (since 2nd grade) became amateur pilots. They became avid boaters and golfers as well and belonged to both New Bedford Country Club and Cummaquid Country Club on Cape Cod. In retirement, Dot and Earl spent winters in Fort Lauderdale and summers on Cape Cod. In recent years Dot participated in Barnstable Senior Adult Day Program where she developed many friendships.

Dot is survived by her three daughters, Donna H. Maxfield of Marion, MA, Joyce R. Francis and her husband Charles of East Bridgewater and Pamela S. Craig of Boca Raton, FL. She has one grandson Eric and his wife Mary, two great grandchildren Holden and Eliza.

She is the sister of the late Ruth Shirley Stewardson and niece of the late Gertrude Warrington.

A private memorial service will be held by the family.

Training Camp: Many Cheer; I Groan

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Confession time: I am not a fan of professional organized sports. I suspect that this admission will put me on a black list if I’m not already there. A few people are fuming since I wrote the article “The Poop On Your Dog’s Poop”; some agree with me, and some do not. The free-range dog advocates and the leashed conservatives may be able to find some middle ground with the Board of Selectmen, but in the meantime, if I were you, I’d still watch my step when you go out walking. My sport is walking, so I’m speaking from experience. But this story is about my distaste of other sports. Professional sports.

Basketball, baseball, football, hockey, and even soccer, I just don’t understand the intense interest. Well, maybe I do understand the intense interest. After all, it is one of the ways we homosapiens drain off our pent up stress. Like walking a puppy, you’ve got to burn off the energy or you’ll chew the furniture – right?

So it will come as no surprise to you that as the football training camps start to crank up, the perennial gardens begin to fade and go to seed, the days get a bit shorter, and I’m getting depressed. The Monday night and Sunday afternoon football games will begin soon. Where can I hide?

I’ve learned I can be in the same room when a baseball game is on TV. Again, not a favorite of mine, but at least the types of skills needed in this sport are somehow more interesting to watch. The speed of the baseball, the strength and precision of the batter, the hair-trigger reaction of the shortstop: These are things I can embrace. For me when the pitcher faces down the batter, that is real competition.

Another confession: I find the players much more likable. I’ve given a few pet names. Ortiz is “Eyes,” because he has the most beautiful eyes ever to grace the face of a man. “Baby” is for that young sweetheart Ellsbury: Any mother would be happy if her daughter brought him home to meet the family. And before he left the franchise, “Cutie Pie,” aka Adrian Gonzalez, was easy to watch. I do have some other less flattering nicknames for other players but I think I’ve dug a big enough hole to jump in without divulging those.

Of all the sports, however, football is the one that I have the hardest time with. Not high school or college games mind you, but professional football. It has become way too commercialized. Each of the players is like a brand unto themselves. Each team is a multimillion-dollar enterprise. They are corporations with men in business suits trying to figure out how to make more money year after year. And the fans suck it all up.

Enter my husband. When we first began seeing each other in the late Eighties, sports was the furthest thing from his mind. It was all about going to dinner, long drives on crisp fall afternoons through back country roads, and tickets to plays in Boston and NYC. Why, he even surprised me during one trip with emerald jewelry. Now that’s a way to impress a girl. Don’t get me wrong … my husband is still very romantic; I just have to stay out of the way while the football game is on.

One of my girlfriends tells me that she likes to watch football to witness the ability of the athletes to go the extra mile for the team. She loves the excitement of the effort it takes, how they handle frustration and, of course, the winning. Years ago, while working in the hospitality industry, she met many of the players who traveled to Southern California to play against the local teams. Having the opportunity to see the players up close inspired greater interest in the game for her. I guess being on a first-name basis with celebrities would make me more interested, too. Absent that, hoe hum.

I’ve tried watching the games. When my only child, my son, was a kid, the games would be on the TV, and he absorbed them like the pizza slices I’d provide while he sat transfixed. He even tried playing football in high school. This was before head injuries in sports were discussed, much less protected against. So, yes, he got a concussion and a leg and a knee injury that to this day I regret. For his part, he loves football more today than when he was a teenager, yeah, but as an armchair coach.

Loving our sports teams is not unique to New Englanders, but by golly, we seem to take it to another level. Having traveled throughout most of the states in the continental U.S., and working in the male-dominated electrical industry for nearly 25 years, I’ve been around a lot of guys and guy talk. I’m here to tell you that someone from Dallas (a guy) may talk about the Cowboys, but when compared to his counterpart from Boston, the level of passion is no contest – the guy from Boston will win every time. This is Patriot nation!

