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Women’s Fund Tiara 5K 321 viewsParticipants in the Women’s Fund Tiara 5K Mother’s Day race enjoyed fine weather and fun, breaking the record of registered runners with 1,000 who took part. Some donned their tiaras and tutus, and there was even a super hero or two spotted in the Kids’ Fun Run. Photos by Felix Perez
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Women’s Fund Tiara 5K 321 viewsParticipants in the Women’s Fund Tiara 5K Mother’s Day race enjoyed fine weather and fun, breaking the record of registered runners with 1,000 who took part. Some donned their tiaras and tutus, and there was even a super hero or two spotted in the Kids’ Fun Run. Photos by Felix Perez
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Chemistry of Tie Dye321 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's last afterschool program of this school year featured "Chemistry of Tie Dye" with Chemist Jessica Robidoux and coordinated by Dr. William (Toby) Dills of UMass Dartmouth's Chemistry Department. The Museum wishes to thank Ms. Robidoux, Dr. Dills, and all the many volunteers who showed up to help with the program. The students learned a little something about acids and bases as well as having fun dyeing their shirts. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Center School Field Day321 viewsCenter School in Mattapoisett held its annual field day on Tuesday, June 2, a highlight of the end of the school year for students of all grades. The event was rescheduled from last Tuesday because of rain and chilly weather. Photos by Jean Perry
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Bennett Farm Concert321 viewsThe concert series at Bennett Farm in Rochester on July 11 featured local singer/songwriter Rebecca Correia, as well as artists Matt Cusson, Isaac Hayden, Grey Season, Renee Armand & Paul Aleman, and Adam Robinson. Correia has hosted the outdoor music festival since 1997. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Harbor Days 2015321 viewsThe weather was fine for Harbor Days, the annual week-long event organized by the Mattapoisett Lions Club. The weekend portion of Harbor Days featured vendors, food, train rides for the kids, and a number of entertainment programs, including The Showstoppers on Sunday, July 19. Photos by Colin Veitch and Jean Perry
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Marion Concert Band321 viewsThe Marion Concert Band performed its first of several concerts of the season at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand at Island Wharf. This performance featured selections for “the young people of all ages,” as Conductor Tobias Monte described it. The band will perform Fridays at 7:00 pm throughout July and August. Photo by Jean Perry
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Nature Explorers321 viewsMattRec and the Marion Natural History Museum partnered for the second year to provide "Nature Explorers" summer program. The students explored several different locations around Mattapoisett this year. We visited Land Trust property off Mattapoisett Neck Road and Bob Field gave us a tour of his Oyster farming operation. We visited salt marshes, went crabbing, netted many fish at Reservation beach, Aucoot Beach, and Ned's Point. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Shaw Farm Trail321 viewsJuly 31 was a big day for the Buzzards Bay Coalition, the Towns of Fairhaven and Mattapoisett, and the entire South Coast when 416 acres of farmland and conservation land were added to the Nasketucket Bay Conservation Project, which was formally completed with the addition of the Shaw Farm Trail that now links the bike path with the Nasketucket Bay State Reservation. Photos by Colin Veitch and Jean Perry
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Mattapoisett Boy Scouts321 viewsThe Mattapoisett Boy Scouts Troop #53 worked as staff for all four weeks this year at the Boy Scouts of America Camp Cachalot. The Troop #53 staff counted for about a fifth of the staff at the camp this summer, a unique event to have a large number of active kids of their age in one troop. Photos by Bodil Perkins
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A Bad Year for Tomatoes321 viewsThe Marion Art Center’s hilarious production of “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” opened on August 6, starring Myra Marlowe, Jay Ryan, Suzie Kokkins, Suzy Taylor, Susan Sullivan, Thom O’Shaughnessy, and Gary Taylor. The show continues on August 14-15. Photos by Colin Veitch
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The 2015 Rochester Country Fair321 viewsThe 2015 Rochester Country Fair was the place to go last week for family fun and good old-fashioned country entertainment. Photo by Colin Veitch
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