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Summer Reading Program321 views(from left) Catherine Wheeler, Amanda Wheeler, and Emily Wheeler were some of the top readers of the summer. At the celebration at Plumb Library on Saturday, September 15, the Wheeler family received recognition for being some of the Best Loggers and Best Library Activities Participants in the program. Photo by Eric Tripoli.
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Mattapoisett/Rochester Memrial Day Parade321 viewsMattapoisett/Rochester Memrial Day Parade. Photo by Maribeth Moore
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Sippican’s Got Talent321 viewsEighty-four students, thirty-seven performances, six acts, and two teachers add up to one great night of entertainment. The talents showed through at Sippican School’s “Sippican’s Got Talent” on June 6, 2013. There was dancing, there was singing, magic and even stand up comedy, they had it all. Photo by Paul Lopes
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Student Art Exhibit321 viewsThe Mattapoisett Public Library is showcasing the work of ORR juniors and seniors through June, incluiding self portraits by Jake Rioux and Elizabeth Miller, multiple works by Anthea Andrade, and Lord of the Flies by Cassandra Nicolosi.
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Tri-Town Relay for Life321 viewsHundreds of residents attended the Tri-Town Relay for Life last weekend, raising nearly $40,000 for the American Cancer Society. The overnight event included a candlelight vigil for family and friends whose lives were taken by the disease, as well as a celebration for those who have survived it. Photos by Felix Perez.
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2013 Bird Island Challenge321 views2013 Bird Island Challenge. Photo by Joan Hartnett-Barry
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Rochester Memorial School Playground321 viewsScores of Rochester Memorial School students, staff, and parents – as well as ORR School District Superintendent Doug White – gathered to celebrate the official opening of their new playground on Monday, constructed last month by volunteers. “It took a village to get this done,” said faculty member Craig Davignon during the festivities. “It’s proud day for our entire community.” New principal Derek Medeiros spoke, as well. Photo by Shawn Badgley
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Tabor Academy’s Day of Service321 viewsTabor Academy’s Day of Service was a success, spanning much of the South Coast during ambitious volunteer projects. Scores of students participated in work at the Bog Jog, at the Sippican School in Marion and Alma Del Mar in New Bedford, and at the Dartmouth YMCA, where they picked 2,150 pounds of eggplant, tomatoes, squash, as well as sweet and hot peppers, amounting to upward of 9,000 servings for those in need. Photos courtesy Tabor Academy.
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Olde Field Farm321 viewsThe Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Rochester Land hosted a joint walk at the Olde Field Farm property on the afternoon of Sunday, February 23. Hikers walked through the pinewood trails and through the frozen wetlands surrounding the Mattapoisett River, looking for animal tracks in the snow and admiring the natural beauty Rochester has to offer. The RLT will be hosting other walks in the future to showcase properties featured in their new booklet titled, “Explore Rochester.” Photo by Felix Perez
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ORR Spirt Week321 viewsIt was seniors versus juniors versus sophomores versus freshman at the Old Rochester Regional High School Homecoming Pep Rally on Friday, October 17. Every year, each grade competes against each other for best skit, traditionally an ORR-themed parody of a movie. Can you guess what each grade level chose for their skit? Photos by Jean Perry
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Salty’s Silvery Moon Soiree321 viewsDunseith Gardens in Mattapoisett was lit up the night of October 25 with fire and imagination at the 8th annual Salty’s Silvery Moon Soiree, hosted by the Mattapoisett Land Trust. Photo by Felix Perez
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Christmas Day Swim321 viewsOn Christmas Day 2014, about 50 hardy souls, young and old alike, ran with yelps of joy into 42-degree winter waters at Mattapoisett’s Town Beach. This annual event raises funds for Helping Hands and Hooves, a nonprofit organization in Mattapoisett that provides horseback riding lessons and therapeutic sessions for people with special needs. Photos by Marilou Newell
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