It’s not as if I haven’t been exposed to football my entire life, because I have. I remember William “The Refrigerator” Perry and his famous lumbering touchdown. No one was going to tackle him once he got moving forward (a body that’s in motion tends to stay in motion – thank you, seventh-grade science). I super-loved that superstar Joe Namath, especially after he famously put on panty hose for an advertisement! Maybe he should have shaved his legs first, however. More recently, what about the graceful dancing of Emmitt Smith? See, I know a little bit about football.

As a high school student, I was a majorette. There we were in those tiny uniforms and big hats with white plumes trying to toss a baton in 40-degree weather with 20-mph winds, smiling to the crowd of maybe 50 attendees (all family members of someone on the field), while marching in less than perfect formation in front of the band. It occurs to me now that maybe my distaste for football stems from the fact that I froze my assets off for four years and that the cheerleaders were the stars of the halftime show, not we talented twirlers. All the cheerleaders had to do was shake their pompoms, scream cheers, jump up and down, and run in the cute hands on hip way on and off the field. “Give me an ‘S’ – What have you got? – SICKENING!” Oh, sorry, for a moment there I was 17 again.

That might be a part of it. But it isn’t the whole reason why the football season, which lasts much too long, isn’t top on my list of entertaining activities. It is that football is way to macho for my liking, given way too much importance on the scale of things to concern oneself with, and dangerous to boot. Consider the players who have died from long-term exposure to numerous head injuries, or been permanently damaged in other ways. Consider the steroid use. Consider the trophy wives; they have to be suffering carrying around all that bling. For the sake of the wives, stop the madness.

I have a hard time watching football. I’ve asked my husband if he can watch a game with the sound muted. I’ve gotten a glare in return. Apparently, part of the fun of watching the game is listening to the expert commentators blathering on: “Did you see #49 fake that play while pushing the hair out of his eyes! What an amazing contributor he has been all season in spite of his upcoming criminal case.”

And what would the sport be without the off-field in-depth coverage of the players’ private lives. You’ve got to know who’s zooming whom, what haircuts their wives have sanctioned, and all of those endorsements:  You’ve got to purchase a whole host of merchandise. “What is that scent your wearing?” “Oh, its Ode-La-Transpirer. Tom Brady’s wife just came out with it. It what he wears, of course.”

Final confession: There is one aspect of the whole TV football thing I’ll admit to enjoying … the commercials, especially during the Stupid Bowl, oops, I mean Super Bowl. I loved the woodchucks, the frogs, most of the Frito spots, and all of the E-Trade commercials. Those babies and the clever dialogue where the central baby talks about “fat stacks of cash,” “milk-a-holics,” “saving pant loads,” and calling a golfing partner a “shankopodamus,” OMG – what’s not to love?! Those are the touchdown moments for yours truly.

So this fall, when the games are on the TV and your home is filled with the joyful noises of people swearing and screaming at the screen while wearing expensive team jerseys, just remember you can call me. We can hang out and watch reruns of Masterpiece Theatre while sipping tea. Wouldn’t that be fun? We could spike the tea, of course. No, seriously, call me – my husband won’t even notice I’ve left the house.

By Marilou Newell

Mattapoisett Track Club Results

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JULY MEET RESULTS

 HURDLES

AGE 3: GIRLS: 1st – Colleen Kearney, 2nd – Gabriella Harkins, 3rd – Alexa Hodziewich, 4th – Olivia Kogler, 5th – Aubrey Morgan, 6th – Mackenzie  Hamilton, BOYS: 1st – Crosby Callahan, 2nd – William Manning, 3rd – Brock Wilson, 4th – Joshua Marcolini, 5th – Armani Pina

AGE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Abby Manning, 2nd – Isabella Ortega, 3rd – Sage Brophy, BOYS: 1st – Reily Pease, 2nd – Braydon Pease, 3rd – Myzaya Pina 

KINDERGARTEN: GIRLS: 1st- Olivia Gallo, 2nd – Annie O’Neil, 3rd – Katie Jackivicz, 4th – Andie Derrig, 5th – Leah Bertrand, 6th – Amanda Tomasso, BOYS: 1st- Owen Callahan, 2nd – Charlie Jackivicz, 3rd – Cameron Jackivicz, 4th – Garrett Ignacio, 5th – Robbie Duarte, 6th – Nicolas Brophy & Brody Williams

