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Friends of Old Rochester Music407 viewsThe Friends of Old Rochester Music (F.O.R.M.) recently held their Scholarship concerts in the ORR High School gymnasium, featuring all five ORR districts. Choirs performed on March 5 and bands on March 12. The Sippican Chorus featured soloists Olivia Crillo and Gigi Arone. Choral music teachers Sarah Leahy (Old-Hammondtown) and Susan Audette (Rochester Memorial School) directed their respective choruses. Photos courtesy ORR District
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Virginia Rail407 viewsA Virginia rail used a horse run-in on Aucoot Road in Mattapoisett as an April 4 rest stop during its northward migration. This small, secretive bird lives in freshwater and brackish marshes throughout New England during the warm months but is rarely seen. Photo courtesy Tom Richardson
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Community Conversations407 viewsTri-Town Against Racism held the latest in a series of Community Conversations on April 27 at the Friends Meeting House in Mattapoisett. Residents and organization leaders discussed the lingering challenge of incidents of racism in the social lives of school children. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Marion’s new Maritime Center407 viewsLieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll visited Island Wharf on May 22 to see the ongoing construction of the Marion’s new Maritime Center that will serve as the new Harbormaster headquarters. Photos by Jared Melanson
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Art in Bloom407 viewsThe Marion Art Center's Art in Bloom event was a visual feast with members’ floral creations being paired with paintings by Mary Moquin and Robert Abele, resulting in a 3D interpretation of selected pieces. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Touch-A-Truck407 viewsSaturday’s Touch-A-Truck event sponsored by the Marion Fire Department at Silvershell Beach. Photos by Jared Melanson
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Mattapoisett Road Race407 viewsWill Benoit and Margot Appleton defended their respective men’s and women’s titles in the July 4 Mattapoisett Road Race, and competitors were greeted by favorable weather for the 9:00 am start. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Fall Festival407 viewsOld Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School held its annual Fall Festival on the North Rochester campus, where kids had fun in an endless variety of activities. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Salty Soirée407 viewsSince 2007, the Mattapoisett Land Trust has invited the community to a soirée at the site of Salty the Seahorse. The Halloween themed party on October 19 featured musical performances by Jeff and Lisa Dunn, storytelling by the campfire with Karen Chace, and make-your-own s’mores. The entrance to the park at the corner of Route 6 and North Street was lined with luminarias decorated by Center School students. First introduced by MLT member Don Cuddy. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Tinkhamtown Chapel Christmas Choir Sing-Along407 viewsThe 70th annual Tinkhamtown Chapel Christmas Choir Sing-Along. Smiles and merriment abound in this small but cozy and inviting environment. Not a free pew was seen and all smiled. The chapel was built in 1889 and has been maintained by locals who care deeply for its continued standing and operation. Though I had never been, I felt embraced, comfortable, and at home. Photos by Sam Bishop.
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Polar Plunge407 viewsOn New Years Day, hundreds were arrayed at Mattapoisett Town Beach for this year’s Mattapoisett Polar Plunge. Since 2013, the beach has seen residents and visitors run into the freezing Atlantic to kick off the new year. The event is held by Keep On Plungin’ who, through the selling of baked goods, coffee, and hot chocolate, donate all proceeds of the fridged plunge to local families grappling with the costs of cancer treatment. Photo by Sam Bishop.
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Marion Art Center407 viewsThe Marion Art Center's new exhibit brings together five friends whose artistic endeavors meld into one glorious fusion of color, texture, and themes. Fiber Fusion is the name of the show as well as the name of the five artists whose imaginations are on full display. Christine Anderson, Carol Flax, Lorraine Gentil Hayes, Lisa Horton, and Toni Newhall are Fiber Fusion. Their works bridge the worlds of nature and art in new ways.
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