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Tour de Crème385 viewsThe Mattapoisett Land Trust in tandem with the Mattapoisett Bike Path Committee held its first Tour de Crème on Sunday, May 22. The fundraiser brought groups on three different courses – 13-, 25-, and 48-miles long – winding their way through area towns and making stops at various local ice cream parlors. Although rain was in the forecast all week, the over 150 participants lucked out with only partly cloudy skies. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Memorial School Science Fair385 viewsEveryone was ‘sciencing’ at the Rochester Memorial School Science Fair the evening of Monday, June 6. Some unique experiments answered some provocative questions such as which type of gum flavor lasts longer: regular or sugarless? Can we slow down global warming with cow diapers? Can you bounce an egg? Photos by Jean Perry
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Flag Day385 viewsCenter School students gathered together with Old Hammondtown students by the Center School flagpole on the morning of Tuesday, June 14, to celebrate Flag Day. The OHS band played a number of tunes, while the Center School students sang patriotic songs and listened to Principal Rose Bowman read a series of poems and writings to remind the children of what the American flag stands for. Afterwards, the third-graders treated the seniors to the school’s annual senior breakfast. Photos by Jean Perry
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Taste of the Town385 viewsPeople with a taste for fine food flocked to Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett on the evening of Tuesday, July 12 for the annual Taste of the Town. Local restaurants and cafés dole out servings of their specialty foods for ticket holders to the event hosted by the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club. The event is the biggest yearly fundraiser for the Woman’s Club. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Harbor Days 385 viewsHarbor Days came to Mattapoisett this past weekend, and many visitors were gracious enough to spin The Wanderer Wheel for a $1 donation to the Lions Club. Those who played helped raise an extra $523 the Lions Club will use to benefit the community. The Aardvark came out too, but since furry aardvarks hate hot weather, he only made a couple of appearances. Photos by Jean Perry
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BBC Watershed Ride385 viewsThis Sunday, October 2, the 10th Annual Buzzards Bay Coalition Watershed Ride wound its way through Tri-Town, making a stop at Eastover Farm for lunch along the way. Some 151 participants completed an 11-, 35-, 75-, or first-ever 100-mile ride, spanning Little Compton, Rhode Island to Woods Hole. Photos by Colin Veitch
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ORR Homecoming Week385 viewsHomecoming week always brings along the Friday afternoon pep rally at ORR High School when groups of students from each grade perform a skit, competing against each other for the top spot. Here, a senior performs in a skit based on the animated film Mulan. Photo by Colin Veitch
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ORR Homecoming Week385 viewsHomecoming week always brings along the Friday afternoon pep rally at ORR High School when groups of students from each grade perform a skit, competing against each other for the top spot. Here, a senior performs in a skit based on the animated film Mulan. Photo by Colin Veitch
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Holiday in the Park385 viewsT’was the fortnight before Christmas and all through the park, every creature was stirring including Santa, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph, and Frosty the Snowman! On Saturday, December 10, hundreds turned out for Mattapoisett’s holiday celebration at Shipyard Park where fun, free food, and frolicking characters made for a great night of revelry leading up to the tree lighting. Photos by Jean Perry
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Tabor Academy Plunge385 viewsTabor Academy students and faculty’ took the plunge’ on January 22 during the school’s first annual Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics, raising $12,300! Temps were in the 50s, but the water was a cool 45 degrees. Photos by Jean Perry
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Learning the Ukulele385 viewsLillie Farrell of Rochester gave a beginner’s ukulele class at the Plumb Library on March 3. Farrell, who has won contests for her ukulele playing, taught basic chords to the kids and then helped them put the chords together to play “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz. Photos by Jean Perry
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Tour de Crème 385 viewsSunday, May 23, was the second annual Tour de Crème hosted by the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path. Participants wound their way through the Southcoast on 11-, 19-, 25-, and 50-mile rides, making stops at local creameries along the way. Photos by Colin Veitch
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