Chase sat up in bed. It was going to be another sleepless night. He shook his head back and forth and lightly rapped it. Something had to stop the humming, but what? No sense in telling his parents; they couldn’t hear it. He knew he wasn’t the only one who could. A few of the […] Read more »
There is one thought that sustains the winter-weary soul through darkness and cold – that summer will come again. But like a small child waiting from Christmas Day or birthday gifts, the wait can feel very long. Some of those gray cold days are eternities. But summer did come, and with it, my desire to […] Read more »
When you think about the American Revolution, do you think of “taxation without representation,” the Boston Tea Party, and the Boston Massacre as the principal reasons behind the war? They are, of course, the primary factors behind the revolution that we are taught in school, but a deeply rooted unrest among the colonists would grow […] Read more »
The Halloween spirit was in the sea air on October 19, when the Mattapoisett Lions Club hosted its 4th Annual Fall Free Family Fun Festival in Shipyard Park. Enjoying warm gentle breezes and bright blue skies, families poured into the park to partake of games, snacks, face painting, and being together in celebration of the fall […] Read more »
The pied-billed grebe is a small brown waterfowl about the size of a chicken that is common to most North American wetlands. Yet it is so reclusive, rarely seen even by avid birdwatchers. The grebe is habitually evasive. When observed, it rarely flies, usually ducking under the water in a shallow dive with only the […] Read more »
Andrew Daniel isn’t a suit-wearing kind of guy, and he’s not the type who is comfortable speaking before an audience of 400. As manager of the one-man facilities department, Daniel is more of a work boots, flannel, and baseball cap guy more accustomed to a workday mostly spent interacting with familiar co-workers or on his […] Read more »
The Annual Mattapoisett Fire Department Open House is one of those Tri-Town events not to be missed. With its free food, fun fire safety activities, and live fire and rescue demonstrations, it’s easy to walk away feeling energized by the adrenaline of the close encounters with danger, albeit controlled encounters with danger, and with a […] Read more »
What do you get when you mix perfect weather with kids and dogs dressed up in Halloween costumes, food sizzling on the grill, games, raffles, artisan booths, and – oh, yes, a purrfect setting? You get It’s All About The Animals’ fifth annual Octopurr Fest fundraiser. The no-kill feline shelter has been holding this event […] Read more »
If you’ve ever written down the word “Mattapoisett” and stared at it for a second thinking, gosh, that just doesn’t look right to me for some reason, you are not alone. Sometimes we type it out and even Microsoft doesn’t think it looks right and throws that ominous squiggly red line beneath it. Clearly, Wampanoag […] Read more »
Over 300 cyclists raise record $213,000 for clean water at 13th annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride. Pedaling beneath sunny skies and moderate winds on a cool fall day, cyclists broke records for both participation and fundraising at the 13th annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride, held on Sunday, October 6. A record 307 cyclists, supported by […] Read more »