Margot Appleton hasn’t been running cross-country races very long, but she is already gaining national recognition for her ability to put her best foot forward. The Mattapoisett native is a junior at Portsmouth Abbey where she attends high school. Appleton is not new to competitive sports, having been a competitive swimmer in the recent past. […] Read more »
For many local families and friends, the annual Helping Hands and Hooves Christmas morning swim has become a tradition – a growing tradition, according to the Mattapoisett-based non-profit organization’s director, Julie Craig. “This year was our best year yet,” she shared. And the weather could not have been more agreeable as several dozen hale and […] Read more »
Some of us stay up till midnight to ring in the New Year and some of us don’t. And the general pattern of the New Year life cycle is a seemingly common one. When we are very young, try as we might, the odds of making it to midnight on New Year’s Eve are against […] Read more »
Another year has passed and everything in Tri-Town – the streets, the houses, the historic landmarks, trees, and the residents – is another year older. On the personal level, our year ultimately unfolded in uniquely different ways from one another’s, making for a 2019 that is as individual as we each are. Then there is […] Read more »
Who doesn’t have a childhood memory that includes Cinderella and Snow White, two cornerstone characters from Walt Disney’s studios? The joy of watching as Prince Charming places the glass slipper on Cinderella’s tiny foot, or kissing the ruby lips of Snow White awakening her to live happily ever after – sigh – magical. And magical […] Read more »
Once upon a time, I used one of the tiny circa 1960 bedroom closets as a repository for Christmas gifts, gifts in waiting for that special day. I took such pleasure in shopping year-round for our five granddaughters. Sale hunting was my sport of choice. Capturing a prized possession: earrings, Barbie dolls, Legos, books on […] Read more »
They’re called “porch pirates”: people who steal unattended packages delivered to your doorstep. As this annoying petty crime has increased over the years as e-commerce grows, so has the prevalence of package theft. The online megacorporation Amazon acquired “Ring,” a startup that began making smart doorbells with security cameras, for $1 billion in February 2018. […] Read more »
Driving up to the little white chapel located in the heart of Mattapoisett’s Tinkhamtown neighborhood, one gets a real sense of early life in this historic community. The Tinkhamtown Chapel windows were aglow, thanks to kerosene wall lamps, now assisted by muted electric lights. On December 21, the chapel was opened to the public for […] Read more »
The eastern chipmunk, or Tamias striatus, is classified as a striped ground squirrel that gladly shares its habitat with human beings. It comes out daily from a tunnel to an earthly burrow to show its friendly face about mid-morning and then again mid-afternoon. Its appearance seems to entertain us with a cute scurrilous scampering performance that […] Read more »
The December 14 Sippican Woman’s Club Holiday House Tour is an annual tradition built on the organization’s goal of giving scholarships to qualifying high school graduates. It is no small task. From deploying a small army of docents – club members who assist participating homeowners in guiding visitors through their open houses – to the […] Read more »