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Fall Family Fun Festival391 viewsThe Lion’s Club of Mattapoisett held its Fall Family Fun Festival on Saturday at Shipyard Park, where children bowled with pumpkins and enjoyed hayrides through the village. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Mattapoisett Woman’s Club391 viewsSandra Hering is decked out in Santa attire as she invites traffic to turn into Saturday morning’s sale of wreaths and other assorted Christmas decorations at the Fire Station on the corner of Route 6 and Barstow in Mattapoisett. The annual event, put on by the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club, raises money to fund a college scholarship. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Planting Sunflowers391 viewsThe Mattapoisett Land Trust and Center School put together an activity whereby first graders planted sunflowers in Dunseith Park in Mattapoisett. The sunflowers teach science to the children, are visible to cars passing by and show solidarity with Ukraine. Photos by Marilou Newell and Don Cuddy
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Toe Jam Puppet Band391 viewsVinny Lovegrove makes the kiddos laugh during a performance by the Toe Jam Puppet Band on August 10 outside the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Cooper Newton390 viewsOn September 3, family and friends crowded the wharf in support of Mattapoisett resident Cooper Newton as he departed for Anguilla. Newton restored the 27-foot Bristol sailboat over many months. He hopes to reach his destination in time for the August 1-8 race week. Photo courtesy of Jamie McIntosh
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Helping Hands and Hooves390 views
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Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon390 viewsEmily Tato was grateful to Aner Larreategi after their top-three-overall performances in Sunday’s Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon. Pushed from start to finish by Larreategi, Tato was the fastest woman in all three events, the swim, bike and run. Don Cuddy was the 70-and-over winner. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Alia Cusolito390 viewsAlia Cusolito’s art was on exhibit July 8 at the Mattapoisett Museum featuring depictions of Audre Lorde, a self-proclaimed “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet” who dedicated her life to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism and homophobia, and Emma, a dear friend who passed away in 2022. Photos of Alia’s artwork by Marilou Newell
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Salty's Soiree390 viewsSalty's Soiree, held on October 28 by the Mattapoisett Land Trust with help from Old Rochester Regional High School Environment Science Club student volunteers and amidst luminarias made by Center School children. The event was free for families in the community. Photos courtesy Marc Anderson and Colleen Andrews
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Keep on Plungin’ 390 viewsThe annual Keep on Plungin’ New Year’s Day swim drew well over 100 participants to Mattapoisett Town Beach, continuing a tradition started in 2013 by Will and Michelle Huggins to help families facing expenses related to cancer care. In the last two years, the community-driven effort has benefitted three families and Dana Farber with a $1,000 donation in Huggins’ honor. This year, organizers anticipate supporting at least two more families with checks for $2,000. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Whale Bark Wanderer390 viewsMattapoisett Museum Curator Connor Gaudet and volunteer Bob Clifford unpack the custom model of the Whale Bark Wanderer 1878 recreated by artist George Lowery from scratch and donated to the museum. The model arrived on Tuesday afternoon from Arizona in a crate weighing a total of 181 pounds. The model joins two other models of the famous whaling ship in the museum, including a model built and donated by John D. Young. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Mattapoisett Sustainability Partnership390 viewsThe Mattapoisett Sustainability Partnership celebrated Earth Day with a hearty troupe of local citizens, who cleaned up the town despite the raw weather on Saturday. The Lucci family, including dad Rob and children (pictured with "Mother Earth" Phoebe VanInwegen of Marion) Brooke, Philip, Georgia and Violet in the stroller, pitched in from the post office on Route 6 and back down to Water Street. Photo by Susan Pizzolato
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