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Mattapoisett Village 28 viewsRuth Griffin Shared this photo she took in the Mattapoisett Village after the Blizzard of 2026
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Mattapoisett Village 28 viewsRuth Griffin Shared this photo she took in the Mattapoisett Village after the Blizzard of 2026
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Mattapoisett Free Public Library28 viewsMid-deliberation! Last weekend at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, art created by students of Ms. Greta Anderson’s art class at Old Hammondtown School was on display. But not just any art, this was for the Annual Arbor Day Poster Contest sponsored by the state and the Mattapoisett Tree Committee. This year, the theme was “If Trees Could Talk.” 34 students submitted art to be voted upon. The winner will go to the state competition in Boston. Photo by Sam Bishop
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Marion Natural History Museum25 viewsOn Saturday, the Marion Natural History Museum’s nature journaling group experimented with shading objects with pen and ink. We had a fun group and learned about showing dimensions with stippling and cross hatch. Next get together for this group will be in early-April. Check the museum’s website, www.marionmuseum.org for additional programs. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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ORRHS Girls Basketball Team24 viewsThe Old Rochester Regional High School girls basketball team defeated New Bedford High School, 63-31, in the Bulldogs’ Senior Night game on Thursday, February 19. Photo by Jeffrey D. Wagner
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Mattapoisett24 viewsIce breaking up along the bike trail. Photo by Jennifer Shepley
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Tri-Town Against Racism23 viewsThe Tri-Town Against Racism held their annual Black History Month Creative Expressions Contest on February 7 in the Mattapoisett Library. The event is in its sixth year, with the 2026 event seeing around 30 grade school students from the area submit their artwork. The winners are Noah Santos, Kenna Thompson, Jacoby Santos, Alex Amaral, and honorable mention, Mathew Crain. The exhibition is open throughout Black History Month in the library. Photo by Marilou Newell. February 12, 2026 edition
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Mattapoisett23 viewsSpring has sprung. Photo courtesy of Nancy DiPietro
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ORRHS Girls Basketball Team21 viewsThe Old Rochester Regional High School girls basketball team defeated New Bedford High School, 63-31, in the Bulldogs’ Senior Night game on Thursday, February 19. Photo by Jeffrey D. Wagner
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New Bedford Youth Ballet19 viewsTravel back in time to 1841 as the New Bedford Youth Ballet performs Courage, Perseverance, and Trust: The Manjiro Story, for its annual spring performance on Sunday, March 8 at the NBB Community Theatre, 2459 Purchase Street in New Bedford. Performances of Courage, Perseverance, and Trust: The Manjiro Story will be at 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm. Choreographed by artistic director Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault, and set to traditional Japanese music, featuring Taiko Drum Ensemble, Joji Hirota and the Taiko Drummer
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Marion Natural History Museum16 viewsWednesday afternoon, the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group had a chance to learn about the diet of barn owls. Given they are birds of prey, there's mainly rodents and small birds on their menu. The owl must regurgitate the indigestible bones, fur, feathers, etc. by forming a pellet before eating another meal. We had a chance to explore sterilized owl pellets and identify the bones of the prey animals. It was not unusual to find more than one skull per pellet. The kids did a great job using t
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Marion Natural History Museum15 viewsOn March 11, the Marion Natural History Museum's adult group had a chance to learn about owl-feeding habitats. Owls swallow their prey whole or in large pieces, and when the pellet is regurgitated, the undigestible pieces reappear. Bones, hair, and exoskeletons are common in owl pellets and can help observers identify the type of prey consumed as well as where it might have been caught. Many found more than one skull in their pellets. The group had fun together dissecting sterilized Barn Owl pellets and tak
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