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The 2015 Rochester Country Fair377 viewsThe 2015 Rochester Country Fair was the place to go last week for family fun and good old-fashioned country entertainment. Photo by Colin Veitch
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Chalk It Up377 viewsThe day before the Marion Town Party, kids chalked-up the sidewalks in front of the Marion Town House in preparation for the Saturday night event. Town Party Planning Committee members set up picnic tables and strung party lights in the background while the kids drew colorful, festive pictures with chalk. Photos by Jean Perry
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Sippican School Open House377 viewsSippican School students had the chance to meet their teachers and discover their classrooms on August 31, the final day of school vacation. Each teacher devised their own scavenger hunt for the kids that helped the students discover their classrooms. Some older students were eager to find their desks and begin stocking them with brand new school supplies in anticipation of the big day. Photos by Jean Perry
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Sippican School Open House377 viewsSippican School students had the chance to meet their teachers and discover their classrooms on August 31, the final day of school vacation. Each teacher devised their own scavenger hunt for the kids that helped the students discover their classrooms. Some older students were eager to find their desks and begin stocking them with brand new school supplies in anticipation of the big day. Photos by Jean Perry
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Monarch Moment377 viewsElla Gillen, 10, and Sofia Gillen, 8, watched a chrysalis that originated from their backyard hatch on Tuesday at the Mattapoisett Library. It was serendipity that the two girls were there with their mother, Tracy, to catch the chrysalis beginning to break open to release a fully developed Monarch butterfly into the world. Photos by Jean Perry
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Showstoppers377 views31 local youth delivered show-stopping performances at the Showstoppers' 12th Annual Performing Arts Camp on Friday April 22 at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church Hall. Photos courtesy of Kelly Zucco
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Waddles377 views‘Waddles’ the cat gave birth on Saturday, April 23, to the largest litter of kittens that Pamela Robinson, owner of It’s All About the Animals cat shelter in Rochester, had ever seen. Robinson and the vet delivered a whopping litter of 12 kittens, with 10 surviving the birth. The average litter is four kittens. Photo by Jean Perry
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Breton377 viewsLenore Everett and her therapy dog Breton read stories at the Mattapoisett Public Library on Saturdays twice per month. Breton loves the interaction with the children who, even those timid around dogs, respond to Breton’s gentle nature. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Breton377 viewsLenore Everett and her therapy dog Breton read stories at the Mattapoisett Public Library on Saturdays twice per month. Breton loves the interaction with the children who, even those timid around dogs, respond to Breton’s gentle nature. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Cairns377 viewsCairns have started cropping up again along the beach at the Nasketucket Bay State Reservation. The stacks of balanced rocks stand in and along the water’s edge, leaving behind the message to all others who pass, “I was here.” Photo by Jean Perry
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Dog Walk-a-thon377 viewsFreemin Bauer, 17, of Mattapoisett Boy Scout Troop 53, along with his fellow scouts and adult assistants, held a Dog Walk-a-thon on August 27 in Mattapoisett Village. Bauer’s event, part of his Eagle project, is to raise awareness for being a responsible dog owner and to help support the Fairhaven Animal Shelter. Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase supplies for repairs the scouts will make to the facility. Additional funds raised from the event will be donated to the shelter. Photos by Marilou
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Mattapoisett Community Garden377 viewsGardeners at the Mattapoisett Community Garden on the corner of Prospect and Pine Island Roads are enjoying a hearty harvest after another successful year of collaboration and partnership. All the available plots were occupied this year, and the group hopes to get even more gardeners involved next year. Photos by Jean Perry
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