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Cardboard Boats384 viewsSCOPE Week meant big fun at the beach in Mattapoisett for ORR Junior High seventh-graders who built their own boats and then raced them on June 5 in Mattapoisett. While half the students head off for Survival, the others enjoy a week of equally challenging tasks of the 40-year tradition of SCOPE that gives students a chance to learn while learning about themselves and each other. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Art Center384 viewsA blue can of paint becomes the blue door and the paint brush surprises in Diane Kelley’s floral arrangement inspired by Peter Hussey’s “Screen Door With Lily” painting. Photo by Marilou Newell.
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Marion Natural History Museum384 viewsOn June 7, the Marion Natural History Museum hosted a talk by Dr. Kaeli of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) on the challenges and eventual triumph of finding a 300+ year old shipwreck. Kaeli described the science behind the underwater robot – REMUS (Remote Environmental Monitoring UnitS) – and how it helped WHOI scientists discover the "holy grail" of shipwrecks, the San Jose. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Fawn in Marion384 viewsSteve Chicco captured this picture of a newborn fawn in Marion.
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Walking Tour384 viewsThe last Healthy Tri-Town Coalition walking tour took place where once all the towns in this trio were one – Rochester. The group learned about early religious practices, local government, and the earliest settlers to the area. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Annual Super Duper Fun Fair384 viewsDid you make it out to the First Congregational Church’s Annual Super Duper Fun Fair this past Saturday, July 25? Main Street was alive with the colors of summer fun in Marion for the annual event that everyone in town looks forward to. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester Country Fair384 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair pressed on in the face of a “critical” EEE threat in Rochester over the weekend, August 10-11. Festivities were canceled for Thursday and Friday, but there was plenty of tractors, music, vendors, and fried fair food to keep the spirit of the Rochester Country Fair alive. Photos by Jean Perry
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Bristol County Radio Control “RC” Club384 viewsRadio control model seaplanes are more than just a hobby for members of the Bristol County Radio Control “RC” Club. As club member Gerry Dupont puts it, “It’s an affliction. A happy affliction.” Dupont’s yellow Piper Cub seaplane features a one-fifth-scale pilot named “Gus” who’s been flying the one-fifth-scale seaplane for seven years. Photos by Jean Perry
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Mattapoisett YMCA384 viewsOn Sunday, October 20, the Mattapoisett YMCA hosted its first annual Harbor Brew Fest. Participants enjoyed this sunny day of local brew tastings, live music by Sean Carney, and fresh scallops, while overlooking beautiful Mattapoisett Harbor. A bonfire on the beach accompanied by a smores bar added to the fun. All proceeds from the event will go towards the Mattapoisett YMCA’s Annual Campaign that helps deserving children attend summer camp, preschool and afterschool care.
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Mattapoisett YMCA384 viewsOn Sunday, October 20, the Mattapoisett YMCA hosted its first annual Harbor Brew Fest. Participants enjoyed this sunny day of local brew tastings, live music by Sean Carney, and fresh scallops, while overlooking beautiful Mattapoisett Harbor. A bonfire on the beach accompanied by a smores bar added to the fun. All proceeds from the event will go towards the Mattapoisett YMCA’s Annual Campaign that helps deserving children attend summer camp, preschool and afterschool care.
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2019 Halloween Cover Contest384 views2019 Halloween Cover Contest Entry by Genevieve Hebert
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Soapbox Derby384 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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