My parents were smokers, most likely beginning their long partnership with the tobacco industry when they were teens. Dad quit cold turkey in 1964 when the first Surgeon General warning was aired on prime-time TV. He’d spend the next year sucking on hard candies as suggested by all in the know. Ma […] Read more »
June Worthington Mendell, 85, of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully surrounded by family in her home on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Born in New Milford, Connecticut along with her sister Diane and late brother Robert to the late Elmer and Mildred Worthington, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. June was a psychotherapist who loved […] Read more »
On Sunday, June 8, the Tri-County Symphonic Band, directed by Philip Sanborn, will be under the Grand Tent at Tabor Academy for its Annual Pops Concert to benefit the John R. Pandolfi Music Scholarship Fund. This year’s concert will be all about animation as the TCSB shines the spotlight on the music from such “drawn” […] Read more »
While I know my grandfather ran the first Rochester Boat Race when my mother and uncle were teenagers, it still surprised me that this year’s race was its 91st. This made me think of other Rochester activities and organizations with longevity. The Rochester Women’s Club existed for several years before it was incorporated in […] Read more »
Torsten Brickley of Mattapoisett and Trent Crook of Rochester have been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester at Clarkson University Lucas Pothier of Rochester was named to the Dean’s Honor List at Cedarville University for Spring 2025. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for […] Read more »