Once again an Old Colony (OC) student has stretched himself in pursuit of demonstrating his skills in a specific trade while at the same time demonstrating all-round academic achievement. SkillsUSA is an organization that promotes vocational training, but it also requires that students develop what might be called humanities skills that speak to their character […] Read more »
The weather – perfect. The turnout – remarkable. Hundreds of children and their families came out on Saturday, May 11, for the Marion Recreation Department’s 8thannual Kids Equipment Fun Day, aka Touch-A-Truck, at Washburn Park. Recreation Director Jody Dickerson was busy with his crew serving up hot dogs and handing out plastic firefighter and construction […] Read more »
Imagine being able to have a conversation with Eleanor Roosevelt; being able to ask her questions and being treated to her warmth and hospitality in her beloved home Val Kill. That is precisely the experience enjoyed by a packed house when Carol Cohen gave her presentation at the Mattapoisett Public Library on May 4. Titled […] Read more »
I bet the real Emily Dickinson would never have walked onto a stage and read her poems aloud in something called a “poetry knockout.” Walt Whitman, though? The no holds barred self-proclaimed “America’s Poet” would, and I bet he would have loved the chance to “celebrate myself and sing myself” in front of an audience. […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Coalition (BBC) held a public presentation on April 25 to share its plans for restoring old cranberry bogs on Acushnet Road to a natural wetlands paradise. BBC Vice President Brendan Annett and Restoration Ecologist Sara Quintal spoke for about an hour explaining the current condition of the property and future plans. When […] Read more »
This year’s Arbor Day ceremony in Rochester was brought to the town courtesy of aspiring Eagle Scout Dominic Mattera, who for his Eagle Scout project planted two young magnolia trees at the entrance of the Dexter Lane ball field. Rochester’s Arbor Day representative Matt Monteiro assembled a small ceremony on Friday evening, April 26, to […] Read more »
Someone out there will know the answer to this question: When humankind first developed a written language, how long did it take before poetry was created? Since that moment, whenever it was, for centuries the poet has been the one to bring forth all the emotions, sensations, observations, intuitions, and all manners of mindfulness to […] Read more »
Throughout the coastal waters of New England, the annual migration of river herring has been a seasonal “must see” event. Watching thousands of small fish swim upstream to natal waters, traveling from saltwater oceans to freshwater streams and ponds, is one of nature’s miracles. Yet these marine animals, like most living things on the plant, […] Read more »
Courtesy of the League of Women Voters, Mattapoisett residents enjoyed the chance to meet some of their 2019 Annual Election candidates on April 27 – all running uncontested now, after Seth Hiller dropped out of the Board of Selectmen race earlier this month, essentially handing the election to incumbent Jordan Collyer for a sixth term […] Read more »
The ladies who luncheon together every Friday at the Bay Club know how to enjoy themselves. They reserve a long row of tables lined end to end and, on days like May 24, they cram as many seats in as they can while sipping blood orange mimosas and chatting, laughing, and celebrating their fortune of […] Read more »