Oakley Campbell is helping fund life-saving stations in two locations, and he is using an Eagle Scout project to do so. Campbell, who will turn 16 this month, is memorializing his late grandmother “Queen Doreen” Saint Don’s rabid support of his scouting life by selling her jewelry to raise money that could save lives […] Read more »
The phrase “The Boys of Summer” is typically reserved for baseball teams, but the Old Rochester Regional High School football team is looking to expand that moniker. For the past eight years, the Bulldogs have competed in the Cape Cod 7v7 League, looking to get ready for their upcoming MIAA seasons. The 7v7 league […] Read more »
Cal Currier didn’t know when he left Marion harbor alone on Argo that he’d be gone 28 hours, much less 28 days. The option was always there to bail, and it wasn’t a matter of bravado. At age 16, the California-raised grandson of longtime Marion resident Bill Saltonstall knew he has his whole life […] Read more »
It is the winter of 2015-16, and I have convinced myself and an acquaintance that we can complete the Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon that summer. My partner in crime enjoys swimming and upon surveying the course from the beach declares that she can do the swim portion. I’m so psyched up that we […] Read more »
When Tri-Town Against Racism started in April 2020, there were only three members. When asked about the most significant change they had seen since then, Executive Director Jason Chisholm answered simply, “growth.” TTAR has been busy in the two-and-a-half years since its founding and certainly growing. The grassroots organization’s projects, past, present and […] Read more »
Just being out on the course for Sunday morning’s Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon was a victory for Emily Tato, and the 32-year-old from Somerville via northern New Jersey was openly grateful to 17-year-old Spanish exchange student Aner Larreategi for staying with her and pushing her on route to a first-place finish among women and second […] Read more »
Participants in the “sold out” annual Lions Club Triathlon caught a break on July 24, as skies were overcast, misty fog cooled the air and the temperature hovered around 75 degrees. The recent heatwave had club organizers wondering if the event should be postponed, but a weather forecast cautiously tracked by one of […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Museum has over the past few years evolved from a collection of materials to a fully functioning museum offering a wide variety of programs and services. This has been no small task. One can speculate easily that the original founding members would be amazed and very pleased to see the building […] Read more »
On a hot and sunny July 13 afternoon, Lisa Wheeler of the Plumb Memorial Library, local professor and ecologist Dr. Mindy Labranche and Michelle Kirby of the Snow’s Pond Association brought over two dozen children to the Lawrence Way shore of Snow’s Pond to teach them about the importance of lakes, ponds and freshwater life. […] Read more »
Since early colonial agriculture times in this country, the Barn Swallow has been a welcome visitor to barnyards because it eats so many unwanted, crop-destroying insects such as beetles, flies, wasps, crawling ants, moths and spiders. At a speed of over 74 miles per hour, while skimming over ponds, lakes and rivers, the […] Read more »