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Fall Festival211 viewsOld Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School held its annual Fall Festival on the North Rochester campus, where kids had fun in an endless variety of activities. Photos by Mick Colageo - October 3, 2024 edition
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Rochester243 viewsA view from the chapel inside Rochester Cathedral, a 12th and 13th-century structure said to be the second-oldest cathedral in England. It is home to a program of concerts, exhibitions and activities. Located approximately 20 miles southeast of London, the town for which our local Rochester is named also boasts a medieval castle that dates back to the 1120s and was built during the reign of Henry I. Photo by Dr. Ken Laytin
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Mattapoisett Town Beach224 viewsFor a time on Saturday, nine-year-old Kayson Alturas of New Bedford had the water all to himself. His family was one of several taking in the unseasonably warm weekend, basking in the sunshine and enjoying the last hurrah of summer at Mattapoisett Town Beach. Photo by Mick Colageo - September 19, 2024 edition
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JP Powel276 viewsCompleted on September 28, 2012, JP Powel’s painting, “Open Door, Mica Mansion” is the 24x18-inch, oil-on-canvas work that first greets visitors to his collection of paintings now on display at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. The South Dartmouth artist trained in sculpture now paints in a style he calls “imaginative realism.” His exhibit will be showing through the end of September. Photo by Mick Colageo. September 12, 2024 edition
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Mattapoisett Free Public Library 217 viewsAn image depicting Salty The Seahorse made from wine corks is just one of the artistic impressions on display at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library during the ReArt exhibition, a showcase of local artists’ reuse of waste materials. The idea is to inspire the community toward recycling practices and imagine a better destination for oft-discarded items. Photo by Mick Colageo September 5, 2024 edition
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Bird Island Lighthouse280 viewsBird Island Lighthouse was last updated in the 1990s under the initiatives spearheaded by then-Marion Harbormaster Charlie Bradley. Early this year, the town’s Community Preservation Committee recommended $28,000 in CPA funds to study the components of the lighthouse’s next renovation, a project that will go out to bid next winter and go before voters at the 2025 Annual Town Meeting. Photo courtesy Barry Mullin August 29, 2024 edition
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Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library and Community Veg Marion250 viewsOne of five featured locations in the second annual Marion Secret Vegetable Garden Tour held on Monday by the Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library and Community Veg Marion, 15 Allen Street invited visitors to a series of living archways connecting beds of plants, this year numbering 16. Gardener Sarah Mitchell said she and Paul Bradley started their garden four years ago with four beds. August 22, 2024 edition
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The Cottage243 viewsJane Egan’s “The Cottage” is a pastels project among works of art produced by members of the Monday Morning Painters, a group that for years has been meeting at the Rochester Senior Center. The Cottage is part of an exhibition that will be on display through August 28 at the Cushing Community Center in Marion. Photo by Marilou Newell - August 15, 2024
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Ray Rose243 viewsRay Rose’s winter trip across the Pacific led to a mission accomplished that put The Wanderer on display all over the eastern world. Photos courtesy Ray Rose - August 8, 2024 edition
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Marion Harbormaster227 viewsMarion’s existing harbormaster’s headquarters building was lifted from its elevated underpinnings and relocated directly onto the wharf on July 26. The building was promptly powered up with air conditioning, as construction continues on the new Maritime Center in the northeast corner of the property. A permanent location for the old building has yet to be determined. Photo by Mick Colageo August 1, 2024 edition
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Harbor Days208 viewsMany years ago, Arthur Blackburn suggested that the Mattapoisett Lions Club might raise more funds for its programs by adding to its annual strawberry shortcake party with a few craft booths. This past weekend there were over 100 tented booths for what is now known as the Harbor Days festival, a two-day event augmented by other community activities in the days leading up at Shipyard Park. Photo by Mick Colageo. July 25, 2024 edition
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Mattapoisett Road Race222 viewsWill Benoit and Margot Appleton defended their respective men’s and women’s titles in the July 4 Mattapoisett Road Race, and competitors were greeted by favorable weather for the 9:00 am start. Photos by Mick Colageo - July 11, 2024 edition
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