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Taber Library, Marion905 viewsTaber Library, Marion
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Tabulating Trees904 viewsDeborah Smiley, a member of Mattapoisett’s Tree Committee, measures trees in Shipyard Park as part of her study on trees in the town’s village. She is assisted by ORR eighth grader Olivia McLean, who is doing the work as community service. (Photo by Laura McLean).
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Memorial Day 2006900 viewsThe Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen and State Representative William Straus march in the town's 2006 Memorial Day Parade. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Stories in Stone897 viewsMattapoisett Historical Museum Curator Bette Roberts poses in front of a few of the historic gravestones on display at the Mattapoisett museum. Ms. Roberts recently gave a guided tour and talk on the Barlow Burying Ground in Mattapoisett. (Photo by Nancy MacKenzie).
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Planted in Mattapoisett896 views(L. to R.) Katherine, Ben, Patrick and Laura Shachoy stand by their newly-planted Kousa Dogwood, marking the first tree in the Mattapoisett Tree Committee’s 150 by 150 tree-planting project. The year-long campaign is being planned to commemorate the town’s 150th Anniversary in 2007. (Photo by and courtesy of Laura McLean).
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Memorial Day 2006891 viewsMattapoisett Brownie Troop marches in the town's 2006 Memorial Day Parade. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Mr. Nunes Goes to Washington891 viewsRochester Selectman Richard D. Nunes (third from left) recently worked for three months for Alan D. Lebowitz, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations (DASPO) for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) in Washington, DC. Mr. Nunes, a lawyer and Senior Investigator for the Boston Regional Office, worked as Special Assistant to the DASPO in the National Office. During this detail, Mr. Nunes was admitted and sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court and also paid a visit to the White House.
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Library Leaning886 viewsThe Mattapoisett Free Public Library Trustees recently announced the installation of a new handrail which should afford easier access to the library in its temporary quarters at Center School, especially for those citizens who have had difficulty climbing the outside staircase. The first patrons to officially use this new handrail were longtime library volunteer “Papa” John Hilsabeck and his 3-year old granddaughter Rachel Foye, pictured here.
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Flying the Town's Flag874 views(L. to R.) Mattapoisett artist Peter Martin, Mattapoisett Lions Club President Lance Calise, and Arthur Blackburn, Chairman of the Lions Club Flag Project, pose with the Mattapoisett town flag designed by Mr. Martin. The flag hangs in the Hall of Flags at the State House depicting the history and spirit of the Mattapoisett community. The Mattapoisett Lions Club will be selling flags at Harbor Days and throughout the year for $35 to benefit Lions Club charities and commemorating the Town’s 150th anniversary.
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Pitchin' In872 viewsDoug McLaughlin of Rochester shows off the antique pitchfork he purchased for just $1 at the 33rd Annual Craft Fair and Flea Market held on the town green in front of the First Congregational Church in Rochester center. Despite some overcast weather, the fair was yet another success. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Island Wharf, Marion868 viewsIsland Wharf, Marion
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Family Affair866 viewsLouise Sylvia Hogan (92) looks over family photos during the recent family reunion of the John S. and Emilia F. Sylvia family held at the Holy Ghost Grounds in Mattapoisett on July 15. The event drew four generations of Sylvia descendants, all of whom can claim roots to Mattapoisett and the tri-town area. (Photo courtesy of Natalie Sylvia Hemingway).
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