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Rochester Country Fair506 viewsScenes from the 2009 Rochester Country Fair. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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ORR Sail Car Wash506 viewsMembers of the Old Rochester Regional High School Sailing Club soaped, scrubbed and washed cars on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Mattapoisett Fire Station. All proceeds of the fundraiser supported the Sailing Club at ORRHS. Photos by Felix Perez.
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River Race506 viewsSixty-five teams raced from Grandma Hartley's Reservoir on Snipatuit Road in Rochester to the Herring Weir on River Road at Route 6 in Mattapoisett this Memorial Day, May 30, 2011. Sean Shaw and CJ Hedges won the open division in 1:47:39. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Rochester Bakery506 viewsThe Rochester Bakery and Cafe, a longtime local hang-out at Plumb Corner, was destroyed in a catastrophic fire on the evening of July 28, 2011. Eyewitnesses described the fire as starting with several explosions at the rear of the building. The blaze displaced two residents and three businesses. In addition to Rochester, Marion, Mattapoisett and Acushnet responded to the fire. Photo by Anne Kakley.
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Adventures In Space506 viewsA new educational program offered by the Mattapoisett Recreational Committee, “Adventures In Space,” began on Monday, July 9, 2012 at Center School. The week-long series will teach young kids about rockets, living in space, and space stations. Dave Heshion (pictured), who proctors the activity, helps a student glue fins onto her rocket. Photo by Eric Tripoli
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Coast Guard Auxiliary506 viewsBetty and Bert Theriault shared many years of history on Ned’s Point Lighthouse as guests of the Mattapoisett Friends of the Council on Aging on Saturday, January 16. The couple has dedicated 40 years to the lighthouse through their work with the local Coast Guard Auxiliary. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Memorial Day506 viewsThe rain cancelled the parade and forced the Memorial Day observance indoors on Monday, but many gathered to honor our fallen soldiers and their families inside Center School. Keynote speaker Commander Bryan D. Williams gave a heartfelt speech, while George Randall recited the Gettysburg Address to mark the 100th anniversary of when his father, Jeremiah, first read it on Memorial Day in 1917 at the age of 15. Photos by Sarah French Storer
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Tabor Academy Polar Plunge506 viewsTabor Academy hosted its second annual Polar Plunge on Sunday, January 21 at Silvershell Beach to raise money for the school’s Special Olympics Young Athletes Program. Students from ‘fundraising rival’ Sandwich High also showed up, with scores of students and staff making a dash in and quickly out of the chilly waters. The plunge raised about $8,000. Photos by Deina Zartman
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Maple Sugar Season506 viewsIn Rochester, Mike Forand and his son Tim spend this time of year tapping their maple trees and boiling down the sap to make their own Rochester-made maple syrup. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum506 viewsMany thanks to Justin and Jess Barrett of the Nasketucket Bird Club for sharing their expertise and helping the Marion Natural History Museum after school group locate many of our spring bird arrivals. We viewed a red-tailed hawk, two vultures, many robins, a downy woodpecker, and many more. We also learned about each bird's habitat and food sources, and finished our program by making a hanging bird feeder. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Santa and Mrs. Claus506 viewsSanta and Mrs. Claus made a stop at the Marion Police Brotherhood’s annual Pizza with Santa on Sunday, December 2, at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center. In addition to the jolly couple’s company, children and families enjoyed the pizza donated by Brewfish and even helped kick the Brotherhood’s Toy Drive into overdrive. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Fire Department 506 viewsSunday was a solemn day for the Tri-Town and its first responders as many gathered to honor Thomas Nye, 72, a 45-year veteran of the Marion Fire Department who died February 27 in the line of duty. Over 100 firefighters, police officers, and EMS personnel from the Tri-Town and beyond marched together down Route 6 in Mattapoisett on March 3 to pay their respects to their fallen comrade who suffered a cardiac arrest at home after assisting in a fire call the night before. Photos by Jean Perry
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