Novice sailor Cal Currier’s victorious solo trek from Marion across the Atlantic Ocean last summer was always going to have a sequel challenge, a sail this summer across the Mediterranean Sea from Portugal to Greece. Last month, the grandson of veteran sailor Bill Saltonstall experienced his greatest adventure on that sequel trip with […] Read more »
In 1892, the Pilgrim monument was founded as Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association with the goal of commemorating the first landing of the pilgrims in the New World. The Association was given the land at the top of High Pole Hill for the monument’s location. Construction began in 1907 and was completed in 1910. […] Read more »
Summer Yoga on the lawn – Every Thursday 9:30-10:30. Extended to the end of August. Elke Pierre will be leading summer yoga classes on our shady lawns Thursday morning all summer long. Banned Book Club Tuesday August 22 at 6:30 – Join us to discuss Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. Now considered a central […] Read more »
On Saturday, August 26 from noon-1:30 pm at the Plumb Library in Rochester, former New Bedford mayor John K. Bullard will be presenting his new book from Spinner Publications, Hometown: A Memoir. In Hometown, a deeply moving and thoughtful memoir, Bullard weaves a tale of a family legacy intertwined with the pitfalls and promise of […] Read more »
Peter Richard Pina Jr. 67, of Mattapoisett passed away Thursday August 3, 2023 peacefully at home. He was the son of the late Peter Richard Pina Sr. and Janice Pina (Frates) of Dartmouth. Peter formerly lived at the Paul Dever State School until 1997, he then moved and lived with a close group […] Read more »
In presenting the Rochester Public Safety Facility Feasibility Study Committee members with thick information packets, Ted Galante of Cambridge-based Ted Galante Architectural Studios achieved a milestone step in his job to let the Town of Rochester know what it will cost to realize his recommended upgrades to the town’s Fire and Police stations. […] Read more »
Ticks are dumb and not in the sense that they’re so loathed; they’re assigned a 10-year-old’s ultimate insult. That reaching out that they do isn’t because one of us got close enough to grab onto, it’s because they can’t see. Their sense of vibration or sweat indicates the possibility of a giant beast […] Read more »
Seals are fascinating, semiaquatic, marine mammals. They are marvelous to look at while they are performing their acrobats in the ocean. A seal easily races through the water at 35 kilometers per hour, and they are lucky if they can cover 2 kilometers per hour on land. With their round and expressive eyes, […] Read more »
Please join us on Thursday, August 24 from 6 to 8 pm for our “Beachside” Art Show at the Rochester Council on Aging, 67 Dexter Lane in Rochester. Join us as we appreciate the talents of several local artists. Different genres and expressions will be on display. Be sure to cast your vote for […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Recreation is thrilled to announce that registration is open for all fall programming. We have many after school, evening and weekend programs available. Flag Football is on Sundays. Evening offerings include Tennis, Youth Pickleball and Adult Pickleball lessons. After school options include: Robotics, Podcast Club, Running & Track Clubs, Sport Fit, Crafting, Finger Knitting, […] Read more »