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National Night Out576 viewsEEE can’t stop the NNO! (And neither can a little rain and thunder.) Despite an EEE “high risk” alert, the 7th annual Tri-Town National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6, was underway in front of ORR attracting locals to enjoy a summer afternoon of interacting with our emergency first responders and exploring the tools of their trade. Photos by Jonathan Comey
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Rochester Historical Society 576 viewsThe Rochester Historical Society celebrated its 50th anniversary by throwing a party at the Rochester COA on Saturday, September 14. After a luncheon and cake, several speakers took to the podium for a stroll down memory lane while emphasizing the importance of preserving the history of Rochester for future generations. Photos by Jean Perry
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Tinkhamtown Chapel 576 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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Ned's Point 576 viewsA recent sunrise visit to Ned's Point to ponder all that the new day would bring resulted in multiple reflections of Mattapoisett's iconic lighthouse as well. Photo courtesy Marcy Smith
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Planning for 150575 viewsOn Sunday, April 1, a group of gardening enthusiasts gathered at The Mattapoisett Inn for a benefit aimed at helping to beautify the town with flowers in advance of this summers 150th birthday celebration. The project will include installing window boxes at Shipyard Park and the Town Beach and also planting a flower bed in the shape of the 150th Anniversary logo at the entrance to the Town Wharf. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Tri-Town Teddy Bears575 viewsChildren enjoyed fun in the sun during the Tri-Town Early Childhood Councils Teddy Bear Picnic held on Saturday, September 22 at the scenic Great Hill Farm in Marion. The event, designed to introduce parents to the areas early childhood programs, was held on the lawn of a castle-like mansion overlooking Buzzards Bay. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Barn Building575 viewsNeighbors and friends of Dan and Kellie Crete have been working together the last few months to raise an old-fashioned, handmade barn on the couples property at 69 Holmes Street in Marion. Dan Crete and his family sought to add this one-of-a-kind addition to their home to be used as a gathering place for his friends and family using no nails, handmade pegs, a lot of manpower and a little bit of Yankee ingenuity. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Puppet Play575 viewsOn Saturday, March 8, the children of the tri-town area were treated to Sparkys Puppets, the working name of Rhode Island puppeteer Sparky Davis, who presented her Old Favorites show sponsored by the Tri-Town Early Childhood Council in the Rochester Memorial Schools Cafetorium. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Woman Turns 100575 viewsLongtime Rochester resident Kathryn Elizabeth Phillips is celebrating her 100th birthday this week. Two family gatherings are planned in her honor on Saturday, April 12. Ms. Phillips, who first moved to Rochester in 1949 from a similar farming town in Ohio, described herself as a woodchuck farmer and said shes always kept active and ate a well-balanced diet of fresh produce cultivated on her own farms. Among her many local relatives, she is the grandmother of Rochester Selectman Brad Morse.
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Christmas Fair575 viewsMany early-bird shoppers and holiday bargain-hunters showed up for the Mattapoisett Congregational Church's Annual Holiday Fair held on Saturday, November 15 inside the church's Reynard Hall. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Mom's Run575 viewsSeveral hundred runners and walkers participated in the Tiara Classic Mother's Day 5k Race on Sunday morning, May 10 in Mattapoisett. The event, now in its third year raises funds and awareness for the Womens Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts while celebrating motherhood. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Bikes, Bikes, Bikes!575 viewsThe Third Annual Pan Mass Challenge Kids Tri-Town Ride attracted several hundred young bicyclist to the ORR campus on Saturday morning, May 16, for a bike rally to help defeat cancer. Proceeds from the event will go to several charities in the state such as the Jimmy Fund and Dana- Farber Cancer Institute to assist in cancer research. The rally was expected to raise more than $15,000. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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