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Reservation Golf Club 324 viewsReservation Golf Club is among the many Massachusetts courses closed under order of Governor Baker. Area golfers eagerly await a statement this week regarding the May 4 expiration of the state closure of non-essential businesses. See Sports Roundup for more. Photo by Ryan Feeney - April 30, 2020 edition
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Mattapoisett Woman’s Club316 viewsThe Mattapoisett Woman’s Club planted 1,500 King Alfred trumpet daffodil bulbs last fall. Today the glory of that effort is in full bloom across the community. Club member Roxanne Bungert spearheaded the effort after visiting Newport Rhode Island, where as many as one million bulbs have been planted over the years she attested. “We planted in several locations around town with the support and assistance of the Highway Department,” she said. April 23, 2020 edition
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Dunseith Gardens349 viewsApril 16, 2020 edition
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Ned’s Point Sunset416 viewsOn a recent Ned’s Point evening, two young girls appear as silhouettes come to life while the setting sun floods the gloom in radiating shades of pink, yellow and orange. Low tide gave the evening travelers a footing on the rocky shore below the lighthouse. And, in the distance visited only by the human spirit, the hope of better days ahead was promised. Photo by Marilou Newell - April 9, 2020 edition
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3D printed masks427 viewsSteve Methia's 3D printer produces a face shield on Wednesday afternoon. The Mattapoisett resident, a retiree, works primarily with motorcycles and furniture but has repurposed his hobby shop and office and with donations of equipment has two printers working morning to night to produce these shields for medical and front-line workers at no cost. See story. Photo by Mick Colageo
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New Bedford Waterworks465 viewsA view from a trail at New Bedford Waterworks in Rochester, one of the many public walking/hiking retreats still open amidst advice from authorities to maintain social distance due to the coronavirus pandemic. Owned by the City of New Bedford, the Waterworks is part of the protected Assawompset Pond Complex that protects public drinking water and offers a pleasant way to view nature and get some exercise. Story inside. Photo by Shawn Sweet - March 26, 2020 edition
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Old Rochester Regional Superintendent 486 viewsMike Nelson, assistant superintendent of schools for the Old Rochester Regional district, was voted in as the replacement for retiring Superintendent Doug White effective June 30. Nelson, a Plymouth resident, has been working in the ORR district the past six years. Photo by Ryan Feeney March 12, 2020 edition
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Shared-Use Path421 viewsOne year after Acushnet-based builder D.W. White was contracted at $6.7 million by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in February 2019 to build Phase 1b of the “Shared-Use Path”, trees have been cleared and pilings installed, setting the table for imminent construction of a wooden bridge over the marshlands in Mattapoisett. Photo by Ryan Feeney February 20, 2020 edition
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Robin Ragle484 viewsRobin Ragle, craftsman, and jewelry maker, brought her talents to the Mattapoisett Library on February 1. Ragle demonstrated techniques for making earrings and bracelets. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Hearts for Hannah 500 viewsAfter Tabor graduate and Marion native Hannah Strom was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident in Florida last week while traveling with the Holy Cross Women’s Rowing team, her community back home is showing its support by displaying red and purple hearts on the doors and windows of homes, buildings, and village businesses. These two hearts hung on the door of the Marion Art Center are only two of many popping up all over Marion as a way to show support for Strom and her family
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Sunrise at Ned's Point585 viewsSunrises at Ned's Point are a Mattapoisett treasure, and resident Steve Chicco is one of the lucky ones who can rise early enough to witness them firsthand. For the rest of us, we can be grateful that Chicco captures moments such as this one with a flock of gulls emerging from a glorious morning sky with his camera and shares them with us. Photo by Steve Chicco - January 16, 2020 edition
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Tinkhamtown Chapel 497 viewsThe lights from within the tiny Tinkhamtown Chapel spilled out into the cold dark on December 21, the longest eve of the year, for the annual Christmas carol sing-along. The warm and merry event has been held each year just before Christmas for nearly 70 years now. Photos by Marilou Newell. December 26, 2019 edition
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