Like a lot of South Coasters, I go from laughing to cursing about the weather of late. We’d like some sign of a shift towards spring. Is it too much to ask for a pocket of warm air to tell us that the wait won’t be long? A warble from a returning bird? Not […] Read more »
On February 22, we were hit by a blizzard that paralyzed the region for nearly the entire week and stressed the electrical grid to its furthest extent. The final numbers, according to the Narional Weather Service, have Rochester, the only time in the Tri-Town the service measures, coming in at 25 inches of snow. […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, the best logistical and tactical minds gathered in Cambridge. General George Washington is set on descending on Boston and putting an end to the 10-month-long siege. Dorchester Heights […] Read more »
This is the continuing monthly column for the astronomer in all of us, or the aspiring astro-physicist. Compared to areas near Boston or New Bedford, generally speaking, the Tri-Town has pretty good dark skies and we are very fortunate in that regard. Though we can’t normally make out the Milky Way’s signature glow, we can […] Read more »
Researchers want people to appreciate their work and to get funding for more research, so they and the institutions for which they work want favorable publicity. Reporters want to get bylines and publishers want readers, because more readers mean more advertising dollars. Thus, news outlets have every incentive to trumpet research results as […] Read more »
Trigger Warming! The opinions expressed in this opinion column are those of the opinion writer and may not be the opinions of the editor or publisher of this paper or its affiliates and are meant to stimulate the opinions, enjoyment, and entertainment of the reader. Got it? Recently our country celebrated Presidents Day, formally […] Read more »
Although I would describe myself as an outdoor enthusiast – winter finds me lagging a bit. Needless to say, there is less to interact with as the outdoor world assumes a picture of still life – like Louise Penny’s debut novel but without the murder. Dormancy can have a dead look about it, […] Read more »
It was Senior Night for the Old Rochester Regional High School girls basketball team, and it was the seniors that set the tone, according to Head Coach Rick Regan. ORR defeated a good New Bedford High School team, 63-31, on February 19. Regan credited the sound victory to the attitude set by the seniors. […] Read more »
Exactly four weeks after the last big storm that brought a foot and a half of snow to the Tri-Town, the Northeast has again gotten hammered, this time by a Blizzard on February 22 that tops the famous Blizzard of 1978 in many areas. Though in the lead-up to the storm, much of the […] Read more »
While orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station, NASA Astronaut Dr. Chris Williams spoke live with students at Old Hammondtown School during a video conference held on the Wednesday afternoon before February vacation. The entire school gathered in the cafetorium for the virtual event, which was organized by Old Hammondtown Reading Specialist Katie […] Read more »