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ORR Basketball State Champions378 viewsThe ORR Basketball State Champions and their coaches were recently invited guests of State Representative William M. Straus (D.-Mattapoisett) at the Massachusetts State House on April 28.The day began with a narrated tour of the State House, followed by Rep. Straus greeting the team for a photo together with Senator Marc Pacheco (D.-Taunton) and Senator Michael Rodrigues (D.-Westport).
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Triathalon 21378 viewsIt’s Harbor Days again, and kicking off the events on July 12 was the 2015 Mattapoisett Lions Triathlon as part of the Lions Club’s Harbor Days festivities. Photos by Felix Perez
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South Shore Equestrian Tournament378 viewsSeven horseback riding students from Seahorse Farm in Mattapoisett attended the 2015 Massachusetts Special Olympics South Shore Equestrian Tournament in Hanover on Sunday. Seahorse Farm is the home of Helping Hands and Hooves, a nonprofit organization that provides horseback riding lessons and therapy to people with special needs. Photos by Jean Perry
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Octopurrfest378 viewsOctopurrfest is one of those annual fundraisers that get bigger and better every year. It’s All About the Animals, a non-profit cat shelter in Rochester, hosted its Halloween-themed outdoor event on Sunday, Octopurr 14, featuring live music, a huge raffle, lots of vendors and food and, of course, a glimpse of all the adorable kittens and cats available for adoption. Photos by Jean Perry
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Pinewood Derby378 viewsMarion Pack 32 Cub Scouts had a successful Pinewood Derby on Saturday, February 9. The top 3 finishers (Jack Goodwin #11, Webelos1; Jackson Daniel, #14, Webelos1; and Peter Hurd, #1, Bear) will advance to the regional races. Photos by Richard Van Inwegen
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Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol 378 viewsYes, the Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol really does exist and, yes, people actually do win – just ask John Hall of Rochester! Wearing only socks on his feet, Hall exited his Snipatuit Road home on April 15 and was greeted by PCH Prize Patroller Howie Guja who was holding a giant check for $50,000 with Hall’s name on it, roses, and a bottle of bubbly. Photos by Jean Perry
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ORRJHS Jazz Band378 viewsAs part of the FORM concert series, the ORRJHS Jazz Band, directed by Richard Laprise, and the ORRHS Chorus and Jazz Band, directed by Richard Barnicle, performed a program drawing on a broad range of styles and influences on April 11. FORM (Friends of Old Rochester Music) President Kathleen Kvilhaug spoke about the ORR music programs' most recent distinction, the NAMM Foundation's recognition for Outstanding Support of Music Education, along with new awards ORRHS won during the recent trip to Nashville, TN
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Drip Art378 viewsAfter school on April 22, a group of students headed right over to the Taber Library for an afternoon of “drip art” and making buttons to pin on the button mural as “Art Month” at the library comes to a close. Photos by Jean Perry
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2019 Miss Inspirational378 viewsBehold, the winners of the 2019 Miss Inspirational, held on May 12 at ORR: Little Miss Inspirational, Lily Ouimette, 11, Foxboro; Teen Miss Inspirational, Nicole Gendreau, 15, New Bedford; Miss Inspirational 2019, Audrey McDonnell, 22, Mansfield; Little Mr. Inspirational, Isaiah Benoit, 12, Fairhaven. Photos by K. Garcia
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Memorial Day Boat Race378 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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Cardboard Boats378 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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Cardboard Boats378 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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