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Mattapoisett Thanksgiving Walk677 viewsThe Mattapoisett Land Trust recently hosted a walk through the wilds of Brandt Island Cove led by Land Trust member Ruth Bates. The walk offered participants the opportunity to trek through land parcels the organization has proposed to acquire. Ms. Bates guided about two dozen hikers through the thickets and meadows of the Trust’s Ferreira Preserve to the salt marshes along Brandt Island Cove. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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031005-11026 viewsResidents throughout the tri-town area are more than ready to “Think Spring!” as suggested by this friendly snowman seen here posing with his two friends, Gabe Chuckran of Marion and Marissa Lake of Mattapoisett, along with a copy of The Wanderer. The winter icon was perched at the corner of Randall Road and Route 6 in Mattapoisett last week in the aftermath of another hefty snowfall ... hopefully one of the last for this year. 3/10/05 edition
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Sailing into the Holidays516 viewsThe ladies of the Sippican Woman’s Club are gearing up for their 22nd Annual Holiday House Tour and Tea from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, December 13, rain or shine. This year’s theme, “Sailing Into the Holidays,” will be reflected in the decor of the Historic Handy’s Tavern which includes items of nautical interest from the surrounding communities. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Flu Clinic554 viewsDr. Tom Streeter prepares to vaccinate a little girl during the recent Marion Flu Clinic held at Tabor Academy on November 8 while Town Nurse Amanda Stone, RN, and Board of Health member Betsy Dunn confer in the background. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Rummage778 viewsThe First Congregational Church of Rochester held their annual outdoor Rummage Sale on the Town Green in Rochester Center on Saturday, August 30. The event drew a sizeable crowd of potential customers looking for great items at bargain prices. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Treasure Island588 viewsThe Old Hammondtown School Drama Club presented a musical adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale, Treasure Island, on Thursday evening, April 17 before an audience of several hundred people in the Mattapoisett school’s auditorium. The show was directed by ORR High School student Chelsie Nectow, who recently starred in the ORR Drama Club’s production of Evita, and featured over 50 Old Hammondtown students. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Land of Sweets689 viewsStudents from Mattapoisett’s Center School production of The Nutcracker are gearing up for the annual performance of the holiday classic to be staged on Friday, December 21 at 9:30 am in the Center School Gymnasium at the special request of retiring Principal Jack Murphy. The cast includes John Breault as Judge Drosselmeyer; Molly Lanagan as Clara; Patrick Cummings as Fritz; and James Goulart as The Nutcracker. (Photo by and courtesy of Laura McLean).
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Mattapoisett Holiday Village Stroll 2006584 viewsThe Mattapoisett Lions Club collected wrapped toys and gifts for needy children during Mattapoisett's first annual Holiday Village Stroll on Saturday, December 2 in Shipyard Park. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Students Sowing Seeds732 viewsSecond graders at Rochester Memorial School received a grant of 200 bulbs from the North American Flowerbulb Wholesales Association, and small groups of students set the 178 bulbs around the school’s sign and on either side of the front door earlier this week. Students are now eagerly looking forward to April when their plantings will begin to bloom. (Photo courtesy of Linda Medeiros).
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02-14-02-21025 viewsAllison Roney, a second grade student at Center School in Mattapoisett (in Miss Haugen’s class) poses with a copy of The Wanderer during a recent trip with her family to Cancun, Mexico. The background view is from the balcony at the Royal Caribbean overlooking the ocean and pool area. 2/14/02 edition
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Geraldo at Large1075 viewsA Marion summer resident since 1980, TV news reporter Geraldo Rivera poses with a copy of The Wanderer just after his guest appearance on the FOX 25 Morning News Show’s “Zip Trip” remote from the Marion Town Wharf. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Learning From The Past1207 viewsThird Grade students at Rochester’s Memorial School recently got acquainted with Rochester’s rich, historic past thanks to members of the Rochester Historical Commission. Students were treated to a hands-on experience with old toys, primitive household items and educational tools, and learned about early church customs, Rochester’s Native Americans, and changes in the town boundaries as Marion, Mattapoisett, and Wareham eventually broke off from the large township of Rochester to form their own towns.
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