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Mattapoisett Harbor222 viewsPhoto by Jen Shepley
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Marion Natural History Museum222 viewsOn October 24, the Marion Natural History Museum held a “Marion Archaeology Day” at the Marion Music Hall. We welcomed Dianna Doucette and Erin Flynn of Public Archaeology Labs (PALS), who had conducted a survey of the museum’s artifacts in 1998. Dianna and Erin helped us understand some of the history of the area over the past 10,000 years, from the Wampanoag people through the colonists and beyond. They explained how their company might become involved in the investigation of these sites, usually through
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Santa Claus222 viewsSanta Claus and his elves swung by Ned’s Point, courtesy of the Mattapoisett Fire Department on Saturday morning. The Fire Department split up into Red and Green teams to cover neighbors in every corner of town as Santa waved to of families waiting along the roadside. Photos by Mick Colageo
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COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic222 viewsThe Town of Marion held a very successful COVID-19 vaccine clinic for residents 85 and over. Photo courtesy Donna M. Hemphill
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Mattapoisett Congregational Church222 viewsMattapoisett Congregational Church choir. Photo by Jennifer F. Shepley
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Foxes222 viewsJudith Rosbe shared these photos that her neighbor took of the uninvited guests (four pups), whose mother has her babies under our front porch each spring. They are keeping our squirrel population down.
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Harbor Days222 viewsAfter a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Mattapoisett Lions Club held the Harbor Days festival July 14-18 at Shipyard Park. The festival included a vendor craft fair on the weekend, a Friday night fish fry, a Saturday night lobster fest, and Sunday morning pancakes. Photos by Marylou Newel
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Mattapoisett Sustainability Partnership222 viewsThe Mattapoisett Sustainability Partnership continues to pursue ways to engage the public as its members work to understand better ways to provide sustainable solutions for a variety of human activity, including art. On September 2, an exhibit of recycled/upcycled works of art was on display at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. We were amazed at the variety of materials and types of art that were created from small shining towers to 3-D book sculptures to wearable art and more.
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Poster Contest222 viewsAdriana Cruz, a Grade 5 student, explained that it took a lot of blue colored pencil to fill in the sky complementing her winning entry in the Rochester Memorial School Christmas Tree poster contest. The blue in Rochester’s sky had gone dark on Monday when Cruz threw the switch to light the town’s tree on the village lawn. Photo by Mick Colageo. December 7, 2023
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Ned’s Point222 viewsJen Shepley shared this photo taken at Ned’s Point.
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Holiday Party at Shipyard Park221 viewsThe community turned out for a wonderful late afternoon of lights, music, food and fun at the annual Holiday Party at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett hosted by the Lions Club. The Lions were collecting non-perishable food and unwrapped new toys to distribute to those in need during the holiday. In return those in attendance were treated to great food, drinks and crafts for the little ones. Photos by Felix Perez and Marilou Newell
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National Take Your Child to the Library Day221 viewsThe Mattapoisett Public Library celebrated National Take Your Child to the Library Day this Saturday, February 1, with an entire day filled with special activities for children. All day long, a steady stream of kids enjoyed activities such as a library scavenger hunt, playing chess, watching the movie “Up,” and face painting. Photos by Jean Perry & Felix Perez
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