A snapshot of the Tri-Town: 2022 in photos
Dec 31, 2022
There was a lot to see in the Tri-Town this year. Take a look back at the photos that defined 2022 in Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester.
From harrowing photos of the Mattapoisett Boatyard fire to pictures of the Tri-Town’s furry friends, our photo archives hold a snapshot of life on the South Coast.

The remains of the Mattapoisett Boatyard on Saturday, Aug. 20, one day after the 60-year-old family business burnt to the ground in a accidental fire. Photo by: Gillian English

Brody Oliveira, 3, got in on the pumpkin action at the Mattapoisett Lions Club’s Fall Free Family Fun Festival on Saturday, Oct. 22. Photo by: Sawyer Smook-Pollitt.

A donkey vies for attention alongside a pony at Pine Meadow Alpacas in Mattapoisett on April 18. Photo by: Sandy Quadros Bowles.

One-year-old Isla Durr took the wheel of a 1927 Maxim fire engine, the first fire vehicle purchased by the town of Mattapoisett during an open house at the fire station on Oct. 13. Photo by: Sawyer Smook-Pollitt

Marina Stephens of Mattapoisett and Lauren Eldridge of Rochester get moving during the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on May 30 . Photo by: Gillian English

Cooper Newton cheers as he arrives home to Mattapoisett on May 21 after his solo trip to Turks and Caicos Islands and back. Photo by: Sandy Quadros Bowles

Jennifer Taylor of Wild Care Cape Cod grasps a baby red-shouldered hawk that fell from its nest in Marion on May 28. Photo courtesy: Facebook/Wild Care Cape Cod

A player from the Sandwich 10 and under division narrowly slides to home under Bulldogs player Cameron Eitas while Bulldogs’ coaches watch from the sidelines during the annual Cranberry Brawl on July 25. Photo by: Sawyer Smook-Pollitt

Students headed into the classroom at Center School on Tuesday, Aug. 20 as children around the Tri-Town said goodbye to summer and hello to the school year. Photo by: Sawyer Smook-Pollitt

A golfer surveys the putt on hole three at the Kittansett Club on Sunday, Aug. 28. In 2022 the club hosted the 67th Annual U.S. Senior Amateur Championship. Photo by: Sawyer Smook-Pollitt

Bob Jones served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1965. He attended the Veterans Day event in Marion. Photo by: Sawyer Smook-Pollitt

Old Rochester Regional High School Field Hockey team Captain Gabby Berg, right, is followed by Arianna Vinagre, center, and Lauren Rapoza as the ORR girls’ field hockey seniors run onto the field before a game on Oct. 21. Photo by: Sawyer Smook-Pollitt