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Christmas Wreath Sale 434 viewsTeam “Sole Survivor” held its annual Christmas wreath sale last weekend beginning on Black Friday, and they will continue to sell hand-decorated wreaths and crafts throughout this weekend while supplies last. The group is stationed out front of 428 Wareham Road (Route 6) in Marion. All proceeds benefit the Tri-Town Relay for Life. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Waste Water Treatment434 viewsThis is no drinking fountain. Last week, we met with Fairhaven DPW Superintendent Vincent Furtado and made it our business to learn more about the business of … your business and its journey from the toilet to the Fairhaven Wastewater Treatment Facility on Arsene Street in Fairhaven and out to New Bedford Harbor. Some 1,780 Mattapoisett residents receive municipal sewer service from the Fairhaven facility. Photo by Jean Perry
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Breton434 viewsLenore Everett and her therapy dog Breton read stories at the Mattapoisett Public Library on Saturdays twice per month. Breton loves the interaction with the children who, even those timid around dogs, respond to Breton’s gentle nature. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Marine Becket Kiernan434 viewsOn Friday, February 16, Class of 2017 ORR graduate and 18-year-old Marine Becket Kiernan was laid to rest at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne. All of Old Rochester lined the side of Route 6 for a final farewell to Becket as Principal Mike Devoll stood solemnly as the procession passed beneath the giant U.S. flag suspended by two local ladder trucks. Fire and police from all three towns lined the opposite side of the street to pay their respects. Photos by Jean Perry
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BBC Watershed Ride434 viewsThe Buzzards Bay Coalition’s 13th annual Watershed Ride pedaled its way through the Tri-Town on Sunday, October 6, taking participants on three different courses that wound through the land that surrounds Buzzards Bay the way gold enfolds a pearl. A record 307 cyclists raised a record $213,000 for clean water this year. Photos by Jean Perry
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Special Birthdays 434 viewsWe asked our followers to share their quarantine birthday celebrations with us; here’s the overwhelming response.
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Easter Bunny434 viewsThe Easter Bunny made a spontaneous visit to Mattapoisett’s Shipyard Park on Saturday, saying, “I just wanted to hop over and make people smile.” – Marilou Newell
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Weekend Fun434 viewsMany of our readers shared what they were up to this weekend. Share your moments with our Facebook Group.
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Octoberfest433 viewsThe Sippican Tennis Club was the site of the third annual Buzzards Bay Habitat for Humanity Octoberfest on September 19 in Marion Village. Music was provided by Felonious Funk, and party-goers enjoyed a wide array of finger foods and fine spirits. Friendly conversation lingered over the silent auction tables, which offered original oil paintings, handmade felted purses, memberships to the Wareham YMCA and the Marion Art Center, and plenty of gift certificate to area businesses. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Disaster Drill433 viewsFairhaven Fire Department hosted a full-scale exercise to improve emergency response in the region. Mattapoisett, Rochester, Dartmouth, Freetown, Acushnet, and New Bedford all responded to a disaster that simulated an accident between a school bus and an oil truck at Livesey Park in Fairhaven. Twenty drama students from New Bedford Vocational High School played the part of injured students who were assessed and treated for injuries. Photo by Anne OBrien-Kakley.
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Buzzards Bay Swim433 viewsOn Saturday, July 7, over 200 swimmers plunged into Buzzards Bay for the 9th Annual Buzzards Bay Swim. The Buzzards Bay Coalition runs the event each year, trying to raise money for their restoration efforts for the Buzzzards Bay Watershed. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Sole Survivors Fundraiser433 viewsIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Members of the Tri-Town Walk for Life team “Sole Survivors” kicked off their Christmas wreath fundraiser on Friday, November 28. The team will be stationed out in front of Al’s Yankee Clipper on Route 6 in Marion for the next two weekends to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Photos by Jean Perry
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