GRADE 1: GIRLS:  1st – Riley Florindo, 2nd – Kathryn Drummey, 3rd – Zoe Plante, 4th – Madison McClenden, 5th – Molly McKenna, BOYS: 1st – Thomas Clavell, 2nd – Landon Hunter, 3rd – Jayden Pedro, 5th – Quinn Wiley, 6th – Camden Jeppson

GRADE 2: GIRLS: 1st – Molly Kearney, 2nd – Lilly Manning, 3rd – Angela Tomasso, 4th – Arden Bradshaw, Makai Vincent & Tessa Winslow, 5th – Murray Callahan, 6th – Natalie Yochim, BOYS: 1st – Connor Pease, 2nd – Jarcel Jones, 3rd – Zach LeBlanc, 4th – Nicholas Miedema, 5th – Kody Szady 

GRADE 3: GIRLS: 1st – Ava Noone, 2nd – Sorraya Mahmoud, 3rd – Sofia Irish, 4th – Abigail Thomas, BOYS: 1st – Rudy Arsenault, 2nd – Andrew Martin, 3rd – Jack Drummey, 4th – Tyler Derring & Sam Ortega, 5th – Kyle McCullough, 6th – Owen Bourassa 

GRADE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Ella Rose, 2nd – Ariana Bucha, 3rd – Emily Pike & Dakota-Shea Sousa, 4th – Ayla Andrews, 5th – Allison Ward, 6th – Nevaeh Silva, BOYS: 1st – Joshua Fernandes & Cameron Hodziewich, 2nd – Jeffery Ouellette, 3rd – Ethan Scully

GRADE 5: GIRLS: 1st – Rebecca Milde, 2nd – Bridget Clavell & Caitlin Sweeney, BOYS: 1st – Ayden Nascimento, 2nd – John-Paul Martin, 3rd – Dale Faria, 4th – Andrew Dandeneau

GRADES 6, 7 & 8: GIRLS: 1st – Hannah Grassi, 2nd – Tori Baltimore, 3rd – Haley Garrity, 4th – Abby Pike, 5th – Aidan Jackivicz, 6th – Meghan McCullough & Ava Rose, BOYS: 1st – Marc Bourgeois, 2nd – Ethan Morgan, 3rd – Raven Jones, 4th – James Bourgeois, 5th – Jaycee Wagoner

LONG JUMP

AGE 3: GIRLS: 1st – Lexi Kalkanis & Olivia Kogler, 2nd – Colleen Kearney, 3rd – Aubrey Morgan & Alexa Hodziewich, 4th – Lileigh McCaffrey & Makenzie Hamilton, BOYS: 1st – Crosby Callahan, 2nd – William Manning, 3rd – Brock Wilson, 4th – Armani Pina, 5th – Joshua Duarte

AGE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Abby Manning, 2nd – Sage Brophy, BOYS: 1st – Reily Pease, 2nd – Myzaya Pina, 3rd – Barrett Morrow, 4th – Braydon Pease

KINDERGARTEN: GIRLS: 1st – Andie Derrig, 2nd – Leah Bertrand, 3rd – Katie Jackivicz, 4th – Olivia Gallo & Amanda Ignacio, 5th – Maeve Bradshaw, 6th – Annie O’Neil, BOYS: 1st – Charlie Jackivicz, 2nd – Garrett Ignacio, 3rd – Cameron Jackivicz, 4th – Robbie Duarte, 5th – Owen Callahan, 6th – Nicolas Brophy

GRADE 1: GIRLS: 1st – Riley Florindo, 2nd – Zoe Plante, 3rd – Molly McKenna, 4th – Madison McClenden, 5th – Kathryn Drummey, BOYS: 1st – Jayden Pedro, 2nd – Payton Calvin, 3rd – Thomas Clavell, 4th – Jacob Jones, 5th – Jimmy Pike, 6th – Landon Hunter

GRADE 2: GIRLS: 1st – Murray Callahan, 2nd – Makai Vincent, 3rd – Lilly Manning, 4th – Angela Tomasso, 5th – Natalie Yochim, 6th – Molly Kearney, BOYS: 1st – Connor Pease, 2nd – Marcel Jones, 3rd – Kody Szady, 4th – Zach LeBlanc, 5th – Nicholas Miedema 

