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2011 Triathlon411 views38-year-old Jason Lake was one of 240 athletes to participate in the Mattapoisett Lions' 2011 Triathlon, which included a .25-mile swim on the Town Beach. Mr. Lake, an Easton native, completed the Triathlon with his family, wife Lynn and children Brody and Courtney, cheering him on. Photo by Anne Kakley.
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Mattapoisett Student Goes to Space Camp411 viewsNicholas Claudio of Mattapoisett recently attended Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students (SCI-VIS), at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, NASA's official Visitor Information Center for Marshall Space Flight Center. The weeklong educational program promotes science, technology, engineering and math, while training students and adults with hands-on activities and missions based on teamwork, leadership and decision-making. Photos courtesy of Perkins School for the Blind.
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Ducky411 viewsAnnie Henshaw of Poisett Kennel in Mattapoisett with her dog, Ducky, receiving the Sporting Group title at the Annual National Dog Show on Thanksgiving. Photos courtesy Annie Henshaw
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Mattapoisett Fire 411 viewsAutism Awareness is in the air this November at the Mattapoisett Fire Station after firefighters completed special training to help them understand how to provide appropriate support for an autistic person during an emergency call. The training was sponsored by the Autism and Law Enforcement Coalition (ALEC) and led by an area firefighter who is the parent of an autistic child.
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Mark Parisi 411 viewsArtist Mark Parisi recently held a Character Development class at the Mattapoisett Library. Parisi is the creator of the Marty Pants book series as well as the Off The Mark comic strip, which has been running in newspapers for over 30 years Photo by Marilou Newell, Illustrations by Mark Parisi
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Hitting the Beach410 viewsA 25-ton house, gifted from Rochester resident Greg Kamon to soon-to-be Mattapoisett resident Deborah Francoeur, sits on a barge at the end of Brant Beach on November 5, 2009 while workers from New England Harbor Services and Mike Reid Mover Builders wait for 1:00 pm low tide to unload the house. Photo by Paul Lopes
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The Butterfly410 viewsThe Butterfly, a boat skippered by Vern Tisdale, left from Mattapoisett Harbor at the August 15 2010 Stone Horse Rendezvous and Builder's Cup, sponsored by the New Bedford Yacht Club. Photo courtesy of Tom Kenney.
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Heim 0616410 viewsAt a recent Mattapoisett Lions Club meeting, Derek Heim, Executive Director of the Dartmouth YMCA's Sharing the Harvest, talked about the program's community farm, which donates all of its fresh produce to local food pantries and shelters for the homeless. Photo courtesy of Helene Rose.
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Missing Storm Drains410 viewsA rash of storm drain cover thefts overnight on December 10 in Mattapoisett and Fairhaven had police searching for suspects who stole the metal to scrap for money.
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Christmas Day Swim410 viewsHelping Hands and Hooves hosed their 11th annual Christmas Day Swim at 11:00 am at the Mattapoisett Town Beach. Helping Hands and Hooves is a non-profit (based in Mattapoisett) that is dedicated to providing therapeutic horseback riding lessons for adults with disabilities. If you would like to learn more about Helping Hands and Hooves you can visit their website at www.helpinghandsandhooves.org. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Mattapoisett Fire Department410 viewsOn Sunday, firefighters completed a 110-floor stair climb in full structural firefighting gear in Portland, Maine in honor of the 343 FDNY firefighters killed on 9/11. The climb was sponsored by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and each climber was assigned a fallen FDNY firefighters accountability tag with their name and picture, which made the climb that much more important to everyone involved.
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Holiday in the Park410 viewsIt looked like another record turnout at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett on December 9 for the annual Holiday in the Park and tree lighting. The tent was stuffed with hot foods, cocoa, donuts, Christmas cookies, and the hundreds of people in line to warm up out of the snowy cold. Did you miss the tree lighting? See The Wanderer Facebook page for a video capturing the magical moment. Photos by Jean Perry
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