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Spell that again?676 views Tucked away safely inside the Town Clerk’s Office is a list of 133 ways to misspell Mattapoisett. Ellis Mendell (1834-1907), the Mattapoisett postmaster around the turn of the century, kept a list of the many ways he has seen Mattapoisett misspelled on the letters that have passed through his post office. Which one is your favorite? Cover design by Paul Lopes
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Marion Natural History Museum676 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum had a great time learning how to identify some of our rare turtles and what to do if we find one. We found out which is our smelliest turtle and which can close up into a "box" so tight you can't even slip a piece of paper between its shell. The students had a chance to get up close with a diamondback terrapin, an Eastern box turtle, and an enormous Plymouth red-bellied cooter. Many thanks to Brian Bastarach of Bristol County Agricultural High School’s Natural Resources Dep
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Sippican Woman’s Club annual Holiday House Tour 676 viewsThe Sippican Woman’s Club annual Holiday House Tour featured Handy Tavern’s scholarship tree. The ornaments featured portraits and short biographies of the 2019 recipients. More then 20 graduates received scholarships. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Marion Natural History Museum676 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group enjoyed learning about our local birds in anticipation of the upcoming "Great Backyard Bird Count" event on February 14-17. The GBBC is a great citizen-science initiative to gauge how our bird species are doing, and all it takes is 15 minutes to count the number of species and how many of each, and submit your findings to Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) website: birdcount.org. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Ned's Point 676 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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2021 Groundhog Cover Contest676 views2021 Groundhog Cover Contest by Emily Wyman
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Exchanging Ideas675 viewsForeign exchange students now attending ORR High School spoke to the members of the Women’s Community Guild of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on Tuesday, March 6 in the church’s Reynard Hall. The three students are all members of the American Field Service (AFS) at ORR High School and spoke of their experiences here in America (a student from Holland and a student from Turkey) and abroad (an ORR student who spent a year in Iceland). (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Dance the Night Away675 viewsThe Mattapoisett Congregational Church hosted a family-oriented night of "Dancing with the Stars" on Friday, March 23. Young and old alike danced to the music of DJ Don Hunt from City Lights Disc Jockey Services and then were thrilled to dance alongside special guest 'stars' The Cat in the Hat and Shrek! Members of Heidi Parker Catelli's dance troupe were also on hand to teach a few dance steps. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Three-Ring Circus675 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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Marion July 4 Parade675 viewsMarion's Annual Fourth of July Parade was held on Friday morning, July 4 2008 in the Marion village. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Painting Party675 viewsFriends, neighbors and family of Curtis Doherty joined forces with the Marion DPW to spruce up the Silvershell Beach bath house in Marion over the past several weekends, painting it with environmentally-friendly, low VOC paint. Curtis spent countless hours over his lifetime on Silvershell Beach’s basketball court which flanks the bathhouse. Last year, teammates and friends designed and constructed granite and wood benches for the basketball court in Curtis’ memory.
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Mattapoisett Halloween Parade 2008675 viewsThe Mattapoisett Police Department once again sponsored a parade of little ghouls and goblins through the streets of Mattapoisett Village on October 31. A bevy of prizes was awarded for the best costume in various categories and treats were provided to all participants. (Photo by Patricia Aleks).
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