GRADE 3: GIRLS: 1st – Ava Noone, 2nd – Abigail Thomas, 3rd – Sorraya Mahmoud, 4th – Sofia Irish, BOYS: 1st – Andrew Martin, 2nd – Rudy Arsenault, 3rd – Samuel Ortega, 4th – Kyle McCullough, 5th – Tyler Derrig, 6th – Jack Drummey

GRADE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Ariana Bucha, 2nd – Ayla Andrews & Ella Rose, 3rd – Emily Pike, 4th – Lily Thomas, 5th – Emma Jones, 6th – Dakota-Shea Sousa, BOYS: 1st – Jeffrey Ouellette, 2nd – Cameron Hodziewich, 3rd – Joshua Fernandes, 4th – Ethan Scully

GRADE 5: GIRLS: 1st – Caitlin Sweeney, 2nd – Rebecca Milde, 3rd – Bridget Clavell, BOYS: 1st – Jayden Nascimento, 2nd – John-Paul Martin, 3rd – Dale Faria, 4th – Andrew Dandeneau

GRADE 6: GIRLS: 1st – Meghan McCullough, 2nd – Abby Pike, 3rd – Aidan Jackivicz, 4th – Ava Rose, BOYS: 1st – James Bourgeois, 2nd – Ethan Morgan, 3rd – Jaycee Wagoner, 4th – Lukas Watkins

GRADES 7 & 8: GIRLS: 1st – Lea Bourgeois, 2nd – Hannah Grassi, 3rd – Tori Baltimore, 4th – Haley Garrity, 5th – Megan Clavell, 6th – Olivia Calvin, BOYS: 1st – Raven Jones, 2nd – Marc Bourgeois

DISCUS 

AGE 3: GIRLS: 1st – Mackenzie Hamilton, 2nd – Gabriella Harkins, 3rd – Olivia Kogler, 4th – Colleen Kearney, 5th- Alexa Hodziewich, 6th – Aubrey Morgan, BOYS: 1st – Brock Wilson, 2nd – William Manning, 3rd – Joshua Marcolini, 4th – Crosby Callahan, 5th – Armani Pina

AGE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Abby Manning, 2nd – Isabella Ortega, 3rd – Sage Brophy, BOYS: 1st – Reily Pease, 2nd – Brayden Pease, 3rd – Myzaya Pina

KINDERGARTEN: GIRLS: 1st – Amanda Ignacio, 2nd – Annie O’Neil, 3rd – Olivia Gallo, 4th – Amanda Tomasso, 5th – Andie Derrig, 6th – Katie Jackivicz, BOYS: 1st – Garrett Ignacio, 2rd – Owen Callahan, 3rd – Camden Soderberg, 4th – Charlie Jackivicz, 5th – Austin Scully, 6th – Cameron Jackivicz 

GRADE 1: GIRLS: 1st – Zoe Plante, 2nd – Riley Florindo, 3rd – Madison McClenden, 4th – Kathryn Drummy, 5th – Molly McKenna, BOYS: 1st – Thomas Clavell, 2nd – Landon Hunter, 3rd – Alec Arsenault, 4th – Benjamin Bourgeois, 5th – Ouinn Wiley, 6th – Jimmy Pike

GRADE 2: GIRLS: 1st –Lilly Manning, 2nd – Murray Callahan, 3rd – Makai Vincent, 4th – Angela Tomasso, 5th – Arden Bradshaw, 6th – Molly Kearney, BOYS: 1st – Marcel Jones, 2nd – Zach LeBlanc, 3rd – Connor Pease, 4th – Kody Szady, 5th – Nicholas Miedema 

GRADE 3: GIRLS: 1st – Sorraya Mahmoud, 2nd – Abigail Thomas, 3rd – Ava Noone, 4th – Sofia Irish, BOYS: 1st – Rudy Arsenault, 2nd – Jack Drummey, 3rd – Tyler Derrig, 4th – Sam Ortega, 5th – Andrew Martin, 6th – Avery Morgan

GRADE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Ariana Bucha, 2nd – Emily Pike, 3rd – Ella Rose, 4th – Dakota-Shea Sousa, 5th – Isabella Hunter, 6th – Emma Jones, BOYS:  1st – JeffreyOuellette, 2nd – Joshua Fernandes, 3rd – Cameron Hodziewich, 4th – Ethan Scully

