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Boot Scootin’ 331 viewsThe Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging sponsored their second Boot Scootin’ Line Dance class on the wharves of Shipyard Park on Thursday August 11. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Recycled Art331 viewsOn August 27, an exhibit of art crafted by an intergenerational group was opened to the public. On display was a jellyfish from gift ribbons, spice and herb shaker tops organized like a universe of the imagination, a bust of a female figure with braids created from plastic bags and tie-wraps, a deconstructed cookbook cut in strips and woven together in new text layouts and fabric swatches reorganized and reimagined as unintentional visual glories.
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Mattapoisett Congregational Church331 viewsThe Mattapoisett Congregational Church held a yard sale in and outside the church building on Saturday. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Rochester Fire Department331 viewsThe Rochester Fire Department held its annual Awards Ceremony on September 28 at Rochester Memorial School, featuring a celebration honoring first responders representing Rochester Police, Fire and ROCCC departments who acted on an emergency call to save the life of Fire Chief Scott Weigel during a critical cardiac event at his home on August 14. Photos by Mick Colageo
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ORR Spirit Week331 viewsThe culmination of Old Rochester Regional High School’s Spirit Week was a pep rally held after October 7 classes in the gymnasium. ORR sophomores performed a Wizard of Oz skit, and the ORR Bulldog joined Dorothy and company. The seniors displayed a "Back in Time/Back to the Future" theme, featuring a cleverly constructed “Delorean,” a colorful aerobics class, lots of action and energetic music with Marty McFly and Doc Brown characters joined by the heroic Bulldog.
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Tinkhamtown Chapel331 viewsTinkhamtown Chapel in Mattapoisett was host to the annual Christmas Carol Sing-A-Long event on December 17, after which attendees enjoyed refreshments next door at the Sewing Circle building. Photos by Robert Price
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Mattapoisett Polar Plunge331 viewsNew Year’s Day 2023 was bright and balmy when over 100 “plungers” ran, walked, hopped and slid into the freezing waters at Mattapoisett Town Beach. The event was hosted by an ad hoc group collecting donations for those battling cancer. The group has been successful in their efforts to help offset the unseen costs associated with a cancer diagnosis impacting local families. Heather Bichsel of the group said that this year they collected approximately $2,500, monies that will be given to a local family as wel
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Rochester Fire331 viewsA Rochester family and its pets safely escaped without injuries from a house fire on Stuart Road shortly after midnight on February 2. The Rochester Fire Department was assisted by crews from Acushnet, Freetown, Marion and Mattapoisett. Photos courtesy of Rochester Fire Department
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Rochester Country Fair Grounds331 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair Grounds, site of a longtime annual fair that has been canceled over the past three years by a lightning storm, the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic, will not see the fair again for at least two more years. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Old Rochester Regional F.O.R.M. Concert331 viewsOld Rochester Regional F.O.R.M. Concert. Photos courtesy of ORR School District
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Sippican Arts331 viewsBoston artist Bren Bataclan and Sippican Elementary School art teacher Katie Pike show off Bataclan's artwork during the Marion school’s Arts in Action event. Featured work was created by students in Grades K-6 as part of their ongoing Global Art Adventure curriculum. Photos courtesy of Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55
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Boat Fire331 viewsAll passengers escaped without harm after a small boat in Aucoot Cove was swallowed up in flames on July 1. Marion M225 responded to the boat fire, and activation of the Buzzards Bay Task Force followed. Marion Assistant Harbormaster David Wilson can be seen dousing the flames with assistance from the Mattapoisett, New Bedford and Wareham fire departments, Mattapoisett Harbormaster and New Bedford Police. Photos courtesy Marion Fire Department
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