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Race to the Finish 384 viewsJuly 4th morning in Mattapoisett means its time for the annual Mattapoisett July 4th Road Race, a five-miler that starts and finishes at Shipyard Park. The proceeds fund scholarships to ORR graduates. Photos by Sarah French Storer
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Quahog Book Awards384 viewsOn May 2, Jeanne McCullough from the Mattapoisett Public Library held the 7th annual Quahog Book Awards ceremony. Part of the children’s winter reading program, the young readers selected the winning books by majority voting to receive the award – a decal displayed on the front cover of each award-winning publication. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Movers and Shakers384 viewsThe "Movers and Shakers" exhibit at the Mattapoisett Historical Society Museum on Church Street highlights some of the most impactful and influential people that the town has ever seen.
Photos by Caleb Jagoda
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Mother’s Day Tiara 5k384 viewsSunday’s wind and rain wasn’t stopping the hundreds who participated in the annual Mother’s Day Tiara 5k in Mattapoisett on May 10. The storm brought strong wind and cold rain to the area, especially at the turn around Ned’s Point Lighthouse, dampening the day but not the sentiment behind the Women’s Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts’ largest annual fundraising event. Photos by Jean Perry
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Fire Station Groundbreaking384 viewsOn June 30 officials and community members held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Mattapoisett fire station adjacent to the police station on Route 6. Chief Andrew Murray thanked the voters and town boards for their overwhelming support after what he said was a nearly four-decade effort to secure funding for a safe, modern structure. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Santa Claus384 viewsSanta Claus and his elves swung by Ned’s Point, courtesy of the Mattapoisett Fire Department on Saturday morning. The Fire Department split up into Red and Green teams to cover neighbors in every corner of town as Santa waved to of families waiting along the roadside. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Moonlit Salty383 viewsEveryone had a blast at Salty’s Moonlight Soiree at Dunseith Gardens on November 7, 2009. The Mattapoisett Land Trust provided sticks, marshmallows, chocolate, graham crackers, and entertainment. Children roasted their marshmallows while they enjoyed Big Ryan from Big Ryan’s Tall Tales. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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The Big Bake383 viewsMichael Lamoureux of the American Legion Florence Eastman Post 220 called the August 8, 2010 clambake a “gigantic success”. Close to 240 people came to enjoy an old-fashioned clambake with the Lions’ Club, the Mattapoisett Boy Scout Troop 53, Mattapoisett firefighters, and the Firefighters Auxiliary Club all pitching in to help. Photos by Lynn Short.
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Walk for Peace383 viewsThe bitter cold couldn’t stop their mission for peace. About a dozen members of the Nipponzan Myohoji, a Japanese Buddhist Order, and their supporters could be seen walking, chanting and banging a drum along Route 6 on February 24, 2011. Photo by Laura Pedulli.
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Shining Tides Preschool383 viewsOn Thursday, June 7, Shining Tides Preschool celebrated the graduation of its most recent class. From left: Abigael Walsh, Karen Dondyk, Ava Brodeur, Will Wilksten, Drew Castro, Ava Brogioll, Owen Deree and Jack Quintin. Photo by Deb Burdock.
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Veteran’s Day 383 viewsOn November 12, members of the Mattapoisett community gathered together at Old Hammondtown Elementary School for their annual Veteran’s Day ceremony. Commander Michael Lamoureux served as emcee of the event while State Representative William Straus, Selectman Paul Silva, Veterans’ Agent Barry Denham and U.S. Navy Lieutenant Scott Burrill addressed the audience. The school’s chorus and band played patriotic tunes while the Mattapoisett Police Department presented the colors. Photos by Katy Fitzpatrick
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Holiday Caroling 383 viewsOn Saturday, December 1, several Mattapoisett residents gathered together to go Christmas Caroling throughout the village. The carolers met at the Mattapoisett Library and made their way around town, stopping at the Inn at Shipyard Park for refreshments. Photos by Feliz Perez.
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