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ORR Class of 2018300 viewsThe future is so bright! Congratulations to the ORR graduation class of 2018! The unexpected sunshine shone down on the ORR commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 2, allowing the event to take place outside. Pictured here, Superintendent Dr. Doug White congratulates graduates as they file past clutching their diplomas. Photo by Jean Perry
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Arts in the Park300 viewsLocal artisans showcase an impressive selection of work at the Marion Art Center’s 12th annual Arts in the Park festival at Bicentennial Park in Marion. Photos by Caleb Jagoda
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Marion 4th of July Parade300 viewsThe Marion 4th of July parade is a tradition that brings the entire community out to the streets for some hometown patriotic celebration.
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Marion 4th of July Horse Show300 viewsQuite the crowd cantered over to Washburn Park after the parade for the annual Marion 4th of July Horse Show. This is the 71st year of the horse show, which is supposedly the longest running horse show in the region.
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Marion Natural History Museum300 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum Explored Group led by the staff from MattRec had a great week exploring Mattapoisett's open spaces. Along with crabbing, netting fish, building cairns, discovering types of seaweeds and saltmarsh vegetation, and plenty of swimming, we also met Coast Guard Fairhaven and Marion Flotilla members for a tour of Ned's Point lighthouse. We learned about oyster farming with Bob Field and enjoyed a boat tour of Mattapoisett Harbor with the Harbormaster's Office.
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Rochester Country Fair300 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair is a first prize event! Even torrential rains couldn’t dampen the spirits at this amazing event. Photo by Felix Perez
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Rochester Country Fair300 viewsFair goers crowded the Rochester Fairgrounds this past weekend to take in the sights and sounds of the Rochester Country Fair. Whether it was the antique tractor pull, the pie eating contest, the dairy goat show, or the fiddle contest, there was something for everyone. Photos by Sarah Storer
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Mushroom Walk300 viewsThe Sippican Lands Trust and the Boston Mycological Club took a large group out on Sunday for a mushroom walk at the White Eagle Property in Marion. Participants gathered hundreds of mushrooms and laid them out on a long table for mushroom experts Ken Fienberg and Chris Neefus to help identify. Photos by Jean Perry
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National Honor Society300 viewsA group of students paid tribute to Sister Teresa Trayers, SND, who will be inducted to the Bishop Stang High School Hall of Honors at an event on Sunday, October 21. The school's National Honor Society is named in Honor of Sister Teresa, and members honored her by holding their annual “Rock-a-thon,” rocking in rocking chairs for donations and receiving food donations throughout the day on Saturday, September 22.
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Massachusetts State Geography Bee300 viewsOwen Modracek, a resident of Rochester and 7th-grader at ORRJHS, has qualified to represent the Tri-Town in the Massachusetts State Geography Bee, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. Only the top 100 students in the state are invited to compete in the State GeoBee on March 29 at Elms College in Chicopee, MA. Owen won the ORRJHS Geography Bee, and then qualified by taking a state-sponsored exam. State champions then go on to compete in the National Geographic GeoBee in Washington D.C.
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Vocabulary Day 300 viewsIt was Vocabulary Day at Rochester Memorial School on March 15, which means the 4th-graders were a living, breathing dictionary as they paraded the halls dressed as a new vocabulary word they chose to learn and personify! Photos by Jean Perry
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Memorial Day Boat Race300 viewsThe Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race went off with very few hitches, despite the bursting of the bog flume at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir just a couple days before the race. This year the weather was fine – maybe a tad hot for the racers, says Boat Race Chairman Art Benner, but great weather to kick off the summer season. Photos by Jean Perry
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