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Quarantine Fun!531 viewsFolks shared their photos of fun during the good weather this weekend.
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Memorial Engine530 viewsDevoted brother and former New Bedford Fire Chief Roger Nadeau poses with an old fire truck that he is converting into a memorial engine to carry fallen firefighters in Massachusetts, and parts of Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine. The engine was donated to Mr. Nadeau by the Weymouth fire department after it developed serious pump problems. Mr. Nadeau's firefighter brother Gerald died from respiratory problems after a 2002 Fall River fire.
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Disaster Drill530 viewsFairhaven Fire Department hosted a full-scale exercise to improve emergency response in the region. Mattapoisett, Rochester, Dartmouth, Freetown, Acushnet, and New Bedford all responded to a disaster that simulated an accident between a school bus and an oil truck at Livesey Park in Fairhaven. Twenty drama students from New Bedford Vocational High School played the part of injured students who were assessed and treated for injuries. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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A New England Nutcracker530 viewsThese Tri-Town residents will be performing in the New Bedford Ballet’s production “A New England Nutcracker” starting on Saturday, December 8 through December 16. Front Row, from left to right: Tori Castanha, Bailey Sweet, and Camryn McNamara, from Marion, Lily Eilertsen, from Mattapoisett. Back from, from left to right: Annie Tucker and Kathryn Sebastiao from Mattapoisett, Ari Sweet (Snowflake) from Marion. Photo courtesy of New Bedford Ballet.
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Christmas Day Swim530 viewsOn Christmas Day 2014, about 50 hardy souls, young and old alike, ran with yelps of joy into 42-degree winter waters at Mattapoisett’s Town Beach. This annual event raises funds for Helping Hands and Hooves, a nonprofit organization in Mattapoisett that provides horseback riding lessons and therapeutic sessions for people with special needs. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Waste Water Treatment530 viewsStep #2 starts in one of eight 15-foot deep concrete clarifiers where screened water is skimmed for oils by a long metal arm, and where 40% of solids sink to the bottom and are removed.
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10th Annual Fairhaven Fire Muster530 viewsA team of five of Mattapoisett firefighters represented the department on Sunday, August 25, during the 10th Annual Fairhaven Fire Muster at Livesey Park in Fairhaven. The team took third place overall, first place in the dry hose competition, second in the wet hose competition, and second in the “mystery” event – axe throwing. Photos by Jean Perry
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BBC Watershed Ride530 viewsThe Buzzards Bay Coalition’s 13th annual Watershed Ride pedaled its way through the Tri-Town on Sunday, October 6, taking participants on three different courses that wound through the land that surrounds Buzzards Bay the way gold enfolds a pearl. A record 307 cyclists raised a record $213,000 for clean water this year. Photos by Jean Perry
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High Winds and Waves530 viewsOn February 7, rain and high winds hit Southeastern Massachusetts, resulting in thousands of electrical outages. The hardest hit in the Tri-Town area was Rochester with more than 500 Eversource customers reporting wires down and service interruptions from mid-afternoon into the night. Gusts of over 70 miles per hour were reported by the National Weather Service. Rochester’s Highway Department was on the job for approximately 24 hours removing trees. Photo by Marilou Newell
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What are you up to?530 viewsWe asked folks what they’ve been up to and the response was overwhelming and positive. Stay safe folks!
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Special Birthdays 530 viewsWe asked our followers to share their quarantine birthday celebrations with us; here’s the overwhelming response.
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Autumn529 viewsA prelude to fall colors is seen on the leaves of maples bordering Snipatuit pond in Rochester. Photo by Laura Pedulli.
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