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Letter Writters450 viewsThese Mattapoisett women spent their Sunday afternoon writing letters on behalf of political prisoners at the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting House. The activity that took place on January 19 was part of the Amnesty International “Write for Rights” campaign, which the Friends Meeting House hosts every three months. For more information contact Deena Kinsky at tomanddeena@gmail.com.
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Tabor Academy Special Olympics Club 450 viewsThe Tabor Academy Special Olympics Club kicked off an important new project, “The R-Word Campaign” on Sunday, February 14 with a special Valentine’s Day basketball tournament as part of the school’s Special Olympics Young Athletes Program. Students hope to change school culture for the better by raising awareness to extinguish the use of the R-word. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Council on Aging450 viewsThe Rochester Council on Aging hosted its annual New Year’s Eve luncheon and celebration on December 31. Nearly 100 people enjoyed mellow music provided by local artist Rick LeBlanc and plates heaped with Chinese food. Photo by Marilou Newell
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National Night Out450 viewsEEE can’t stop the NNO! (And neither can a little rain and thunder.) Despite an EEE “high risk” alert, the 7th annual Tri-Town National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6, was underway in front of ORR attracting locals to enjoy a summer afternoon of interacting with our emergency first responders and exploring the tools of their trade. Photos by Jonathan Comey
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Annual Grange Fair450 viewsThe Rochester Grange held its Annual Grange Fair this past Saturday, August 17, an event that fills the Grange Hall with all the elements of the bucolic beauty that is Rochester. Photos by Jean Perry
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Soapbox Derby450 viewsNovember 2 was the day of Marion Cub Scout Pack 32’s Annual Soapbox Derby, only this time the pack was joined by Mattapoisett and Rochester Cub Scouts and members of the Saint Gabriel’s Church youth group. Photos by Sandra Frechette
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Marion Natural History Museum450 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group would like to thank Dawn Gates-Allen of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association for the enjoyable program involving one of Southeastern Massachusetts’ most important crops. We took a close look at the insides of cranberries to discover what makes them float, counted seeds - which tell us how many times a plant was fertilized by a bee – and had a chance to see how far we could "bounce" a berry. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Liedhold
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Marion Natural History Museum450 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group would like to thank Dawn Gates-Allen of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association for the enjoyable program involving one of Southeastern Massachusetts’ most important crops. We took a close look at the insides of cranberries to discover what makes them float, counted seeds - which tell us how many times a plant was fertilized by a bee – and had a chance to see how far we could "bounce" a berry. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Liedhold
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Pizza with Santa450 viewsThe Marion Police Brotherhood held its annual Pizza with Santa at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center on Sunday, December 8. ‘Chief’ Santa and Mrs. Claus entertained the little ones before enjoying a pizza lunch. The Police Department’s “Fill a Cruiser” toy drive was in full gear as well, with several guests bringing toy donations to benefit children in foster care. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum450 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group enjoyed learning about our local birds in anticipation of the upcoming "Great Backyard Bird Count" event on February 14-17. The GBBC is a great citizen-science initiative to gauge how our bird species are doing, and all it takes is 15 minutes to count the number of species and how many of each, and submit your findings to Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) website: birdcount.org. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Harbor Days450 viewsRoss Kessler, the king lion of the Mattapoisett Lions Club, displays the brass cap on the time capsule that was planted under the bandstand at Shipyard Park 50 years ago. The unearthing of the time capsule was held on Saturday night during the Lions Club's annual Harbor Days festival. Photo by Ryan Feeney - July 22, 2021 edition
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I Found the Aardvark!449 viewsMattapoisett residents turned out for FOX 25 Morning News' live broadcast from Shipyard Park on Friday, June 6, 2008 and took time to pose with The Wanderer's aardvark.
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