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Weekend Fun488 viewsMany of our readers shared what they were up to this weekend. Share your moments with our Facebook Group.
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Camp Cachalot487 viewsBoy Scout troops from Rochester, Mattapoisett, and Marion participated in the annual Klondike Derby at Camp Cachalot on Saturday, January 19. The event features different competitive tasks to test the participants’ scouting skills. Photos by Michelle Wood
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Memorial Day Boat Race487 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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Relay for Life486 viewsThe American Cancer Society held their Annual Relay for Life of the Tri-Towns from 6:00p.m. on Friday, June 12 until noon on Saturday June 13 at Old Rochester Regional High School's track. Between 250 and 300 people participated in the eighteen hour walk raising nearly $50,000 to help fight and prevent cancer. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Free Lunch!486 viewsWho said there is no such thing as a free lunch? Wanderer Facebook fans enjoyed a free lunch on October 8. The Wanderer is also giving out $1,043, one dollar for each fan as of October 8, as a part of the Facebook fun. Which organization should receive it? Let us know on our Facebook wall, or email news@wanderer.com. We will announce the recipient in an upcoming issue. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Homes for Cats485 viewsHabitat for Cats held an adoption day on Sunday January 12th. Cats and kittens from New Bedford, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Marion and other local towns were available for adoption. For more information visit habitatforcats.org. Photo by Felix Perez
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Free Lunch!485 viewsWho said there is no such thing as a free lunch? Wanderer Facebook fans enjoyed a free lunch on October 8. The Wanderer is also giving out $1,043, one dollar for each fan as of October 8, as a part of the Facebook fun. Which organization should receive it? Let us know on our Facebook wall, or email news@wanderer.com. We will announce the recipient in an upcoming issue. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Award Winner485 viewsWanderer writer Rob Gonsalves recently won first place in the National Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest for one of his movie reviews. Good work, Rob! Photo by Anne Kakley.
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Buzzards Bay Coalition Bike Ride485 viewsOn Sunday, October 14, 147 riders pedaled across southeastern Massachusetts to participate in the 6th Annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride in order to raise money for the Buzzards Bay Coalition. There were two route options, one 75-mile and one 35-mile course that led riders all throughout the region, including the Tri-Town. The ride raised $68,000 for the organization's initiatives. Photos courtesy Buzzards Bay Coalition.
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New Bedford Ballet485 viewsA city rich in American history, New Bedford is also a city with its own performing arts treasures. This holiday season New Bedford Ballet will take you on a journey back in time to the 1850s, a time when The Whaling City prospered as its whale oil lit up the world. A New England Nutcracker will be performed December 6th through the 14th at the NBB Community Theatre, 2343 Purchase St. in New Bedford. For more information visit our website, www.newbedfordballet.org.
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The Women’s Center485 viewsThe Women’s Center’s annual Holiday Gift Wrapping Fundraiser at the Dartmouth Mall has started and continues daily 9am-9pm through December 23, and 9am-1pm on Christmas Eve. Stop by the booth near Old Navy and get your packages wrapped (they do not have to be purchased at the Dartmouth Mall) or volunteer by signing up online at www.thewomenscentersc.com. Volunteers are especially needed from 9am-6pm. Thank you for supporting The Women’s Center!
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Rabies Check485 viewsDavid Smith of the Rochester Land Trust recently accompanied Randy Mickley, a USDA Wildlife disease biologist, as he checked live mammal traps set in Marion and Rochester as part of the Cape Cod Oral Rabies Program. The goal is to establish a vaccine barrier in Plymouth County to prevent reintroduction of rabies to Cape Cod. Two raccoons were caught in Rochester and three in Marion.
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