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Marion Clean-up456 viewsMarion residents hit the street to pick up trash around town on Saturday, May 15. All over Marion, there were people in day-glo vests working with “Manducas”, long pincers made by Marion resident Eunice Manduca for picking up trash. The collected trash was placed in front of the Marion Music Hall to create “Trash Bag Mountain”. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Relay for Life456 viewsOver 200 Tri-Town residents gathered to help raise money for the American Cancer Society by participating in the fifth annual Relay for Life. The Relay started at 5:00 pm on Friday June 11 and continued until 12:00 pm on Saturday. Participants walked the track at ORR throughout the night and into the next afternoon as a way to honor cancer survivors and those who lost their battle to cancer. Personalized luminaria bags lined the track, lighting the way for the participants throughout the night.
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Dog's Beach456 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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Police Dedication456 viewsThe public was invited to a building dedication and ceremony for the new Marion police station on July 10, 2010. The town appropriated $3.8 million for the new building, which replaces the old police station on Spring Street. Among those in attendance were Police Chief Lincoln Miller, the Marion police department, the Board of Selectmen, Town Administrator Paul Dawson, Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald and members of the Police Station Building Committee. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Ball Drop456 viewsThe Rochester Police Brotherhood conducted a golf ball drop fundraiser at the Rochester Country Fair on August 21, 2010. First place went to 9-year-old Connor Walsh of Marion. Sgt. Bill Chamberlain of the Brotherhood presented Connor with his winnings after the ball drop. Photo courtesy of Bill Chamberlain.
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Rochester Country Fair456 viewsRochester’s Country Fair was a great success despite the cancellation of the Town Ball Game, Woodsman Show, the Block dance and the Bonfire due to EEE. The weather was perfect on Saturday as children raced frogs, climbed walls, bounced in castles and much more. Although the weather was less than perfect on Sunday, residents lined the streets with lawn chairs and umbrellas to watch as the Hillbilly themed parade passed. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Memorial Fly Float456 viewsDozens enjoyed sights of whizzing planes over Mary’s Pond in Rochester, MA on Sunday, October 24 at the Second Annual John Nicolaci Memorial Float Fly. The event, hosted by the Bristol County Control Club, featured Radio Control seaplanes and their builders and flyers. Photos by Laura Pedulli.
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Halloween Parade456 viewsThrongs of costumed children hit the streets in Marion for the town’s annual Halloween parade on October 31, 2010. Photos by Joan Hartnett-Barry.
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On the Farm456 viewsSippican Elementary School’s Kindergarten class enjoyed a hayride and some fall harvest goodies during a field trip to a local farm in mid-October. Photos courtesy of Sarah Goerges
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Bike Bridge456 viewsBeams with guardrails – built by students from Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School – were hoisted into place on December 3, 2011, to widen a bridge over Mattapoisett River. The new 14-foot bridge, slated for completion in the spring of 2011, is part of the bike and pedestrian path. Photos by Laura Pedulli.
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Holiday in the Park456 viewsSanta, snowmen, reindeer, and even an elf on stilts welcomed holiday revelers during this year’s edition of the Mattapoisett Holiday in the Park on Saturday, December 4, 2010. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Ski Lodge Tour456 viewsThe Sippican Woman’s Club decorated their house as an old-fashioned ski lodge for the annual Holiday House Tour and Tea scheduled for December 11, 2010 at 10:00 am. This year’s theme is “Let is Snow”. Photos by Laura Pedulli.
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