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Rochester Country Fair 2008746 viewsScene from the "Wild West" themed 2008 Rochester Country Fair held August 22-24, 2008. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Wood, If I Could746 viewsThe ever-popular Woodsman Show remains a highlight of Rochester’s annual Country Fair and was held on Friday evening, August 22. Here a contestant displays his skills at the difficult and sometimes dangerous axe-throwing competition. Other events included log rolling, bow sawing, disc stacking, spring board chop, two-person cross cut, chainsaw cutting, and downward chop. Some of the woodmen came from as far away as Vermont to compete in this year’s program. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Marion Fire Open House746 viewsThe Marion Fire Department had a busy weekend hosting an Open House event at their station on Saturday, October 11 in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week. (Photo by Robert Chiarito.)
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2008 Halloween Cover Contest Entry746 views2008 Halloween Cover Contest Entry
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Poetic Jazz746 viewsEllen Flynn and members of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library welcomed poet Franklin D. Reeve to the Kinsale Inn in Mattapoisett on Sunday April 5 as part of the library's celebration of National Poetry Month. Mr. Reeve performed his piece, The Blue Cat Walks the Earth, accompianied by improvisational jazz muscians Don Davis and Joe Deleault in a performance dedicated to the memory of the late Library Director Judy Wallace. (Photo by Robert Chiarito)
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Easter Egg Hunt746 viewsSeveral hundred people braved the rain to participate in the Plumb Corner Merchants Association's annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning, April 11. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Keeping Fit746 viewsLocal wellness coach Derek DeCosta will be holding a free seminar on Thursday evening, May 28 at 7:15 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Mattapoisett as part of his efforts towards making the Tri-Town area a healthier place to live.
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Marion 5K746 viewsThe Thirteenth Annual Marion Village 5k Run took place on Saturday, June 27 with over 400 people participating in the race. The proceeds from the event support the Marion Recreation Committee's many youth programs. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Celebrating the 4th746 viewsMarion's annual fireworks display attracted several thousand people to the town's Silvershell Beach Park on Friday evening July, 3. The Marion town band entertained the crowd until dusk when the night's big show lit up the sky's above Sippican Harbor. The Marion Fireworks Committee raised all of the funds for the event through private donations, collected up through the night of the show. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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An Aardvark in King Richard's Court746 viewsThe Wanderer Aardvark visits King Richard's Fair
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Worst Case Scenario746 viewsFairhaven Fire Department hosted a full-scale exercise to improve emergency response in the region. Mattapoisett, Rochester, Dartmouth, Freetown, Acushnet, and New Bedford all responded to a disaster that simulated an accident between a school bus and an oil truck at Livesey Park in Fairhaven. Twenty drama students from New Bedford Vocational High School played the part of injured students who were assessed and treated for injuries. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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2010 Groundhog Cover Contest Entry746 viewsOne of the many entries in the 2010 Groundhog Cover Contest
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