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SLT Oyster Fest 485 viewsThe Sippican Lands Trust’s Beer and Oyster Fest fundraiser was a hit despite the threat of approaching Hurricane Dorian, which was replaced with blue skies just in time, and holding the event earlier in the day mitigated the guests’ exposure to EEE-carrying mosquitos. The SLT sold 214 tickets and was pleased with the turnout. Photos by Shawn Sweet and Lauren Boucher.
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BBC Watershed Ride485 viewsThe Buzzards Bay Coalition’s 13th annual Watershed Ride pedaled its way through the Tri-Town on Sunday, October 6, taking participants on three different courses that wound through the land that surrounds Buzzards Bay the way gold enfolds a pearl. A record 307 cyclists raised a record $213,000 for clean water this year. Photos by Jean Perry
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ORR High School Spirit485 viewsFriday, October 25 was the date of the Old Rochester Regional pep rally when students present their class ‘skits’ and pull out the stops to show their ORR High School spirit. Photos by Erin Bednarczyk
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Marion Veterans Day485 viewsFollowing the town’s Veterans Day observance, the Marion Council on Aging hosted a lunch for veterans at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center. Photos courtesy Robert Pina
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Celebrate the World485 viewsThe "Celebrate the World" performance by Rochester Memorial School fourth-graders took place on January 23. The show was a creative, educational collaboration between grade 4 teachers, music teachers Sue Audette and Chris Williamson, and art teacher Joanne Smith. Quoting RMS Principal Derek Medeiros: "This grade 4 production is a wonderful representation of our goal to ensure global experiences for our students through our strategic and school improvement plans.
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Kneel for Nine485 viewsA peaceful crowd gathered on the lawn of the Marion Music Hall on June 2 to kneel in solidarity for nine minutes calling for justice for the death of George Floyd and accountability for police brutality. Marion Police Chief John Garcia dressed in his police uniform was among the roughly 200 kneeling on the grass that afternoon. Photos by Jean Perry
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Hannah Strom Homecoming 485 viewsHundreds of supporters lined the sidewalks along Front Street in Marion village on June 3 to welcome home Hannah Strom. After spending several months in hospitals in Florida and Boston, the Tabor Academy graduate and member of the Holy Cross women's rowing team returned to her Pitcher Street residence to continue her recovery from severe injuries sustained in a January 15 collision with a pickup truck in Vero Beach that took the life of her teammate Grace Rett and injured her coach and several other teammat
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Kayaking off Angelica Point485 viewsEllen Scholter-Walker shared this sunset photo taken while kayaking off Angelica Point. You can share your photos with our readers as well by sending them to news@wanderer.com. Thank you to everyone who has shared and thank you Ellen!
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The Wanderer484 viewsA “treasure trove” of photos depicting the Wanderer, the final ship to be built in Mattapoisett’s Shipyard Park, was purchased by Brad and Priscilla Hathaway, who donated the photos to the Mattapoisett Historical Society in September, 2009.
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Thai Visitors484 viewsThree Thai teachers are visiting the Tri-Town area for two weeks in October to observe American teaching methods. From left to right, Lah Bualuang, Ding Tanada, and Somrak Sinsomros stand outside Tabor Academy waiting to go to Plimouth Plantation for a fun afternoon on October 12, 2009. The three teachers enjoyed an “all-American” lunch in the Tabor cafeteria before heading to their next destination.
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Journey's End484 viewsTrees were trimmed along Brant Beach Avenue, and N Star worked with Comcast to bring some power lines down so the Francoeur house could be placed onto its new foundation on November 10, 2009. Debbie Francoeur and her son Isaac have t-shirts and hats available for those wishing to purchase a keepsake of the move. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley.
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Chest Returns484 viewsBeth Mills stands in front of the pine and mahogany chest of drawers made by her grandfather, Charles Johnson, who was an undertaker and cabinet-maker in Mattapoisett at the turn of the 20th century. The chest of drawers remained with her until she passed away in 2008 at the age of 99. Her friends John and Caroline Belloti contacted the Mattapoisett Historical Society after her passing to fulfill her wish that the chest remain with the Mattapoisett Museum, just around the corner from where it was made.
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