GRADE 5: GIRLS: 1st – Caitlin Sweeney, 2nd – Rebecca Milde, 3rd – Bridget Clavell, BOYS:  1st – Jayden Nascimento, 2nd – John-Paul Martin, 3rd – Dale Faria, 4th – Andrew Dandeneau 

GRADE 6: GIRLS: 1st – Abby Pike, 2nd – Aidan Jackivicz, 3rd – Meghan McCullough, 4th – Ava Rose, BOYS: 1st – Ethan Morgan, 2nd – Jaycee Wagoner, 3rd – James Bourgeois, 4th – Lukas Watkins

GRADES 7 & 8: GIRLS: 1st – Hannah Grassi, 2nd – Leah Bourgeois, 3rd – Olivia Calvin, 4th- Tori Baltimore, 5th – Megan Clavell, 6th – Haley Garrity, BOYS: 1st – Marc Bourgeois, 2nd – Raven Jones

SHOT 

AGE 3: GIRLS: 1st – Lexi Kalkanis, 2nd – Colleen Kearney, 3rd – Mackenzie Hamilton, 4th – Aubrey Morgan, 5th – Alexa Hodziewich, 6th – Olivia Kogler, BOYS: 1st – Brock Wilson, 2nd – Armani Pina, 3rd – Crosby Callahan, 4th – William Manning, 5th – Joshua Duarte

AGE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Abby Manning, 2nd – Sage Brophy, BOYS: 1st – Reily Pease, 2nd – Myzaya Pina, 3rd – Brayden Pease, 4th – Barrett Morrow

KINDERGARTEN: GIRLS: 1st – Olivia Gallo, 2nd – Andie Derrig, 3rd – Amanda Tomasso, 4th – Leah Bertrand, 5th – Annie O’Neil, 6th – Maeve Bradshaw , BOYS: 1st – Charlie Jackivicz, 2nd – Cameron Jackivicz, 3rd – Gabriel Michaud, 4th – Brody Williams, 5th – Garrett Ignacio, 6th – Owen Callahan

GRADE 1: GIRLS: 1st – Madison McClenden, 2nd – Zoe Plante, 3rd – Molly McKenna, 4th – Kathryn Drummey, 5th – Riley Florindo, BOYS: 1st – Payton Calvin, 2nd – Landon Hunter, 3rd – Jimmy Pike, 4th – Jayden Pedro, 5th – Thomas Clavell, 6th – Camden Jeppson

GRADE 2: GIRLS: 1st – Lilly Manning, 2nd – Angela Tomasso, 3rd – Makai Vincent, 4th – Molly Kearney, 5th – Arden Bradshaw, 6th – Murray Callahan. BOYS: 1st – Connor Pease, 2nd – Marcel Jones, 3rd – Kody Szady, 4th – Zach LeBlanc, 5th – Nicholas Miedema

GRADE 3: GIRLS:  1st – Sorraya Mahmoud, 2nd – Ava Noone, 3rd – Abigail Thomas, 4th – Sofia Irish, BOYS: 1st – Andrew Martin, 2nd – Jack Drummey, 3rd – Sam Ortega, 4th – Rudy Arsenault, 5th – Tyler Derrig, 6th – Kyle McCullough

GRADE 4: GIRLS: 1st –Emily Pike, 2nd – Ariana Bucha, 3rd – Allison Ward, 4th – Ella Rose, 5th – Dakota-Shea Sousa, 6th – Emma Jones, BOYS: 1st – Jeffrey Ouellette, 2nd – Owen Bourassa, 3rd – Cameron Hodziewich, 4th – Ethan Scully

GRADE 5: GIRLS: 1st – Caitlin Sweeney, 2nd – Rebecca Milde, 3rd – Bridget Clavell, BOYS: 1st – Jayden Nascimento, 2nd – John-Paul Martin, 3rd – Dale Faria, 4th – Andrew Dandeneau

GRADE 6: GIRLS: 1st – Meghan McCullough, 2nd – Aidan Jackivicz, 3rd – Abby Pike, 4th – Ava Rose, BOYS: 1st – Ethan Morgan, 2nd – James Bourgeois, 3rd – Lukas Watkins, 4th – Jaycee Wagoner

