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Learning to Read1251 viewsEven though he’s just hours old, Zach Steven LeBlanc, son of Mattapoisett Police Officer Craig LeBlanc, has already learned to read The Wanderer. Zach was born back on November 11, 2005. (Photo courtesy of Craig LeBlanc). 
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Bridging the Generation Gap2471 viewsRochester resident Jillian Jensen (center) poses with a few of her friends and fellow members of the Friends of the Elderly Kids Club which she founded some five years ago. The group makes regular visits to the elderly in area nursing homes and also collects Teddy Bears which they bring as gifts. Pictured here with Jillian are (l. to r.) Alec Govoni (Freetown); Bryce Govoni (Freetown); Danielle Hardy (Acushnet); and Kayla Govoni (Freetown). (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Jungle Fever747 viewsMembers of the fourth grade class at Rochester’s Memorial School recently staged two performances of Disney’s classic The Jungle Book on Wednesday, January 31 in the school’s cafetorium. Based on the Disney movie, the show featured great sing-along numbers like “The Bare Necessities,” “I Wan’na Be Like You” and “That’s What Friends Are For.” (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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05-23-02-2990 viewsDavid and Ann-Marie Francis were vacationing in Venice, Italy this past March and here they pose with a copy of The Wanderer as they are just about to embark on a ride around the canals of Venice in a gondola with our gondolier. Ah, Venice! 5/23/02 edition
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Church Donates Books811 viewsThe steering committee of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church recently made a donation of books to first graders of the Hayden-McFadden Elementary School in New Bedford. The members of the church sought to give the gift of a book to each child in a single class at the north-side New Bedford school in an effort to promote the school’s literacy program.
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Workin' at the Car Wash1250 viewsMembers of the Old Rochester Youth Football and Cheerleading (ORYF) League recently held a benefit Car Wash at the Marion Fire Station on Spring Street. Over the next month, the league will be holding a series of car washes to raise money for uniforms, pads, footballs, poms-poms, first aid kits, and other necessary supplies and fees. The next Car Wash is slated for this Saturday, April 29 at the Mattapoisett Fire Station on Route 6 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. (Photo by Nancy MacKenzie).
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Yuletide in Rochester1016 viewsMembers of the Rochester Memorial School Chorus performed several classic Christmas carols during the town's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony held on Monday, December 11 at the Rochester Town Hall. The event also included a performance by the Memorial School Band and the official lighting of the town tree by Christian Brown, who won the honor through a school-sponsored drawing contest. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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105 in Rochester1064 viewsRochester resident Arthur Lionberger celebrated his 105th birthday at the Rochester Bakery on Monday, December 24. A Rochester resident for some 70 years who used to summer in Marion, Mr. Lionberger turned 105 on December 26 but celebrated the milestone early on Christmas Eve with several family members and friends. A former banjo player with The Woodchoppers, Mr. Lionberger enjoyed a hot bowl of soup for his birthday meal. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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08-09-01988 viewsThe Schuberts from Mattapoisett and the Kemps from Marion took a copy of The Wanderer (not just any copy, but the one with the Seahorse on it) all the way to Kandersteg, Switzerland last month where the couples hiked as high as they dared over the receding glaciers. Pictured here are (l. to r.) Dick Kemp, Laurie Kemp, Mary Schubert (holding Wanderer), and Allan Schubert. 8/9/01 edition
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ORR Army Band938 viewsSeventh grade musicians from ORR Junior High School including Jack Thomas, Tom Tucker, Ian McLean, and Teddy Kassabian with Seamus McMahon on percussion recently accompanied Salvation Army bell ringer Lucy Genereux of New Bedford at the Stop and Shop in Fairhaven as part of a community service project.
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Here Comes Santa Claus!1060 viewsSanta and his friends arrived by Fire Engine to greet a group of happy children during the recent Holiday in the Park celebration in Mattapoisett’s Shipyard Park. (Photo courtesy of Rebecca McCullough).
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090904-41048 viewsWell-traveled members of the Mattapoisett Touring Club pose with a copy of The Wanderer during one of their recent ventures to Florence, Italy. The trip also included Rome and Tuscany. 9/9/04 edition
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