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Mattapoisett Opening Day 2007844 viewsOpening Day Ceremonies for the 2007 season of Mattapoisett Youth Baseball (MYB) included special guests and local legends such as former American Idol contestant Ayla Brown (pictured), who sang the National Anthem and threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and former Boston Red Sox pitcher Brian Rose. The day also included a tribute to longtime MYB supporter and former Mattapoisett Recreation Director John Haley with the field at Old Hammondtown School in his honor. (Photo by Robert Chiarito). 
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Swazi Aid Show594 viewsR&B singer Joy and her band performed during the first in a series of local benefit concerts at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on Sunday, April 29. The show was organized by Mattapoisett resident and ORR graduate Sarah DeMatos who is attempting to raise money and awareness for abandoned children in Africa. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Opening Day 2007800 viewsMembers of the Rochester Youth Baseball League (RYB) held their Opening Day Parade and Ceremonies on Saturday, April 14 in the Rochester Town Center. Several hundred youngsters marched from the green in front of the First Congregational Church to their field of dreams, Gifford Park, to mark the opening of the 2007 baseball season. Each of the league’s 20 teams had a place in the parade. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Making Mattapoisett Merry707 viewsThe Mattapoisett Congregational Church hosted its annual "Village Country Store" holiday fair on Saturday, November 11. Here holiday decorations of all kind are on display, along with the town's signature flag. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Frozen Flyers612 viewsA group of South Coast pilots recently took advantage of this winter's cold conditions to use Snipatuit Pond as a landing strip. The pilots use charts provided by the United States Government to determine if the thickness of the ice is enough to support the weight of their airplanes. Pilot Ben Bailey, who lives on the shores of the pond and hosted this past week's get together, flies a seaplane off of the pond during warmer weather months. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Going Green703 viewsEven the Grinch attempted to steal some of Santa's thunder -- and a little Christmas spirit in the process -- during Marion's annual Village Stroll held on Sunday, December 14. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Bulletin Board Booty686 viewsMattapoisett Historical Society President Seth Mendell points to the amusing poem scrawled on a chart of the Gulf of Maine that was tacked to a large bulletin board that was once installed near the front door of the Mattapoisett Town Hall. The bulletin board was pilfered by a group of sailors during a night of drunken mischief back in the summer of 1941 and was only recently returned to the Mattapoisett Museum and Carriage House. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Music Debut687 viewsMarion musician Steve Wheeler has composed an original work titled “Subterranean Circus” exclusively for the Tri-County Symphonic Band which will make its world debut during the band's concert on Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 pm in the main auditorium of the Fireman Performing Arts Center at Hoyt Hall on the campus of Tabor Academy, 235 Front Street in Marion.
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Vintage Music650 viewsThe Tri-County Symphonic Band performed “Old Wine in New Bottles” in the ORR High School Auditorium on Sunday, February 3. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Members Show685 viewsAnne MacRae MacLeod poses with her "Beware" and "Ye Oldest Marion Home" at the 2008 Winter Members Show at the Marion Art Center. The show features 73 pieces submitted by over 35 of the MAC’s members divided between the building’s two main galleries and is open now through February 28. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Scout's Honor741 viewsMattapoisett Police Officer Anthony Days recently helped second-year scouts of Mattapoisett’s Webelos Den #1 earn their Readyman Badge. Pictured here (l. to r. ) are James Leidhold, Owen Lee, Kyle Boyle, Officer Days, Lars Eklund, Mike Pelligrino and Dyland Fellippe. (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold).
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Congregational Christmas898 viewsA "Birthday Party for Jesus" Christmas Fair was held at the First Congregational Church of Rochester on Saturday, November 10. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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