GRADES 7 & 8: GIRLS: 1st – Hannah Grassi, 2nd – Leah Bourgeois, 3rd – Tori Baltimore, 4th – Vanessa Ortega, 5th – Megan Clavell, 6th – Haley Garrity, BOYS: 1st – Marc Bourgeois, 2nd – Raven Jones

JAVELIN

AGE 3: GIRLS: 1st – Mackenzie Hamilton, 2nd – Olivia Kogler, 3rd – Gabriella Harkins, 4th – Colleen Kearney, 5th – Aubrey Morgan & Alexa Hodziewich, 6th – Lileigh McCaffrey, BOYS: 1st – Brock Wilson, 2nd – Joshua Marcolini, 3rd – William Manning, 4th – Crosby Callahan, 5th – Armani Pina

AGE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Abby Manning, 2nd – Isabella Ortega, 3rd – Sage Brophy, BOYS: 1st – Brayden Pease, 2nd – Reily Pease, 3rd – Myzaya Pina

KINDERGARTEN: GIRLS: 1st – Leah Bertrand, 2nd – Maeve Bradshaw & Olivia Gallo, 3rd – Andie Derrig, 4th – Amanda Tomasso, 5th – Amanda Ignacio, BOYS: 1st – Camden Soderberg, 2nd – Owen Callahan, 3rd – Robbie Duarte, 4th – Charlie Jackivicz, 5th – Cameron Jackivicz

GRADE 1: GIRLS: 1st – Riley Florindo, 2nd – Kathryn Drummey, 3rd – Zoe Plante, 4th – Molly McKenna, 5th – Madison McClenden, BOYS: 1st – Eamon Martin, 2nd – Landon Hunter, 3rd – Thomas Clavell, 4th – Payton Calvin, 5th – Benjamin Bourgeois

GRADE 2: GIRLS: 1st – Murray Callahan, 2nd – Makai Vincent, 3rd – Alyse Morrow, 4th – Angela Tomasso, 5th – Lilly Manning, BOYS: 1st – Marcel Jones, 2nd – Kody Szady, 3rd – Cameron Gonzalez, 4th – Connor Pease, 5th – Connor Roballo

GRADE 3: GIRLS: 1st – Abigail Thomas, 2nd – Sorraya Mahmoud, 3rd – Sofia Irish, 4th – Ava Noone, BOYS: 1st – Rudy Arsenault, 2nd – Andrew Martin, 3rd – Jack Drummey, 4th – Owen Bourassa, 5th – Tyler Derrig

GRADE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Emma Jones, 2nd – Emily Pike, 3rd – Ella Rose, 4th – Ariana Bucha, 5th – Lily Thomas, BOYS: 1st – Lucas Marcolini, 2nd – Jeffrey Ouellette, 3rd – Joshua Fernandes, 4th – Ethan Scully, 5th – Cameron Hodziewich

GRADE 5: GIRLS: 1st – Caitlin Sweeney, 2nd – Rebecca Milde, 3rd – Kara LeBlanc, 4th – Bridget Clavell, BOYS: 1st – Dale Faria, 2nd – John-Paul Martin, 3rd – Andrew Dandeneau

GRADE 6: GIRLS: 1st – Meghan McCullough, 2nd – Abby Pike, 3rd – Aidan Jackivicz, 4th – Ava Rose, BOYS: 1st – Ethan Morgan, 2nd – Jaycee Wagoner, 3rd – James Bourgeois, 4th – Lukas Watkins

GRADES 7 & 8: GIRLS: 1st – Hannah Grassi, 2nd – Tori Baltimore, 3rd – Vanessa Ortega, 4th – Haley Garrity, 5th – Megan Clavell & Olivia Calvin , BOYS: 1st – Marc Bourgeois, 2nd- Raven Jones

RACES – 100 METERS

KINDERGARTEN: GIRLS: 1st – Andie Derrig & Olivia Gallo, 2nd – Leah Bertrand & Katie Jackivicz, 3rd – Amanda Ignacio, Maggie Martin & Annie O’Neil, 4th – Maeve Bradshaw & Amanda Tomasso, BOYS: 1st – Charlie & Cameron Jackivicz, 2nd – Owen Callahan & Camden Soderberg, 3rd – Robbie Duarte & Garrett Ignacio, 4th – Nicholas Brophy & Brody Williams, 5th – Brady Maguire 

