Coastline Helps Seniors Stay Independent

            When it comes time to seek in-home services for yourself or a loved one, go no further than picking up the phone and calling Coastline Elderly Services. Whether you are the caregiver or in need of direct services, Coastline can provide that link between need and service.             Established 45 years ago, New Bedford-based […] Read more »

Depth Keys Bulldogs’ Run to State Golf Title

            Only the four best scores turned in by a six-player team count in high school golf, but Old Rochester Regional High School’s two best players insist that added roster depth was the difference maker for the Bulldogs in a magical run that saw them go through the regular season at 14-0, win the South […] Read more »

Roots of Halloween

Largely forgotten after 200 years of writing, Washington Irving has a literary legacy that digs down deep in children dressing up in costume to collect treats from door to door in their neighborhood.             The tradition of spooky appearance has an origin in Irving’s classic creations of “Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Halloween Parade Results

The Mattapoisett Police Department annual Halloween parade and costume contest on Halloween night was a spectacular event. There were so many elaborate costumes which made judging by Town Administrator Michael Lorenco, Old Hammondtown School Principal Kevin Tavares and School Resource Officer Lima extremely difficult. Thank You to all for all the generous donations.             A […] Read more »

Plumb Line Goes through Canada

The new director of the Joseph Plumb Library, New Bedford native Kristen Cardoso, took a 17-year, step-by-step path to her new position, with a detour through Canada.             Her fascination with books started very early. As a child, she said, “I was a huge reader.  So was my mother, and she always made sure we […] Read more »

‘Unified’ Hoop Empowers, Inspires

            When Tri-Town police officers visit the Old Rochester Unified basketball team on Monday, November 7, in a 6:30 pm tipoff, they will need to take extra care to protect the ball from Kaylan Setler.             “I can guard pretty good and can steal the ball from people. I really just like to play defense, […] Read more »

Sensational Sesquicentennial Celebration

            The Marion Natural History Museum has been around a very long time. As its website notes, “… before the first T-Rex skeleton was discovered … before Edison patented the lightbulb … before Amelia Earhart inspired generations of girls to believe they could fly …” the museum doors were open.             On October 21, those […] Read more »

Glass Blowing Demonstration

            A wonderful thing is happening in the Tri-Town area: ART, as in lots and lots of truly spectacular visual art of varying genres. Just zipping around the immediate area, one can take in paintings, etchings, pottery and photography by artists of exceptional skill and talent.             Presently, there are three exhibits well worth the […] Read more »

Resolution Inspires Poetry

            “I just decided that I would like to be a person who has read all of Shakespeare’s plays and that was going to be my New Year’s resolution.” Elizabeth Sylvia, Mattapoisett resident and published poet, explained the impetus behind her work.             Working as an English teacher meant she had more than a passing […] Read more »

Coyotes on Edge of Suburbia

The neighborhood Coyote often visiting our backyards and seen running along country roads in the headlights of our cars has evolved in crossbreeding to be as large today as a German Shepard dog.             The modern Coyote has become much bigger than the small, 25-pound western canine that we saw in a Walt Disney character […] Read more »