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ORR Class of 2017215 viewsOn Saturday, June 3, seniors at Old Rochester Regional High School received their diplomas and tossed their caps to the sky with joy as the rain held off long enough for the commencement ceremony. Photos by Felix Perez
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Center School Vocabulary Day215 viewsCenter School held its very own first annual Vocabulary Day Parade on Thursday, June 8. Students dressed up as their chosen word to personify its meaning and strutted around for all to read. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Osprey Marsh Accessible Boardwalk215 viewsDespite a downpour perfectly timed for its planned gathering on Friday off Point Road in Marion, the Sippican Lands Trust celebrated the completion of the new Osprey Marsh Accessible Boardwalk. Executive Director Jim Bride and president Alan Harris held a live Zoom meeting for those who could not attend, and some of the donors for the project assisted in the ribbon-cutting. The boardwalk is open by appointment. See story by Marilou Newell. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity215 viewsOn Friday, a local mother and her two daughters were the beneficiaries of a new roof on their Route 6 house after Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity resumed its first home build in Mattapoisett. The project had been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. See story. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Brad Hathaway215 viewsIt took 32 years, but on October 3 Mattapoisett resident Brad Hathaway completed his “Walk around the World” along Aucoot Road, accompanied by well over 100 friends and supporters of his mission refocused some years ago from what had begun as a fitness prescription to a fundraising effort for the Mattapoisett Land Trust. Hathaway, 88, is a co-founder of the MLT and has dedicated his life toward preserving and protecting lands that his ancestors first came upon hundreds of years ago.
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Mattapoisett Scouts215 viewsMattapoisett Scouts held a Scout Camp Fire Day last weekend at Dunseith Gardens. Photos by Wendy Copps
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Bernie215 viewsLiz Garvey submitted her photo of a cold Bernie in mittens at Shining Tides.
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Benson Brook Transfer Station215 viewsTown of Marion officials cut the ribbon on the Benson Brook Transfer Station to Marion and Rochester residents on January 27. From the left: Town Administrator Jay McGrail, Selectman John Waterman, Bob Partridge, Board of Selectmen Chairman Randy Parker, Stephen Cushing, and Selectman Norm Hills. Adjacent photo, Parker displays future plans for the station. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Old Rochester Regional High School Girls Volleyball215 viewsSenior co-captain Kailee Rodrigues sets the ball for her hitters, senior co-captain Meg Horan (11) and junior Maggie Brogioli (23), during the Old Rochester Regional High School girls volleyball team’s victory on Monday night at Fairhaven. The undefeated Bulldogs (11-0) open the South Coast Conference playoffs on Friday, April 30, on their home court in Mattapoisett. Photo by Ryan Feeney
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Old Rochester Regional High School215 viewsOld Rochester Regional High School and Junior High School students returned to the classroom on a full-time basis beginning on Tuesday morning. The prescribed separate but nearby drop-off locations made it easy for students to maintain social distance under the new conditions. Grades 7-12 are the last in the ORR School District to pivot back to full, in-person learning. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Garden Group215 viewsRed, white, and blue was Sharon Doyon’s vision of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Garden Group as 18 members gathered at the library to plant on May 26 in areas including the pots at the Mattapoisett Historical Society and Town Hall, window boxes at the post office and Town Beach house, the lighthouse garden at the harbor, plus the gardens and planters at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library.
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Festival of Trees 215 viewsThe Festival of Trees opened on November 27 with a reception at the Cushing Community Center on Route 6 in Marion. Sponsored by the Friends of Marion Council on Aging, the event showcased 14 decorated Christmas trees, along with an artisan sale, music, refreshments and a raffle for over 10 gift baskets. For more information about the Festival of Trees, call Karen Gregory at 508-748-3570. Photos by Mick Colageo and Marilou Newell
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