Aidan Pollard Jul 17, 2021
Bruce E. Rocha Sr. shows off the contents of the 50-year Mattapoisett Lions Club Time capsule. Photos by: Aidan Pollard
A crowd awaits the opening
King Lion Ross Kessler gets the capsule from under the gazebo
Rocha poses with the list of contributors to the gazebo
Bette-Jean and Bruce E. Rocha Sr. pose with the list
MATTAPOISETT An event 50 years in the making.
At the end of the Mattapoisett Lions Club’s Harbor Days festivities on July 17, King Lion Ross Kessler opened up a time capsule left under the Shipyard Park gazebo in 1971.
The capsule was left at the dedication of the gazebo 50 years ago and before the opening, no one knew what awaited.
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Swimmers start the 2019 Mattapoisett Triathlon. Photo by: Grace Ballenger
As the weather warms, the Tri-Town is already thinking about summer. But as the pandemic lingers, some of Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester’s annual festivities may come with some caveats.
Last year, traditions like Mattapoisett Harbor Days, the Rochester Country Fair and Marion’s Fourth of July parade were all cancelled by covid. This year, officials are working to make some of those events return.
The Mattapoisett Selectmen tentatively approved plans for the Mattapoisett Lions Club’s Harbor Days events at a March 9 meeting.
Harbor Days will go on from July 11-19, as long as the Lions Club continuously checks in with the town as the July events approach and covid numbers stay low. As a backup, Selectmen suggested the Lions build a plan to postpone the events to later in the summer, when attendees are more likely to have a covid vaccine.
Swimmers start the 2019 Mattapoisett Triathlon. Photo by: Grace Ballenger
As the weather warms, the Tri-Town is already thinking about summer. But as the pandemic lingers, some of Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester’s annual festivities may come with some caveats.
Last year, traditions like Mattapoisett Harbor Days, the Rochester Country Fair and Marion’s Fourth of July parade were all cancelled by covid. This year, officials are working to make some of those events return.
The Mattapoisett Selectmen tentatively approved plans for the Mattapoisett Lions Club’s Harbor Days events at a March 9 meeting.
Harbor Days will go on from July 11-19, as long as the Lions Club continuously checks in with the town as the July events approach and covid numbers stay low. As a backup, Selectmen suggested the Lions build a plan to postpone the events to later in the summer, when attendees are more likely to have a covid vaccine.