GRADE 1: GIRLS: 1st – Kathryn Drummey, 2nd  Riley Florindo, 3rd – Zoe Plante, 4th – Madison McClenden, 5th – Molly McKenna, BOYS: 1st – Eamon Martin, 2nd – Quinn Wiley, 3rd – Alec Arsenault, 4th – Landon Hunter, 5th – Payton Calvin, 6th – Jimmy Pike

GRADE 2: GIRLS: 1st – Tessa Winslow, 2nd – Lilly Manning, 3rd – Murray Callahan, 4th – Makai Vincent, 5th – Angela Tomasso, 6th – Alyse Morrow, BOYS: 1st – Connor Pease, 2nd – Kody Szady, 3rd – Cameron Gonzalez, 4th – Daniel Bertrand, 5th – Marcel Jones, 6th – Connor Roballo 

GRADE 3: GIRLS:  1st – Ava Noone, 2nd – Sofia Irish, 3rd – Sorraya Mahmoud & Abigail Thomas, BOYS: 1st – Rudy Arsenault, 2nd – Andrew Martin, 3rd – yler Derrig, 4th – Jack Drummey & Kyle McCullough, 5th – Owen Bourassa

GRADE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Ariana Bucha, Ella Rose & Lily Thomas, 2nd – Nevaeh Silva, 3rd – Isabella Hunter & Emily Pike, 4th – Ryleigh Creeden & Emma Jones, BOYS: 1st – Jeffrey Ouellette, 2nd – Joshua Fernandes, 3rd – Cameron Hodziewich, 4th – Ethan Scully, 5th – Lucas Marcolini  

GRADE 5: GIRLS: 1st – Rebecca Milde, 2nd – Bridget Clavell, 3rd – Caitlin Sewwney, 4th – Kara LeBlanc, BOYS: 1st- John-Paul Martin, 2nd – Andrew Dandeneau, 3rd – Dale Faria

GRADE 6: GIRLS: 1st – Abby Pike, 2nd – Megan McCullough, 3rd – Ava Rose, 4th – Aidan Jackivicz

GRADES 7 & 8: GIRLS: 1st – Hannah Grassi, 2nd – Tori Baltimore, 3rd – Vanessa Ortega, 4th – Haley Garrity, 5th – Megan Clavell, 6th – Olivia Calvin

GRADES 6, 7, & 8: BOYS: 1st – Marc Bourgeois, 2nd – James Bourgeois, 3rd, Raven Jones, 4th – Ethan Morgan, 5th – Jaycee Wagoner, 6th – Lukas Watkins

200 METERS

KINDERGARTEN: GIRLS: 1st – Andie Derrig & Olivia Gallo, 2nd – Annie O’Neil & Katie Jackivicz, 3rd – Amanda Ignacio & Maggie Martin, 4th – Amanda Tomasso, 5th – Maeve Bradshaw, BOYS: 1st – Brody Williams & Charlie Jackivicz, 2nd – Robbie Duarte & Cameron Jackivicz, 3rd – Camden Soderberg & Brady Maguire, 4th – Owen Callahan & Jacob Collier, 5th – Garrett Ignacio 

GRADE 1: GIRLS: 1st – Kathryn Drummey, 2nd – Riley Florindo, 3rd – Zoe Plante, 4th – Molly McKenna, 5th – Madison McClenden  , BOYS: 1st – Thomas Clavell & Ouinn Wiley, 2nd – Landon Hunter & Eamon Martin, 3rd – Alec Arsenault & Payton Calvin, 4th – Ben Bourgeois & Jimmy Pike, 5th – Jacob Jones 

GRADE 2: GIRLS: 1st – Murray Callahan & Lilly Manning, 2nd – Makai Vincent & Tessa Winslow, 3rd – Molly Kearney & Angela Tomasso, 4th – Arden Bradshaw & Alyse Morrow, BOYS: 1st – Cameron Gonzalez & Connor Pease, 3rd – Daniel Bertrand & Kody Szady, 5th – Connor Roballo, 6th – Marcel Jones   

GRADE 3: GIRLS: 1st – Ava Noone, 2nd – Sofia Irish, 3rd – Abigail Thomas, 4th – Sorraya Mahmoud, BOYS: 1st – Rudy Arsenault, 2nd – Andrew Martin, 3rd – Tyler Derrig, 4th – Jack Drummey, 5th – Kyle McCullough, 6th – Owen Bourassa

