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Harbor Days 2015691 viewsThe weather was fine for Harbor Days, the annual week-long event organized by the Mattapoisett Lions Club. The weekend portion of Harbor Days featured vendors, food, train rides for the kids, and a number of entertainment programs, including The Showstoppers on Sunday, July 19. Photos by Colin Veitch and Jean Perry
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Tabor Academy Special Olympics Club 691 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 League691 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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National Night Out691 viewsThe fire, police, and EMS departments of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester really stood out this National Night Out on the evening of Tuesday, August 7. Every year towns across the country connect with the community by throwing one of the most fun weeknight annual events of the summer. Photos by Jean Perry
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Uncle Sam691 viewsThis ‘junior’ Uncle Sam was spotted during Center School’s Flag Day observation late last month, an event that marks the end of the school year and precedes the patriotic July Fourth celebrations. Photo by Jean Perry
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HorseShow 7792691 viewsThe crowds poured into the July 4th Marion Horse Show at Washburn Park on Thursday morning once the parade came to an end, just in time to enjoy the youth competitions. Photos by Jean Perry
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Winifred Hartley691 viewsThe Rochester Council on Aging celebrated the 100th birthday of longtime Rochester resident Winifred Hartley, born on November 15, 1919. For 24 years, Hartley was the school nurse at Old Rochester Regional High School. Photos courtesy Connie Dolan
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January Thaw691 viewsF.O.R.M (Friends of Old Rochester Music) held its "January Thaw" fundraiser event at the Knights of Columbus in Mattapoisett on January 26. Photo courtesy E.O. Bednarczyk
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Victorian Sailor Valentines691 viewsThe Mattapoisett Land Trust, in partnership with the Mattapoisett Museum, held a craft event featuring how to make Victorian Sailor Valentines from shells and other materials. Before the crafting began, more than 20 children learned that these creations were originally fabricated in Barbados by English women living there. The “Valentines” were sold as tourist items. Photos by Marilou Newell and Kyle DeCicco-Carey
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COA Director Departs690 viewsThe Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen recently acknowledged outgoing Council on Aging (COA) Director Cheryl Randall, who is leaving to become Director for the Association for Relief of Aging Women, by presenting her with a plaque for her past service to the town. Ms. Randall (second from left) is seen here posing with the plaque and bouquet of flowers from her father, George (center) along with Mattapoisett Selectman Jordan Collyer, Selectman Ray Andrews, and her son. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Scouts Cross Over690 viewsHaakon Perkins and Lee Estes of Mattapoisett took part in an impressive ceremony the last weekend in March at Camp Tinkham in Mattapoisett where they formally graduated from the Webelos pack to the Cub Scout troop during a crossing over ceremony that included fellow scouts and family members. The ceremony borrowed from Native American clothing and ceremonial techniques. (Photo courtesy of Bodil Perkins).
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Mother-Daughter Tea690 viewsA "Mother-Daughter Tea" was held on Saturday, May 19 in Reynard Hall at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. The tea featured a Language of Flowers, Fans, and Calling Cards along with a presentation by Donna and Ron Lasko, named the Ultimate Tea Couple by the Tea Association of the USA. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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