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Rochester Country Fair428 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair is a first prize event! Even torrential rains couldn’t dampen the spirits at this amazing event. Photo by Felix Perez
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Mother’s Day Tiara 5k428 viewsSunday’s wind and rain wasn’t stopping the hundreds who participated in the annual Mother’s Day Tiara 5k in Mattapoisett on May 10. The storm brought strong wind and cold rain to the area, especially at the turn around Ned’s Point Lighthouse, dampening the day but not the sentiment behind the Women’s Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts’ largest annual fundraising event. Photos by Jean Perry
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Historic Fire427 viewsAlthough the structure suffered significant damage, Tom Dexter says that the building is still structurally sound. Susan Dexter said that, despite the damage, they are “more determined than ever” to save the building and annex it to their already-existing home at 366 Delano Road.
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Little Neck Village427 viewsConstruction has begun on Little Neck Village, a housing complex that will provide 48 units of affordable living to older adults in Marion with below median incomes. Construction will ideally be complete by December 2010. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Ram Island Adventure427 viewsOn a cold and windy day, the intrepid crew of the Marion Natural History Museum afterschool group joined the Marion Harbormaster's office to venture to one of the only nesting sites of the Roseate Tern before the endangered animal returned for the year.
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Helping Hands and Hooves427 viewsHelping Hands and Hooves, a Mattapoisett-based non-profit organization in the area of Aucoot Cove, gives horseback riding lessons to disabled people in the Southcoast region. The rides are therapeutic to the students, who anticipate their lessons each week so much that they even hold the rides in the rain. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Tom Cole427 viewsMattapoisett resident and NCAA World Series pitcher Tom Cole’s mother, Jean Cole, has shown pride in her son with posters outside of their home. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Dog's Beach427 viewsAmy Hardwick, a Mattapoisett resident, is petitioning to make Goodspeed Island the official dog beach in town. The town has been working to keep the dog waste bag dispenser full, after abutting neighbors have complained about trash and dog waste at Goodspeed. If the petition gets 100 signatures, Goodspeed could be made a dog beach at the next town meeting. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Gardens by the Sea427 viewsPlant-lovers got a chance to see some of the SouthCoast’s most coveted gardens on Friday, July 9, 2010, when St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church held their annual Gardens by the Sea event to raise funds for their local and global outreach. Private garden locations included Point Road, Moorings Drive and Planting Island. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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The Big Bake427 viewsMichael Lamoureux of the American Legion Florence Eastman Post 220 called the August 8, 2010 clambake a “gigantic success”. Close to 240 people came to enjoy an old-fashioned clambake with the Lions’ Club, the Mattapoisett Boy Scout Troop 53, Mattapoisett firefighters, and the Firefighters Auxiliary Club all pitching in to help. Photos by Lynn Short.
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Habitat Gala427 viewsFrom left to right, Jim Manning, Jackie Slade, Sheila Mitchell and Ron Herington enjoyed a live band and auction at the annual Buzzard’s Bay Habitat for Humanity Gala benefit on September 17, 2010. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Food Donations427 viewsThe ORR Junior High School Student Affairs Committee collected more than 1,000 food items that were donated to the food pantry at St. Anthony’s Parish in Mattapoisett. Photo courtesy of Nancy Moura.
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