GRADE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Emma Jones & Ella Rose, 2nd – Ariana Bucha & Isabella Hunter, 3rd – Ryleigh Creeden & Emily Pike, 4th – Nevaeh Silva & Lily Thomas, BOYS: 1st – Jeffrey Ouellette, 2nd – Cameron Hodziewich, 3rd – Joshua Fernandes, 4th –Ethan Scully, 5th – Lucas Marcolini 

GRADE 5: GIRLS: 1st – Rebecca Milde, 2nd – Bridget Clavell, 3rd – Caitlin Sweeney, 4th – Kara LeBlanc, BOYS: 1st – John-Paul Martin, 2nd – Andrew Dandeneau, 3rd – Dale Faria

GRADE 6: GIRLS: 1st – Abby Pike, 2nd – Megan McCullough, 3rd – Ava Rose, 4th – Aidan Jackivicz

GRADES 7 & 8: GIRLS: 1st – Hannah Grassi, 2nd – Tori Baltimore, 3rd – Haley Garrity, 4th – Vanessa Ortega, 5th – Megan Clavell, 6th – Olivia Calvin  

GRADES 6, 7 & 8: BOYS: 1st – Marc Bourgeois, 2nd – Raven Jones, 3nd – James Bourgeois, 4th – Ethan Morgan, 5th – Jaycee Wagoner & Lukas Watkins 

400 METERS

KINDERGARTEN: GIRLS: 1st – Olivia Gallo, 2nd – Katie Jackivicz, 3rd – Andie Derrig, 4th – Maggie Martin, 5th – Leah Bertrand, 6th – Annie O’Neal, BOYS: 1st – Charlie Jackivicz, 2nd – Camden Soderberg, 3rd – Cameron Jackivicz, 4th – Garrett Ignacio, 5th – Owen Callahan, 6th – Robbie Duarte  & Brody Williams

GRADE 1: GIRLS: 1st – Kathryn Drummy, 2nd – Zoe Plante, 3rd – Riley Florindo, 4th – Molly McKenna, 5th – Madison McClenden, BOYS: 1st –Thomas Clavell, 2nd – Landon Hunter, 3rd – Eamon Martin, 4th – Ouinn Wiley, 5th – Jimmy Pike, 6th – Payton Calvin

GRADE 2: GIRLS: 1st – Murray Callahan, 2nd – Molly Kearney & Makai Vincent, 3rd – Lilly Manning, 5th – Angela Tomasso, BOYS: 1st  – Cameron Gonzalez, 2nd – Kody Szady, 3rd – Daniel Bertrand & Connor Pease, 5th – Connor Roballo, 6th – Marcel Jones

GRADE 3: GIRLS: 1st – Ava Noone, 2nd – Sofia Irish, 3rd – Sorraya Mahmoud & Abigail Thomas, BOYS: 1st – Rudy Arsenault, 2nd – Andrew Martin, 3rd – Jack Drummey, 4th – Tyler Derrig, 5th – Kyle McCullough, 6th – Owen Bourassa

GRADE 4: GIRLS: 1st – Ella Rose, 2nd – Ariana Bucha, 3rd – Emily Pike, 4th – Ryleigh Creeden 5th- Lily Thomas, 6th- Isabella Hunter, BOYS: 1st – Jeffrey Ouellette, 2nd – Cameron Hodziewich, 3rd – Ethan Scully, 4th – Joshua Fernandes, 5th – Lucas Marcolini

GRADE 5: GIRLS: 1st – Rebecca Milde, 2nd – Bridget Clavell, 3rd – Caitlin Sweeney, 4th – Kara LeBlanc , BOYS: 1st – John-Paul Martin, 2nd – Andrew Dandeneau, 3rd – Dale Faria

GRADE 6: GIRLS: 1st – Ava Rose, 2nd – Aidan Jackivicz, 3rd – Abby Pike

GRADES 6, 7 & 8: BOYS: 1st – Marc Bourgeois, 2nd – Ethan Morgan, 3rd – Raven Jones, 4th – James Bourgeois, 5th – Lukas Watkins

GRADES 7 & 8: GIRLS: 1st – Tori Baltimore, 2nd – Hannah Grassi, 3rd – Vanessa Ortega, 4th – Haley Garrity, 5th – Megan Clavell