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Poker Run468 viewsMotorcyclists gathered Sunday morning, September 20, in the parking lot of ORR to ride in the third annual Poker Run for Alex Pateakos. Alex is a five-year-old Marion boy who suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Money raised by the poker run will benefit Alex, and Families of SMA, a group that helps families like the Pateakos’ live their lives as close to normal as possible. The Poker Run covered 65 miles and ran through Lakeville, Carver, East Wareham, and back to ORR. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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YMCA Clambake468 viewsThe Mattapoisett YMCA enjoyed a clear night at their Saturday, August 7, 2010 annual clambake. The clambake benefits the YMCA’s initiatives and is a fun way for the community to help the non-profit group meet its annual financial goals. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Fire at Mattapoisett Landing468 viewsA fire at Mattapoisett Landing on October 2, 2011 was part of a controlled burn exercise, according to the Mattapoisett Fire Department. Photo by Anne Kakley.
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Scarecrow Fun468 viewsThe Harrington family crafted this Frankenstein scarecrow, which was one of many scarecrows that graced the front lawn of the Mattapoisett library on October 15, 2011. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Mattapoisett Tree Lighting468 viewsMattapoisett lit one of the biggest trees Shipyard Park has ever seen at the 2011 Holiday in the Park. There was food from local establishments, ornament making, merry music and Santa! The moment was enough to spur two romantic marriage proposals. Organizers reported that over a thousand people attended the tree lighting, making it the biggest Holiday in the Park ever. Photo by Anne Kakley.
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Sea Chantey468 viewsThe Mattapoisett Museum and Carriage House hosted The New Bedford Sea Chantey Chorus on Sunday afternoon, April 29. The matinee concert featuring a variety of ballads, folk songs and work songs - or chanteys - was played before a full house as patrons filled the old church house to the rafters. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Salty Soiree468 viewsBefore sitting down to listen to spooky songs and ghost stories, kids got to make s’mores and drink apple cider at the annual Salty Soiree, organized by the Mattapoisett Land Trust. Photo by Eric Tripoli.
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7th Annual Women’s Fund Tiara Mother’s Day 5K468 viewsThere was a huge turn out for what has now become a Mother’s Day tradition, the 7th Annual Women’s Fund Tiara Mother’s Day 5K . Photos by Felix Perez
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Harbor Days 2013468 viewsThousands of Tri-Town residents and summer visitors flocked to Shipyard Park throughout a week of fun in the sun for the Lions Club 2013 Mattapoisett Harbor Days Festival. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Cranberry Outing468 viewsPerfect weather brought out the young and the young at heart to the second annual cranberry harvest at “The Bogs” on Acushnet Road in Mattapoisett, a Buzzards Bay Coalition property. The retired bog acreage is slowly returning to meadows and woodlands. But for now cranberries continue to grow giving the do-it-yourself harvester a chance to enjoy nature’s bounty. Photos by Marilou Newell
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White Gift Pageant468 viewsFor 80 years the Mattapoisett Congregational Church has presented a White Gift Pageant that includes the story and Nativity of Jesus, and the collection of gifts wrapped in plain white paper that are donated to charitable groups in the area. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Build-your-own Snowman468 viewsUnder the direction of Jeanne McCullough, children at the Mattapoisett Free Library on December 30 participated in a step-by-step build-your-own snowperson activity during the winter school break. Little fingers sticky with glue flattened out cotton balls and fastened them to prefabricated Styrofoam snowperson shapes, and then glued on the trimmings under the guidance of caregivers. Photos by Jean Perry
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