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Tabor Academy Special Olympics Club 572 viewsThe Tabor Academy Special Olympics Club kicked off an important new project, “The R-Word Campaign” on Sunday, February 14 with a special Valentine’s Day basketball tournament as part of the school’s Special Olympics Young Athletes Program. Students hope to change school culture for the better by raising awareness to extinguish the use of the R-word. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Old Rochester Little League572 viewsThe Old Rochester Little League celebrated its Opening Day of the 2016 season on Saturday, April 30 at Gifford Park off Dexter Road in Rochester. The young athletes took part in the traditional Opening Day parade, which began at Dexter Park and concluded at Dexter Field. The players then circled the field for the National Anthem, with a flyover by Glenn Lawrence in his plane. After opening ceremonies, the first games of the season were held. Photo by Colin Veitch
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Special Olympics 572 viewsTabor Academy hosted another Special Olympics event on Sunday, February 12. The snow kept a lot of participants from venturing out, but those who did enjoyed some 1:1 play with Tabor Academy student volunteers. Photos by Deina Zartman
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Marion Natural History Museum 572 viewsOn August 8, the Marion Natural History Museum hosted Amy Kukulya, a research engineer with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and one of the lead authorities on the SharkCam research vehicle. Kukulya spoke about the science of tagging great white sharks and shared video footage as a SharkCam was repeatedly attacked by a shark; yet, with only a dent, survived to continue following and monitoring these incredible animals.
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Family Fun Festival 572 viewsFamilies came out in record numbers to enjoy the 4th Annual Fall Free Family Fun Festival sponsored by the Mattapoisett’s Lion Club on October 19 held at Shipyard Park. Bruce Rocha of the club estimated attendance at over 400. Kids and adults alike enjoyed free face painting, bowling with pumpkins, a corn hole toss, snacks, hayrides to Ned’s Point and, yes, free pumpkins to take home. Photos by Marilou Newell and Sandra Frechette
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Seahorse572 viewsOliver Zuther found a seahorse on Point Connett while he was exploring. He kept it in a bucket for an hour or so while other children and adults had a peek. With the help of another Point Connett buddy named CJ, the seahorse was safely released back into the water later in the afternoon. Photo courtesy Martha Zuther
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Mattapoisett Remembers571 viewsThe Town of Mattapoisett paid tribute to our armed forces, both past and present, with their annual Memorial Day Parade and Observance held on Monday afternoon, May 26, 2008. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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FOX 25 Zip Trip571 viewsMattapoisett residents turned out for FOX 25 Morning News' live broadcast from Shipyard Park on Friday, June 6, 2008.
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I Found the Aardvark!571 viewsMattapoisett residents turned out for FOX 25 Morning News' live broadcast from Shipyard Park on Friday, June 6, 2008 and took time to pose with The Wanderer's aardvark.
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Summer Finale571 viewsDespite being postponed the prior week due to inclement weather, the Mattapoisett Police Association still managed to stage their End of the Summer Concert on Saturday evening, October 4 at Shipyard Park. The event drew about 100 people who came out to Shipyard Park to be entertained by the musical talents of GQ and the Lady. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Holiday in the Park571 viewsOne of the big draws during Mattapoisett's Annual Holiday in the Park held on Saturday, December 6, 2008 in Shipyard Park was a crafts tent where kids and family members were able to make their own Christmas ornaments and decorations for the town tree. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Talking Turtle571 viewsPictures of Marion Natural History Museum's Sea Turtle program with Karen Dourdeville. During the program we talked about the life history of sea turtles and saw slides of the turtles that can be found in Buzzards Bay, and learned what we can do to help protect them. We also examined the museum's preserved Hawksbill turtle, and the kids got their very own life sized turtle "egg" made of dough to make into their own baby turtle. (Photos courtesy of the Marion Natural History Museum.)
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