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Mattapoisett Fire 526 viewsAutism Awareness is in the air this November at the Mattapoisett Fire Station after firefighters completed special training to help them understand how to provide appropriate support for an autistic person during an emergency call. The training was sponsored by the Autism and Law Enforcement Coalition (ALEC) and led by an area firefighter who is the parent of an autistic child.
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Tinkhamtown Chapel 526 viewsThe lights from within the tiny Tinkhamtown Chapel spilled out into the cold dark on December 21, the longest eve of the year, for the annual Christmas carol sing-along. The warm and merry event has been held each year just before Christmas for nearly 70 years now. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Yard Life526 viewsRobert Pina
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Wild West525 viewsLocal favorites The Relics performed for the Rochester Country Fair Committee's annual Dinner Dance on Saturday, March 1 at Redman’s Hall in Wareham. The dinner was a fundraising event aimed at raising money for the Rochester County Fair, to be held this year from August 20 through the 24 at Plumb Corner in Rochester. The theme of this year’s fair is Rochester Western-Style. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Dixieland in Marion525 viewsThe Dixie Diehards returned to the Marion Art Center on Saturday, April 26 for a performance at 7:30 pm. The group was formed in August, 2006 and is made up of men who are traditional jazz and Dixieland music enthusiasts, many of whom are also members of the long-established Stone Street Strummers Banjo Band. Bill Kiesewetter of Marion plays keyboard with the group. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Marion Cleanup525 viewsThe Marion Tree Committee, the Sippican Lands Trust, the Sippican Historical and Preservation Society, the Marion Garden Discussion Group, the Marion Natural History Museum and the Town of Marion Department of Public Works (DPW) sponsored an "Arbor Day - Spring Clean Up" on Saturday, May 10 with residents pitching in to help dispose of all their winter trash. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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I Found the Aardvark!525 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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FOX 25 Zip Trip525 viewsMattapoisett residents turned out for FOX 25 Morning News' live broadcast from Shipyard Park on Friday, June 6, 2008.
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Three-Ring Circus525 viewsCole Brothers’ “Circus of the Stars” recently rolled into Rochester on June 25 and 26 for a series of four shows over the course of two days under the Big Top pitched in the field adjacent to the Plumb Corner Mall. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Do-Si-Do in Marion525 viewsOn Sunday, September 14, the first of what is hoped to be an annual series of Marion Square Dances was held inside the Marion Community Center. Although initially slated to take place in the parking lot adjacent to the Marion General Store, the weekend’s rainy weather forced the event indoors. Caller Jim Schell of Lakeville had veteran square dancers and novices alike promenading, allemanding, bowing to their partners and do-si-doing with ease. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Sea Symphony525 viewsThe Tri-County Symphonic Band opened their 2008-2009 concert season at Tabor Academy’s Fireman Performing Arts Center at Hoyt Hall on Sunday afternoon, October 19, with a tribute to the sea titled To the Sea and Ships: A Musical Tribute to the Sea and Those Who Sail Upon It. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Copter Creator525 viewsDr. David Jenney, a retired mechanical engineer for the Sikorsky Company, recounted his forty years with the company, which included his role as a key member of the team that helped to develop the Black Hawk helicopter, during a recent monthly meeting of the Maconchu Club of Mattapoisett on November 8. A member of the club, Dr. Jenney came to Sikorsky in the early ‘50s, fresh out of college, looking for a career that would challenge him to use his engineering skills. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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