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Sweet Treat600 viewsMarion resident Thomas Shire spins some fresh cotton candy treats during the end-of-summer Marion Block Party held on Sunday, August 31 in front of the Marion Town House. Sponsored by the Benjamin D. Cushing Post 2425 VFW, the annual event has a long history in the Town of Marion and included plenty of food, fun and frolic with dancing and music courtesy of DJ Roger Chartier. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Seeds of Liberty638 viewsMembers of Rochester Boy Scout Troop 31 who participated in the recent dedication of a newly-planted Liberty Elm tree on the front lawn of the Plumb Memorial Library in Rochester included (from left) Sam York, Scoutmaster Mr. Bernier, Jeremy Stubbs, Chris Bernier, and Chad Underhill. The troop presented a framed version of Thomas Paine’s poem Liberty Tree to Rochester Selectman Richard Nunes to be hung within Town Hall. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Antique Adventure619 viewsThis nautical display is just one of the many elaborate exhibits you can expect to see at the sixteenth annual Marion Antiques Show, to take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 15, 16 and 17 in the Fish Athletic Center of Tabor Academy in Marion. The weekend will include a gala preview party on Friday beginning at 5:30 pm and will continue on Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and on Sunday from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. (Photo courtesy of Kimberly Teves).
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A Tribute to Heroes638 viewsMattapoisett artist and sculptor Keith Francis poses with the sculpture he designed and built in tribute to the Worcester Six, the firefighters who perished in the tragic Worcester Warehouse fire on December 3, 1999. The massive one-ton sculpture now sits in his North Street backyard in clear view of several neighbors who are either firefighters, retired firefighters or relatives of firefighters. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Aida at ORR638 viewsPast and present members of the Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club came together under the direction of Paul Sardinha for a remarkable three-day summer production of Aida, the acclaimed Broadway show from Tim Rice and Elton John, which was staged at the high school last weekend. The show offered great performances, lavish musical numbers, and eye-popping costumes and set design that thrilled the packed-house audiences each night. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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One Hot Weekend647 viewsA hot weekend in Mattapoisett! The Annual Harbor Days celebration provided a week of food and fun in the hot summer sun at Mattapoisett’s Shipyard park while former Boston Red Sox pitcher Brian Rose, along with special guest speaker and instructor ORR baseball coach Steve Carvalho, were showing students how to hit the high heat at Rose’s baseball clinic held this past week at Old Hammondtown School.
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Ribbon Day650 viewsMattapoisett Library Director Judith E. Wallace and Project Manager Francis H. Gordon (center) cut the ribbon during the formal dedication ceremony for the newly-expanded and renovated Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Tuesday afternoon, July 15, while Ms. Wallace’s husband, David Gries (far left) and Project Manager Robert A. Cattley, PE (far right) look on. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Par for the Course601 viewsLocal golfers (from left) Brandon Oldham, John Coucci and Justin Downey will all be competing in the American Junior Golf Association’s (AJGA) Fidelity Investments Junior Classic Tournament to be held at The Bay Club in Mattapoisett on July 21-24. Brandon and Justin were both members of last year’s undefeated ORR Golf Team, and John played for the Golf Team at Bishop Stang High School. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Flying Colors557 viewsA clown performer from Cole Brothers’ “Circus of the Stars” salutes the Stars and Stripes at the beginning of one of the four performances held recently in Rochester on June 25 and 26 under the Big Top pitched in the field adjacent to the Plumb Corner Mall. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Raising the Bar565 viewsGymnast Cassandra “Cassey” Mello of Rochester recently represented the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in a regional meet of the Junior Olympics, one step from a place in the national meet, and she was one of only seven athletes to be included on the Massachusetts state team which participated in the Region Six competition. (Photo by and courtesy of Stew Milne - www.stewmilne.com).
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Easy Riders565 viewsYoung riders prepare to participate in the second annual Tri-Town Ride for Kids which took place at Center School in Mattapoisett on Saturday, June 14 as part of the Pan Mass Challenge (PMC) to benefit the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in their fight against cancer. Organized by local residents and spearheaded by Kathy Gauvin, the event saw hundreds of kids ranging in age from 3 to 15 years ride through the tree-lined streets of Mattapoisett Village. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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ORR Grads Shine616 viewsOld Rochester Regional High School’s tight-knit Class of 2008 bonded together for one last time on the field of the ORR campus to toss their graduation caps high into the air just after receiving their diplomas during Commencement Exercises held on Saturday, June 7 at the school. Inset: Boston’s Fox 25 Morning News Anchor Gene Lavanchy embraces our very own mascot, the Aardvark, during the show’s popular Zip Trip to Mattapoisett on Friday, June 6. The event drew a sizeable crowd of locals to Shipyard Park.
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