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Cooper Newton 184 viewsCooper Newton received an emotional welcome home from his parents Peter and Marley Newton, his girlfriend Autumn Horsey and a host of extended family and friends. The Mattapoisett native sailed his 27-foot boat Why Worry on a solo journey that took him as far as Turks and Caicos south of the Bahamas. His adventures included a surprise passenger in a raccoon that found his boat during a coastal storm. Photos by Mick Colageo and Cooper Newton. May 26, 2022 edition
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Marion Election38 viewsMarion Town Clerk Lissa Magauran, left, and her team of volunteers including Lisa McLean (back turned), Cynthia Callow, Paul Naiman, Dick Giberti and Tom Magauran (not pictured) recounted votes after the polls closed on Friday night at the Cushing Community Center. The well-attended May 13 Town Election resulted in the installation of Carleton “Toby” Burr as a Select Board member and of Tucker Burr, his son, and Andrew Daniel as new Planning Board members. Photo by Marilou Newell - May 19, 2022 edition
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Old Rochester Youth Baseball League36 viewsOld Rochester Youth Baseball League players turn a cold, dreary Saturday morning into loads of fun by doing “the wave” during Opening Day festivities in Rochester. The day began with a parade from the Dexter Lane baseball complex down to Plumb Corner and a short distance along Mary’s Pond Road to Gifford Park, where a giant American flag hovered over the electronic scoreboard displaying the date 5-7-22, the first Opening Day for ORYB since 2019. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Mattapoisett Tree Committee 52 viewsOn Arbor Day, April 29th, the Mattapoisett Tree Committee gathered at Town Hall to raise the flag commemorating the day. Mattapoisett has been a Tree City for 14 years. Photos by Marilou Newell - May 5, 2022 edition
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Rochester Women’s Club Earth Day Cleanup 66 viewsGavin Riquinha, a six-year-old Kindergarten student at Rochester Memorial School, delivers to his mother Stacey some trash he picked up in the brush near the corner of Marion and Dexter roads during Saturday’s Rochester Women’s Club Earth Day Cleanup event. Families and friends were out and about, along with members of Boy Scout Troop 31, pulling all sorts of unpleasant surprises from the roadside. Looking on from the carriage is Gavin’s three-year-old brother Noah. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Mattapoisett’s Willow Rue93 viewsMattapoisett’s Willow Ruel served as Boston Bruins fan captain before Saturday afternoon’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, followed by an interview with in-arena, game host Michaela Johnson that was shown on the giant videoboard during intermission. The 11-year-old fifth grader at Old Hammondtown Elementary School recently competed in the national Drive, Chip & Putt contest at Augusta National, where she won the chipping event. Photo by Steve Babineau, Sports Action
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Marion Department of Public Works69 viewsMarion Department of Public Works Director Nathaniel Munafo manages a site at the end of Benson Brook Road that will see changes should voters support funding for a new DPW operations center at the May 9 Annual Town Meeting. To that end on Saturday morning, town officials conducted a second open house to educate residents about decaying and otherwise-inadequate facilities across Route 6 at the Highway Barn, followed by a visit to the site of the proposed construction. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Volunteers at Sippican Elementary81 viewsVolunteers at Sippican Elementary (VASE) hosted their fourth Boosterthon Fun Run fundraiser last week. VASE works with Booster, a company that helps raise funds for enrichment activities such as in-school performances, field trips and afterschool programs. Students reached out to friends, family and businesses across 30 states and 7 countries; 87 percent of the student body registered with 79 percent earning donations for Sippican.
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Ned's Point Balloon68 viewsNot a typical Saturday morning at Ned’s Point, where the Guinness promotional team finished up a St. Patrick's Day city tour that included Chicago, the Guinness brewery outside Baltimore, and New York before concluding in Mattapoisett. “The backdrop is gorgeous, the setting is another reason,” said Jeremy Hoar of the choice to use Ned’s Point as the Massachusetts location. Hoar, who works for public-relations company MKTG, said that SkyCab Balloons Promotions, Inc. Photo courtesy of Faith Ball
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Grade 2 Basketball Playoffs62 viewsThe Grade 2 basketball playoffs brought out the best in March 10 action at Center School in Mattapoisett. The Warriors earned their spot in the championship game with a big, 10-2 victory over the Heat, while the Knicks advanced to the title game, narrowly edging the Celtics, 10-8. In the final, 10-2, the Warriors defeated the Knicks, 24-14. Photos by Ryan Feeney
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Vegan120 viewsTo vegan or not to vegan? That was the question taste testers answered when the Mattapoisett Library hosted another chapter of their sustainable initiative programming on February 26. Library Director Jennifer Jones prepared and served vegan substitutes of chicken, hot dogs, sausage, and lunchmeat. The participants nibbled each offering with great anticipation. The overriding takeaway was that some faux meats might be acceptable in a casserole. Photo by Marilou Newell March 3, 2022 edition
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Marion Art Center104 viewsVincent Mancini’s depiction of a Native American man is one of many the artist has produced out of cut feathers. Mancini’s work, along with laser-wood creations by Native American artist Makerjake, aka Jacob Ginga, and regalia pieces supplied by Narragansett tribal member Max Brown-Garcia, is on display as part of the “Exploring Native American Culture: Art, Craft, and Inspiration” exhibit at the Marion Art Center through March 25. Photo by Mick Colageo - Feb. 24, 2022 edition
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