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Church Donates Books746 viewsThe steering committee of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church recently made a donation of books to first graders of the Hayden-McFadden Elementary School in New Bedford. The members of the church sought to give the gift of a book to each child in a single class at the north-side New Bedford school in an effort to promote the school’s literacy program. 
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Workin' at the Car Wash1175 viewsMembers of the Old Rochester Youth Football and Cheerleading (ORYF) League recently held a benefit Car Wash at the Marion Fire Station on Spring Street. Over the next month, the league will be holding a series of car washes to raise money for uniforms, pads, footballs, poms-poms, first aid kits, and other necessary supplies and fees. The next Car Wash is slated for this Saturday, April 29 at the Mattapoisett Fire Station on Route 6 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. (Photo by Nancy MacKenzie).
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Yuletide in Rochester905 viewsMembers of the Rochester Memorial School Chorus performed several classic Christmas carols during the town's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony held on Monday, December 11 at the Rochester Town Hall. The event also included a performance by the Memorial School Band and the official lighting of the town tree by Christian Brown, who won the honor through a school-sponsored drawing contest. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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08-09-01929 viewsThe Schuberts from Mattapoisett and the Kemps from Marion took a copy of The Wanderer (not just any copy, but the one with the Seahorse on it) all the way to Kandersteg, Switzerland last month where the couples hiked as high as they dared over the receding glaciers. Pictured here are (l. to r.) Dick Kemp, Laurie Kemp, Mary Schubert (holding Wanderer), and Allan Schubert. 8/9/01 edition
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ORR Army Band804 viewsSeventh grade musicians from ORR Junior High School including Jack Thomas, Tom Tucker, Ian McLean, and Teddy Kassabian with Seamus McMahon on percussion recently accompanied Salvation Army bell ringer Lucy Genereux of New Bedford at the Stop and Shop in Fairhaven as part of a community service project.
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Here Comes Santa Claus!982 viewsSanta and his friends arrived by Fire Engine to greet a group of happy children during the recent Holiday in the Park celebration in Mattapoisett’s Shipyard Park. (Photo courtesy of Rebecca McCullough).
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090904-4968 viewsWell-traveled members of the Mattapoisett Touring Club pose with a copy of The Wanderer during one of their recent ventures to Florence, Italy. The trip also included Rome and Tuscany. 9/9/04 edition
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"Play Ball" ... Opening Day in Rochester1528 viewsBall players representing several of the teams which comprise Rochester Youth Baseball (RYB) were on hand to participate in this season’s “Opening Day” Parade in Rochester center. Despite inclement weather, the event drew a sizeable crowd and the teams joined in an orderly procession from the town green to the Dexter Lane baseball field last weekend. (Photo by Nancy MacKenzie).
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Old Hammondtown Orchestra1053 viewsViolinist Everett Coulter, a fifth grader at Old Hammondtown School in Mattapoisett and a member of the newly-formed Old Hammondtown School Orchestra, practices before a recent concert. The Old Hammondtown School Orchestra combines 25 members of the school’s concert band and 25 strings players and will head to the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) conference next spring. (Photo by and courtesy of Laura McLean).
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Easy Riders603 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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Easter Egg Hunt537 viewsAnnual Pre-School and Elementary Student Easter Egg Hunt held on Saturday, March 22, at the Plumb Corner Mall in Rochester. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Frozen Flyers538 viewsA group of South Coast pilots recently took advantage of this winter's cold conditions to use Snipatuit Pond as a landing strip. The pilots use charts provided by the United States Government to determine if the thickness of the ice is enough to support the weight of their airplanes. Pilot Ben Bailey, who lives on the shores of the pond and hosted this past week's get together, flies a seaplane off of the pond during warmer weather months. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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